Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent

1. DIY (n)

(do-it-yourself)

/ˌdiːaɪˈwaɪ/

the activity of decorating or repairing your home, or making things for your home yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it for you

hoạt động tự làm ra, sửa chữa hoặc trang trí đồ vật tại nhà

2. knitting kit (n)

/ˈnɪt.ɪŋ kɪt/

a group of tools needed for knitting

bộ dụng cụ đan len

3. dollhouse (n)

/ˈdɒlˌhaʊs/

​a toy that is a very small house, often with furniture and small dolls in it

nhà búp bê

4. make paper flowers (v.phr)

/meɪk 'peɪ.pər 'flaʊərz/

to create flower-like shapes from tissues or crepe paper

làm hoa giấy

5. hang out (v)

/hæŋ aʊt/

to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone

đi chơi

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Ss may lack experience of group / team work.

- Encourage Ss to work in groups so that they can help one another.

- Give short, clear instructions, and help if necessary.

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Asking questions:

- Teacher shows the pictures (PPT slides) to the whole class.

- Teacher ask students to work in pairs and name the activities in the picture.

- Students work in pairs for 3 minutes.

- Teacher elicits answers from students.

- Teacher asks students to guess the topic of the unit/ lesson.

Game: Who knows more?

Suggested answers:

Playing video games, flying kites, reading bo

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Vocabulary pre-teaching

- Teacher explains the meaning of the new vocabulary by pictures.

- Teacher reveals that the words according to the pictures will appear in the reading text and asks students to open their textbo

- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.

New words:

1. knitting kit (n)

2. DIY (n)

3. dollhouse (n)

4. make paper flowers (v.phr)

5. hang out

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 1. Listen and read. (5 mins)

- Teacher asks some questions about the pictures in the textbo

- Teacher plays the recording and asks students to circle the words learnt in the Presentation stage.

- Teacher can play the recording more than once.

- Students listen and read.

The dialogue on page 8

Questions:

- What can you see in each picture?

- What may the hobby be?

Task 2. Read the conversation again and complete the sentences. (5 mins)

- Teacher asks Ss to read the dialogue in more detail and find the information to complete the sentences.

- Teacher asks them how to do this kind of exercise.

Explain the strategies, if necessary (e.g. underlining the

key words in the sentences, predicting the word speech, locating the key words in the text, and then reading that part and choosing the words to fill in the blank).

- Teacher tells them to underline parts of the dialogue that help them with the answers. Set a strict time limit to ensure Ss quickly read the text for information.

- Teacher tells Ss to compare their answers in pairs before sharing them with the class. Teacher asks them to explain their answers.

Suggested answers:

1. knitting kit

2. leisure time

3. other people

4. hang out

5. Sunday

Task 3. Work in pairs. Write the activities from the box under the correct pictures. (6 mins)

- Teacher asks Ss to name the activities shown in the pictures.

- Teacher has Ss work individually to write the words and phrases in the box under the pictures. Have them compare their answers with a partner.

- Teacher invites some Ss to go to the board and write their answers.

- Teacher checks the correct answers as class.

- Teacher has Ss practice saying the word and phrases again.

Answer key:

1. messaging friends

2. co

3. playing sport

4. doing puzzles

5. doing DIY

6. surfing the net

Task 4. Work in pairs. Read the phrases, and guess which activities in 3 are described. (5 mins)

- Teacher has Ss work in pairs and read the key phrases given, then guess the leisure activities.
- Teacher asks for Ss’ answers and confirms the correct ones.
- For a more able class, Teacher has Ss work in groups. Each group writes down some key words and phrases about one or two leisure activities they do or know. Then they read aloud these words/ phrases for the class to guess the activities.

Answer key:

1. doing puzzles

2. doing DIY

3. playing sport

4. messaging friends

5. surfing the net

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 5: Work in groups. Ask one another the question below. Then report your friends’ answers to the class. (10 mins)

- Teacher gives Ss 3 - 5 minutes to do this activity.

- Have Ss work in groups to ask one another the question in the bo

- For a more able class, ask Ss to work in their groups again and brainstorm all the leisure activities they know. After three minutes, the group with the most correct answers wins, and they are invited to share their answers with the whole class.

Question:

If you have some free time this weekend, what will you do?

Suggested outcome:

If I have free time this weekend, I will go to the cinema to see the latest film.