LESSON

Level: A1 - Beginner
PLAN
Title: What’s Your Hobby?
LESSON PLAN

What’s Your Hobby?

45 min

Category: • General English Topic: • Free Time Media: • Audio

Verbs of Likes Grammar,

Learning
Level: • A1 Beginner Grammar: • and Dislikes
+ Gerunds Focus: • Speaking,
Vocabulary

Activity 1 Learning New Vocabulary VOCABULARY, SPEAKING

and Discussion
10 min Ask the student(s) to complete task 1. Explain the phrases if
necessary. Next, ask the additional questions below.

• Do you prefer indoor or outdoor activities?

• Do you have (a lot of) time for your hobbies?
• Do you spend your free time with friends or alone?
• Do you play a lot of sports?
• What activities are relaxing for you?
• Do you have any new hobbies?
• Do you prefer spending time in big or small groups?
• What activities do you do alone / in a small group / in a big group?

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Task 1 Match the headings in the box with the categories (1-5).

hobbies / indoor activities / outdoor activities / social activities / sports and games

1. _ sports and games _ 2. _ indoor activities _ 3. _ hobbies _

playing chess surfing the Internet taking pictures

playing cards cooking painting

swimming doing housework reading

doing yoga taking a bath singing

skiing sleeping studying/learning

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4. _ social activities _ 5. _ outdoor activities _

talking on the phone (going) fishing

going for a drink hiking

clubbing jogging

dancing gardening

visiting friends cycling

Activity 2 Introducing Verbs that Express GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY

Likes and Dislikes + Gerunds
10 min Explain the use and the structure of the verbs that express likes
and dislikes (love / like / enjoy / not mind / hate) + gerunds
to the student(s). Next, ask them to complete task 2. Check
and discuss the answers.

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GRAMMAR REVIEW

Verbs that express likes and dislikes: love / like / enjoy / not mind / hate.
They are followed by a gerund.

Subject Verb Gerund

love
I like
You enjoy
We hate
They swimming
don’t mind
don’t like singing
playing
loves dancing
likes
enjoys jogging
He/She/It hates

doesn’t mind
doesn’t like

Examples:
I love cooking.
You like playing sports. (=enjoy)
We enjoy sleeping in on the weekend. (=like)
She doesn’t mind playing cards. (It’s not her favorite activity, but it’s OK.)
They don’t like playing chess.
He hates painting
It likes jumping on the couch.

NOTE: You can use “really” or “very much” to make the verb stronger.
Examples:
I really like swimming.
She enjoys dancing very much.
Tony really hates reading books.

NOTE: Don’t use “very” + verb!

I really love eating. (NOT: I very love eating.)
My mom likes playing cards very much. (NOT: My mom very likes playing cards.)

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Task 2 Complete the sentences so they are true about you.

Use gerunds and phrases from the given categories.

e.g., I like visiting friends. (social activities)

1. I love ____________________ student’s idea(s) __________________________ . (sports)

2. I really enjoy ______________ student’s idea(s) _________________. (outdoor activities)

3. I don’t like ________________ student’s idea(s) ___________________. (social activities)

4. I hate ____________________ student’s idea(s) __________________. (indoor activities)

5. I don’t mind ______________ student’s idea(s) __________________________. (games)

Activity 3 LISTENING, VOCABULARY

Listening Comprehension

5 min Play the audio of a person talking about different activities. Ask the
student(s) to complete task 3. Check and discuss the answers.

Audio

My name is Tom. I’m from Washington, but I live in California. I work in a big company, so
I don’t have much free time. That’s bad because I’m a very active person. I like playing sports
and learning new things. In the morning, I enjoy jogging or swimming. It’s a good start to the
day. I like spending time outdoors on the weekend. I really don’t like surfing the Internet or
sleeping long. I often visit my friends. We like going fishing or hiking together. But we also
don’t mind staying at home and playing cards. And with my family, we are creative, so we like
taking pictures and cooking together.

Task 3 Listen to the audio and put a check mark ( ) next to the correct
answers. More than one option is possible.

1. Tom likes

playing sports __ __ , learning __ __ , cooking___.

2. He enjoys

cycling___, jogging __ __ , swimming __ __ in the morning.

3. He doesn’t like

hiking___, sleeping in __ __ , being outdoors___ on the weekends.

4. Tom and his friends don’t mind

playing cards __ __ , fishing___, hiking___.

5. He and his family like

cooking __ __ , bird-watching___, taking pictures __ __ together.

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Activity 4 Practicing Verbs GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY

and Discussion
10 min Ask your student(s) to complete task 4. Check and discuss the
answers. Additionally, you can ask the student(s) to talk about their
likes and dislikes in the categories below.

• in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening / at night

• on the weekend / on vacation
• alone / with friends / with colleagues / in a team / with strangers
• at home / indoors / outdoors

Task 4 Complete the sentences so they are true about you. Use the
phrases love / like / enjoy / not mind / hate + gerund.

In the morning

1a. I like ______________________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

1b. I don’t mind ________________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

1c. I really enjoy _______________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

At home

2a. I _________________________ student’s idea(s) _________________________________

2b. I _________________________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

2c. I _________________________ student’s idea(s) _________________________________

In my free time

3a. I _________________________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

3b. I _________________________ student’s idea(s) ________________________________

3c. I _________________________ student’s idea(s) _________________________________

Activity 5 READING, SPEAKING

Practicing Verbs and Vocabulary

10 min Ask the student(s) to complete task 5. Check and discuss the
answers. Review the structure of the present simple tense with
"he/she" if necessary. Talk with the student(s) about their family
members’ and friends’ likes and dislikes.

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Task 5 Read the text and choose the correct options. Next, number the
pictures. There is one extra picture.

a) _____ 2 _____ b) _____ 1 _____

c) _____ ‒ _____ d) _____ 3 _____

1. This is me. I really like / likes reading books and studying. I don’t / doesn’t mind playing
sports, but I hate / hates working out. I enjoy / enjoys surfing the net and taking pictures
on the weekend.

2. This person love / loves cooking. She don’t / doesn’t mind doing the housework. She really
enjoy / enjoys talking on the phone. On the weekend, she like / likes going for a drink with
friends and clubbing from time to time. She don’t / doesn’t like hiking.

3. This person hate / hates talking on the phone. He don’t / doesn’t like playing sports, but
he quite enjoy / enjoys hiking. And he really love / loves cooking.

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