School: Kim Dong Junior High School
Class: 8/

Date: ___ / ____ /
Period: 1

UNIT 1: FREE TIME
Lesson 1: Vocabulary and Reading (Pages 4 & 5)
1. Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
1.1. Language knowledge/ skills
- learn and use vocabulary for leisure activities.
- practice reading for specific information.
- present their ideas about hobbies.
- improve reading skills.
1.2. Competences
- improve Ss' communication, collaboration, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
1.3. Attributes
- have healthy lifestyles.
- spend free time in a good way.
2. Teaching aids and materials
- Teacher's aids: Student's book and Teacher's book, class CDs, DHA – projector /
interactive whiteboard /TV (if any), PowerPoint slides.
- Students' aids: Student's book, Workbook, Notebook.
3. Procedures
A. Warm up: 5 minutes
a. Objectives: to introduce the topic.
b. Content: Let's talk.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can talk about free time activities based on the title and the picture.
d. Organization
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Content
Let's talk: Look at the title of
the unit and the picture. What
do the girls like doing in their
free time? What do you do in
your free time? How often do
you do it?

- Work in pairs, look at title and
the picture and answer the
questions.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, look
at the title and the picture and
answer the questions (using the
DCR/ PPTs slides).
- Call some pairs to give their
answers.
- Give feedback.

Answer Keys
The girls like taking
pictures in their free
time.

B. New Lesson (35')
1. Pre-Reading (Vocabulary - 15')
a. Objectives: to help Ss improve their vocabulary about leisure activities and their
collocations.
b. Content: tasks a and b.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can learn some new free time activities and the verbs that go with
them.
d. Organization
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Content
Task a: Number the pictures.
Answer Keys:
Listen and repeat.
1. C
- Ask Ss to work in pairs and
- Work with a partner and
2. H
number the pictures (using the
number the pictures.
3. A
DCR).
4. G
- Check Ss' answers around the
- Listen and repeat.
5. B
class.
6. E
- Ask Ss to listen and repeat.
7. D
8. F
Task b: In pairs: Write the
new words into the table and
add more words you know.
Which activities do you do?
- Explain and model the activity. - Work in pairs, writing the new Answer Keys:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs,
words into the table.
writing the new words into the

table.
- Check Ss' answers around the
class.

- Ask Ss to work with their
partner, adding more words they
know.
- Check Ss' answers around the
class.
-Get Ss to ask their partner what
activities they do.
-Pick some Ss to talk about their
partner.

Play …

Go …

Make
…

board
games
handbal
l

rock
climbin
g
jogging
fishing

jewelry

-Work with their partner, adding
more words they know.
- Ask their partner what
activities they do.

2. Pre & While-Reading (Reading – 15')
a. Objectives: to help Ss read for details.
b. Content: tasks a, b, and c.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can read for specific information and know some popular hobbies
of teenagers around the world.
d. Organization:
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Content
Task a: Read the passages.
Circle the name of the person
who prefers indoor activities:
Will, Jess, or Peter.
-Answers:
reading,
- Ask Ss to name some indoor
drawing,
cooking,
activities they know.
playing chess, playing
- Ask Ss to read the passages
- Read the passages, underline
board games, …
and circle the name of the
the evidence and circle the
person who prefers indoor
correct name.
activities according to what they
read.
Answer Keys: Jess
- Pick some Ss to give the
(Passage 2: I like
answer and show the evidence
reading
books,
to justify their answer.
chatting
with
my
- Check Ss' answers.
friends online, and

doing crafts in my
bedroom.)
Task b: Now, read and draw
lines to match the phrases and
the person they describe.

- Ask Ss to read the phrases and
underline the key words.
- Get Ss to scan the text to find
the key words.
- Ask Ss to match the names
with the correct phrases.
- Set the time and monitor the
class.
- Check Ss' answers (using the
DCR).

Task c: Listen and read.
- Play the CD and ask Ss to
listen and read along.
- Pick three Ss to read the three
passages aloud and correct their
pronunciation if necessary.

- Read the phrases and underline
the key words.
- Scan the text to find the key
words.
- Match the names with the
Answer Keys
correct phrases.
Will-likes hanging out
with friends.
Will-doesn't enjoy rock
climbing.
Jess-likes playing
board games.
Jess-hates jogging.
Peter-enjoys designing
clothes.
-Listen and read along.

3. Post – reading (5')
a. Objectives: to help Ss to use the language and information in the real situation.
b. Content: similarity and difference in hobbies of the Ss and people in the passages.
c. Expected outcomes: Ss can compare and contrast their hobbies with those of the people in
the passages.
d. Organization
Teacher's activities
Pair work: Which person

Students' activities

are you most like? How are
you similar? How are you
different?
- Work in pairs to answer the
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to questions.
answer the questions.
- Monitor the class and help
them if necessary.
- Ask some Ss to share their
- Share their ideas.
ideas.
C. Consolidation and homework assignments (5')
- Vocabulary: chat, fishing, hang out, jogging, jewelry, handball, rock
climbing, board games.
- Do exercises in workbook on pages 2 & 3.
- Prepare the next lesson: Lesson 1.2 – Grammar, pages 5 & 6.
- Do the exercises in Tiếng Anh 8 i-Learn Smart World notebook (pages 4 & 5).
5. Reflection
a. What I liked most about this lesson today:
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b. What I learned from this lesson today:
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c. What I should improve for this lesson next time:
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