Five children are classmates They are 14 years old All of them have interesting hobbies You have to find out who has which hobby, how often s/he practises it and how long s/he has got this hobby You find some clues below which will help you Use the table Write an ‘X’ where you think there is a relation and ‘–’ where there isn’t Finally fill in the chart with the suitable information Then write sentences as in the example NAME every day 4X a week 3X a week 2X a week 1X a week years HOW OFTEN years years months month write HOW LONG sing play volleyball dance cook HOBBY Mandy Mark Mavis Marty HOW OFTEN Molly 1X a week 2X a week 3X a week 4X a week HOW LONG every day * There have been lessons about the Italian cuisine for half a year now * Mandy has her hobby for three years and has to train from Tuesday to Friday * The dancer has very little opportunity to improve month months years years years * Marty likes eating There's no surprise he started to learn how to prepare his favourite dishes He's just a beginner and maybe he could practise it more often * Writing is a daily activity which needs endurance, but the boy whose hobby it is does it for years * Mavis doesn't like dancing Last year she had her first concert and luckily the rehearsing doesn't take so much time so she can go out with her friends * Who practises three times a week, started it when s/he was years old Now summarize your answers NAME HOBBY HOW LONG HOW OFTEN Mandy Mark Mavis Marty Molly Now write sentences Look at the example e.g.: Bob has been skating for years He skates five times a week 1) Mandy _ 2) Mark _ 3) Mavis _ 4) Marty 5) Molly _ SOLUTION NAME HOBBY HOW OFTEN HOW LONG Mandy play volleyball 4X a week for years Mark write novels every day for years Mavis sing 3X a week for years Marty cook 2X a week for months Molly dance 1X a week for a month 1) Mandy has been playing volleyball for three years She plays volleyball four times a week 2) Mark has been writing novels for four years He writes novels every day 3) Mavis has been singing for five years She sings three times a week 4) Marty has been cooking for months He cooks twice a week 5) Molly has been dancing for a month She dances once a week