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UNIT 1: HOBBIES
Lesson 1: Getting started – My favourite hobby

I. PROFILE:
- Lesson: Getting started Unit 1, Global Success English 7
- Class size: 30 students of class 7C2 (level B1)
- Duration: 45 minutes
II. ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE:
- Students have already learned some structures to express likes and dislikes from the textbook
English Discovery 6.
- Students have learned some vocabulary related to the topic hobbies.
III. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Gain an overview about the topic Hobbies
- Learn some vocabulary to talk about hobbies
2. Core competence
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Love talking about their hobbies
IV. TEACHING AIDS:
- Grade 7 textbook
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector
V. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS:
- Ss may lack experience of group / team work, T should give short, clear instructions, and help if
necessary.
- There may be a lack of time, T can use backup activities.

VI. PROCEDURES

Teacher’s and students’ activities Contents

WARM-UP (5’):
Activity 1: Ask and answer
Aims: - To help Ss revise the structures they’ve learned.
- To activate Ss’ knowledge on the topic of the unit.
- To set the context for the listening and reading part.
Implementation:
- T asks Ss some questions about hobbies. * Questions
- T reminds ss to use the structures they have - What do you like doing in your free time?
learned from ED book. - Among these things which is one advantage of
- Ss answer the questions individually. creating things?
A. feeling of community
B. decisive thinking
C. stronger muscles
PRESENTATION (10’)
Aims: - To provide Ss with new vocabulary.
- To get Ss well-prepared for the listening and reading task.
- T introduces the vocabulary. VOCABULARY
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- T explains the meaning of the new words. 1. unusual (adj): not normal, not common
- Ss make notes. 2. creativity (n): the ability to produce new ideas
- T reveals that these words will appear in the 3. dollhouse (n): small-scale toy house for dolls
reading text and asks students to open their 4. cardboard (n): thick and stiff paper
textbook to discover further. 5. glue (n): a sticky substance used for joining things
together
6. making models: making a representation of
something
3. PRACTICE (18’)
Activity 2 + Activity 3
Aims: - To check Ss understanding of the new vocabulary.
- To help Ss find specific information from the reading text.
Implementation:
Activity 2: Reading Task 1: LISTEN AND READ
- T asks Ss to look at the pictures in
the book and answer the questions:
- Ss answer the questions individually.
- T plays the recording. Ss listen and read.

+ What can you see in each picture?

- T tells Ss to read the conversation again + What may the hobby be?
and work independently to find the Task 2: READ THE CONVERSATION AGAIN
answers. T reminds Ss to underline the AND WRITE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F). (Ex 2, p.9)
information and correct the false statements. Answer key:
- Ss work independently to find the answers. 1. F (She made it herself.)
- T has Ss compare the answers in pairs before 2. T
checking with the whole class. 3. T
- T checks the answers and gives feedback. 4. T
5. F (Her lesson starts at 8 a.m.)
Activity 3:
Vocabulary checking THE MAZE CHASE GAME
- T checks Ss’ understanding of the new words Write the words and phrases from the box under
with the “Maze Chase” game. the correct pictures.
- Ss move the character to match the words
with the suitable pictures.
- T asks Ss to read aloud the words.
- T checks Ss’ pronunciation and gives
feedback.
(Matching pictures as a backup activity if
there’s not enough time.)

PRODUCTION (10’)
Activity 4: Sorting activities
Activity 5: Making lists
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Aims: - To encourage Ss to cooperate with friends and to put some activities into different categories.
- To activate Ss knowledge of the world.
Implementation:
Activity 4: Answer key:
- T shows Ss some phrases about + doing things: riding a horse, gardening (others:
hobbies and asks Ss to categorise the activities. travelling, skiing, doing yoga, etc.)
- T explains the categories if needed. + making things: making models, building dollhouses
- Ss work in groups, discuss the answers. (others: painting, making pottery, etc.)
- Ss present their answers by using T’s + collecting things: collecting coins, collecting teddy
laptop. bears (others: collecting toys, collecting books, etc.)
Activity 5: - Make a list of the advantages of each
- T randomly puts Ss in groups of 4 or 5. category of hobbies (doing things, creating
- Ss work in groups and make a list. things, collecting things).
CONSOLIDATION (1’)
Aim: To consolidate what Ss have learnt in the lesson.
Implementation:
- T asks Ss to summarise what they have learnt Wrap-up:
in the lesson. - An overview about the topic Hobbies
- SS talk about what they have learned. - Vocabulary to talk about hobbies
HOMEWORK (1’)
Aim: To review the lesson and prepare for the next lesson.
Implementation:
- Continue working on the list of the advantages of doing things, creating things, collecting
things and prepare to present their group’s opinions in the next lesson.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for Lesson 2 - A closer look 1
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Hello lovely students! So how have you been? What have you been up to during the summer? Do you have
any favourite activity or just do nothing? Wake up, be awesome and go back to sleep?
Son, what have you been doing these days?
So let’s start the very first lesson of our school year, which is unit 1. But before we actually take part in any
learning activities, I’d like you to share with me and your classmates what you do for pleasure? What do you
like doing in your free time?
Now before you answer my questions, let’s revise the structures we learnt last year to talk about leisure
activities.
- Thank you for sharing your pastimes with us. Mine are mainly internet related hobbies, so watching
youtube shorts, shopping online, surfing facebook… I could go on if you’d like a few more. But honestly,
my fave is kicking back, being a couch potato.
Anyway, any of you enjoys creating things? So the second question I wanna ask you is among these options,
which is one advantage of creating things?
Is it A…
I’ll leave the answer till the end of the lesson, so please stay tunned.
In this lesson, I’m gonna show you some cool phrases to talk about your free time activities.

1) The first word for today’s lesson is unusual. Take a look at the picture. What do you think of the
house here? Is it normal or different from a common house? Everything is upside down, so we can
use unusual to describe the house by saying: “”
Perhaps you’re more familiar with the word “usually” which refers to something that happens ordinarily or
normally. So usual means normal. The prefix “un” means not, making the new word means the opposite of
the original. Now let’s think of some other adjectives that can also form the opposite one by adding prefix
“un”: unhappy, unhealthy…
2) as you can see creativity is a noun, anyone knows what verb it comes from? Yes, create, I actually
use this verb in the question I ask you at the beginning of the lesson. And it means to make new
things.

So the literal meaning of creativity is the ability to make produce new ideas. So next time, when you see this
kind of sentence in your exam, I bet you’ll know how to answer it.

Keywords to underline are usually nouns, verbs, and most of the time you can forget about articles and
prepositions. The most important strategy is to identify the focus of the questions.

I think there are probably three common types of hobbies, there could be more. First type is hobbies that
involve physical activities, or cited in your textbook as Doing things. Next is creative activities, well I’m
thinking about painting, maybe knitting or some similar handcraft work. The last category is collecting
things or collections. This is gonna be a little bit tricky, so I need everyone’s concentration.
We’ve been talking a lot about hobbies, but what are the benefits of having a hobby? And it brings us right
back to the question I ask you at the beginning of the lesson. I think now it’s the good time to reveal the
answer.