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Lesson 2
Some unusual pastimes
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• classified pastimes
• classified pastimes
• read two passages and answered questions based on them
• inserted words in appropriate places
• inserted articles in appropriate places
• answered questions based on the texts
A Many pastimes around the world arc common to people no matter what their nationality or race- But some are not. Look at the following list of activities. Which ones do you think are usual for Bangladeshis? Work in pairs and put a tick in the appropriate column beside it.
Kinds of pastime very usual not very usual very unusual
1 Watching television
2 Reading storybooks
3 Hunting
4 Collecting stamps
5 Cooking
6 Sightseeing
7 Bird-watching
8 Pot-planting
9 Gardening
10 Poultry-raising
11 Roller-skating
12 Playing badminton
13 Embroidering
14 Walking
15 Gossiping
16 Fishing
17 Painting pictures
18 Camping
19 Going on picnics
20 Writing poems
B The following section is about two unusual pastimes. Read about them.
In the first passage, there are some blanks. Fill in these blanks using the words given in the box after the text (a word may be used more than once).
1 Bird-watching
Bird-watching has been a favourite pastime for many nature lovers. People's interest in birds goes way back into the past when some birds were actually worshipped as messengers of the gods in ancient Egyptian as well as in other cultures. Bird-watching these days is done for the fun of finding out more about our feathered friends and (1) - to our knowledge about them In recent years birds have become the barometers of (2) - changes around us. Bird watchers have made important (3) - towards providing information about which birds have (4) - from which areas or become extinct altogether; what factors are (5) - towards their extinction; or what factors are having bad effects on their habitation. Bird watching requires a lot of (6) - and might cover days, months, or years, through summer or winter, heat or rain to observe the seasonal habits of birds. Real (7) - have even gone to (8) -islands to observe birds. Bird-watching is quite well known in the western world now and many travel agencies can also provide information on (9) -which are good for bird-watching.
ecological contributing regions vanished
contributions perseverance remote enthusiasts
2 Oregami
The craft of folding paper to give them different shapes without any cutting or pasting is called Oregami. Although not much is known about its origin, Oregami has been practised in the Orient for centuries. In fact it has taken the form of sophisticated art in Japan where it is specially prized for decorating and for ceremonies. As a form of decorative plaything, Oregami takes the form of birds, fish, insects, animals and geometrical figures, sometimes with flexible parts to imitate the movement of real life objects. In the west it was introduced first in Germany by Friedrich Frobel (1782-1852) as an art form to be used in German Kindergarten schools by children during the nineteenth century. During thel930s} an interest in paper folding developed in Spain and South America as well as in the United States and England as a recreational pastime. It also gained popularity as a form of geometrical construction.
C Answer the following questions.
1 What contributions have bird watchers made towards conservation of ecology?
2 How is bird-watching different from Oregami?
3 Is Oregami still practised in the Orient?
4 Why do people like Oregami?
5 Is there any handmade craft in Bangladesh that could be likened to Oregami?
D In pairs talk about a common handicraft of Bangladesh and then write a paragraph about it. (Think of its origin, the materials that are used, how it is made and what purpose it serves now or used to serve in the past).
Skills.
Reading,
speaking,
writing.
Functions.
Classifying ideas, describing process, comparing.
Grammar/Structure.
Present perfect tense, passive, articles,
adjectives, used to + infinitive.
Vocabulary.
ecological, vanished, perseverance, sophisticated, enthusiasts.
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Lesson 2
Some unusual pastimes
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• classified pastimes
• classified pastimes
• read two passages and answered questions based on them
• inserted words in appropriate places
• inserted articles in appropriate places
• answered questions based on the texts
A Many pastimes around the world arc common to people no matter what their nationality or race- But some are not. Look at the following list of activities. Which ones do you think are usual for Bangladeshis? Work in pairs and put a tick in the appropriate column beside it.
Kinds of pastime very usual not very usual very unusual
1 Watching television
2 Reading storybooks
3 Hunting
4 Collecting stamps
5 Cooking
6 Sightseeing
7 Bird-watching
8 Pot-planting
9 Gardening
10 Poultry-raising
11 Roller-skating
12 Playing badminton
13 Embroidering
14 Walking
15 Gossiping
16 Fishing
17 Painting pictures
18 Camping
19 Going on picnics
20 Writing poems
B The following section is about two unusual pastimes. Read about them.
In the first passage, there are some blanks. Fill in these blanks using the words given in the box after the text (a word may be used more than once).
1 Bird-watching
Bird-watching has been a favourite pastime for many nature lovers. People's interest in birds goes way back into the past when some birds were actually worshipped as messengers of the gods in ancient Egyptian as well as in other cultures. Bird-watching these days is done for the fun of finding out more about our feathered friends and (1) - to our knowledge about them In recent years birds have become the barometers of (2) - changes around us. Bird watchers have made important (3) - towards providing information about which birds have (4) - from which areas or become extinct altogether; what factors are (5) - towards their extinction; or what factors are having bad effects on their habitation. Bird watching requires a lot of (6) - and might cover days, months, or years, through summer or winter, heat or rain to observe the seasonal habits of birds. Real (7) - have even gone to (8) -islands to observe birds. Bird-watching is quite well known in the western world now and many travel agencies can also provide information on (9) -which are good for bird-watching.
ecological contributing regions vanished
contributions perseverance remote enthusiasts
2 Oregami
The craft of folding paper to give them different shapes without any cutting or pasting is called Oregami. Although not much is known about its origin, Oregami has been practised in the Orient for centuries. In fact it has taken the form of sophisticated art in Japan where it is specially prized for decorating and for ceremonies. As a form of decorative plaything, Oregami takes the form of birds, fish, insects, animals and geometrical figures, sometimes with flexible parts to imitate the movement of real life objects. In the west it was introduced first in Germany by Friedrich Frobel (1782-1852) as an art form to be used in German Kindergarten schools by children during the nineteenth century. During thel930s} an interest in paper folding developed in Spain and South America as well as in the United States and England as a recreational pastime. It also gained popularity as a form of geometrical construction.
C Answer the following questions.
1 What contributions have bird watchers made towards conservation of ecology?
2 How is bird-watching different from Oregami?
3 Is Oregami still practised in the Orient?
4 Why do people like Oregami?
5 Is there any handmade craft in Bangladesh that could be likened to Oregami?
D In pairs talk about a common handicraft of Bangladesh and then write a paragraph about it. (Think of its origin, the materials that are used, how it is made and what purpose it serves now or used to serve in the past).
Skills.
Reading,
speaking,
writing.
Functions.
Classifying ideas, describing process, comparing.
Grammar/Structure.
Present perfect tense, passive, articles,
adjectives, used to + infinitive.
Vocabulary.
ecological, vanished, perseverance, sophisticated, enthusiasts.