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READ
I really don’t know why fishing is so popular. It’s one of the best-loved hobbies all over the world. Anywhere there’s a pond, a river a lake or sea, you see people fishing. I’ve only been fishing twice and I thought it was boring. I didn’t catch any fish. Even if I had caught a fish, I don’t think I would have been excited. To me, sitting next to a river waiting for something to happen is strange. I know lots of people who love fishing. They even get up at four o’clock in the morning in the winter to sit in the freezing cold. They say the best time to fish is before the sun comes up. I say they’re crazy. Big game fishing looks good. I like the idea of cruising on a boat near Hawaii looking for giant fish.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
I really ____________________ fishing is so popular. It’s one of the best-loved hobbies ____________________ world. Anywhere there’s a pond, a river a lake or sea, you see people fishing. I’ve only been ____________________ and I thought it was boring. I didn’t catch any fish. Even if I had ____________________ , I don’t think I ____________________ excited. To me, sitting next to a river waiting for something ____________________ strange. I know lots of people who love fishing. They ____________________ at four o’clock in the morning in the winter ____________________ freezing cold. They say the best time to fish is before ____________________ up. I say they’re crazy. Big game fishing looks good. I like the idea ____________________ a boat near Hawaii looking for giant fish.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about fishing. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about fishing. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. FISHING POSTERMake a poster about fishing. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY FISHING LESSON:Make your own English lesson on fishing. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on fishing. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
Check your answers in the article at the top of this page.
