Unit 1: Leisure Time | Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) | Unit 1: Leisure Time - Lớp 8 - Global Success & Bộ Giáo Dục - Đào Tạo

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   THIS UNIT INCLUDES: 
   Vocabulary

• Leisure activities
• Expressions about likes and dislikes 

   Pronunciation
   Sounds: /ʊ/ and /u:/

   Grammar

• Verbs of liking/disliking + gerunds
• Verbs of liking/dislikind+ to-infinitive

   Skills

• Reading about leisure activities with family
• Talking about leisure activities with family
• Listening about leisure activities with friends
• Writing an email about leisure activities with friends

   Everyday English
   Inviting and accepting invitations

👉 GETTING STARTED

   I'm keen on doing DIY (do-it-yourself)

1. Listen and read.
   Tom: Hi, Trang. Suprised to see you. What brings you here?
   Trang: Oh, hello Tom. I'm looking for a knitting kit.
   Tom: A knitting kit? I didn't know you like knitting.
   Trang: Actually, I'm keen onmany DIY activities. In my leisure time, I love knitting, building dollhouses, and making paper flowers.
   Tom: I see. So, you like speding on time on your own.
   Trang: Yeah. What do you do in your free time?
   Tom: I'm a bit different. I usually hang out with my friends. We go to the cinema, go cycling, or play sport in the park.
   Trang: You love spending free time with other people, don't you?
   Tom: That's right. By the way, would you like to to go the cinema with me and Mark this Sunday? There's a new comedy at New World Cinema.
   Trang: Yes, I'd love to. Can I ask Mai to join us?
   Tom: Sure. Let's meet outside the cinema at 9 a.m.
   
   
   
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2. Read the conversation again and compete the sentences.
   1. Trang is looking for a ______.
   2. She likes doing DIY in her _____.
   3. Tome loves spending his free time with _____.
   4. Tome and his friends usually _____ together.
   5. Tom, Mark, Trang and Mai are going to see a comedy with _____.
   
   
   
   
3. Work in pairs. Write the activities from the box under the correct picture.
   doing DIY                    cooking
   doing puzzles              playing sport
   surfing the net             messaging friends
   
4. Work in pairs. Read the word and phrases, and guess which activities in '3' are decribed.
   1. improve memory, a mental exercise
   2. save money, increasing creativity
   3. improve physical health, make friends
   4. keep in touch, relaxation
   5. learn something about IT, computer skills
5. Work in group. Ask one another the question below. Then report your friend's answer to the class.
   If you have some free time this weekend, what will you do?

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👉 A CLOSER LOOK 1

   Vocabulary

1. Match a word/phrase in column A with a word in column B to make expressions about likes.
         A                          B       
   1. be fond              a. about
   2. be keen              b. in      
   3. be interested     c. on      
   4. be crazy             d. into   
   5. be                      e. of       
   REMEMBER
   When we want to change the above expressions so that they are about dislikes, we add "not" after the verb "be".
   Example:  She is keen on cooking  -> She is not keen on cooking.
2. Fill in each blank with a correct word from the box.
   into     fond     keen     interested     about
   1. I'm _____ of taking photos. In my free time, I usually go out and take photos of people and things.
   2. Mai is _____ in history. She often goes to museums to see new exhibits and learn about the past.
   3. Mai sister is _____ on cooking. She wants to become a chef in the future.
   4. My brother spends lots of time surfing the net, but I'm not _____ it.
   5. I'm not crazy _____ doing DIY.
       I'm never able to finish any DIY projects I start.
3. Compete the sentences about what you like or dislike doing. Use the words or phrases from the box or your own idea.
   cooking               playing sport
   doing DIY            doing puzzles
   surfing the net    messaging friends
   Example: I'm interested in doing DIY
   1. I'm crazy about _____.
   2. I'm keen on _____.
   3. I'm fond of _____.
   4. I'm not interested in _____.
   5. I'm not into _____.
   
   Pronunciation
   /ʊ/ and /u:/
   
4. Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sound /ʊ/ and /u:/. Then put the words into the correct column.