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HOBBIES
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

READING

Uni
Gardening
as a hobby
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SPEAKING
Benefits of hobbies

WARM-UP
WRITE ABOUT HOBBIES

WARM-UP
WRITE ABOUT HOBBIES
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READING BOOKS
PLAYING GAMES
GARDENING
TRAVELLING
HORSE RIDING
….

PRE-READING

1 Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the questions below.
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. What are they doing?
3. In your opinion, what is good about

gardening?

Vocabulary

outdoor (adj)
/ˈaʊtdɔː(r)/
ngoài trời

Vocabulary

patient (adj)
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
kiên nhẫn

Vocabulary

responsibility (n)
/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
trách nhiệm

Vocabulary

maturity (n)
/məˈtjʊərəti/
sự trưởng thành

Vocabulary

valuable (adj)
/ˈvæljuəbl/
quý giá, quan trọng,
hữu ích

Vocabulary
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. outdoor (adj)

/ˈaʊtdɔː(r)/

ngoài trời

2. patient (adj)

/ˈpeɪʃnt/

kiên nhẫn

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

trách nhiệm

4. maturity (adj)

/ məˈtjʊərəti/

sự trưởng thành

5. valuable (adj)

/ˈvæljuəbl/

quý giá, quan trọng,
hữu ích

3. responsibility (n)

READING

2

Read the text about gardening. Match each word in column A with its
definition in column B.

People divide hobbies into four big groups: doing things, making things, collecting
things, and learning things. Gardening belongs to the most popular group - doing things.
Gardening is one of the oldest outdoor activities. It has something for everyone, even for
children. Gardening teaches children about flowers, fruits, and vegetables. They can
also learn about insects and bugs. When gardening, children learn to be patient and
take on responsibility. They learn to wait for the plants to grow to maturity And if they
don't water their plants, their plants will die. This teaches them valuable lessons about
responsibility.
Gardening is also good because everyone in the family can join in and do something
together. My mum and I love gardening. We usually spend an hour a day in our garden.
It really makes us happy, and we love spending time together.

WHILE-READING
the text about gardening. Match each word in column A with its
2 Read
definition in column B.

1. b
2. e
3. c
4. a
5. d

WHILE-READING

3

Read the text again. Complete each sentence with no more than
THREE words.

things
1. Gardening belongs to the group doing
of _______________.
insects and bugs
2. Gardening teaches children about flowers, fruits, vegetables,
_______________.

patient

join in and responsible.
3. Gardening makes children become ______________
an hour
4. It is an activity that everyone in the family can
______________.
5. The author and her mother usually garden for ______________ a day.

PRE-SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Match each hobby with its benefit(s). One hobby may have
more than one benefit.

1. Develop sth (v) : phát triển
2. Help sb/sth do sth (v) : giúp ai /
cái gì làm điều gì
3. Reduce sth (v) : giảm/ cắt giảm
cái gì
4. Make sb (adj) : làm ai đó cảm
thấy như thế nào

PRE-SPEAKING

4

Work in pairs. Match each hobby with its benefit(s). One hobby may have
more than one benefit.

1. c, d
2. b, c
3. a, c, d, e

WHILE-SPEAKING

5

Work in groups. Ask one another the following questions. Then present
your partners' answers to the class.

1. What is your favourite hobby?
2. What are its benefits?
Example:
My friend Mi's favourite hobby
is
collecting stamps. It helps her
be more patient.

POST-READING & SPEAKING

Let's give comments for
your friends and vote for
the most interesting and
informative presentation.

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

READING

SPEAKING

Gardening as a hobby

Benefits of hobbies

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK
 Write down your opinions about
carving eggshells.
 Search for more information about
this unique hobby.

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