English 7 : My hobby unit 1 lesson 1 Getting started

Unit 1: My Hobbies
Lesson 1: Getting started /P.6-7
I. Vocabulary:
1. playing board games: chơi trò chơi trên bàn cờ
2. taking photos : chụp ảnh
3. bird-watching: quan sát chim chóc
4. cycling: đạp xe
5. playing the guitar : chơi đàn ghi-ta
6. gardening : làm vườn
7. cooking : nấu ăn
8. arranging flowers : cắm hoa
9. skating: trượt patin
10. hobby (n): sở thích
11. a piece of cake (idiom) : dễ ợt
12. unusual (adj): khác thường
13. upstairs (adv): ở tầng trên
14. challenging (adj): thử thách
15. mountain climbing (np): leo núi
16. occasion (n): dịp, cơ hội
II. Exercises:
1a. Are the sentences below true (T) or false (F)
T
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.
1. F
=> False (It's on upstairs)

F


2. T
3. F
=> False (Elena's hobby is collecting dolls, but Mi likes collecting glass bottles)
4. F
=> False (They are Elena’s aunt and uncle)
5. T
b. Answer the following questions
1. When does Elena receive dolls from her family members?
2. Are her dolls the same?
3. How does Mi collect bottles?
4. Does Mi think collecting bottles costs much money?
5. Has Nick climbed mountains in other countries?
Answer 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.

2. Listen and repeat:
cycling

cooking

gardening

skating

taking photo

bird-watching

arranging flowers

playing the guitar

playing board games
3. Choose the words/phrases in 2 that match the pictures below.

1. playing board games:chơi trò chơi cờ
2. taking photos : chụp ảnh
3. bird-watching: ngắm chim
4. cycling: đạp xe
5. playing the guitar : chơi dàn ghi-ta
6. gardening : làm vườn
7. cooking : nấu ăn
8. arranging flowers : cắm hoa
9. skating: trượt patin
4. Work in pairs and complete the table below. Do you think the hobbles in 3 are
cheap or expensive, easy or difficult?


Cheap hobbles

Expensive hobbies

-

-

-

-

-

-

Easy hobbies

Difficult hobbies

-

-

-

-

-

-

Answer key:
* Cheap hobbies

playing board games, gardening, bird-watching, collecting old bottles…
* Expensive hobbies
taking photos, cycling, playing the guitar, cooking, arranging flowers, collecting
watches...
* Easy hobbies
playing board games, gardening, bird-watching, collecting old bottles, taking photos...
* Difficult hobbies
playing guitar, cooking, arranging flowers, making short films...