Hobby Cards
ESL - What Are Your Hobbies? - Novice High
Overview
Students will describe what they like to do in their free time. Students will also express what new hobbies interest them or they would like to participate in.
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What Are Your Hobbies?
Description: Students will describe what they like to do in their free time. Students will also express what new hobbies interest them or they would like to participate in.
Proficiency Level: Novice High
Keywords: Hobby, activity, free time, exercise
World-Readiness Standards:
“Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.”
“Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written English on a variety of topics.”
“Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of English speaking cultures.”
“Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through English.”
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
COMM 1: Interact with others in the target language and gain meaning from interactions in target language.
COMM 2: Discover meaning from what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics in the target language.
CLTR 1: Investigate, explain and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied in the target language.
CONN 1.1: Compare and contrast information acquired from other content areas.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
I can express interest in certain activities and hobbies.
I can communicate with others about what I do in my free time.
Materials Needed:
Hobby Cards (Printed or Digital)
Warm Up
Warm-up
Introduce hobbies in target language by showing students Hobby Cards.
Share your favorite hobbies with a partner, and ask each other what you like to do.
Conversation Examples
“In my free time, I like to play guitar and sing.”
“I enjoy going on hikes with friends!”
Main Activity
Main Activity
Share new (uncommon, specific) activities and hobbies that are popular among american college students
Conversation time!
Talk with a new partner from the Warm-Up Activity and share with your partner what hobbies you like to do. Hobbies are an excellent way to pass the time or increase skill in one or more subjects/areas! Whether your hobbies bring you inside or out, they can help you practice patience, reduce stress, and pass the time!
Some popular hobbies include: photography, knitting, hiking, cooking, blogging, exercise, dance, chess, guitar, soccer/sports
Answer some of these questions to get the conversation started:
What hobbies do you like?
How long have you been doing this hobby?
What new hobbies would you like to try?
Wrap Up
Wrap-up
Questions to wrap up with if time permits:
1. What is a new hobby you would like to try?
2. Is there a hobby that doesn’t appeal to you? Why or why not?
End of lab: Can-do statement check in..."Where are we?"
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
I can express interest in certain activities and hobbies.
I can communicate with others about what I do in my free time.