UNIT 1. MY HOBBIES
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED.
VOCABULARY.
1. (a) hobby /`hɒbi/ : sở thích
2. upstairs /,ʌp`steəz/ (adv): lên, trên (lầu) # downstairs /,daʊn`steəz/ (adv): xuống
3. (a) doll /dɒl/: búp bê
4. (to) collect /kə`lekt/ : sưu tầm, thu thập
5. unusual /ʌn`ju:ʒl/(a): không bình thường,
6. (a) present /`preznt/ : quà tặng
7. (a) occasion /ə`keiʒn/ : dịp, cơ hội
8. It’s a piece of cake: nó là việc (dể dàng)
9. (to) enjoy /in`dʒɔi/ : thích thú
10. mountain /`maʊntin//`maʊntn/ : núi
11. (to) climb /klaim/ : trèo, leo
12. challenging /`t∫ælindʒiŋ/(a): thách đố
13. (to) cost /kɒst/ : giá (cả), tốn kém
14. taking photos /`teikiŋ `fəʊtəʊ/ (n):
chụp ảnh
15. bird /bɜ:d/ - watching (n): ngắm chim
16. (to) skate /skeit/ : trượt patin
17. playing board games: chơi theo nhóm
1. Who are they?
2. Where are they
staying?
2. What are they talking about?
They are Nick,
Elena and Mi
They are staying
in Mi’ house
They are talking about their hobby
Listen and read.
Nick: Hi Mi, welcome to our house!
Elena: Come upstairs! I`ll show 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.
GUESS.
The sentences below true (T) or false (F).
1. Elena`s room is on the first floor.
2. There are a lot of dolls in Elena`s room.
3. Mi has the same hobby as Elena.
4. Elena`s grandparents usually give her dolls.
5. Nick thinks mountain climbing is more
challenging than collecting things.
1. Elena`s room is on the first floor.
2. There are a lot of dolls in Elena`s room.
3. Mi has the same hobby as Elena.
4. Elena`s grandparents usually give her dolls.
5. Nick thinks mountain climbing is more challenging than collecting things.
a. Are the sentences below true (T) or false (F).
F
T
F
F
T
b. Answer the questions.
1. When does Elena receive dolls from her family members?
2. Are her dolls the same?
3. How does Mi collect bottles?
She receives dolls on special occasions.
No, they aren`t.
She keeps the bottle after using them.
4. Does Mi think collecting bottles cost much money?
5. Has Nick climbed mountains in other countries?
No, she doesn`t.
No, he hasn`t.
2. Listen and repeat:
A. cycling
B. arranging flowers
C. taking photos
D. skating
E. cooking
F. playing the guitar
G. bird-watching
H. playing board games
I. gardening
3. Choose the words/ phrases in 2 that match the pictures below. Write them in the spaces.
+ H. playing board games
+ C. taking
photos
+ G. bird-
watching
+ A. cycling
+ F. playing the
guitar
+ I. gardening
+ E. cooking
+ B. arranging
flowers
+ D. skating
1. Cheap hobbies
4. Work in pair and complete the tables below. Do you think the hobbies in 3 are cheap or expensive, easy or difficult.
2. Expensive hobbies
3. Easy hobbies
4. Difficult hobbies
playing board games
bird-watching
taking photos
playing the guitar
drawing
collecting stamps
cycling
gardening
reading book
cooking
arranging flowers
skiing

5. GAME


INTERVIEW
Interviewer: Do you like gardening?
Answerer: No, I don’t/ Yes, I do.
- Learn the lesson
Prepare :
A closer look 1.
Homework
Goodbye