Speaking and vocabulary on topic “My hobby and Leisure time”

7.S3 Give an opinion at discourse level on a growing range of general and curricular topics.

7.S7 Use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of general  topics, and some curricular topics.

·         make sentences about their hobbies or leisure activities;

·         demonstrate topic related vocabulary in sentences.

·                   analyse some hobbies and  leisure activities and differentiate them for groups.

Teacher wants to know the mood of learners and asks them, “What color are you today?” Learners tell teacher what color describes today’s mood.

5 minutes

“Four pictures and one word”

·      Learners should guess the topic of the lesson by looking at the four pictures

·      (G) Learners work in groups of three and four, brainstorm the ideas about the pictures on the slide. They try to find one common topic for all four pictures. (hobby)

·      The teacher introduces the objectives of the lesson.

Whiteboard

PPT S 2-3

Use words on topic Hobbies and Leisure in speech;

Make sentences about hobbies or leisure activities;

Demonstrate topic related vocabulary in sentences.

10 min.

5 min.

10 min.

5 min.

Vocabulary work

·      (G) Learners are divided into small groups with the help of colourful pictures.

Task: Draw a poster with different hobbies and leisure activities all over the world and present it to the class.

Teacher monitors the group work and elicits the vocabulary level of the topic.

Learners present their posters to the classmates. Teacher chooses the group which is going to assess the answer. Learners assess each other according to group assessment sheet.

Group aassessment criteria :

— Learners should name no less than 10 words for hobbies;

— Learners present a poster with some creative images for the topic;

— Learners say one plus and one minus to the group presentation.

·      (W) Learners watch a short video “Hobbies Vocabulary” and write down the names of the hobbies in copybooks.

·      Teacher asks the question to the groups:

-Are there any similar words in Kazakh or Russian for hobbies’ names?

(Answers can be: karate, video, TV)

·      Teacher prints one sheet for each group beforehand. Learners look at the pictures and match the pictures with the types of hobbies in groups.The group finishes the first should stand up. Teacher elicits the vocabulary level for the topic.

Differentiation:

At the beginning of the school year, learners need some time to feel comfortable to work with each other. This means that they may work with different speed. Teacher gives learners some time to think over the question, before answering.

·         Teacher presents the slide with the statements, which learners should finish individually in the copybooks.

Differentiation

Less able students are given a written example and they use it to get ready for the answer.

Teacher listens to the learners’ answers and gives some corrections if they need it.

Teacher summarizes the group work and gives some praises or advice for future improvement.

Teacher moves back to the lesson’s objectives and recaps the lesson’s results.

colourful pictures.

A3 papers, markers, crayons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Rm5J1wu2c — Hobbies Vocabulary — Vocabulary Chant for Kids by ELF Learning

PPT slide

My favourite hobby is … because I like ….

One plus of my hobby is that …

I think that minus of my hobby is that …

Example

My favourite hobby is riding a bike because I like fresh air and speed. One plus of my hobby is health and activities. I think that minus of my hobby is that my parents spend a sum of money to buy a good bike for me.

— The map with the names of different Irelands is placed on the wall: Joy, Melancholy, Perplexity (Puzzle), Anxiety (Alarm), Anticipation (Expectation), Enlightenment, Inspiration, Pleasure, Enjoyment, Vagueness, Bermuda Triangle.

The learners write their names on the sticky papers as if it is their boat; they place their boats in the appropriate Ireland, expressing spiritual, emotional state.

Reflection “Plus-Minus-Interesting” technique

This exercise can be done orally, as well as in written form, which will depend on time you have. When you do it written form you should fill in the three columns of the table. In the column «P» — «plus»- write everything you liked at the lesson, information and forms,  which caused positive emotions, or, may be useful for achieving objectives. In the column «M» — «minus»- you can write anything you didn’t like at the lesson, what was boring for you, stayed unknown, or any useless information. In the column «I» — «interesting»- you can write curious facts, they’ve learned at the lesson, anything you would like to learn about problems, questions to the teacher.

The learners write three things in a table

1min

·      Less able

Provide less able learners with the names of the hobbies, their definitions and translations.

Create mixed ability groups for discussion.

·      More able learners:

Share their favourite leisure activities.

Try to justify their opinions while labelling or making any choice

·      Each learner uses each hobby type in a short sentence to explain it.

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

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2:

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What have I learned from the lesson about this class or individuals that will inform my next lesson?