hobbies and interests

Activity 1 A Pair work Look at these pictures. Then discuss the questions below What are the people doing? Which activities do you regularly do? Which activities do you never do? The man in the first picture is lifting weights The woman in the second picture is B Listen you will hear interviews with Jason, Emma, and Nick. Write their leisure activities in the chart Favorite leisure activities What they enjoy about each activity. How long they spend on each activity. Jason Doing yoga Emma Nick C Listen again what do they enjoy most about each activity? How long do they spend on each thing? Complete the chart. D Group work Discuss these questions. * Would you rather spend free time with Jason, Emma or Nick? Why? * Who wouldn’t you like to spend time with? Why not? I’d rather spend free time with Nick because I also enjoy…. describe each hobby below. Use the words in the box and your own ideas. Activity 2 A Pair work I think shopping is relaxing and satisfying Do you think so? I find it dull and time –consuming B Join another pair What are your favorite hobbies? Why? Use these reasons and your own ideas I can do it alone It’s educational I can do it anytime. I can do it with friends It’s inexpensive I can do it anywhere My favorite hobby is doing puzzles I can do it alone, and it’s relaxing I really like taking photos. I can do it anytime, and it’s creative. C Group work Discuss these questions What hobbies did you do as a child but don’t do now? What new activity would you like to try? Do you know anymore with an unusual hobby? I collected stamps as a child, but I don’t have time for it now Activity 3 Communication task Work in pair. One of you should look at Task 8 on page 78, and the other at Task 28 on page 86. You are going to talk about other activities you enjoy In an average week, how many hours does the average person spend doing these things? Circle your guesses. Activity 1 A Pair work Do you think the average person spends 80 or 120 hours at home? I’d guess 80 hours. What do you think? Two people are discussing the information in part A. Did you guess correctly? Correct your answers B Listen C Pair work. How much time do you spend doing the things in part A? I think I spend more time watching TV about 20 hours or so. I don’t spend any time watching TV [...]... pair work If you had a free weekend, how would you spend it? Write plans for Saturday and Sunday morning, afternoon and evening “On Saturday morning I’d like to…” B Join another pair Share your plans Whose weekend sounds more relaxing? More sociable? More educational? More unusual? Self-Study For extra grammar, listening and vocabulary practice, go to pages 104-105 ... answers Then discuss these questions * Are there any chores you enjoy doing? What are they? * What chores do you dislike the most? Why? * What other chores do you do? “Actually, I enjoy feeding my pet cat and shopping for groceries” Activity 3 A Work alone Add two activities to chart you like to do B Pair work About how many times did you do each activity in the past month? Complete the chart “ In the past . words in the box and your own ideas. Activity 2 A Pair work I think shopping is relaxing and satisfying Do you think so? I find it dull and time –consuming. it alone, and it’s relaxing I really like taking photos. I can do it anytime, and it’s creative. C Group work Discuss these questions What hobbies did