Unit 01. My hobbies. Lesson 1. Getting started

WELCOME  TO  OUR  CLASS
ENGLISH 7
By: Le Viet Phu
Painting pictures
Reading books
Doing gardening
Playing football
Taking photos
Going boating
Hobby is an activity done regularly in one`s leisure time for pleasure.
HOBBY
GETTING STARTED
MY FAVOURITE HOBBIES
Nick
Mi
Elena
Vocabulary:
- upstairs /ˌʌpˈsteəz / (adv)
hobby /ˈhɒbi / (n)
unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl / (a)
guess / ɡes / (v)
occasion /əˈkeɪʒn̩ / (n)
challenging / tʃæləndʒɪŋ /(n)
- arranging /əˈreɪndʒɪŋ / (n)

- trên lầu, tầng trên
- sở thích
- bất thường, lạ thường
- đoán, phỏng đoán
- dịp, cơ hội
- thách thức
- sắp xếp
1. Listen and read:
N: Hi Mi, welcome to our house!
E: Come upstairs! I`ll show you my room.
M: Wow! You have so many dolls.
E: Yes. My hobby is collecting dolls. Do you have a hobby?
M: I like collecting glass bottles.
E: Really? That`s very unusual. Is it expensive?
M: Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we use them. What about doll collecting? Is it expensive?
E: I guess so, but all of my dolls are presents. My parents, and my aunt and uncle always give me dolls on special occasions.
M: Your dolls are all very different.
E: Yes, they`re from all over the world!
N: I don`t know why girls collect things. It`s a piece of cake.
M: Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick?
N: Yes, I enjoy mountain climbing.
M: But Nick, there are no mountains around here!
N: I know. I`m in a mountain climbing club. We travel to mountains around Viet Nam. In the future, I`ll climb mountains in other countries too.
a. Are the sentences below true (T) or false (F).
1. Elena`s room is on the first floor.
2. There are a lot of dolls in Elena`s room.
3. Mi has the same hobby as Elena.
4. Elena`s grandparents usually give her dolls.
5. Nick thinks mountain climbing is more challenging than collecting things.
They go upstairs to her room.
F
T
F
Mi’s hobby is collecting glass bottles.
Her parents, aunt and uncle.
F
T
b. Answer the questions.
1. When does Elena receive dolls from her family members?
- On special occasions.
2. Are her dolls the same?
- No, they aren`t.
3. How does Mi collect bottles?
- She just keeps the bottles after they use them.
4. Does Mi think collecting bottles cost much money?
- No, she doesn`t.
5. Has Nick climbed mountains in other countries?
- No, he hasn`t.
2. Listen and repeat:
- cycling
- arranging flowers
- taking photos
- skating
- cooking
- playing the guitar
- bird-watching
- playing board games
- gardening
7. ____________ 8. ________________ 9. ____________
4. ____________ 5. ________________ 6. ____________
3. Choose the words/ phrases in 2 that match the pictures below. Write them in the spaces.
1. ________________ 2. _____________ 3. ______________
playing board games
taking photos
bird-watching
gardening
cycling
playing the guitar
skating
cooking
arranging flowers
4. Work in pair and complete the tables below. Do you think the hobbies in 3 are cheap or expensive, easy or difficult.
playing board games, gardening,…
cycling, cooking, taking photos, arranging flowers...
Birth-watching, playing board games, gardening, cycling, ...
cooking, taking photos, playing the guitar, arranging flowers..
5. Game: FIND SOMEONE WHO . . .
a. In three - five minutes, ask as many classmates as you can about which hobbies from 3 they like. Use the question `Do you like …?`
Example:
A: Do you like gardening?
B: No, I don’t.
b. In the table below, write your classmates’
names beside the hobbies they like. The
student with the most names wins.



Find someone who likes …
+
HOMEWORK
- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1,2,3 in workbook (page 4,5).
- Prepare for Unit 1: Closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!