UNIT 1: HOBBIES

Lesson 1: Getting started – My favourite hobby

Teacher: ………..
Class:……..
Unit 1: Hobbies
Time allotted: 01 period
Date of preparation: 28 June, 2023
Date of teaching:………..
I. Goals
1. Knowledge
- Gain an overview about the topic Hobbies
- Learn vocabulary to talk about hobbies
2. Core competencies:
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love talking about their hobbies
II. Teaching tools and materials
- Grade 7 textbook
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector
III. Procedures:
Activity 1: Brief introduction of the topic
a. Objectives: To help Ss revise the structures they learned
- To activate Ss’ knowledge on the topic of the unit.
- To set the context for the listening and reading part.
b. Content: ask and answer questions.
c. Product: make sentences about hobbies.
d. Implementation process:
#1: T asks Ss about what they like doing in their free time, reminds ss to use the structures they
learned from ED last year.
- Structures: to be into/ keen on/ interested in/ fond of.
#2: Ss answer the question individually.
Activity 2: Vocabulary presentation
a. Objectives:
- To provide Ss with vocabulary
- To get Ss well-prepared for the listening and reading tasks.
b. Content:
1. unusual (adj): not normal, not common
2. creativity (n): the ability to produce new ideas
3. dollhouse (n): small-scale toy house for dolls
4. cardboard (n): thick and stiff paper
5. glue (n): a sticky substance used for joining things together
6. making models: making a representation
c. Product: Ss understand the meaning of new words
d. Implementation process:
#1: T introduces the vocabulary.
#2: T explains the meaning of the new vocabulary.
#3: T checks Ss’ understanding of the new words with the “Maze Chase” game.
#4: Ss move the character to match the words with the suitable pictures.
#5: T asks Ss to read aloud the words.
#6: T checks students’ pronunciation and gives feedback.
#7: T reveals that these words will appear in the reading text and asks students to open their
textbook to discover further.
Activity 3: Practice
a. Objectives:
- To help Ss prepare for the reading tasks.
- To help Ss get specific information of the text.
b. Content: Reading
c. Product: Ss complete exercise 1 & 2
Answer key:
1. F (She made it herself.)
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F (Her lesson starts at 8 a.m.)
d. Implementation process:
#1: T asks Ss to look at the pictures in the book and answer the questions:
#2: Ss answer the questions individually.
#3: T plays the recording. Ss listen and read.
#4: T tells Ss to read the conversation again and work independently to find the answers. T
reminds Ss to underline the information and correct the false statements.
#5: Ss work independently to find the answers.
#6: T has Ss compare the answers in pairs before checking with the whole class.
#7: T checks the answers and gives feedback.
Activity 4: Further practice
a. Objectives: to check Ss’s understanding of the vocabulary and provide some more phrases to
talk about hobbies
b. Content: Matching pictures
c. Product: Ss complete Exercise 3
Answer keys:
1. making models 2. riding a horse 3. collecting coins
4. gardening 5. building dollhouses 6. collecting teddy bears
d. Implementation process:
#1: T checks Ss’ understanding of the new words with the “Maze Chase” game.
#2: Ss move the character to match the words with the suitable pictures.
#3: T asks Ss to read aloud the words.
#4: T checks Ss’ pronunciation and gives feedback.
Activity 5: Production
a. Objectives: To encourage Ss to cooperate with friends and put some activities into different
categories.
b. Content: Sorting activities and further discussion
c. Product: Ss do Exercise 4 and take part in group discussion
Answer key:
+ doing things: riding a horse, gardening (others: travelling, skiing, doing yoga, etc.)
+ making things: making models, building dollhouses (others: painting, making pottery, etc.)
+ collecting things: collecting coins, collecting teddy bears (others: collecting toys, collecting
books, etc.)
d. Implementation process:
#1: T shows Ss some phrases about hobbies and asks Ss to categorise the activities.
#2: T explains the categories if needed.
#3: Ss work in groups, discuss the answers.
#4: Ss present their answers by using T’s laptop.
#5: T randomly puts Ss in groups of 4 or 5.
#6: Ss work in groups and make a list of the advantages of each category (doing things, creating
things, collecting things).
Activity 6: Wrap-up and homework
T consolidates the main points in Unit 1 GS and assigns homework.