ENGLISH 7
Unit 1: My hobbies
Lesson 1: Getting started
My favourite hobby
1. Listen and read.
Nick: Hi Mi, welcome to our house!
Elena: Come upstairs! I’ll show you my room.
Mi: Wow! You have so many dolls.
Elena: Yes. My hobby is collecting dolls. Do you have a hobby?

Mi: I like collecting glass bottles.
Elena: Really? That’s very unusual. Is it expensive?
Mi: Not at all, I just keep the bottles after we use them. What about doll collecting? Is it expensive?
Elena: I guess so, but all of my dolls are presents. My parents, and my aunt and uncle always give me dolls on special occasions.
Mi: Your dolls are all very different.
Elena: Yes, they’re from all over the world!
Nick: I don’t know why girls collect things. It’s a piece of cake.
Mi: Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick?
Nick: Yes, I enjoy mountain climbing.
Mi: But Nick, there are no mountains around here!
Nick: I know. I’m in a mountain climbing club. We travel to mountains around Viet Nam. In the future, I’ll climb mountains in other countries too.
b. Answer the following questions.
1. When does Elena receive dools from her family members?
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2. Are her dolls the same?
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3. How does Mi collect bottles?
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4. Does Mi think collecting bottles costs much money?
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5. Has Nick climbed mountains in other countries?
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She receives dolls on special occasions.
No, they aren’t.
She keeps the bottles after using them.
No, he doesn’t.
No, he hasn’t.
2. Listen and repeat.
Vocabulary:
Cycling : đạp xe
Taking photos : chụp hình
Cooking : náu nướng
Bird-watching : ngắm chim
Gardening : làm vườn
Arraning flowers : sắp xép hoa
Skating : trượt bang
Play the guitar : chơi đàn ghita
Play board games : trò chơi họi đòng quản trị
Listen and repeat
3. Choose the words/ phrases in 2 that match the pictures below.
Write them in the spaces.
1......................
2…………………............
3…………………………
4…………………
5…………………............
6………………
skating
playing board games
taking photos
cycling
playing the guitar
gardening
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8………………………….
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bird-watching
cooking
arranging flower
4. Work in pairs and complete the tables below. Do you think the hobbies in 3
are cheap or expensive, easy or difficult?
Can you add some other hobbies to the lists?
Can you add some other hobbies to the lists?