ESL WORKSHEET - Describing leisure activities

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

WHAT I LIKE

LinguaHouse
Jan. 9, 2021

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Plans and Arrangements; Health and Well-being; Interviewing People; Vocabulary and Grammar; Like + -ing 
Publication date: 01/09/2021

Students revise and extend phrases to describe leisure activities and listen to two short interviews about how people spend their free time. The language point is (really) + like / love / hate / prefer + verb with -ing. Students practice the target language in a speaking activity, and there is a short optional extension activity exploring the use of a lot / not very much with like / don’t like (by Stephanie Hirschman).

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• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

DIALOGUE 1
Journalist: Hi. This is Channel 6 News. Can I ask you a question?
Young man: Yeah, OK.
Journalist: What do you like doing on the weekends?
Young man: Oh, I love going shopping for new clothes.
Journalist: How do you get to the shopping center?
Young man: I take the bus.
Journalist: Do you like taking the bus?
Young man: No, I don’t. I really hate it - it’s very slow. I prefer taking the train, but it’s very expensive.

DIALOGUE 2
Journalist: Hi, Channel 6 News here. Tell me - what do you like doing on the weekends?
Young woman: Well, I sometimes go out with my friends. But I also like spending time at home with my family.
Journalist: What do you do at home?
Young woman: I love baking cakes.
Journalist: Wow! Do you do anything else on the weekends?
Young woman: Yes, I’m a student so I have homework. But I don’t like doing homework.
Journalist: Thanks for talking to us. Good luck!

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/what-i-like. Accessed on July 2, 2022. © 2008–2022 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.