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THEME 2 HOBBIES AND SKILLS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Expressing likes, dislikes and interests
F2 Expressing preferences
th GRADE
11 GRADE
11 th F3 Talking about present and past abilities
8 That’s Not True!

This activity aims at expressing likes, dislikes and interests. It also encourages students to improve their speaking and
listening skills.

Materials and Preparation

Explain the rules of the game.

Procedure

1 Have students pair up.
2 Have them present their partner with their name, likes and dislikes, and other personal information. Let them know
that this information can be made up or true.
3 The other student listens carefully and say, “That’s Not True!” when he/she catches a lie.
4 Then, that student corrects the other person.
E.g.
Andy: This is Tim. Tim likes strawberries.
Tim: That’s Not True! I do not like strawberries, I like grapes.
5 Students swap roles when one introduction is complete.

9 Interests and Preferences Board Game

This activity aims at expressing one’s likes, dislikes and interests as well as preferences. It also encourages students to
improve their reading, speaking and listening skills.

Materials and Preparation

Make copies of the topic cards and the game board on pages 48 and 49 for each group of three students. Cut out the topic
cards. Then, provide each group with a dice and three counters. Erasers or pencil sharpeners can be used as counters
as well.

Procedure

1 Divide students in groups of three.
2 Give each group a copy of the game board, a set of topic cards, a dice and counters.
3 Ask students to shuffle the topic cards and place them face down on the desk. Get them to put their counters on the
start square.
4 Tell them take it in turns to take a topic card from the pile and roll the dice to move their counters on the game board.
Explain that they are supposed to complete the sentence in the corresponding square about the topic they have
chosen. If all the topic cards are used before the game is over, get students to shuffle the cards and use them again.
5 If a student fails to complete her/his sentence about the corresponding topic, s/he misses a turn.
6 The first student to reach the finish square is the winner.

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