INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1 – Lesson 2 for Teachers

LESSON 2: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH

THEME: Introduce Your Hobbies 

VOCABULARY: hobbies, biking, cooking, watching TV, soccer, read, dance, gymnastics.

STORY: There is a man. His name is Dave. He is thirty years old. His hobbies are running, playing soccer, and reading. Dave has a wife and four kids. He has two boys and two girls. The boys are 10 and 8 years old. The boys like to play soccer and read books. The girls are 6 and 4 years old. The girls like to dance and do gymnastics. Dave’s wife’s name is Sarah. Her hobbies are biking, cooking, and watching TV. They live in Michigan. They are a very busy family. Since they have four kids they are always going to different practices with the kids. On Mondays, they take the girls to dance and the boys to soccer. On Tuesdays, the girls have gymnastics. On Wednesdays, the boys have an after-school reading club. On Thursdays, they have a break and they spend the evening as a family. On the weekends they have games and sports events. 

STORY WITH QUESTIONS: There is a man. (Is there a man or woman?) His name is Dave. (What is his name?) He is thirty years old. (How old is he?) His hobbies are running, playing soccer, and reading. (What are his hobbies?)  Dave has a wife and four kids. (How many kids does he have?) He has two boys and two girls. (How many girls are there?  How many boys are there?) The boys are 10 and 8 years old. (How old are the boys?) The boys like to play soccer and read books. (What do the boys like to do?) The girls are 6 and 4 years old. (How old are the girls?) The girls like to dance and do gymnastics. (What do the girls like to do?)  Dave’s wife’s name is Sarah. (What is his wife’s name?)  Her hobbies are biking, cooking, and watching TV.  (What are her hobbies?) They live in Michigan. (Where do they live?) They are a very busy family. Since they have four kids they are always going to different practices with the kids.  (Where do they always have to take the kids?)  On Mondays, they take the girls to dance and the boys to soccer. (Where do they take the girls on Mondays? Where do they take the boys on Mondays?) On Tuesdays, the girls have gymnastics. (Where do they go on Tuesdays?)  On Wednesdays, the boys have an after-school reading club. (What do they do on Wednesdays?)  On Thursdays, they have a break and they spend the evening as a family. (What do they do on Thursdays?) On the weekends they have games and sports events. (What do they have on the weekends?) 

ACTIVITIES:

  1. Review the Vocabulary Words 
  2. Listen to Audio 1  as you read the story.
  3. Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read the story and answer questions.
  4. Create your own written paragraph about your hobbies. Include the following information:  
    1. What do you like to do in your free time? 
    2. Who do you do it with? 
    3. What does your family like to do?  
  5. Present them to the class. Have the teacher ask questions to the person speaking, like:
      1. What are her hobbies? 
      2. When does she…? 
      3. Where did she…?
  6. Extra time: If there is more time, review questions from the previous week:
        1. How old are you? Where are you from? Who is part of your family? 
  7. Pray: Have a student pray in English