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4th graders. Unit 2: "Animals". Classification, description, comparison and similarities.

Objetivo

Nombrar los animales, clasificarlos, compararlos, y describirlos  con sus principales características, además de hablar de sus preferencias y expresar opiniones.

1st. Preferences: likes and dislikes and comparisons. Ex, I like panda because it is bigger than a cat, but I don’t like tigers because they are dangerous….

2nd. Description: big, small, tall, short, etc..

3rd. Classification: vertebrate/invertebrate, mammal, reptile, anphibian, viviparous, oviparous, carnivore, omnivore, habitat, reproduction, etc.

4th. Reasons: I like because….

5th. Comparison: taller than, bigger than, etc..

6th. Similarities: both are mammals, etc…

5th graders, Unit 2 Free time activities and hobbies.

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5th graders, Talking about hobbies and interest

Dialogue 1  

          

A: Hi, Jessica. What are your pastimes?

B: Pastimes?

A: Your hobbies. What are your hobbies?

B: Oh, I like taking pictures.

A: Photography is an expensive hobby, isn’t it?

B: Yes, I guess you are right. What do you like to do in your leisure time?

A: I am fond of hiking and swimming.

B: Good for you! Both are good for health.

A: I agree. What sports do you do?

B: I used to play tennis, but haven’t done it for ages. I guess I am getting lazy.

A: I like tennis too. Do you want to have a game together some day?

B: Yes, that would be very nice. What about next Tuesday after work?

A: You bet.

Dialogue 2    

                       

A:  What kind of person do you think you are?
B:  Well, I am always energetic and enthusiastic. That’s my strongest personality.
A:  What are your strengths and weaknesses?

B:  Em, as I have said, I’m diligent and industrious. On the other hand, sometimes I’m too hard-working and I put myself under too much pressure to make things perfect.
A: What qualities would you expect of persons working as a team?

B: To work in a team, in my opinion, two characteristics are necessary for a person. That is, the person must be cooperative and aggressive.
A: How do you spend your leisure time?
B: I like playing games and having sports. They are my favorite hobbies.
A: So, what kind of sport do you like most?
B: Oh, it’s hard to narrow it down to just one. I mean, I like all kinds of sports,   basketball, swimming, bike riding and so on. Maybe it is just the reason why I am so energetic and vigorous.

5th graders, Free Time Activities Questions

Free Time

• Do you have enough free time?
• Do you have free time on Sundays?
• Do you have much free time during the day?
• Do you have much free time in the evenings?
• Do you have much free time in the mornings?
• Do you like to watch movies? (...like to play tennis, ...)
• What are you doing this weekend?
• What did you do last summer vacation?
• What did you do last weekend?
• What do you do in your free time?
• What hobbies do you have?
• When do you have free time? (How do you spend your free time?)
• Where do you spend your free time?
• Who do you spend your free time with?
• How do you like to spend your free time?
  • going shopping? going to the cinema? chatting? playing computer games going to the disco? playing sports?reading? relaxing?
• If you had more free time, what would you do with it?
• Tell me about some good places to hang out.
  • Why are they good?
• Where do young people in this country usually spend their free time?
• Would you like to have more free time?
  • What would you like to give up so that you could have more free time?
• How do the women in your family usually spend their free time?
• How do the men in your family usually spend their free time?
• Do men and women spend their free time differently? How?
• If it were suddenly announced that tomorrow was a national holiday, what would you do?
• What do you do on Saturdays?
• Do people's leisure time activities change as they get older? How?
• Who do you like to spend your leisure time with?
  • What do you usually do?
• Do you like gossiping in your free time?
  • Who do you gossip with?
  • Who do you gossip about?
• What do you really hate having to do in your free time?
• What new activity would you like to try doing in your free time?
• Do you ever feel that you waste your free time? How?
  • What can you do about this?
• Do you find that your works or studies takes up your free time?
• Are there any activities that you used to do but don't do anymore?
  • Why did you stop?

Hobbies

• Do you have a hobby?
• What are your hobbies?
• How long have you had your hobby?
• Which hobbies are the most expensive?
• Which hobbies are the cheapest?
• Which hobbies cost nothing at all?
• Which hobbies are the most popular in your country?
• Is hunting a hobby or a sport in your country?
• Which hobbies are the most popular with women in your country? With men?
• Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
• Can you think of any hobbies which are popular with children and adults?
• Do you think a hobby is different from a sport?
• Are there any hobbies you would like to try?
• Are there any dangerous hobbies?
• Are there any hobbies you can do in other countries, but not your own?
• Which hobbies do you think are the most difficult?

5th graders, Free time activities dialogue

Situational Dialogues:
 
A：Some people like horseback riding, collecting stamps, photography, planting flowers, surfing the Internet and so on. Do you have any hobbies in your spare time? What is it or what are they?              

B：I am interested in watching TV or other relaxing games.

A：How do you spend your spare time?

B：I usually read or so some sports.            

A：What kind of book are you interested in?

B：My favorite books are those about prose. I’m big on collecting useful English sentence patterns. I enjoy reciting an English passage every day. I really go for authentic English tapes. I’m really fond of imitating standard American English from VOA.       

A：Well, those books are really good. I like them too because we can make our pronunciation perfect. Besides English, which kind of foreign language do you learn?

B: Learning French is just a hobby for me in the spare time. I am not good at it.

A：What kind of sports do you like?

B：I like almost all sports, and I enjoy both playing and watching. I especially like tennis and mountain climbing.         

A: Do you have other special interests?

B: Writing articles on my blog is my favorite thing to do.
I’m crazy about the ancient China poetry.

A: Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?

B: In fact, I wouldn't call myself extroverted. Sometime I enjoy being by myself very much. But other times, I like sharing activities with others too, especially during these last few years.

A: What kind of personality do you think you have?

B: Well, I approach things very enthusiastically, I think, and I don't like to leave anything half-done. It makes me nervous- I can't concentrate on anything else until the first thing is finished.

4th graders, Classification of Animal