Hobbies. Leisure Time. Бекерова Е.А - 16 стр.

                  4. Famous people’s collections                                    Secondly, they are thrown about in disturbance all over the
                                                                             house. De Niro says that it is done deliberately – it's easier for him to
4.1. Pre-reading focus.
                                                                             choose the cut, corresponding to his mood. De Niro's collection is
      • Have you heard anything about famous and well-known                  "active" – now and then he puts on one of his hats and wears it. But the
        people’s collections?                                                most interesting fact is that all of his wives and girlfriends assure that
      • Who are these collectors?                                            when De Niro puts on one of his hats, his image transforms thoroughly.
      • What do these personalities collect?
                                                                             4.4. Post-reading discussion.
4.2. Pre-reading task.                                                             • Find a partner from the other group and exchange the
       Now read two texts about famous and well-known American                       information about these collectors.
actors John Travolta and Robert De Niro.                                           • Have you known about John Travolta’s and Robert De Niro’s
       Work in two groups                                                            collections?
       The 1st group – read the text about John Travolta                           • Are these collections common or strange? Why or why not?
       The 2nd group – read the text about Robert De Niro                            Explain.

4.3. Reading.                                                                4.5. Project Time.
       The psychologists assure that collecting stimulates the interest to          Using the Internet and personal web-sites of your favorite star or
life and raises the feeling of self-esteem.                                  person make a report about “Famous and well-known people’s
                                                                             collections”. Represent your project in the class.
       It is known about John Travolta that before he has become a
collector, he was a normal, cheerful lad that did all with appetite: ate,                              5. Prestige Hobbies
rescued and loved his wife Kelly Preston. But once upon a time
Travolta has bought a plane – a small storm trooper, which initiated the     5.1. Pre-reading focus.
hasty disease. Travolta liked the new toy so much, that he has decided             • Collections are known to become work sometimes. Do you
to collect the flying machines. The storm trooper was followed by the                know anything about the collector who established a museum,
reactive "Golfstrim", then "Boing-707", all in all now he possesses 7                a gallery or a shop?
planes! Imagine how much space this collection occupies! And how                   • Who were/are these collectors?
much money it costs? Last year Travolta ordered to install in each of              • What did they establish?
the airsheds the extremely sensitive cameras and the security system,
the central board of which is set into the back of his bed.                  5.2. Pre-reading task.
       Robert De Niro's collection is not so extravagant - it's just the           Now read the text “Prestige Hobbies”, dealing with the
collection of hats. But, first, there are plenty of them – approximately     experience of establishing so-called “Hobby City”. Do you like the
1500.                                                                        idea? Why/ Why not? Explain.



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