Unit

LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

Unit

HOBBIES

1

SPEAKING

Benefits of hobbies

Bùi Thi Chín

Tien Lu secondary school

READING

Gardening as a hobby
WARM-UP

List out as many hobbies that you know as possible in 1 minute.
PRE-READING

Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss the questions below.

1

_1. What can you see in the picture? 2. In your opinion, what is good about gardening? _
Read the text about gardening. Match each word in column A with its definition in column B.

2

WHILE-READING

1. b

2. e

3. c

4. a

5. d
outdoor (adj)

ngoài trời

/ˈaʊtdɔː(r)/

Vocabulary
patient (adj)

kiên nhẫn

/ˈpeɪʃnt/

Vocabulary
responsibility (n)

trách nhiệm

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

Vocabulary
maturity (n)

sự trưởng thành

/məˈtjʊərəti/

Vocabulary
valuable (adj)

quý giá, quan trọng, hữu ích

/ˈvæljuəbl/

Vocabulary
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning
1. outdoor (adj)

/ˈaʊtdɔː(r)/

ngoài trời
2. patient (adj)

/ˈpeɪʃnt/

kiên nhẫn
3. responsibility (n)

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

trách nhiệm
4. maturity (adj)

/ məˈtjʊərəti/

sự trưởng thành
5. valuable (adj)

/ˈvæljuəbl/

quý giá, quan trọng,

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

3

WHILE-READING

1. Gardening belongs to the group of _______________. 2. Gardening teaches children about flowers, fruits, vegetables, ___________. 3. Gardening makes children become ______________ and responsible. 4. It is an activity that everyone in the family can ______________. 5. The author and her mother usually garden for ______________ a day.

doing things

insects and bugs

patient

join in

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

4

PRE-SPEAKING

1. c, d

2. b, c

3. a, c, d, e
Work in groups. Ask one another the following questions. Then present your partners' answers to the class.

5

WHILE-SPEAKING

1. What is your favorite hobby?

2. What are its benefits? _Example_: My friend Mi's favorite 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.
WRAP-UP

1

CONSOLIDATION

READING

SPEAKING

Gardening as a hobby

Benefits of hobbies
HOMEWORK

2

CONSOLIDATION

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