Week 2: Big Busy Dinner Give Green in Listen Meet Office People Pizza Please Repeat Six Tea Three

WEEK 2
I. PRONUNCIATION
1. Circle all the /i:/ sounds and underline all the /I/ sounds:
big busy dinner give green in listen
meet office people pizza please repeat six
tea three
2. Circle the words with /u:/ (there are nine)
food four June look news room school
soup spoon sugar town Tuesday two
3. Circle the words with // (there are six)
book cookery cough could good looking lunch
soon sugar thought through
II. LIKES AND DISLIKES

Activity 1: Personality quiz.
There are four clubs running in our school: the music club, the ICT club, the sports club and
the art club. Which club is the one for you? Read the personality quiz, highlight your answers,
calculate your hearts , diamonds , clubs and spades then read the results.
Do you like pop music?
Yes, I do. I think it's cool. I don't mind. I think it's OK. No, I don't. I think it's nothing interesting!
Do you like Facebook?
Yes, I do. I think it's great. I don't mind. I think it's interesting. No, I don't. I think it's boring!
Do you like football?
Yes, I do. I think it's great fun. I don't mind. I think it's cool. No, I don't. I 'm very bad at it!
Do you like painting?
Yes, I do. I think it's amusing. I don't mind. I think it's OK. No, I don't. I think it's difficult!
Do you like watching video clips on YouTube?
Yes, I do. I think it's pleasant. I don't mind. I think it's OK. No, I don't. I think it's boring!
Do you like surfing on the internet?
Yes, I do. I think it's interesting. I don't mind. I think it's cool. No, I don't. I think it's boring!
Do you like riding your bike?
Yes, I do. I think it's fun. I don't mind. I think it's cool. No, I don't. I think it's tiring!
Do you like drawing?
Yes, I do. I think it's brilliant. I don't mind. I think it's easy. No, I don't. I think it's hard!
Do you like dancing?
Yes, I do. I think it's brilliant. I don't mind. I think it's OK. No, I don't. I don’t care about it!
Do you like playing computer games?
Yes, I do. I think it's great. I don't mind. I think it's fun. No, I don't. I think it's stressful!
Do you like rollerblading?
Yes, I do. I think it's cool. I don't mind. I think it's OK. No, I don't. I 'm hopeless!
Do you like visiting museums?
Yes, I do. I think it's very interesting. I don't mind. I think it's fun. No, I don't. I think it's boring!
Do you like going to concerts?
Yes, I do. I think it's brilliant. I don't mind. I think it's great. No, I don't. I think it's not fun!
Do you like playing video games?
Yes, I do. I think it's amusing. I don't mind. I think it's OK. No, I don't. I think it's irritating!
Do you like jumping on a trampoline?
Yes, I do. I think it's great fun. I don't mind. I think it's cool. No, I don't. I think it's tiring!
Do you like going to the cinema?
Yes, I do. I think it's cool. I don't mind. I think it's interesting. No, I don't. I think it's boring!
Activity 2: Clubs on campus

Following results of the quiz in Activity 1, come and join your club. Each group will have 10 minutes
to have a club meeting to discuss the following issues: (1) name of the club, (2) activities of the club,
(3) benefits for membership. Then walk around the class and try to introduce your club to members of
other clubs.
Activity 3 : Look at statements a-g and decide if they express positive or negative feelings or
indifference about each activity.
a I'm keen on photography.__
b I can't stand board games. __
c I'm crazy about computer games.__
d I don't mind cooking. __
e I'm fanatical about playing cards.__
f Going to the theatre? I can take it or leave it. __
g Going to gigs is not my kind of thing. __
Activity 4. Use each of the phrases above to talk about how you feel about various pastimes.
There are some more pastimes you could talk about below. Practise saying your sentences,
paying attention to your pronunciation.
camping crafts
entertaining going clubbing
watching TV woodwork
eating out
going for walks
working on cars fishing
listening to music
III. HOBBIES
Activity 5: Read the following questions and answers about hobbies. Replace the underlined words
with a synonym parallel expression to avoid repetition. An example has been done for you.
Example:
Question: Do you prefer eating at home or in restaurants?
Candidate: I like eating at home but I prefer eating in restaurants.
Although I do sometimes enjoy cooking in my own kitchen. I think eating out is much better.
1. Question: Which musical instrument would you like to start playing?
Candidate: I would like to start playing the piano.
2. Question: What’s the best thing about your home town?
Candidate: I think the best thing about my home town is the mountains around it.
3. Question: What do you like about spending time with friends?
Candidate: What I like about spending time with friends is that we always have fun together.
Activity 6: Look at the list of hobbies below. Do you know what they are? In pairs, find information
for each hobby (1) what equipment(s) needed, (2) how to do it, (3) who can be involved.
knitting sunbathing painting

playing chess cycling drawing
playing musical
diving keeping pets

instruments
learning languages
taking photos hunting
Activity 7: Work in pairs to ask and answer the following questions. You will take turns to ask them
to answer the questions of hobbies. First, choose five questions in the list below to ask your partner.
 What do you like doing in your spare time?

 Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?
 Is it an expensive hobby in your country?
 What do teenagers like doing in your country?
 What hobbies are usually expensive in your country?
 What do you like about your hobby?
 How much time do you spend on your hobby?
 Is your hobby a common hobby in your country?
 Are there any new hobbies that you would like to take up?
 Are there any games / sports that you watch but don't play / do?
 What games / sports do you play / do?
 What games / sports are you good at?
 Are there any activities that you hate? Why?
 What games are not played much in your country?
 Which sport is the most popular in your country?
 Which sport is the most dangerous in your opinion?
 Which game or sport requires the most strength?
 Which sport has the biggest crowds in your country?
 Would you prefer to go to the cinema or theatre?
 How often do you go to the cinema?
 Who's your favourite actor / actress? Why? What do you like about him / her?
 Would you like to be an actor / actress? Why?
 Do you like watching TV?
 What's your favourite newspaper / magazine?
 What do most people do at weekends in your country?
 Would you prefer to stay home and relax or go out with friends at weekends? Why?
 What indoor activities do you enjoy?
 Do you watch much television? What do you like to watch on TV?
 Do you like travelling? What interesting places have you visited?
SKILL DEVELOPMENT: USING PHRASES
Using phrases rather than just single words to express frequency will help impress the listener. Instead of
‘I occasionally play tennis’, say ‘I play tennis every now and again’. Instead of ‘I often take photos’, try
using a gerund and an idiom expressing time: ‘Taking photos is what I do on a regular basis’. And don’t
forget you can use these expressions of frequency with any topic, not just with hobbies.
Activity 8: The phrases below express frequency. Put them in order from the most frequent to the
least frequent.
once a fortnight
every other day
every Tuesday
every single day
several times a year
twice a year
Practice talking about things you do and how often you do them. You can change some of the
phrases above to make them true for you.
Examples: I sing karaoke every other Saturday. I go to the theatre about three times a year.
HOMEWORK
Describe an unusual hobby
Search for the most unusual hobby in the world. Then make an outline to describe it. Your outline should
answer the following questions:
 what it is
 how to do it
 who are involved
 why people like it
 if you would like to try it someday
Prepare a short talk in two minutes to present this hobby.

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WEEK 2

II. LIKES AND DISLIKES

Activity 2: Clubs on campus

knitting sunbathing painting

diving keeping pets

 What do you like doing in your spare time?

SKILL DEVELOPMENT: USING PHRASES

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