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Picture warm-up

1. What do you see in this picture?
2. Who are these people, and what are they doing?
3. Does this look like your life here, or in your home country? How is it the same or different?

Discussion questions

1. What hobbies do you have?
2. How did you become interested in your favorite hobby?
3. What hobbies are popular in your home country?
4. Is there a hobby you had before moving here that you stopped? Why?
5. What new hobby would you like to learn?
6. Do you prefer hobbies you do alone or with other people?
7. How much time do you spend on your hobbies each week?
8. Are some hobbies too expensive? Which ones?
9. Can a hobby become a job? Do you know anyone who did this?
10. What hobbies are good for your health?
11. Do you collect anything? What?
12. Where can adults take classes to learn a new hobby in your area?
13. What hobby do you think is boring? Why?
14. How can hobbies help you practice English?
15. What hobby would you recommend to someone who feels lonely?

Key words

Say the word, then read the example sentence out loud.

• hobby
  My favorite hobby is photography.
• interested in
  I’m interested in learning the guitar.
• take up
  I took up yoga last year.
• collect
  My uncle collects old coins.
• pastime
  Fishing is a popular pastime in Minnesota.
• creative
  Knitting is a creative way to relax.
• skill
  Cooking is a useful skill.
• passionate
  She is passionate about dancing.
• gardening
  Gardening helps me feel calm.
• craft
  We sell handmade crafts at the market.
• equipment
  Golf equipment is very expensive.
• beginner
  I’m a beginner at chess.
• practice
  You need to practice every day to improve.
• join a club
  I joined a book club at the library.
• enjoy
  I really enjoy baking bread.

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