WELCOME TO OUR ENGLISH CLASS
UNIT 1: LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Period 1: Getting started
ENGLISH 8
I.VOCABULARY








Pet training
Craft kit
Savings










Wool
Button
Bead










Leisure activities
II. CONTENTS
Activity 1: Listen and read
It`s right up my street!
Mai: Check out this book, Phuc. `My Mini Guide to Dog Training`.
Phuc: Sounds great! Max`ll like it too. Last weekend we learnt some tricks. I love to watch him. It`s so much fun... Have you found your craft kit?
Mai: Yes, I`ve found this one. It`s got everything: beads, stickers, wool, buttons... I don`t know, it`ll take all my savings.
Phuc: But it`s right up your street! Nick, what`s that?
Nick: It`s a CD of Vietnamese folk songs. I`ll listen to it tonight.
Mai: And you`ll be able to improve your Vietnamese!
Nick: Ha ha, not sure about that. But I think I`ll enjoy listening to the melodies.
Phuc: Look at the language website I sent you. It`ll help you learn Vietnamese more easily.
Nick: Yes, I liked reading Doraemon comics while was learning Japanese.
Phuc: Stop reading comics! I`ll bring you my favourite short story this Sunday when we play football.
Mai: Sorry but we have to hurry. Mum and dad are waiting. We need to buy some tools to build a new house for Max this weekend.



Circle the correct answer
1. Phuc, Mai, and Nick are in a ………….
A. Library B. bookstore C. sports club.
2. Phuc is looking for a ………………
A. Book B. dog C. craft kit.
3. Max is Phuc’s ………………
A. Cat B. goldfish C. dog.
4. Mai has found a ………………….. for herself.
 A. book B. CD C. craft kit 
5. Nick’s CD is of folk ………………
A. Music B. pop music C. rock music.
6. Nick is trying to learn ……………….
A. Vietnamese B. Japanese C. English.


b. Which leisure activities do you think Phuc , Mai, and Nick have? Tick (✓) the boxes . Then find the information from the conversation to explain your choice.


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c. Answer the questions
1. What does Mai mean when she says “ Check out this book” ?
In Cambridge dictionary:
Check out sth (= pay for sth) : to take the items you have bought in a large store, to an area where you pay for them
Check out sth (= examine sth) : to examine sth or visit a place in order to learn about it
Check out sth (= get book) : to borrow a book or sth else from a library (= a place with a collection of books, music, etc,..)
- Check out sth (= decide if true) : (of information) to seem to be true because it agrees with other information, or to discover whether information agrees with other information and is therefore likely to be true
Check out something means to examine sth or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is suitable (or true, or safe )
Check out this book means to examine this book or get more information about this book in order to be certain that this book is suitable or true or safe
2. What does Phuc mean when he says “ It’s right up your street ” ?
Right up someone’s street : is an idiom
Ideally suited to one’s interests
(In Macmillan Dictionary) Exactly the type of thing that someone is interested in or is good at doing
 It’s right up your street means the type of thing that you are interested in or that you enjoy doing
Activity 2: Find words/ phrases in the box to describe the photos. Then listen to check your answers.
Playing beach games
Playing football
Playing computer games
Making crafts
Texting
Visiting museums
Doing DIY
Activity 3: Complete the following sentences with the words in the box. In some cases, more than one answer can be relevant.

You do leisure activities in your free time and they make you feel _______________.
2. You can do _______________ activities such as yoga, or _______________ ones such as mountain biking or skateboarding.
3. Hobbies such as making crafts or collecting things are _______________.
4. You can surf the Internet but some people say this is _______________.
5. You can spend time with family and friends, or become a volunteer for the community. This will make you feel _______________.
good
relaxing
fun
satisfied
exciting
boring
Activity 4: Game : Names leisure activities
Playing beach games
Playing computer games
Texting
Visiting museums
Doing DIY
Making crafts
Collecting stamps
Surf the Internet
Mountain biking
Skateboarding
Yoga
5. Homework : - Learn vocabularies by heart
- B1,2,3,4,5 in workbook
- Prepare the next lesson : A closer look 1
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