Sports and Hobbies: What Do You Like Doing?
Students read the profiles of three students and their hobbies, answer questions, complete a text with like / love / hate + -ing, match sentence halves with play, go and do (play basketball, go camping, do judo), complete the school volleyball team's notice and read three opinions to discuss: are team sports better than individual sports?
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What's in this activity
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Reading text Three students, three hobbies
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Multiple-choice questions Check your understanding
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Fill in the gaps Like + -ing: complete the text
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Match the halves Play, go or do? Match the halves
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Fill in the gaps Join the team! Complete the notice
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Viewpoints for discussion Crossed Perspectives: Team Sports or Individual Sports?
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Three students, three hobbies
Welcome to our school clubs page! Here are three short profiles of students sharing what they like doing in their free time.
Alice: "My favorite hobby is swimming in the pool. I love feeling the water and staying active, but I really hate running in the park because it tires me out quickly!"
Diego: "In my free time, I love playing chess with my friends. It is a great game for thinking. I also enjoy drawing cartoons in my notebook when I want to relax."
Lara: "I love outdoor activities! I really like skating down the street on sunny afternoons. However, I don't like team sports like basketball or soccer because I prefer doing things by myself."
Which club would you like to join this semester?
Check your understanding
Why does Alice dislike running in the park?
What does Diego do when he wants to relax?
Which activity would Lara most likely enjoy?
In Diego's profile, what does the word 'relax' mean?
What is the main topic of this text?
Like + -ing: complete the text
Play, go or do? Match the halves
Match the beginning of each sentence with its ending.
Left halves
Right halves
Join the team! Complete the notice
Crossed Perspectives: Team Sports or Individual Sports?
I love playing basketball with my local club. We win together and we lose together, so I never feel alone. My teammates always help me when I make a mistake. Sometimes it is hard to agree on a strategy, but that is normal. For me, sharing the fun with friends is the best part of sports.
I like running, but I also play soccer on weekends. Running helps me relax because I go at my own speed. Soccer is different because it is very social and exciting. However, if you miss a game, you let your team down. I really cannot choose because both types of sports give me different things.
I prefer swimming because my results depend only on me. In a team, some people do not try hard, and that makes me angry. When I swim, I can practice whenever I have free time. It is true that I do not make many friends at the pool. Still, I like setting my own goals without any pressure.
Key Vocabulary
Discussion Questions
- 1 The first person likes sharing fun with friends, but the third person likes working alone. Which feeling do you understand more?
- 2 Do you prefer to do sports in a team or by yourself? Why?
- 3 What is more important in sports: making friends or getting good results?
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