Online session

IPG610

Session 6

Part 2

Objective: Comparing and contrasting free time and leisure activities.

Grammar: Present simple, showing similarities, comparatives and superlatives.

Activity 1: Warm up

Which free time activity is more entertaining than watching TV? Write two activities

Playing video games is more entertaining than watching TV

Reading a book is more entertaining than watching T.V
1.___________________________________________________________
Playing volleyball is more entertaining than washing dishes
2.___________________________________________________________

Activity 2: Complete the sentences with free time activities.

Note. Remember that activities are expressed using ing

Example. To me doing yoga is not as relaxing as listening to music.

1) To me ________________
Doing nothing is the most boring leisure time.
2) Practicing skydiving is as expensive as practicing motocross.
To me ________________
3) To me ________________
sleeping is the easiest pastime activity.
4) To me ________________
swimming is the healthiest pastime activity.
5) To me ________________
Playing volley ball is better than playing tennis.
6) To me ________________
walking is cheaper than doing running.
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Activity 3: Now write you own comparative sentences about free time activities.
Note. Remember that activities are expressed using ing

Example
Watching TV is not as relaxing as doing nothing

1) ____________
Listening music is not as relaxing as _____________.
reading
2) ____________
watching T.V is the most boring leisure time
3) ____________ Play videogames
Playing sports is as funny as ____________
4) Watching
____________
series is not as expensive as Going
____________
to the movies
5) Practicing
____________
motocroos is the most dangerous pastime activity
6)Spending
____________
time with the family is the cheaper free time activity
7) Surfing
____________
the internet is more dangerous than ____________
Going out with friends

Listening regeton is the most attractive activity for teenager

To me sleeping is the easiest pastime activity

Activity 4: Now answer the following questions. The questions will be asked in the synchronous
session

Note. Remember that activities are expressed using ing

Example.
What’s the most common free time activity?
I think that playing soccer is the most common free time activity

1. What’s the easiest pastime activity?

__________________________________________________________________________
I think that watchin T.V. is the easier pastime activity
2. What’s the most attractive free time activity for teenagers?
__________________________________________________________________________
I think that surfing the internet is the most attractive free time activity for teenagers

3. Which activity is not as expensive as going to the cinema?

__________________________________________________________________________
I think that playing videogames is not expensive as going to the cinema
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4. Which free time activity is as funny as playing videogames?

__________________________________________________________________________
I think that playing sports is as funny as playing videogames

5. What pastime activity is cheaper than watching TV?

__________________________________________________________________________
I think that Reading a book is cheaper than watching T.V.

Activity 5: Write 5 questions about free time activities using similarities, comparatives and
superlatives with the adjectives below.

difficult, easy, hard, relaxing, stressing, healthy, unhealthy, expensive, cheap, safe, dangerous, fun,
boring, funny, entertaining.

The questions will be used in the synchronous session

Example
Do you think that doing yoga is as relaxing as running in the park?
What free time activity do you think is not as difficult as playing the violin?

1.__________________________________________________________
What free time activity do you think is the most expensive?
2.__________________________________________________________
Do you think that playing videogames is as funny as surfing the internet?
3.__________________________________________________________
What free time activity do you think is the easier to do?
4.__________________________________________________________
Do you think that reading a book is cheaper than watching T.V.
5.__________________________________________________________
What free time activity do you think is the most stressful?

Activity 6: Read the following text and complete the text with comparative or superlative or
similarity

The Rodriguez Brothers Circus is in town! Every year, the circus arrives and stays for a week. Then
they go to the next town.
There are not many animals in the circus. People told the circus that they didn't like seeing animals
performing. There is an elephant called Jacob and two old lions, Hattie and Meg.
Most of the performers are human! There is Leopold, ________
The strongest (strong) Man In The World. His
father also worked in the circus, but Leopold is _____
stronger (strong) than him, he has bigger
____(big) arms
and bigger legs too! Leopold performs his act every night for the town's people who come to
watch. The longest
Another performer is Clara. She says she has ______ (long) hair in the world. It's about 4 metres
long! She also has a daughter who works in the circus. Her name is Sue-Ellen. Her hair is a lot
shorter, but she wants toLonger
growthan
it _________(long) her mother's. Sue-Ellen helps look after the
animals and she's also learning how to juggle.
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The highlight of the circus are the three clowns, Pit, Pot and Pat. They all wear long red shoes, but
Pat's shoes are _______(long)
longers and sometimes, he falls over because they're so long! They perform
for about twenty minutes and they are always_______
Most popular (popular) act with the audience,
especially the children. Many people think Pit, Pot and Pat are three brothers, older but Pat is
_____(old) than the other two - he'sThetheir
oldestfather! He's____ (old) clown in the country, but he
has a lot of energy.
Tomorrow will be the longest day because the circus is leaving town and everything must be
packed away into big trucks.