Unit 1. Hobbies and Leisure. Free time

Unit

Unit 1. Hobbies and Leisure

Teacher’s name

Kazanzhidi O.F.

Date

13-18 September

Grade

7 A,В,V,G,D,M

Lesson topic

Free time

Learning objectives according to curriculum

7.R1 understand the main points in texts on a limited range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics

7.R2 understand specific information and detail in texts on a range of familiar general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

To practice skills of reading for detail and main information

Lesson stage\

timing

Teacher actions

Students actions

Assessment

Resources

1. Greetings

3 min

Teacher greets students; students respond to greeting and take their places.

Good afternoon? Glad to see you.

How are you?

What is the day today?

What the weather like today?

Students answer the questions

Encourage students to speak and answer the questions

Students’ answers

2. Warm up

5 min

(P) Answer the questions

1) What do you usually do in your free time?

2) What is your favorite free time activity?

3) Do you spend your leisure time with your friends?

4) How do you spend your leisure time with your friends?

Students answer the questions in pairs

Encourage students to answer the questions in pairs

Card with task for each learner.

3. Start up

8 min

Activity 1. (W, P) Pre-teaching vocabulary activity

Students match the words with their translation in pairs. Check with the whole class.

Students complete the task in pairs

Encourage students to complete the task in pairs

Card with active vocabulary

Students’ vocabularies

3. Middle

13 min

Activity 2. Reading (I, W)

Free time

Skateboarding – Kazakhstan

Do you want a free-time activity that combines thrills, a healthy lifestyle and the latest street fashion? Then why not try skateboarding? It’s a hobby that improves your physical fitness as well as your concentration. In cities such as Almaty and Astana, more and more teenagers are taking up this sport. All you need is a skateboard and somewhere to skate. Almaty has a new skatepark at the Central Park of Culture and Recreation.

Martial Arts – UK

What do karate, kung fu and tae kwon do have in common? They

are all East Asian martial arts which are popular pastimes for teens in Britain. This is because they are a great way to stay fit and improve strength and balance. Just as importantly, they help to improve selfesteem

and teach values such as discipline and respect for others. Nearly every town in the UK has a range of martial arts schools and clubs, so teenagers can choose the perfect one for them. Martial arts are not easy,

but they provide a great workout for the body and the mind.

Students read the text

Encourage students to read the text

Worksheets

4. Relaxation time

1 min

Teacher shows video.

Students do the eyes exercise and relax

Encourage students to do the exercise

video

5. Follow up

10 min

Activity (I, f)

Read the statements and mark them as T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).

1 Skateboarding is a great form of exercise. .........

2 Skateboarding is getting more and more popular with teenagers. .......

3 There are no special places for skateboarders in Almaty. .........

4 Martial arts can make young people more confident. .........

5 There are competitions for young martial arts fans. .........

Students do formative task

Worksheets, copy books

Answer key:

1. DS 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. DS

Reflection

5 min

Home task: learn new words

Complete sentences:

Something that I have learned today that will help me in the future…

The work I am most proud of today…

If I could change one thing about today, it would be…

Students complete the sentences

Encourage students to speak, give feedback