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    Penny has had a hobby of doing pottery since she was little, whenever she would visit her uncle and aunt who are potters. She has become more serious about pottery since 2008 when she joined an evening class, and last year she bought her own potter's wheel so she can now make pots at home. Over the years she has made many different things from bowls to mugs, and while her early pieces were rough, she has improved and can now control the clay to make what she wants. She has also started making larger items but has not sold any teapots yet due to her kitchen being full, so she thinks she will need to start selling them soon.

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    Penny has had a hobby of doing pottery since she was little, whenever she would visit her uncle and aunt who are potters. She has become more serious about pottery since 2008 when she joined an evening class, and last year she bought her own potter's wheel so she can now make pots at home. Over the years she has made many different things from bowls to mugs, and while her early pieces were rough, she has improved and can now control the clay to make what she wants. She has also started making larger items but has not sold any teapots yet due to her kitchen being full, so she thinks she will need to start selling them soon.

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    Penny has had a hobby of doing pottery since she was little, whenever she would visit her uncle and aunt who are potters. She has become more serious about pottery since 2008 when she joined an evening class, and last year she bought her own potter's wheel so she can now make pots at home. Over the years she has made many different things from bowls to mugs, and while her early pieces were rough, she has improved and can now control the clay to make what she wants. She has also started making larger items but has not sold any teapots yet due to her kitchen being full, so she thinks she will need to start selling them soon.

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    Present Perfect - Hobbies

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    Penny has had a hobby of doing pottery since she was little, whenever she would visit her uncle and aunt who are potters. She has become more serious about pottery since 2008 when she joined an evening class, and last year she bought her own potter's wheel so she can now make pots at home. Over the years she has made many different things from bowls to mugs, and while her early pieces were rough, she has improved and can now control the clay to make what she wants. She has also started making larger items but has not sold any teapots yet due to her kitchen being full, so she thinks she will need to start selling them soon.

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    of 3

    Pick the correct verb and conjugate it in the correct tense.

    (some verbs can be used more


    that once)

    decide start do go sell become


    play improved buy learn make ask have
    be manage use decide start

    Have you got a hobby? I have – pottery. I’ve _______________ it since I was quite little because
    my uncle and aunt are potters, and whenever we _________ to visit them on holiday I always
    ______________ on the pottery wheel.
    I’ve only really become more serious about pottery since about 2008, when I _____________ to
    join an evening class. Then, last year, I _____________ my own potter’s wheel, so I can make
    pots at home now.

    I’ve ___________ lots of different things over the years. When I _____________, I ____________
    some very strange, heavy little bowls. But little by little, I’ve _____________ to make thinner
    bowls, and I’ve just __________ a set of bowls that we ____________ for breakfast every day.
    I’ve also made lots of mugs. These are getting better too – the first ones ___________ really
    heavy even before you put coffee in them! My neighbour’s just ___________ me to make
    a set of mugs for her, and I’ve ___________ quite a few to friends.

    When I first __________ , I used to put a ball of clay on the wheel, and then I ____________
    absolutely no control over it. Sometimes it ____________ a bowl, sometimes a plate, maybe a
    mug, and often I had to throw it away – it was always quite a surprise!

    Thankfully I have _____________ since then, as I can now ___________ what I want to make
    before I start making it. I have __________ to control the clay to make the shape I want. I have
    also __________ making bigger things like jugs and serving bowls, and more difficult things
    like teapots. I haven’t ___________ any teapots yet, but my kitchen is getting very full so I
    think I’ll need to start selling them soon!

    Find the signal words in the text and fill in the table.

    Habit / Routine Present Past Simple Present Perfect


    since

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    True of False

    1. Penny started doing pottery at her uncle and aunt's house True False

    2. Penny's uncle is a farmer True False

    3. I’ve only really become more serious about pottery since 2009 True False

    4. She only makes pots in class True False

    5. When she stared, her bowls were perfect True False

    6. She only makes bowls True False

    7. She has made bowls for her friends True False

    8. At the beginning, she never knew what she was going to make True False

    9. She has kept everything that she has made. True False

    10. She makes bigger things now True False

    11. She doesn't have room for more many more pots. True False

    Have you got a hobby? What is it? Write about your hobby . (Try to use the simple past and
    the present perfect).

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

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    Have you got a hobby? I have – pottery. I’ve done it since I was quite little because my uncle
    and aunt are potters, and whenever we went to visit them on holiday I always played on the
    pottery wheel.

    I’ve only really become more serious about pottery since about 2008, when I decided to join
    an evening class. Then, last year, I bought my own potter’s wheel, so I can make pots at home
    now.

    I’ve made lots of different things over the years. When I started, I made some very strange,
    heavy little bowls. But little by little, I’ve managed to make thinner bowls, and I’ve just made
    a set of bowls that we use for breakfast every day. I’ve also made lots of mugs. These are
    getting better too – the first ones were really heavy even before you put coffee in them! My
    neighbour’s just asked me to make a set of mugs for her, and I’ve sold quite a few to friends.

    When I first started, I used to put a ball of clay on the wheel, and then I had absolutely no
    control over it. Sometimes it became a bowl, sometimes a plate, maybe a mug, and often I had
    to throw it away – it was always quite a surprise!

    Thankfully I have improved since then, as I can now decide what I want to make before I start
    making it. I have learnt to control the clay to make the shape I want. I have also started
    making bigger things like jugs and serving bowls, and more difficult things like teapots. I
    haven’t sold any teapots yet, but my kitchen is getting very full so I think I’ll need to start
    selling them soon!

    Find the signal words in the text and fill in the table.

    Habit / Routine Present Past Simple Present Perfect


    always every day last year since
    every day now when little by little
    Sometimes over the years
    often just
    now Yet

    True of False
    True, False, True, False, False, False, True, True, False, True, True

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