WARM-UP

Game: Who is smarter and faster?
Rules of the game:

- 2 teams have 1 minute to look at a set of 8 pictures about
hobbies.
- Members of each team take turns running to the board and
writing down as many words describing the pictures as
possible in 2 minutes.
- The team that has more correct answers with the least
running time will win.

making models

building dollhouses

reading books

riding a horse

painting

playing football

collecting coins

gardening

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HOBBIES
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

Uni
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HOBBIES

KNOWLEDGE FORMATION ACTIVITIES
*Some verbs of liking and disliking (in descending order of preference)

love
like
enjoy
dislike
hate
detest

KNOWLEDGE FORMATION ACTIVITIES
*The structure of verbs of liking and disliking
We often use the –ing form after verbs of
liking and disliking.

VERBS OF LIKING + V-ING
 Examples: I like going to the cinema.
She hates cleaning the floors.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
and read the dialogue below. Pay attention to the questions and
1 Listen
answers.

Mi: Do you like reading books?
Ann: Yes, very much, especially books
about science.
Mi: What about painting? Do you like it?
Ann: No, I don't. I'm not interested in art.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES

2

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what you like and don't
like doing.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
Vy: Do you like playing football?
Minh: Yes, I love it. I love playing football with
my friends every Sunday.
Vy: What about reading books? Do you like it?
Minh: No, I don't. I'm not into it.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
Vy: Do you like___________?
Minh: Yes, I love it. I love ______
(reasons)
Vy: What about________? Do you like it?
Minh: No, I don't. I'm not into it.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES

3 Answer the questions. Fill in column A with your answers.

Answer the questions. Fill in column A with your
answers.
Questions
A
How much free time do you have a
day?
What do you like doing every day?

The amount of free time per day I
haveamount
is 1 hour.
The
of free time per day
I like watching
movies
every
Thing(s)
I like doing
every
dayday.

What do you not like doing?

I don't like
running.
Thing(s)
I don't
like doing

What do you love doing in the
summer?

Thing(s)
I like doing
in the
summer
I like swimming
in the
summer.

What do you love doing in the
winter?

Thing(s)
I like iceIskating
like doing
in the
in the
winter.
winter

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES

4

Now interview your friend, using the questions in Task 3. Write his / her
answers in column B.

Now interview your friend, using the questions
above. Write his / her answers in column B.
Questions

B

How much free time do you have a
day?

The amount of free time per day

What do you like doing every day?

Thing(s) you like doing every day

What do you not like doing?

Thing(s) I don't like doing

What do you love doing in the
summer?

Thing(s) I like doing in the summer

What do you love doing in the
winter?

Thing(s) I like doing in the winter

PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES

5 Compare your answers with your friend's. Then present them to the class.
Example:
I have one hour of free time a day, but my
friend Lan has only about 30 minutes. I like
listening to music every day, and Lan likes it
too. I don't like exercising, but Lan does.

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, we have learnt how to:
 talk about likes and dislikes
 ask and answer questions about hobbies

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

 revise the lexical items related to the topic
Hobbies
 talk about your best friend's hobbies
 prepare the next lesson: Skills 1