Lesson Plan: Hobbies And Pastimes

Lesson Level: Junior 1 and 2 (Grades 7 and 8) Duration: 45 Minutes

Lesson Title: Hobies and Pastimes

Grammar and Vocabulary

Hobbies vocabulary

Giving reasons using because.

My favourite ___________ is __________because____.

Lesson Objectives

To develop vocabulary for hobbies and pastimes and grammar to discuss them

Materials Required

Cards with pictures of various hobbies and pastimes on them.¹

Preparation

Place a stool on the teaching area for use in the charades game.

Procedure

1

Introduce lesson。Write three of your hobbies on the board.

Explain that these are some of your hobbies. Elicit questions about the hobbies from students. (eg. What do you read. When do you listen to music.) Write student questions on the board.

(5 Minutes)

2

Toss the sponge ball from student to student.

Each student must stand up and say

“My favourite hobby is___________. I like it because_______.”

After statement ask student some of the questions from the board before passing the ball.

(5 Minutes)

3

Demonstrate charades by choosing a hobby and acting it out. Students must guess what it is.

(2 Minutes)

4

Play charades.

In each turn a student must come to the front and look at one of the picture cards.

The student acts out the hobby on the cards without speaking. Student may use the stool as a prop or any other item they wish from the classroom.

Other students raise their hands to guess. Choose students from raised hands.

When a student guesses the hobby correctly he or she takes the place of the student at the front and acts out another hobby.

(15 to 20 Minutes)

5

Put class into groups of four.

Put these questions on the board.

1. What is your favourite hobby?

2. When do you do it?

3.Where do you do it.

For stronger groups add questions

4. Why do you like it?

5.Do you need anything special to do it?

Students survey own group and write answers for each group member.

(5 Minutes)

6

Elicit feedback from group asking students about each others hobbies.

(To end of lesson)

Notes

1. The pictures can be taken from clip art from the internet or drawn. You may optionally include the word with the picture.