SGK Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 6: After school

UNIT 6
APTER SCHOOL
A What do you do?
1
Listen. Then practice with a partner.
Minh: Hello, Hoa. What are you doing?
Hoa: Hi, Minh. I’m doing my math homework.
Minh: You work too much, Hoa. You should relax.
It’s half past four and tomorrow is Sunday.
Hoa: OK. What should we do?
Minh: Let’s go to the cafeteria and get a cold drink.
Hoa: Good idea! Where is Ba? Let’s invite him, too.
Minh: Oh, Ba is in the music room. He’s learning to play the
guitar. He practices every day after school.
Hoa: Minh, what do you usually do after school?
Minh: I usually meet my friends. We often do our homework
together.
Hoa: Do you play sports?
Minh: Oh, yes. I play volleyball for the school team. We
always need more players. Why don’t you come along?
Hoa: Yes, maybe I will. I enjoy playing volleyball.
Answer.
What is Hoa doing?
What are Minh and Hoa going to do?
Where is Ba?
What is he doing?
What does Minh usually do after school?
What sports does Hoa like playing?
Practice with a partner.
Look at these activities. Label the pictures.
Ask and answer.
What do you usually do after school?
Write a sentence for each day of the week. Use these adverbs:
usually sometimes often	always never
Now ask and answer questions using ‘How often ...?’
How often do you study in the library after school?
I always study in the library after school.
3 Read. Then answer.
The students of class 7A enjoy different activities after school hours.
Acting is Nga's favorite pastime. She is a member of the school theater group. At present, her group is rehearsing a play for the school anniversary celebration.
Ba is the president of the stamp collector's club. On Wednesday afternoons, he and his friends get together and talk about their stamps. If they have any
new stamps, they usually bring them to school.
Ba's American friend, Liz, gives him a lot of American stamps.
Nam is not very sporty. In the afternoon, he usually goes nome and watches videos. Sometimes ne reads a library book or comics, but most of the time he lies on the couch in front of the TV. He never plays games.
Questions.
What is Nga’s theater group doing?
How does Ba get American stamps?
When does the stamp collector’s club meet?
How often does Nam play games?
Listen. Match each name to an activity.
Mai
Nam	• •
Ba	• •
Lan
Kien
*5 Play with words.
Are you bored?
Are you tired Of watching TV? Then come with me.
Let’s go to the world Of sports and fun.
To jump and run Play games in the sun.
Keep fit, everybody. Then you will find You have a healthy body And a healthy mind.
go to the circus go to the school cafeteria watch a movie tidy the classroom rehearse a play
Remember.
Let’s play some computer games. Good idea.
Great!
Her group is rehearsing a play.
Let’s go!
B
ji 1 Listen. Then practice in groups of four.
Ba:	What should we do this evening?
Nam: What about going to the movies?
Lan:	There aren’t any good movies on at the moment.
Let’s go to my house. We can listen to some music. Hoa:	I’m sorry, Lan. I can’t come. I have too many
assignments.
Nam: Hoa! It is Sunday tomorrow. Why don’t you. relax? Ba:	Come on. Let’s go to Lan’s house.
Lan:	Are you going to come, Hoa? It’ll be fun.
Hoa:	OK. I’ll come. Thanks.
Nam: Great! Now you’re learning to relax.
Now answer.
What does Nam want to do?
Why doesn’t Lan want to go to the movies?
What does Lan want to do?
Why doesn’t Hoa want to go to Lan’s house?
What day is it?
2 Read and discuss.
A magazine survey of 13 years old shows what American teenagers like to do in their free time. Here are the top ten most popular activities.
Eat in fast food restaurants
Attend youth organizations
Learn to play a musical instrument such as the guitar
Go shopping
Watch television
Go to the movies
Listen to music
Collect things such as stamps or coins
Make models of things such as cars or planes
Help old people with their shopping or cleaning
In a group of four, ask your friends what they like doing in their free time. Make a list of your group’s favorite leisure activities.
Listen. Then practice with a partner. Make similar dialogues.
Nga: It’s my birthday on Sunday. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?
Lan: Yes, I’d love to. What time?
Nga: At one o’clock.
Lan: I’ll be there.
Nga: I’ll see you on Sunday.
Nga: After lunch, we’re going to see a movie. Will you join US? Lan: I’m not sure. I will call you tomorrow.
Nga: OK.
Lan: Thanks for inviting me.
Nga: It’s my pleasure.
Nga: What about you, Hoa? Would you like to come, too? Hoa: I’d love to, but I’m going to a wedding on Sunday. Nga: That’s too bad.
Hoa: Sorry, I can’t come. Thanks anyway.
Nga: You’re welcome.
Read. Then discuss.
Community Service
People are living longer so there are more elderly people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They even paint their houses.
Some young people work as hospital volunteers. In America, they are called 'candy stripers' because of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.
Class discussion.
How do some teenagers help the community?
How do Vietnamese teenagers help the community?
*5 Play with words.
Come shopping at eight-eight-eight, Meet me at the gate-gate-gate
Don’t be late-late-late.
Come, to a play-play-play. What do you say-say-say?
I can’t today-day-day,
That sounds great-great-great!
Thanks anyway-way-way.
Remember.
•
What should we do this evening? What about...?
Would you like to...?
I’m sorry, I can’t.
I would love to (but...).
LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
Present progressive tense
Complete the passage.
It is six thirty in the evening.
Lan ... (do) her homework.
She ... (write) an English essay.
Mr. Thanh ... (read) a newspaper and Mrs. Quyen ... (cook)
dinner. Liem and Tien, Lan’s brothers, ... (play) soccer in the back yard. Liem ... (kick) the ball and Tien ... (run) after it.
c)
d)
This and that, these and those Complete the dialogue.
Time
Write the correct time.
a)
b)
Ba:
What time is it?
Lan:
What time does the
Nam:
It’s nine forty.
movie start?
It’s twenty to ten.
Hoa:
It starts at... .
d)
c)
Mrs. Quyen: Will you be
home for dinner tonight?
Mr. Thanh: No. I’ll be home at... .
Miss Lien: Can you come to school early tomorrow?
Nam: Yes, Miss Lien.
I’ll come at... .
Vocabulary: subjects Write the correct subject names.
Physical Education
Geography
Chemistry
English
Math
History
Adverbs of frequency
»Write sentences about Ba.
go cafeteria lunchtime
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
SUN
ride bike to school
z
practice guitar after school
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
do homework evening
z
z
z
z
z
play computer games
z
z
z
Ba never goes to the cafeteria at lunchtime.
Making suggestions
Write down possible dialogues.
Lan:
Hoa:
Let’s go swimming.
OK.
Minh:
Should we play table tennis?
Nam:
I’m sorry, I can’t.
Ba:
Would you like to play basketball?
Nga:
I’d love to.
Let’s
Should we
Would you like to
go
play
watch
come
swimming s table tennis * basketball s volleyball s movies s soccer * my house *
OK.
I’m sorry,
I can’t.
I’d love to.