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making models

building dollhouses

reading books

riding a horse

painting

playing football

collecting coins

gardening

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HOBBIES
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

Uni
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HOBBIES

KNOWLEDGE FORMATION ACTIVITIES
*Some verbs of liking and disliking (in descending order of preference)

love
like
enjoy
dislike
hate
detest

KNOWLEDGE FORMATION ACTIVITIES
*The structure of verbs of liking and disliking
We often use the –ing form after verbs of
liking and disliking.

VERBS OF LIKING + V-ING
 Examples: I like going to the cinema.
She hates cleaning the floors.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
and read the dialogue below. Pay attention to the questions and
1 Listen
answers.

Mi: Do you like reading books?
Ann: Yes, very much, especially books
about science.
Mi: What about painting? Do you like it?
Ann: No, I don't. I'm not interested in art.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES

2

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what you like and don't
like doing.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
Vy: Do you like___________?
Minh: Yes, I love it. I love ______ .
Vy: What about________? Do you like it?
Minh: No, I don't. I'm not into it.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
Vy: Do you like playing football?
Minh: Yes, I love it. I love playing football with
my friends every Sunday.
Vy: What about reading books? Do you like it?
Minh: No, I don't. I'm not into it.

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES

3 Answer the questions. Fill in column A with your answers.

Answer the questions. Fill in column A with your
answers.
Questions
A
How much free time do you have a
day?
What do you like doing every day?

I have about
4 hoursaaday.
day
about...........
like……….every
watching movies
IIlike
day every day.

What do you not like doing?

don'tlike…….
like running.
IIdon't

What do you love doing in the
summer?

like…..in
swimming
in the summer.
IIlike
the summer

What do you love doing in the
winter?

I like ……in
playing
game
in the winter.
the
winter

PRACTICE ACTIVITIES

4

Now interview your friend, using the questions in Task 3. Write his / her
answers in column B.

3 hours a day
Listening to music
Getting up early
Eating ice cream
Slepping

PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES

5 Compare your answers with your friend's. Then present them to the class.
Example:
I have 4 hours of free time a day, but my
friend Lan has only about 1 hour. I like
watching movies every day, and Lan likes it
too. I don't like running, but Lan does.

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

 revise the lexical items related to the topic
Hobbies
 talk about your best friend's hobbies
 prepare the next lesson: Skills 1