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Hobbies
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PRONUNCIATION
Sounds: /ə/ and /з:/
GRAMMAR
Present simple and futu
re simple: review
Verbs of liking + V-ing
COMMUNICATION
Describing hobbies
Giving opinions about
hobb ies

 Listen and read.

Nick: Hi Mi, welcome to our house! Mi: Your dolls are all very different.
Elena: Come upstairs! I’ll show you my room. Elena: Yes, they’re from all over the world!
Mi: Wow! You have so many dolls. Nick: I don’t know why girls collect things. It’s a
Elena: Yes. My hobby is collecting dolls. Do you have
a hobby? piece of cake.
Mi: I like collecting glass bottles. Mi: Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick?
Elena: Really? That’s very unusual. Is it Nick: Yes, I enjoy mountain climbing.
expensive? Mi: But Nick, there are no mountains around
Mi: Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we here!
use them. What about doll collecting? Is it
expensive? Nick: I know. I’m in a mountain climbing club. We
Elena: I guess so, but all of my dolls are presents. My travel to mountains around Viet Nam. In the
parents, and my aunt and uncle always give future, I’ll climb mountains in other countries
me dolls on special occasions. too.

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By the end of this unit, Ss can:
• pronounce the sounds /ə/ and /ɜ:/ correctly in isolation and in context
• use lexical items related to hobbies
• use the present simple, the future simple and verbs of liking + V-ing correctly and
appropriately
• describe and give opinions about hobbies
• read for specific information about an unusual hobby
• listen to get specific information about a hobby
• write a paragraph about a classmate’s hobby

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Before Ss open their books, ask Ss what they like doing for pleasure in their free
time. Summarise Ss’ answers and ask them what all these activities are called.
Elicit the word ‘hobbies’ from Ss. Write the unit title on the board ‘My Hobbies’. Let
Ss open their books and start the lesson.

 Ask Ss to look at the picture on page 6 and answer the questions below:
• Can you guess who they are?
• Where are they?
• What can you see on the shelf? What may the hobby be?
Ss answer question 1, then T should introduce Elena, Nick’s sister. Quickly write Ss’ answers to
questions 2 and 3 on the board. Play the recording. Ss listen and read. Ask Ss if their guesses on the
board are correct.

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 Look out!
'It’s a piece of cake' is an idiom. Do you know whatt
it means? Can you guess its meaning from the
conversation? Can you think of any other idioms?
Remember, idioms usually have a different meaning than
the normal meaning of each word.

D Are the sentences below true (T) or false (F)? E Answer the following questions.
T F 1. When does Elena receive dolls
1. Elena’s room is on the first floor. from her family members?
2. There are a lot of dolls in Elena’s room. 2. Are her dolls the same?
3. Mi has the same hobby as Elena. 3. How does Mi collect bottles?
4. Elena’ s grandparents usually give her dolls. 4. Does Mi think collecting bottles
5. Nick thinks mountain climbing is more costs much money?
challenging than collecting things. 5. Has Nick climbed mountains in
other countries?

 Listen and repeat.  Work in pairs and complete the tables below.
Do you think the hobbies in  are cheap or
cycling arranging flowers expensive, easy or difficult?
taking photos skating Cheap hobbies Expensive hobbies
cooking playing the guitar
bird-watching playing board games
gardening
Easy hobbies Difficult hobbies
 Choose the words/phrases in  that match the
pictures below. Write them in the spaces.
Can you add some other hobbies to the lists?
 Game: FIND SOMEONE WHO . . .
D In three - five minutes, ask as many classmates
as you can about which hobbies from  they
like. Use the question 'Do you like …?'
Example:
1. 2. 3.
A: Do you like gardening?
B: No, I don’t.
E In the table below, write your classmates’
names beside the hobbies they like. The
student with the most names wins.
Find someone who likes …
cycling
4. 5. 6. arranging flowers
taking photos
skating
cooking
playing the guitar
bird-watching
playing board games
gardening
7. 8. 9.

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 Look out!
Have Ss guess the meaning of the idiom 'It's a piece of cake' from the conversation. Explain that it
means ‘a thing that is very easy to do’. Ask them if they know any other idioms. T may give them some
simple idioms: as easy as pie/ as ABC = very easy, or very easily; all of a piece = all at the same time, etc.

D Ss work independently. Ask them to read the sentences and decide if they are true or false. Allow them to
share answers with a partner before discussing as a class. Elicit the answers from Ss. Have them correct the
false sentences. Write the correct answers on the board.

Key:
1. F (They go upstairs to her room.) 2. T 3. F (Mi’s hobby is collecting glass bottles.)
4. F (Her parents, aunt and uncle) 5. T

E First, ask Ss to answer the questions orally without reading the conversation. Call two Ss to the board and
write their answers. Ask Ss to read the conversation and check their answers. Confirm the correct answers.
Key:
1. She receives dolls on special occasions. 2. No, they aren’t.
3. She keeps the bottles after using them. 4. No, she doesn’t. 5. No, he hasn’t.

 Ss listen to the recording and repeat the words/ phrases. Have some Ss practise reading the words/ phrases
out loud.

 Ss work individually to match the words/ phrases from  with the pictures. Have them compare their
answers with a partner. Ask for Ss’ answers. Give feedback and confirm the correct answers.

Key:
1. playing board games 2. taking photos 3. bird-watching
4. cycling 5. playing the guitar 6. gardening
7. cooking 8. arranging flowers 9. skating

 Ss work in pairs and complete the table. Write their answers on the board. This is an open exercise, so
accept all Ss’ answers. T may ask them to explain their answers. Have Ss add more words to the table.
Suggested answers:

Cheap hobbies Expensive hobbies

playing board games, gardening, taking photos, cycling, playing the guitar,
bird-watching, collecting old bottles, … cooking, arranging flowers, collecting watches, …

Easy hobbies Difficult hobbies

playing board games, gardening, bird-watching, playing the guitar, cooking, arranging flowers,
collecting old bottles, taking photos, … making short films, …

 Set a time (three-five minutes) for Ss to do this activity. They ask their classmates to complete the table,
using 'Do you like…?' The student with the most names wins. He/She has to read aloud the names on the list.

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 Do you know what a keyword is? Work in pairs
Vocabulary and write down keywords to describe the
hobbies in the table below. You can use the
 Match the correct verbs with the hobbies. words in the sentences from  to help you.
Some hobbies may be used with more than
one verb. Hobbies Keywords
melody, songs . . .
A B listening to music
1. go a. TV gardening
b. bottles fishing
2. do c. photos
painting
d. mountain climbing
3. collect swimming
e. horse-riding
f. the piano
4. play
g. gymnastics
5. take h. badminton Look out! a
i. camping Keywords help you understandes!
text quickly and take good not
p
6. watch j. dolls Learn how to identify them and kee
practising.
 Fill in each blank in the sentences with one
hobby or one action verb from the box below.
 Game: THE KEYS TO MY HOBBY!
Hobbies Action Verbs 1. Work in groups.
listening to music listen 2. Each student thinks of a hobby and says the
gardening plant keywords out loud.
fishing catch
3. The rest of the group tries to guess what the hobby
painting swim
is. One point is given for each correct guess.
swimming paint
4. The student with the most points is the winner.
1. I like ______. There is a pool near my house, so I Example:
go there four times a week and _________. It is A: water, grow, flowers, vegetables
fun because you can play in the water and keep
B: Is it gardening?
fit at the same time.
A: Yes, it is.
2. I always _________ to Ngoc’s songs. I love
the sweet melodies. At home I have to use my
headphones because my parents don’t like loud
noise. ______ is my favourite hobby.
3. I love being outdoors with the trees and flowers.
There is a small garden behind my house. I ______
flowers and vegetables there. I like ______ a lot.
4. My father and I share the same hobby. At
weekends, we usually go to a small lake in Ha Tay.
It’s exciting when you can ________ some fish
for dinner. We love ______!
5. My sister’s favourite hobby is ______. She is very
creative and she __________ very well. I like the
colours in her pictures.

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Have some Ss repeat the words/ phrases indicating the hobbies they learnt in the previous lesson. Move on to
this lesson which focuses on hobbies, action verbs, and the sounds /ə/ and /ɜ:/.

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 Have Ss read the action verbs in column A and match them with the suitable words/phrases in column B. Remind
them that a verb can go with more than one word/ phrase. Ss work in pairs to compare their answers
before giving T the answers. Check and confirm the correct answers.

Key:
1. d, e, i 2. g 3. b, c, j 4. f, h 5. c 6. a

 Ss work in pairs to do this activity. Have Ss read all the sentences carefully to make sure they understand
the sentences. Ss share their answers. Write the correct answers on the board.

Key:
1. swimming, swim 2. listen, Listening to music 3. plant, gardening
4. catch, fishing 5. painting, paints

 Ask Ss if they know what a keyword is. Explain that a keyword helps Ss understand a text quickly and it is
usually a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb. Model the way to locate keywords for 'listening to music'.
Have Ss look at sentence 2 in activity  and read out the keywords. In pairs Ss do the same. Ss can add
more words to the table. Call on Ss from different pairs to go to the board and write the words. This activity
can also be organised as a competitive game. The pair with the most words is the winner.

Key:

Hobbies Keywords

listening to music melody, songs, headphones, noise, rhythm, lyrics …

gardening trees, flowers, garden, plant (v/n), vegetables, grow, fruit …

fishing lake, exciting, catch, fish, water, boat …

painting creative, colours, pictures, artist, painting …

swimming pool, fun, water, keep fit, swim …

 Ss work in groups to play the guessing game. One student is the group leader who records other
Ss’ points. One student is the group secretary who writes down other Ss’ hobbies. When time is up, call on
some group secretaries to share the group's hobbies.

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Pronunciation  Listen again and put the words in the correct
column.
/ә/ and /з:/
/ә / /з:/
 Listen and tick ( ) the words you hear. Repeat
the words.

bird-watching answer

away neighbour
 Listen to the sentences and tick /ә / or /з:/.
burn singer Practise the sentences.
/ә / /з:/
hurt heard
1. His hobby is collecting toy cars.
birth common 2. My sister has a lot of photos.
3. When I have free time, I usually
go surfing.
4. I love the colours in their paintings.
5. My friend has an unusual hobby:
learning foreign languages.
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Grammar
The present simple and the future simple: review

 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or future simple form of the verbs.
1. Ngoc (love) ______ cartoons, but she says she (not/continue) ______ this hobby in the future.
2. They usually (take) ______ a lot of beautiful photos.
3. What (your brother/do) ______ in his free time?
4. I think 10 years from now more people (enjoy) ______ gardening.
5. ______ you (do) ______ morning exercise every day?
6. _____ you still (play) _____ badminton next year?

 The table below shows the results of Nick’s survey on his classmates’ hobbies. Read the table and
complete his report using the present simple.
Name Boys Girls
Activity Nam Son Binh Ly Hue
Watching TV every day every day every day every day every day
Swimming x 3 per week x 3 per week
Playing badminton every day every day x 4 per week every day

Nick’s report
I asked some classmates about their hobbies and I got some interesting results. Everybody (1. like) ______
watching TV, and they (2. watch) ______ it every day. The three boys, Nam, Son, Binh (3. not love) ______
swimming, but the two girls, Ly and Hue, (4. go) ______ swimming three times a week. Most of them
(5. enjoy) ______ playing badminton. Nam, Son and Hue (6. play) ______ badminton every day,
and Ly (7. play) ______ the sport four times a week. Only Binh (8. not like) ______ badminton;
he never (9. play) ______ it.

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/ә/ and /з:/
 Have some Ss read out the words first. Then play the recording. Ask Ss to listen and tick the words they
hear. Play the recording as many times as necessary.

Key: Audio script: answer away neighbour

bird-watching answer burn hurt heard
away neighbour
birth common
burn singer
hurt heard
birth common

 Play the recording again. Ask Ss to put the words in the correct column while they listen.
Ss compare their answers in pairs before T checks their answers with the whole class.
Key:
/ə/ ɜ:/
/ɜ:
away, answer, neighbour, common burn, birth, hurt, heard

If time allows, ask Ss to give more examples for each group. Suggested words are:
/ə/: teacher, doctor, agree, … /ɜ:/: prefer, fur, mermaid, …
 Ss do this exercise individually first, then compare their answers with a partner. Check Ss’ answers. Ask
some Ss to say the word that has /ə/ or /ɜ:/ in each sentence. Ss practise the sentences.
Key: Audio script:
/ә / /з:/
1 1. His hobby is collecting toy cars.
2 2. My sister has a lot of photos.
3 3. When I have free time, I usually go surfing.
4 4. I love the colours in their paintings.
5 5. My friend has an unusual hobby: learning foreign languages.

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The present simple and the future simple: review
Have Ss present the form and usage of these two tenses before asking them to do the exercises.
 Ss do this exercise individually and then compare the answers with a partner. Check the answers and write
the correct answers on the board.
Key: 1. loves; will not/ won’t continue 2. take 3. does … do
4. will enjoy 5. Do … do 6. Will … play
 Ask Ss to look at the table and make sure that they understand it. T may explain that x 3 per week
means three times a week. Ss do this activity in pairs. If necessary, T may model the first answer for Ss.
Check Ss’ answers and write the correct answers on the board.
Key: 1. likes 2. watch 3. don’t love 4. go 5. enjoy
6. play 7. plays 8. doesn’t like 9. plays

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D Work in groups. Think of some activities (such as listening to music, playing basketball, or going
shopping) and make a table like the table in . One student in the group asks the other group
members about the frequency they do these activities while another student in the group records
the answers.

E Now, as a group, write a short report about what you have found out. Use Nick’s report in  as an example.
I asked some classmates about their hobbies and I got some interesting results. …

Verbs of liking + V-ing

Look out!
We often use the –ing form after verbs of liking and not liking.
These verbs are like, love, enjoy, and hate (not like).
Example: I like going to the cinema.
She hates cleaning the floor.

 Complete the sentences, using the –ing form of the verbs in the box.
1. My dad enjoys ______ his bike to work.
walk play
2. My mum doesn’t like ______ films on TV. She loves ______ to the cinema.
watch ride
3. I like ______ to my friends in my free time.
talk eat 4. My younger brother loves ______ monopoly with me every evening.
go 5. They hate ______ noodles. They prefer rice.
6. Does your grandma enjoy ______?

 Look at the pictures and write sentences. Use suitable verbs of liking or not liking and the –ing form.

My cousin, Vy, 3.
doesn‛t like cooking.

4.

5.
2.
1.

 What does each member in your family like or not like doing? Write the sentences.
1. My father likes __________________________________________________________________________.
2. My father hates _________________________________________________________________________.
3. My mother enjoys _______________________________________________________________________.
4. My mother doesn’t like ___________________________________________________________________.
5. My brother/sister loves ___________________________________________________________________.
6. My brother/sister doesn’t like ______________________________________________________________.

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D Ss do this activity in groups. They should draw a table similar to the one in . The number of columns
depends on the number of group members. The activity works best if the number of group members is
five or more. If there are five members in a group, a table with five columns is needed. The first column is
for the activities. The other four columns are for the rest of the group. One group member asks and records
the answers, so his/ her name is not necessary to be included in the table. T should explain that 'frequency'
means how often someone does something in a given time frame.
Each group completes their table. Remember to set a time limit for this.
E Each group writes a short report similar to Nick’s report in . T may give each group a big piece of paper.
When the time is up, groups stick their reports on the wall. T and other Ss read and comment. After that
the class votes for the best report.

Verbs of liking + V-ing

Have Ss read the Look out! box. Explain the structure if needed. T may call on some Ss to make sentences
with the verbs of liking.

 Ss do the exercise individually, then compare their answers with a classmate. Call on some Ss to read out
the answers.

Key:
1. riding 2. watching; going 3. talking
4. playing 5. eating 6. walking

 Ss do this activity in pairs. First, T may have Ss read the example and explain the way to do this activity. Ss
write sentences using the pictures as clues. Call on some Ss to write their sentences on the board. Check
and comment on Ss’ sentences.

Suggested answers:
1. He doesn’t like eating apples.
2. They love playing table tennis.
3. She hates playing the piano.
4. He enjoys gardening.
5. She likes dancing.

 Ss do this exercise individually, then compare their sentences with a classmate. Call on some Ss to write
their sentences on the board. Ask other Ss for their comments. Correct any mistakes if there are.

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 What do you think about the hobbies in ?
Look at the table below and tick the boxes.
Extra vocabulary Then, complete the sentences below by
making pottery carving wood writing one reason to explain your choice.
unusual take up sth
boring unusual interesting
making models
making pottery
dancing
 Match the activities with the pictures.
ice-skating
making models dancing making models
making pottery carving wood carving wood
ice-skating

Look out!
When you give your opinion
B. about something, you can use:
find sth/doing sth + adj or
think (that) sth/doing sth is + adj.
C.

A. 1. I find making pottery _______________

because __________________________.
2. I think dancing is ___________ because
_________________________________.
3. I find ice-skating ___________ because
_________________________________.
4. I think making models is ___________
because __________________________.
5. I find carving wood _________________
because __________________________.

 Now, interview a classmate about the

hobbies in . Take notes and present
your partner's answers to the class.
Example:
You: What do you think about making
pottery?/How do you find making
pottery?
Mai: I think it is ______./I find it _______.
You: Why?
D. Mai: Because _______________________.
You: Will you take up making pottery in
the future?
E.
Mai: Yes, I will./I’m not sure.

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 Go through the Extra vocabulary with Ss. If Ss do not know any word/ phrase in the box,
quickly teach it.
- making pottery: making pots, dishes … from clay
- making models: making copies of things, usually smaller than the original objects
- carving wood: making objects, and patterns by cutting away material from wood
- unusual: different from what is usual or normal
- take up sth: learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure

 Ss do this exercise individually and give T the answers. Confirm the correct answers. If time allows, ask Ss
to make one sentence with each picture.

Key:
A. carving wood B. making models C. ice-skating D. dancing E. making pottery

 Before Ss do this activity, have them look at the Look out! box. Write some example sentences on the
board and underline the two structures.
E.g.: I find swimming interesting.
find + doing sth + adj
They think (that) swimming is interesting.
think (that) + doing sth+ is + adj
If time allows, call on some Ss to give some examples.
Ss work individually and tick the appropriate boxes. Then, they move on to complete the five sentences. T
may call on a student to model the first sentence. When Ss finish, have them compare their sentences with
a partner. Ask some Ss to write their sentences on the board. Other Ss and T give comments.

 Ss work in pairs to make conversations as in the example. Ss take turns being the person who asks the
questions. This student has to note down his/ her partner’s answers to report to the class later. Call on
some Ss to report the answers to the class.
Game (extension activity): The purpose of the game is to consolidate the structure and vocabulary the Ss
have learnt in this lesson as well as in other lessons.
- Ss are divided into two big groups.
- T says an activity/ hobby and points at a student from one group. This student has to make a sentence
with this activity/ hobby, using the structure in the Look out! box together with a reason. If this student
makes a correct sentence, he/ she earns one point. Then, he/ she says an activity/ hobby and points at one
student from the other group. This student makes a sentence, and if it is correct, he/ she gets one point.
- The game continues until time is up. If a student cannot make a correct sentence, the group loses one
point.
- T keeps record of the groups’ points on the board and announces the winner at the end of the game.

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 Read the text and answer the questions.

Reading 1. Why does Nick think his father’s hobby is unusual?

2. Where did his father see the carved eggshells for
 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the first time?
the questions below. 3. How do some people find this hobby?
1. What can you see in the pictures? 4. Does Nick like his father’s hobby?
2. What do you think the objects are made of?
3. Can you guess what hobby it is?
 Read the sentences below and use no more
than three words from the text to complete
them.
1. Nick’s father enjoys ____________.
2. He took up this hobby when he came back
home from ____________.
3. He learned to carve from ____________.
4. Nick thinks you can learn to carve if you
have ____________.
5. Carved eggshells can be used as ___________
for your family and friends.

Speaking
 Nick says that carved eggshells can be used
as gifts for your family and friends. In pairs,
discuss other uses of these pieces of art. Share
your ideas with the class.

 Work in groups. Take turns talking about your

Now, read about Nick's father's unusual hobby and hobbies. Use the questions below, and your
check your answers. own to help.
1.What’s the name of your hobby?
My father has an unusual hobby; carving 2.When did you start your hobby?
eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are very 3.Is your hobby easy or difficult? Why?
fragile. My dad can make beautiful pieces of art 4.Is your hobby useful? Why/Why not?
from empty eggshells. It’s amazing!
5.Do you intend to continue your hobby in the
He started the hobby five years ago after a trip future?
to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in
an art gallery. My father did not go to class to Who do you think has the most exciting hobby?
learn how to carve. He learned everything from
the Internet.
Some people say that this hobby is difficult and
boring, but it isn’t. All you need is time. It may
take two weeks to complete one shell. I find this
hobby interesting because carved eggshells are
unique gifts for family and friends. I hope that
in the future he’ll teach me how to do eggshell
carving.

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Ask Ss if they know any unusual hobbies. Elicit answers from Ss. Lead to the lesson. Tell Ss that they are going
to read about an unusual hobby.

 Ss work in pairs. They look at the pictures and answer the three questions. Elicit the answers from Ss and
quickly write them on the board. Ss quickly read the text and compare their guesses with the information
from the text.

Key:
1. a teddy bear, a flower, a bird and flowers.
2. They are made of eggshells.
3. The hobby is carving eggshells.

 Ss read the text again and answer the questions individually and then compare their answers with a
classmate. Ask for Ss’ answers and have them explain their answers. Ss can either paraphrase the original
information from the text or read out loud the part of the text where the answer to each question is
located. Confirm the correct answers.

Key:
1. He thinks his father's hobby is unusual because eggshells are very fragile and his father can make
beautiful pieces of art from empty ones.
2. He saw the carved eggshells for the first time in an art gallery in the US.
3. They find it difficult and boring.
4. Yes, he does.

 Ss try to complete the sentences without reading the text again. Then Ss can underline parts of the text
that help them find the answers. Ss share their answers with a partner. Check and confirm the correct
answers.

Key:
1. carving eggshells 2. the US 3. the Internet 4. time 5. gifts

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 Ss work in pairs to discuss the uses of carved eggshells. Encourage Ss to think creatively. Some uses:
decorations at home, souvenirs, lights (with bigger eggs), etc.
 Ss work in groups and take turns talking about their hobbies. Then they vote for the most exciting hobby.
Call on some Ss to talk about the most exciting hobby of their group. T can monitor the conversations and
note down common errors. If time permits, T can correct the errors with the class.

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Listening

 Do you know anything about collecting glass bottles? Do you think it is a good hobby? Why/Why not?
 Listen to an interview about hobbies. A 4!Teen reporter, Ngoc asks Mi about her hobby. Complete
each blank in the word web with no more than three words.
3. Person who shares
1. Name of the hobby: 2. Started: the hobby with Mi:

0LuV 4. To do this hobby Mi

6. Future: will has to:
KREE\ a) collect bottles after
use + get them from

b) make vases
Writing 5. Feelings about or
the hobby: c) use them as
decorations
Writing tip
You can use a word web as a way to
organise the ideas for your writing.

 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about each other’s hobby. Take notes below.

2. When he/she 3. Who he/she shares it

started the hobby:
1. Name of the hobby: with:

uV 4. To do this hobby

you have to:
6. Future: KREE\

5. Feelings about the hobby:

 Now, write a paragraph about your classmate’s hobby. Use the notes from . Start your paragraph
as shown below.
______ is my classmate. His/Her hobby is _____________________________________________.

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 Ask Ss if they know anything about collecting glass bottles and if they think it is useful. This is an open
activity, so accept all answers provided that they make sense.
 Tell Ss that they are going to listen to an interview about Mi’s hobby. Ss read through the word web. Have
Ss guess the word/ phrase to fill in each blank and write their guesses on the board. Play the recording and
ask Ss to listen and complete the word web. Ss work in pairs to compare their answers with each other and
with the word/ phrase on the board. Play the recording a second time for pairs to check their answers.
Ask for Ss’ answers and write them on the board next to their guesses.

Key:
1. collecting glass bottles 2. two years ago
3. mother 4. a) grandmother; b) flower; lamps; c) home
5. useful 6. continue the hobby

Audio script:
Ngoc: Today we’re talking about your hobby, collecting glass bottles. It’s quite unusual, isn’t it?
Mi: Yes, it is.
Ngoc: When did you start your hobby?
Mi: Two years ago. I watched a TV programme about this hobby and liked it right away.
Ngoc: Do you share this hobby with anyone?
Mi: Yes, my mum loves it too.
Ngoc: Is it difficult?
Mi: No, it isn’t. I just collect all the beautiful glass bottles after we use them. My grandmother also
gives me some.
Ngoc: What do you do with these bottles?
Mi: I can make flower vases or lamps from them. I keep some unique bottles as they are and place
them in different places in the house. They become home decorations.
Ngoc: Do you think you will continue your hobby in the future?
Mi: Certainly, it’s a useful hobby. It can help save the environment.
Ngoc: Thank you, Mi.

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Tell Ss that they are going to write a paragraph about a classmate’s hobby. Ss will use the word web as a
way to organise their ideas.
 Ss work in pairs and interview each other about their hobbies. Ask Ss to take notes on each other’s answers
in the word web. If time allows, have some Ss present their friend’s answers or write the answers on the
board.
 Ss write their paragraphs individually based on the information in their word webs. Ask one student to
write his/ her paragraph on the board. Other Ss and T comment on the paragraph on the board. Then T
collects some writings to correct at home.
OR, ask Ss to work in groups and choose one hobby to write about. Give each group a big piece of paper to
write on. Ask one or two groups to stick their compositions on the board. Other Ss and T give comments.
Ss edit and revise their writing as homework.

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Grammar
 Use the present simple or future simple form
Vocabulary of each verb in brackets to complete the
passage.
 Complete the sentences with appropriate There are four people in my family. We (1. have) ______
hobbies. different hobbies. My father (2. like) ______ playing
1. If you have a lot of bottles, dolls or stamps, your badminton. He (3. play) ______ it almost every day.
hobby is ______. My mother (4. not like) ______ this sport. She
2. If you spend time watching birds in nature, your (5. enjoy) ______ walking. Every morning she
hobby is _______. (6. walk) ______ for about two kilometres. Next year,
3. If you like playing monopoly or chess, your I (7. join) ______ her. My younger sister (8. love)
hobby is ______. ______ reading books. There is a big bookshelf in her
room. I (9. not like) ______ her books because they
4. If you always buy flowers and put them in a vase
are usually picture books. She says she (10. read)
to display in your house, your hobby is ______.
______ other kinds of books when she is older.
5. If you spend most of your free time making vases
or bowls from clay, your hobby is ______.  Write true sentences about yourself.
6. If you enjoy moving your body to music, your 1. I like ___________________________________.
hobby is _____.
2. I enjoy _________________________________.
 Put one of the verbs from the box in each 3. I love __________________________________.
blank. Use the correct form of the verb. 4. I don’t like ______________________________.
5. I hate __________________________________.
do collect listen play go read

1. My sister ______ to pop music every day. Communication

2. They _____ shopping for food on Sundays.  Role-play
3. My mum wants to keep fit, so she ______ tennis Work in pairs. Student A is a reporter. Student B
three times a week. is a famous person.
4. Do they ______ newspapers in the mornings? I’m a reporter from a
5. My grandparents ______ exercise in their free time. magazine. Can I ask you
some questions about your
6. It is interesting to ______ tree leaves from hobbies?
different countries. Yes, of course.
 Add hobbies to each of the following lists.

Difficult Expensive
Easy hobbies Cheap hobbies
hobbies hobbies
collecting labels skating collecting used books collecting cars Example:
A: Good morning. Nice to meet you.
B: Good morning. Nice to meet you, too.
A: Can I ask you some questions about your hobbies?
B: Yes, of course.
A: What is your favourite hobby?
B: It’s painting.

Finished! Now I can ...

• use action verbs to talk about many different hobbies

• use the present simple/the future simple and verbs of liking + V-ing to talk about hobbies
• describe and give opinions about hobbies
• write about someone’s hobby

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Encourage Ss not to refer back to the unit. Ask them to record their answers to each exercise so that they can
use that information to complete the self-assessment box at the end of the unit.

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 Ss do this activity individually then compare their answers with a partner. Check and confirm the correct
answers. If time allows, have Ss work in pairs to make similar sentences. Then Ss read their sentences out
loud for other Ss in the class to guess the hobby.
Key:
1. collecting 2. bird-watching 3. playing board games
4. arranging flowers 5. making pottery 6. dancing

 Ss do this activity individually then compare their answers with a partner. Check and confirm the correct
answers.

Key:
1. listens 2. go 3. plays 4. read 5. do 6. collect

 Ss do this activity in pairs. Allow them five minutes to add as many hobbies to the table as possible. It can
be a competition. The pair with the most hobbies wins and goes to the board to write down their answers.
Give feedback.

Suggested answers:

Easy hobbies Difficult hobbies Cheap hobbies Expensive hobbies

collecting labels skating collecting used books collecting cars
collecting leaves cooking collecting leaves taking pictures
playing board games painting painting travelling

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 Ss do this exercise individually then compare their answers with a partner. Call on some Ss to give the
answers. Confirm the correct answers and write them on the board.
Key:
1. have 2. likes 3. plays 4. doesn’t like 5. enjoys
6. walks 7. will join 8. loves 9. don’t like 10. will read

 Ss do this exercise individually then compare their sentences with a partner. Some Ss write their sentences
on the board. Give feedback.

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 T may want to brainstorm interview questions on the board with the class before starting this exercise.
Remind Ss to use question words and ask about opinions.
Ss work in pairs. One student interviews the other about his/ her hobbies. Set a time limit for the interview
before beginning. Ask some pairs to act out the interview in front of the class. Vote for the best interview.
Finished! Now I can...
Ask Ss to complete the self-assessment. Identify any difficulties/ weak areas and provide further practice.

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