Unit 01. My hobbies. Lesson 1. Getting started

UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
English 7
Warm up
Can you guess who they are?
Where are they?
What can you see on the shelf?
What may the hobby be?
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I. Vocabulary
upstairs (n) /ˌʌpˈsteəz/ 
collecting /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ 
unusual (a) /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/ 
Arranging /ə’ reindʒ/
Challenging (adj)/tʃælindʒiŋ/
special occasions/ˈspɛʃəl əˈkeɪʒənz/ 
piece of cake (idom) /piːs/ /ɒv/ /keɪk/ 
other countries (n) /ˈʌðə/ /ˈkʌntriz/ 
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tầng trên
thu thập
bất thường
dịp đặc biệt
dễ ợt
các nước khác
thách thức
sắp xếp
II. Listen and read
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NICK: HI,Mi, welcome to our house !
ELENA: Come upstairs! I’’ll show you my room.
MI: Wow! You have so many dolls.
ELENA : Yes. My hobby is collecting dolls. Do you have a hobby?
MI: I like collecting glass bottles.
ELENA: Really? That’s very unusual. Is it expensive?
MI: Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we use them. what about collecting. Is it expensive ?
ELENA: I guess so, but all of my dolls are presents. My parents, and my aunt and my uncle always give me dolls on special occasions.
MI: Your dolls are all very different
ELENA: Yes, they’re from all over the world!
NICK: I don’t know why girls collect things. It’s a piece of cake.
MI: Do you have a difficult hobby , Nick ?
NICK: Yes , I enjoy mountain climbing.
MI: But Nick , there are no mountains around here !
NICK: 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.

II. Listen and read
Activity 1a. 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.
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T
T
F
F
F
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Activity 1b. Answer the following questions.
1. When does Elena receive dolls from her family members?
She receives dolls on special occasions.
2. Are her dolls the same?
No, they aren’t.
3. How does Mi collect bottles?
She keeps the bottles after using them.
4. Does Mi think collecting bottles costs much money?
No, she doesn’t.
5. Has Nick climbed mountains in other countries?
No, he hasn’t.
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Activity 2. Listen and repeat.
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cycling arranging flowers
taking photos skating
cooking playing the guitar
bird-watching playing board games
gardening
Activity 3. Choose the words/phrases in 2 that match the pictures below. Write them in the spaces.
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playing board games
taking photos
bird-watching
cycling
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Activity 3.
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playing the guitar
gardening
cooking
arranging flowers
skating
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Activity 4. Work in pairs and complete the tables below. Do you think the hobbies in 3 are cheap or expensive, easy or difficult? Can you add some other hobbies to the lists?


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Activity 5a. Game: FIND SOMEONE WHO 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
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Activity 5a.
Student 1:
A: Do you like cycling?
B: Yes, I do.

Student 2:
A: Do you like bird- watching?
B: No, I don’t.

Student 3
A: Do you like playing guitar?
B: Yes, I do.
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Activity 5b. In the table below, write your classmates’ names beside the hobbies they like. The student with the most names wins.
Find someone who likes …
 
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III. Homework
Do exercise in your workbook.
Prepare next lesson: A closer look 1.
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