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THEME 2 HOBBIES AND SKILLS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Expressing likes, dislikes and interests
F2 Expressing preferences
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11 GRADE
11 th GRADE F3 Talking about present and past abilities
1 Ask Your Question and Test Your Knowledge

This activity enables students to talk about present and past abilities by asking and answering questions. It also helps
them to improve their listening, speaking and reading skills.

Materials and Preparation

Copy and cut out the worksheet on page 38.

Procedure

1 Arrange students in a circle.
2 Put the shuffled cards on a table and place it at the center of the circle.
3 Ask a student to start the game by picking up a speaking card.
4 S/he asks the person to his/her right by completing the question, e.g. “______ kangaroos move backwards?” That
student then has to answer the question. For example, ‘‘Can kangaroos move backwards? No, they can’t.’’
5 If a student cannot complete the question which s/he asks appropriately or gives wrong answer to the question,
s/he is out of the game and must leave the circle. The last student in the game wins.

2 Rather or Not?

This activity aims to practice expressing preferences by using would rather form in questions. It also helps students to
improve their speaking, reading, writing and listening skills by giving their reasons for their decisions.

Materials and Preparation

Copy and cut out the worksheet on page 39.

Procedure

1 Divide the students in groups of four and give each group an equal deck of question cards.
2 Have students take turns choosing a card and ask their group to read aloud and answer the questions by giving their
reasons for their decisions.
3 If you want this activity to be more creative, ask your students to write their own “Would you rather…?” questions.
Then, have them ask and answer their questions in their groups.

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