English 8 unit 01 leisure activities lesson 4 communication

Complete the sentences with the verbs given in the
box.

ski

do

play

go

swim

going
1. Do you like
______ running
morning?
doing
2. Susan loveswatching
_______ judo.

watch
in

the

3. They enjoy _________
skiing the Olympics on TV.
4. We really like
_______ in the Alps in

playing
February.
5. Sam hates ________
swimmingboxing but he loves
football.



Vocabulary:
- Forum (n)

- diễn đàn

- Window shopping

- ngắm hàng hóa trưng bày

- To be hooked on sth (exp) - thích (cái gì)
- To sound weird (exp)

- nghe có vẻ lạ lùng

- To be addicted to sth (exp)- nghiện (cái gì)


Checking vocabulary:
- Forum (n)

- diễn đàn

- Window shopping

- ngắm hàng hóa trưng bày

- To be hooked on sth (exp) - thích (cái gì)
- To sound weird (exp)

- nghe có vẻ lạ lùng

- To be addicted to sth (exp)- nghiện (cái gì)


1. Read the following article on the magazine
4Teen website.
This week 4Teen has opened a forum for
friends around the world to share how they
spend their free time.
I love hanging out w/ my best
friend Helen in my spare time, like
going ‘window shopping’. J4F! We
also work as volunteers for an
animal protection organisation.
2moro we r going to a farm.
posted Tue 3.20 pm


1. Read the following article on the magazine
4Teen website.
This may sound weird, but I
adore cloud watching. Find an

open space, lie on ur back, n’
look at the clouds. Use ur
imagination. EZ! DYLI too?
posted Wed 8.04 pm


1. Read the following article on the magazine
4Teen website.
This year my city is the
European Capital of Culture, so
lots goin’ on. At weekends my
bro n’ I go 2 our city community
centre where we dance, paint,
and do drama. I’m hooked on
drama! <3 it!
posted Thu 6.26 pm


1. Read the following article on the magazine
4Teen website.
I like doing sports – I’m in my
school’s football team. But
what I mostly do in my free
time is help my aunt. She has
cooking classes 4 small
groups of tourists. It’s WF 4
me!
posted Fri 7.19 pm

1. Read the following article on the magazine
4Teen website.
I’ve been kind of addicted to
the net. I just love sitting in
front of my computer for
hours! But now my mum has
said it’s NUFF! I’ll start my
judo class this weekend. It’s
OK. WBU?
posted Fri 8.45 pm


2. Can you
understand
the
abbreviatio
n in the
text? Use
this
"netlingo"
dictionary if
necessary.

tomorrow
for
love
brother
Do you love it?
easy
just for fun

going
and
enough
are
your
with
What about you?
way fun


Now add to the dictionary other abbreviations
used for online chatting/texting that you
know.
* Numbers and single letter

2

4

B

to /
too

for

be

* Other acronyms

C

I

O

R

U

Y

see eye owe are you why


AKA

Also known as

Cũng được biết như

BTW

By the Way

Nhân tiện

B/C

Because

Vì, bởi vì

CU

See you

Hẹn gặp lại

IDK

I don't know

Tơi khơng biết

IMO

In my Opinion

Theo ý kiến của tơi

IOW

In other Words

Nói cách khác

NOYB

None of your Business

Khơng phải chuyện của
anh

OMG

Oh my God

Ơ chúa ơi

OTOH

On the other Hand

Mặt khác

POV

Point of View

Quan điểm

ROTFL

Rolling on the Floor
Laughing

Cười bò lăn

TQ

Thank You

Cảm ơn

THX / TNX

Thanks

Cảm ơn


3. Find information in the the text to complete
the table.
Who?

Emily
Hang
Linn
Minh
Manuel

What activity is
mentioned?

What does he/
she think of it?

Hanging out with
friends (window

She loves it.
shopping), working as a
volunteer.
Cloud watching 
She adores it. It’s easy.
Going to community
centre, painting,
She loves it.
dancing, doing drama.
Playing football, helping
his aunt in running
He likes it. It’s fun. 
cooking classes. 
Playing computer
He is addicted to it. 
games, 
It’s OK.


4. Work with your partner and put the activities in
3 in order from the most interesting to the
most boring. Then compare your ideas with
other pairs.

Suggested answer

1. Linn
2. Minh        
3. Emily
4. Manuel

5. Hang


- Read the article on the magazine
+
4Teen website. Learn
by heart all
the new words and acronyms used
for Internet.
- Do exercises B 5, 6 in workbook
(page 5)
- Prepare for Unit 1: Skill 1