Warmup Discussion: Hobbies & Activities
Discussion Questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student discussion. Easy questions to get students into the right mindset…
OR
Pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Word Library: Hobbies & Activities
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
What’s The Answer?: Hobbies & Activities
Class contest.
Students read a sentence and choose the answer from a word bank.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Grammar Practice:Hobbies
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps and write some sentences.
Duration: 15+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Pre-intermediate
Grammar Variety:Hobbies
A variety of grammar activities.
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps and write some sentences.
Duration: 15+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Pre-intermediate
Get In Line: Hobbies & Activities
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Make Your Choice: Hobbies & Activities
Listening, vocabulary & making choices activity.
Students read the column on the left and discuss and compare their answers with a classmate.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair Work.
A fun questionnaire. Easy discussions.
Should be a fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Like & Dislike: Hobbies & Activities
More speaking and fluency practice.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair Work.
Easier discussions. Should be a fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Mixed Sentences: Hobbies & Activities
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5 – 10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Ask & Answer: Hobbies & Activities
Asking and answering questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Round Robin Vocab: Hobbies & Activities
Fun speaking activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary check, group work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to name as many words about any given word as they can.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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True or False: Hobbies & Activities
True or False discussion.
Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
The teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Can You Name 3: Hobbies and Activities
Fun thinking.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Will & Won’t: Hobbies & Activities
Fun predictions & mini conversations.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Students use the “W” words to start mini conversations.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
News: Hobbies & Activities
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Descriptions: Hobbies & Activities
Students write short sentences in two different boxes.
Use the sentences to ask questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Students can use their “description sentences” to ask each other questions. They take turns to do this.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
SpeakEasy: Hobbies & Activities
Easier Speaking Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for half a minute.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Round Robin Warm-down: Hobbies & Activities
Fun speaking activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Group work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to make a short sentence about a given topic. Keep going around until students run out of sentences. Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
