- do: ballet, drama, gymnastics, martial arts, photography, weights
- play: basketball, board games, cards, chess, ice hockey, a musical instrument
- go: ballroom dancing, bowling, camping, cycling, rollerblading, running, shopping, skateboarding
Read the Recycle! box. Then listen again. Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs below and adverbs of frequency.
be | buy | go | play | use |
a. Speaker 1___________ camping with his parents.
b. Speaker 2 thinks that horror films___________unrealistic and unconvincing.
c. Speaker 3 ___________ social media.
d. Speaker 4___________ things online.
e. Speaker 5___________ the guitar at school.
SPEAKING Which of the activities and sports in exercise 2
a. have you tried and enjoyed?
b. have you tried but didn't enjoy?
c. would you like to try? Why?
d. would you prefer not to try? Why?
Put the activities and sports in exercise 2 into groups A-G. You can put some of them into more than one group. How many more activities can you add?
A. Games
B. Music
C. Computer-based activities
D. Home-based activities
E. Outdoor leisure activities
F. Activities and sports you usually do on your own
G. Sports you do with another person or in a team
SPEAKING Work in pairs. Do you agree with the opinions of the speakers in exercise 7? Why? / Why not?
I disagree with Speaker 1. I think camping is great because sleeping in a tent is fun.
VOCABULARY Check the meaning of the activities and sports below. How many can you find in photos A-F?
Activities and sports
bake cakes | collect figures, cards, stamps, etc. | draw | hang out with friends |
make clothes | read books | read magazines | text your friends |
use social media | video blog | watch videos online |
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do, play or go
ballet | ballroom dancing | basketball | board games |
bowling | cards | chess | cycling |
drama | gymnastics | ice hockey | martial arts |
a musical instrument | shopping | skateboarding | weights |
photography | rollerblading | running | camping |
Listen to five people talking about why they hate certain things. What sports or activities do they talk about?
SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask about your partner's hobbies. Find two things that he or she a) usually does at the weekend and b) occasionally does at the weekend.
