Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Hobby Talk
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about hobbies and get ready to use the question 'What do you enjoy doing?'.
b) Content
T asks Ss to think about one thing they enjoy doing in their free time and to answer the question 'What do you enjoy doing?' with a partner. Ss then share one answer with the class.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss give at least one short answer in the form 'I enjoy + V-ing' (for example, 'I enjoy reading'). T writes the title 'Hobbies' on the board as the unit topic.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T writes the question 'What do you enjoy doing?' on the board and says: 'Think about your free time. What do you enjoy doing?' T gives 1 minute to think.
Students
Ss listen and think silently about their own free-time activity.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to turn to a partner and ask the question. T walks around and listens to pairs.
Students
Ss ask and answer in pairs. Possible answers: 'I enjoy reading.', 'I enjoy playing football.', 'I enjoy listening to music.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3–4 Ss to share their partner's answer, for example: 'Minh enjoys drawing.'
Students
Ss report what their partner enjoys doing. Other Ss listen and repeat the answer.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T says: 'Today we talk about hobbies. A hobby is an activity you enjoy in your free time.' T writes the title 'Unit 1: Hobbies – Getting Started' on the board.
Students
Ss copy the title into their notebooks and note the new topic.