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Ss activate their prior knowledge of leisure activities and the gerund forms they already know, and understand the aim of the lesson.

Ss walk around the class and ask at least three classmates the question 'What do you enjoy doing in your leisure time?' and write down the answers. Then they report one interesting answer to the class, for example 'Minh enjoys playing badminton on Sunday mornings.'

A list of at least five leisure activities written in V-ing form, such as reading, cooking, playing chess, cycling and drawing, and one or two sentences reported to the class.

Ss review the verb patterns in the language retrieval section and identify which verbs take V-ing and which can take either V-ing or to-infinitive when talking about general preferences.

Ss look at the rules on the board and complete a 'Spot the mistake' task. They decide whether each sentence is correct. Key points: enjoy, fancy and dislike take V-ing; like, love, hate and prefer can take V-ing or to-infinitive, but this unit prefers V-ing for general preferences; be keen on, be fond of and be crazy about take V-ing; after on, of and about use gerunds; do not write 'enjoy to make'.
Sentences for the task:

1. I enjoy to make small models. (incorrect)
2. She is fond of knitting. (correct)
3. We prefer walking to sitting indoors. (correct)
4. He is keen on play football. (incorrect)
5. Lan dislikes waiting for slow games. (correct)
6. They talk about to go camping. (incorrect)

Ss can write the rules in their notebooks and correct the incorrect sentences:

1. I enjoy making small models.
2. He is keen on playing football.
3. They talk about going camping.
   Key rule: enjoy, fancy, dislike, be keen on, be fond of and gerunds after on, of and about take V-ing; like, love, hate and prefer take V-ing in this unit for general preferences.

Ss recall the meanings of the six topic words, give a real-life use for each word, and identify the main ideas in the language model.

Ss do a 'cover and recall' task: they look at the words and meanings, cover the meanings, and try to remember them. Then they make a mind map with the centre 'Leisure time' and write real-life sentences for three of the words. Finally, Ss read the model paragraph and find the main ideas:

• leisure: thời gian rảnh
• be keen on: say mê
• be fond of: yêu thích
• hang out: gặp gỡ, đi chơi
• craft kit: bộ dụng cụ thủ công
• balance: sự cân bằng
  Model paragraph: 'I enjoy making small models in my leisure time. I usually work with recycled cardboard on Saturday afternoons. ... A balanced timetable makes my free time more enjoyable.'

A mind map with 'Leisure time' in the centre and at least three real-life sentences, for example: 'Leisure time helps me relax.' / 'I am keen on making models.' / 'A craft kit contains paper and glue.' The model paragraph is summarised as: the speaker's hobby (making models), when (Saturday afternoons), how (plan, cut, join), benefit (more patient), and a balanced timetable.

Ss practise choosing and writing the correct V-ing form in sentences about leisure time, and use the topic vocabulary accurately.

Ss complete Worksheet 1 in pairs. Ss work with the gap-fill items and the vocabulary matching item.
Exercise 1: Nam enjoys ______ (draw) after school.
Exercise 2: My sister is fond of ______ (knit).
Exercise 3: We prefer ______ (walk) to sitting indoors.
Exercise 4: Lan dislikes ______ (wait) for slow games.
Exercise 5: Match each word with its meaning: leisure, be keen on, be fond of, hang out, craft kit, balance.
Then Ss check the NeoEdu interactive exercises as a quick self-check.

Answers to Worksheet 1:

1. drawing
2. knitting
3. walking
4. waiting
5. leisure – thời gian rảnh; be keen on – say mê; be fond of – yêu thích; hang out – gặp gỡ, đi chơi; craft kit – bộ dụng cụ thủ công; balance – sự cân bằng.
   Ss also write one corrected sentence for each wrong item they made during the activity.

Ss use the target grammar and vocabulary to talk about their own leisure time in a new context and give a short personal example.

Ss work in pairs. Each S speaks for about 60 seconds about a hobby, using at least two V-ing patterns (enjoy, be keen on, prefer) and two topic words. Partners listen and give one compliment and one suggestion. Then each S writes four sentences for homework: 'Mai enjoys making paper birds. She likes to read before bed.' is an example of a corrected model. Ss then produce a new example using the target grammar and explain why it is correct.

A 60-second spoken summary and four written sentences, for example:

• I enjoy drawing pictures on weekends.
• I am keen on cooking with my mother.
• I prefer walking to sitting indoors.
• A balanced timetable helps me enjoy my free time.
  Each pair completes a self-check with one language strength and one next step.