Period 79
Date of preparation: 21/02/09
Date of teaching: 23/ 02/09
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part A: reading

I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- develop their reading skills such as guessing the meaning of words in context and scanning for
specific ideas
- use the information they have read to discuss the related topic
II. Skills: Reading and speaking
III. Teaching aids: textbook, pictures
IV. Procedure:
Time
Teacher’s activities
Content
Students’ activities


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5’









1’


- ask Ss to do the task







- ask Ss to look at the
pictures and give name
hobby to each picture



- introduce vocabulary









- read new words and ask Ss to repeat word by word.





- ask Ss to do the task individually then compare the answers with a partner.
- call some Ss to give the answers








- ask Ss to read the text individually in 5’.



- ask Ss to read the statements then read the text to decide wether they are true or false.
- get Ss compare the answers with a friend.
- ask some Ss to give answers and explain their answers
- give correct answers







- ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer the questions.
- call some couples to present
- gives suggested answers












- ask Ss to work in groups to take turn to talk about hobbies.
- call the leader of each group to speak in front of the class.
- comment


- assign homework

Warm up
Chatting
- What do you do in your free time?
- List the things people often do in their free time
( playing sports, reading books, listening to music, playing chess, …)
Pre-reading
I. Talk about the pictures on page 146
They are some hobbies: collecting stamps, fishing, keeping fish, playing chess, swimming, playing the guitar

II. Vocabulary
1. tune (n) [tju:n] giai điệu
2. one in a while = occasionally
3. tank (n) [tæηk] thùng, két, bể
4. accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t] tài năng; hoàn hảo
5. accompany (v) đệm đàn
6. modest [`mɔdist] vừa phải, phải chăng
7. avid (a) [`ævid] Say mê, khao khát
8. discarded (a) bị vứt bỏ
9. indulge in (vin`dʌldʒ] đam mê vào việc gì đó
10. keep me occupied làm cho tôi bận rộn lên
II. Reading the new words



III. Checking vocabulary: match the word in A with its synonym in B

A
B

1. accomplished
2. accompanying
3. modest
4. avid
5. discarded
6. indulge in
7. keep me occupied
a. humble, unassuming
b. allow oneself the pleasure of
c. keep me busy
d. going with a singer, using a musical instrument.
e. well-trained, skilled
f. thrown away
g. eager

Keys: 1-e, 2-d, 3-a, 4-g, 5-f, 6-b, 7-c

While-reading
* Reading the text


* Task 1: Read the following statements and decide wether they are True or False
1. The writer’s first hobby is keeping fish.
2. He admires his uncle because his uncle is an accomplished guitarist and he’s good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
3. He collected the fish from the shop and the rice field near his house.
4. He keeps the more common stamps and throws the less common away.
Answers:
F
T
F
F

* Task 2:
Answers:
1. The writer’s hobby is playing the guitar
2. No, he isn’t (his uncle is)
3. Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s good at