Hobbies and activities (EAL)

Part of English and LiteracyEnglish as an additional language

Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about hobbies and activities.

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Video

In this film Jess, Nazia and Filip talk about their hobbies and discuss what other people are doing in the park.

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Key words

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  1. Nazia listens to music.

    1. listening to music

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  1. A woman runs.

    6. running

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  1. A woman on a skateboard.

    11. skateboarding

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  1. A boy playing cricket.

    16. playing cricket

(Tip: When we talk about sports we often say we play them)

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Activities

Matching activity

Listening activity

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Make a sentence

Say what you like and don't like doing

  • To say how you feel about an activity, you can say:

A huge heart

Two small hearts

Two small hearts with a cross through them

Say what you and others are doing

  • To say what you are doing you can say:

If you are doing something with someone else, say:

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Examples:

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  1. A boy with a book tells us he is reading.

    I am reading.

What are Filip and the dog saying?

A boy with a speech bubble, with a pencil drawing in it.

A boy and a dog with a shared speech bubble, with headphones in it.

A dog with a speech bubble, with water in it.

  • To say what other people are doing you can say:

(Tip: can be used instead of he is or she is)

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  1. A boy looks at a girl who is reading and speaks to her.

    You are reading

What are these people doing?

Ask what someone is doing

A girl sings. A question mark is next to her.
Is she singing?
  • You can turn what you've learnt above into a question by swapping the words around:

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Example:

A girl sings. A question mark is next to her.
Is she singing?

Try to make questions using :

A boy jumps. A question mark is next to him.
A boy with a question mark in a speech bubble, asking what someone is doing.
What are you doing?
  • To ask what someone is doing you can say:

A boy with a question mark in a speech bubble, asking what someone is doing.
What are you doing?
  • You can also ask what other people are doing:

Video example:

Watch Filip and Jess talking in the park.

What does Filip ask?

What does Jess reply?

Join other people

A boy looks at two girls playing football.
Filip asks if he can play football with Nazia and her friend.
Can I join in?
  • To ask to join an activity, you can say:

Filip asks if he can play football with Nazia and her friend.
Can I join in?
Nazia asks Filip if he would like to play football with her and her friend.
Do you want to join in?
  • To invite someone else to join an activity, you can say:

Nazia asks Filip if he would like to play football with her and her friend.
Do you want to join in?

Say what you think Nazia and Jess are saying:

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  1. Nazia asks Jess what she is doing.

    What is Nazia asking?

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Challenge

Play at lunchtime

Say what you and your friends are doing during your lunch break.

If you don't know what someone is doing, ask them:

Children play football.
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