LESSON 8

WRITING

SPEAKING

Building models
When I was ten
My little brother
In our living room at home
After school and on the weekends
Building models is interesting and fun.

Practice with your partner.

Questions

Answer

What's your favorite hobby?

My favorite hobby is building

When did you start it?

When I was ten years old.

Do you do it by yourself or with
someone? Who?

I often build models with my little brother.

Do you do it by yourself or with
someone? Who?

We build models in our living room at home
after school and on the weekends.
I think building models is interesting and
fun.

What do you think about it?

Practice with your own idea.

Questions
What's your favorite hobby?

Answer
My favorite hobby is ______.

When did you start it?

When I was ______________.

Do you do it by yourself or with
someone? Who?

_______________________________.

Where and when do you often
do it?
What do you think about it?

________________________________
I think ____________________________

Linda's hobby
Read about Linda's hobby
and answer the question.

1. What is Linda's
hobby?
cooking
2. When did she start it?
When she was 8.
3. How does she think about
her hobby?

Cooking is my favorite hobby. My grandmother taught me
how to cook my first dish when I was 8. My family enjoyed
it so much so that is when I started this hobby. Some
people say cooking is a waste of time but I find this hobby
very interesting and meaningful. I really love trying new
food and cooking for my family. The feeling of making my
family happy with my food is amazing. I often collect
recipes from my mother and my grandmother. Sometimes
I also get recipes from the internet. Then I write them in a

It's interesting and meaningful. notebook. I hope I will become a good chef and have my
own cookery book in the future.

Write a simple passage about the hobby you
discussed. Write 80 to 100 words.

1. What is your favorite hobby?
2. When did you start it?
3. Who do you often do it with?
4. Where do you often do it?
5. When do you usually do it?
6. What do you think about that hobby?

In pairs: answer the questions.
a) How many parts are there in a basic descriptive passage?
There are three parts: a topic sentence, supporting ideas, and a
concluding sentence.
b) What is the function of each part?
The topic sentence: tell the readers what your passage is about.
Supporting ideas: explain the topic by answering questions what,
when, where, who, how, etc. about the topic.
The concluding sentence: say your main topic again in different
words

Write a simple passage about the hobby you discussed.
Write 80 to 100 words.
Building models
When I was ten
My little brother
In our living room at home
After school and on the weekends
After school and on the weekends

Sample Answer
I have a lot of hobbies, but my favorite hobby is building models.
I started building models when I was ten years old. My uncle taught
me how to build a big model airplane, and we painted it red. It was
very fun! Now, I often build models with my little brother. He really
likes model cars, but I like building model planes. We always build
models in our living room. We usually build models after school and on the
weekends. I think building models is interesting, and I love building models.

WRAP-UP
Unit 1

FREE TIME
Lesson 8: Speaking & Writing
Speaking : Talking about your favorite hobby.
Writing
Writing a basic descriptive passage about your
favorite hobby.

HOMEWORK
1. Do the writing exercises on page 7 WB.
2. Do the exercises in Tiếng Anh 8 i-Learn Smart
World Notebook on page 11.
3. Prepare the next lesson (pages 14 & 15 SB)