What is the best way to reset my MacBook?

RE: MacBook 13-inch Aluminium Late 2008 OS X 10.9.5
I recently got a new MacBook, however the old one (as detailed above) is still running great and I want to clean it up and delete everything from it so I can give it to my Mum but I can't figure out how to do it. I have done it before has I got a bug but this time I can't do it.
I have the original Mac OS X install disc but it must be damaged and the disc drive keeps rejecting it and I've also tried the Command + R while starting up and that won't work. I get all the options but it won't let me select any of them.
Is there anything else I can do?

Do the following:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
     1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
         with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
         After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
         a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
     2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
         button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
         After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
         size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
         partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
         and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
         (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
     3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
         with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
     4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
         Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
         username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
         Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
         install of OS X. You can now begin the update process by opening Software
         Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. Be sure to include the Snow Leopard DVD and the original discs that came with the computer.

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