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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the questions below.
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. In your opinion, what is good about gardening?
2. Read the text about gardening. Match each word in column A with its definition in column B.
People divide hobbies into four big groups: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things. Gardening belongs to the most popular group - doing things.
Gardening is one of the oldest outdoor activities. It has something for everyone, even for children. Gardening teaches children about flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They can also learn about insects and bugs. When gardening, children learn to be patient and take on take on responsibility. They learn to wait for the plants to grow to maturity. And if they don't water their plants, their plants will die. This teaches them valuable lessons about responsibility.
Gardening is also good because everyone in the family can join in and do something together. My mum and I love gardening. We usually spend an hour a day in our garden. It really makes us happy, and we love spending time together.
| A | B |
| 1. outdoor | a. a very developed form |
| 2. patient | b. happening outside |
| 3. responsibility | c. the duty of taking care of something |
| 4. maturity | d. very helpful |
| 5. valuable | e. able to wait for a long time |
3. Read the text again. Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words.
1. Gardening belongs to the group of _____.
2. Gardening teaches children about flowers, fruits, vegetables, ______.
3. Gardening makes children become _____ and responsible.
4. It is an activity that everyone in the family can _____.
5. The author and her mother usually garden for _____ a day.
Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Match each hobby with its benefit(s). One hobby may have more than one benefit.
a. develops your
1. collecting stamps b. makes you strong
2. riding a horse c. reduces stress
3. making models d. helps you be more patient
e. helps your hands and eyes work well together
5. Work in groups. Ask one another the following questions. Then present your partners' answers to the class.
1. What is your favourite hobby?
2. What are its benefits?
Example:
My friend Mi's favourite hobby is collecting stamps. It helps her be more patient.
