Bài giảng Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 1: Free time - Lesson 3.1: Reading & writing

Unit 1: Free Time 
Lesson 3.1: Reading & Writing 
Pages 12 & 13 
Warm-up 
Reading 
Consolidation 
Wrap-up 
Writing 
Lesson Outline 
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 
- practice reading for gist and for detail 
- learn how to write a descriptive passage 
WARM UP 
In pairs : What hobbies can you see in the pictures? What are some popular hobbies in your country? 
Let’s talk 
Hobbies in the pictures : 
collecting stamps, building models, painting, practicing the p...of them. Now, I bake with my little sister. I like teaching her how to bake things like brownies and cakes. We always bake in our lovely kitchen at home. We usually bake on the weekends. Weekends are the perfect time for baking. We have enough time to prepare everything and clean up the big mess after we finish. Baking also helps me relax after a busy week with lots of homework. I don't have to think much, and I can just follow the recipes. 
 Baking is a great hobby, and I really love baking! 
...What does the word them in paragraph 2 refer to? 
3. Where does Linh do it? 
4. When does Linh usually bake? 
5. What does baking help Linh do? 
While-reading 
I have many hobbies, but I like baking best. I started this hobby when I was ten years old. 
1. When did Linh start her favorite hobby? 
When she was ten. 
2. What does the word them in paragraph 2 refer to? 
A. chocolate cookies B. recipes C. hobbies 
He shared lots of recipes with me, and I liked all of them. 
3. Where does L...h me, and I liked all of them. Now, I bake with my little sister. I like teaching her how to bake things like brownies and cakes. We always bake in our lovely kitchen at home. We usually bake on the weekends. Weekends are the perfect time for baking. We have enough time to prepare everything and clean up the big mess after we finish. Baking also helps me relax after a busy week with lots of homework. I don't have to think much, and I can just follow the recipes. 
Baking is a great hobby, and I ...Write about 3–5 supporting ideas to explain your topic . You can answer questions what, when, where, who, how, etc. about the topic to think of ideas to write about. 
I started taking pictures when I was eight years old. I usually take lots of pictures with my friends and family. I take pictures at the park. I do it on the weekends. 
3. End with a concluding sentence : say your main topic again in different words. 
I think taking pictures is lots of fun, and I love it. 
Read Linh's passage a...fect time for baking. We have enough time to prepare everything and clean up the big mess after we finish. Baking also helps me relax after a busy week with lots of homework. I don't have to think much, and I can just follow the recipes. 
Baking is a great hobby, and I really love baking! 
Unscramble the sentences and then number them (1–5). 
Task b 
A. my/with/swimming/dad./always/go/I 
 _________________________________________________ 
B. best./hobbies,/I/many/like/swimming/but/have/I 
...ted swimming when I was five years old. 
 We go swimming at the pool near my house on the weekends. 
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CONSOLIDATION 
Write the five sentences in exercise b in the correct order to make a complete paragraph. 
 I have many hobbies, but I like swimming best. I started swimming when I was five years old. I always go swimming with my dad. We go swimming at the pool near my house on the weekends. I think swimming is a great hobby. 
WRAP-UP 
Today’s lesson 
Reading 
Reading a