WRITING

LESSON 7

READING

In pairs: What hobbies can you see in the pictures? What are
some popular hobbies in your country?
Hobbies in the pictures

Popular hobbies in
Vietnam

Look at the picture. What are they doing?
Do you often bake cakes in your free time?

recipe (n)

mess (n)

prepare (v)

brownies

relax (v)

Look at the picture and match.
recipe (n)

1

2

3

4

5

prepare (v)
relax (v)
brownies
mess (n)

1. When did Linh start her favorite hobby?

When she was ten.

2. What does the word them in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. chocolate cookies
B. recipes
C. hobbies

3. Where does Linh do it?
In her kitchen

4. When does Linh usually bake?
On the weekends

5. What does baking help Linh do?
It helps her relax.

Writing basic descriptive passages
To write a basic descriptive passage, you should:
1. Start with a topic sentence: tell the readers what your passage is about.
I have a lot of hobbies, but my favorite hobby is taking pictures.
2. Write about 3–5 supporting ideas to explain your topic. You can answer
questions what, when, where, who, how, etc. about the topic to think of ideas to
write about.
I started taking pictures when I was eight years old. I usually take lots of pictures
with my friends and family. I take pictures at the park. I do it on the weekends.
3. End with a concluding sentence: say your main topic again in different words.
I think taking pictures is lots of fun, and I love it.

Unscramble the sentences and then number them (1–5).
A. my/with/swimming/dad./always/go/I

_________________________________________________
I always go swimming with my dad.

B. best./hobbies,/I/many/like/swimming/but/have/I
I_________________________________________________
have many hobbies, but I like swimming best.
C. I/great/think/swimming/a/is/hobby.

I_________________________________________________
think swimming is a great hobby.
D. five/started/old./when/I/years/I/swimming/was
I_________________________________________________
started swimming when I was five years old.
E. swimming/on/the/go/my/pool/near/We/weekends./house/the/at

3
1
5
2

4
_____________________________________________________
We go swimming at the pool near my house on the weekends.

WRAP-UP

Unit 1

FREE TIME
Lesson 7: Reading & Writing
Practice reading for gist and for detail
Learn how to write a descriptive passage

Vocabulary: recipe, prepare, mess, relax , brownies

HOMEWORK

1. Do the reading exercises on page 6 WB.
2. Do the exercises in Tiếng Anh 8 i-Learn Smart
World Notebook on page 10.
3. Prepare the next lesson (page 13 SB)