UNIT 1

WRITING PRACTICE

GROUP: Aguirre Wilson, Guamán Cristoffer, Segovia Christian, Tello

Carlos

NRC: 3353

DATE: 20/05/2021

UNUSUAL HOBBIES
1. Read the pieces about unusual hobbies and do the tasks.

TREE SHAPING

It’s a very cool hobby in which you

make figures of trees and bushes. BEETLE FIGHTING
Think about growing your own
chair or house! You can find online videos about
beetles that fight each other. Some
find it interesting, others may think
it's a bit gross!
EXTREME IRONING

Yes, it’s a competitive sport, also STONE SKIPPING

known as “EI”. Extreme ironing
means ironing clothing in extreme Yes, it’s exactly that. You take a nice
situations like while rock climbing, oval stone and you try to make it
surfing, on a kayak… bounce on water as many times as
possible. The current record is a 51-
bounce throw!

2. Find the synonyms in paragraphs 1-4 (each synonym for one paragraph).
A) awesome – _____Interesting__________; C) mountain – ______ rock climbing__________;
B) crude – _________ ironing_________; D) to skip – ________ bounce________.

3. Write if the sentence is TRUE or FALSE.

A) You can make different figures of trees if you do tree shaping. __TRUE___
B) Everyone thinks that beetle fighting is interesting. __FALSE__
C) "El" is about ironing at home. ___FALSE____
D) You need a nice square stone to do stone skipping. __FALSE___

4. What do you think of the hobbies in the pieces? Make your sentences as in the example.
E.g. I think tree shaping is cool.

Word bank: cool, difficult, interesting, boring, extreme, gross.

I think the tree shape is great and very satisfying.

I think that extreme ironing is very extreme due to the risky situations that must be witnessed.
I think the beetle fight is very interesting.
I think unusual activities are great, like the shape of the trees.
I think that the beetles are not very good.
I also think that extreme sport is very exciting

Would you try any of the hobbies in the pieces? Which would it be?
I would try one of the hobbies of the pieces. I would try the tree shape because it is very entertaining and
helps improve our creative abilities.

5. Make a project "An unusual hobby". Use the tips below.

This hobby is about ...

You need / You can ...
It is ... (interesting/cool/extreme/difficult/gross etc.).

• The art car is very interesting and great because the way to decorate the cars are very striking and
representative.
• The art car needs flashy cars and a lot of creativity to decorate them in a very representative way.
• An art car community began to cohere in the 1990s.
• Inspired by movies and books.
• One of the main forces behind this is filmmaker and art car artist Harrod Blank, who created the art car
documentaries.
• Philo Northrup the U.S.'s second largest art car.
• The art car culture was once strongest throughout Texas and the Southeast.
• A well-known early art car used for commercial.
• At the same time visionary applications including cars transformed into religious shrines continues to
place visionary self-taught artists.
• Student artists and corporate artists side by side on the road and at art car events.
• Art cars now very evident in the East.
• Europe with the European arm of car-hire firm Avis supporting the movement.
 AN UNUSAL HOBBY
Think of an unusual hobby. Provide as many details as possible about materials, tools, time needed.
Then write a composition 100 words.Do not forget to mention why is it an unusual hobby.

An art car community is not common, many people was inspired by movies to do
things like this. The person make him famous is the artist Harrod Blank, who
created the art car documentaries.

The artistic car culture was strong again in the United States, but in Europe a car
rental company is supporting the movement.
It depends on the taste of each person, who can modify the colors to their like,
this is appreciate in museums and the most valued cost millions of dollars.

The art car needs flashy cars and a lot of creativity to decorate them in a very
representative way.

In conclusion, The art car is very interesting and great because the way to
decorate the cars are very striking and representative.