WARM-UP
What will you mention when you talk about someone's hobby?

 Name of the hobby
 The time he / she started the hobby
 His / Her feeling about the hobby
 His / Her future plan about the hobby

Unit 1 HOBBIES
LESSON 6: SKILL 1
LISTENING
WRITING

* Vocabulary
- decorate (v) /ˈdekəreɪt/: trang trí
- benefit (n) /ˈbenɪfɪt/ :
lợi ích

I. LISTENING

1 Look at the picture.
 What hobby is it?

 In the picture, I can see two girls. They build
a dollhouse. In my opinion, their hobby is
building dollhouse

 Do you think it is a good hobby?
Why or why not?

 Because it develops your creativity. It also
makes you more patient.

I. LISTENING

2

Listen to an interview about Trang's hobby. Fill in each blank in the
mind map with one word or number.
three

dollhouses

cousin

house
creative

cloth

Audio script
Lan: Today we'll talk about hobbies. I know that your hobby is building dollhouses. It's
quite unusual, isn't it?
Trang: Not really. A lot of girls like it.
Lan: When did you start doing this?
Trang: Three years ago. I read an article about building dollhouses. I loved the idea right
away.
Lan: Do any of your friends or relatives build dollhouses too?
Trang: Yes, my cousin Mi loves building them too.
Lan: Is it hard to build a dollhouse?
Trang: No, it isn't. I use cardboard and glue to build the house and make the furniture.
Then I make the dolls from cloth. Finally, I decorate the house.
Lan: What are the benefits of the hobby?
Trang: Well, I'm more patient and creative now.

II. WRITING

3

What is your hobby? Fill in the blanks below.

Arranging flowers

3 years

my mom

flowers, vase, scissors
develop creativity, to be more patient.

II. WRITING
* Example:
1. My hobby: Arranging flowers
2. Started: 3 years ago
3. I share my hobby with: my mom
4. To do my hobby I need: flowers, vase, scissors
5. Benefits: develop creativity, to be more patient.

II. WRITING

4

Now write a paragraph of about 70 words about your hobby. Use the
notes in Task 3. Start your paragraph as shown below.

My hobby is

___________________________________

___________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________

II. WRITING

44 Now write a paragraph of about 70 words about your hobby. Use the
notes in Task 3. Start your paragraph as shown below.
My hobby is arranging flowers. I started
this hobby 3 years ago. I share my hobby
with my mom. We often arrange flowers at
weekend. To arrange flowers, I need
flowers, vase and scissors. When I
arranging flowers, I feel happy. It helps me
to develop my creativity and to be more
patient.

* PRODUCTION

CLASS GALLERY
Students can:
 go and see others' work
 give comments to one another

* CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, we have learnt to:
 listen for specific information about Trang's
hobby
 write a passage about her hobbies

* CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

Prepare for the next lesson: Looking back & Project