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Same but Different English > Level A1.1 Starter > Meeting New People
CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points
Let’s Start!
Peter and John talk about their hobbies. What do they like to do? Let's find out!
Exchange personal information about • I can talk about the frequency of some actions
the home and family in communicative and events.
situations. • I can talk about free time activities.
• I can talk about personal information.
Ask your partner:
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Takeaway Same but Different English > Level A1.1 Starter > Meeting New People
Let’s Explore!
Do Peter and John enjoy the same free time activities*? Let's find out!
* You do “free time activities” for fun when you are not busy. These activities are also called hobbies.
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Takeaway Same but Different English > Level A1.1 Starter > Meeting New People
Let’s Practice!
Let’s find out how often John and Peter play sports or read the news!
Let’s Practice!
Instructions: Complete the sentences. Write the missing word. Use like, listen,
take, play, read, do.
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Takeaway Same but Different English > Level A1.1 Starter > Meeting New People
Extension Activity
Target Words
• book (noun): a set of pages put together with • same (adjective): identical; not
one cover on the front and one at the back different
e.g. I like to read books. e.g. We have the same interests.
• different (adjective): not the same • to take the bus (verb ): to ride on the
e.g. We like to play different sports. bus, to go from one place to another
• to listen to (verb): to give attention to what a e.g. I take the bus to work every day.
person is saying • to drive (verb): to move from one place
e.g. I listen to music every day. to another in a vehicle
• newspaper (noun): a document with the daily e.g. I rarely drive to work.
news on big sheets of paper • to watch (verb): to look at something
e.g. I read the "New York Times" newspaper. for a period of time
e.g. I like to watch the news.
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Takeaway Same but Different English > Level A1.1 Starter > Meeting New People
Learning Points
Adverbs of Frequency
You use words like always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely and never to talk about how
often you do an activity.
You use How often ... ? to find out how frequently a person does an activity.
You usually use adverbs of frequency with the Simple Present tense.
Examples:
• I always watch the morning news.
• I often read the newspaper.
• Occasionally, I take the bus.
• I rarely watch the news.
• I never take the bus.
You use these words and phrases to talk about activities you do for fun in your free time.
Free time activities are also called hobbies.
Examples:
• John: What do you like to do in your free time, Sara?
• Sara: I like to listen to music. What are your hobbies, John?
• John: I like to play soccer.