Takeaway Same but Different English > Level A1.

1 Starter > Meeting New People

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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!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

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:
• Do you have any hobbies?
Which ones?
• What free time activities do you do at
different times of the year?

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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.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

John: Hi, Peter. How are you today?

Peter: Hi, John. Pretty good.
John: So, what do you do in your free time, Peter?
Peter: I play sports: soccer, volleyball, hockey ...
John: Nice. In the winter too?
Peter: Oh yes! I usually play hockey in the winter. Sometimes I play soccer too.
How about you?
John: Not for me. We are different that way.
Peter: Different?
John: I like quiet activities. I watch TV, I read a book. I listen to music when
I drive, so I never take the bus. Well, occasionally I do take the bus.
Peter: I see what you mean.
John: I always watch the morning news.
Peter: I often read the newspaper but I rarely watch the news.
John: We like the same things but we are so different!

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Let’s Practice!

Let’s find out how often John and Peter play sports or read the news!

Instructions: Read the dialogue. Select the correct answer.

1. How often does Peter play sports?

a. He usually plays baseball in the winter and soccer in the summer.

b. He never plays sports.
c. He plays hockey and soccer in the winter.

2. How often does John watch the morning news?

a. He occasionally watches the news.

b. He never watches the news.
c. He always watches the news.

3. How often does Peter read the newspaper?

a. He often reads the newspaper.

b. He occasionally reads the newspaper.
c. He never reads the newspaper.

Let’s Practice!

Let’s talk about actions!

Instructions: Complete the sentences. Write the missing word. Use like, listen,
take, play, read, do.

1. What do you like to in your free time, Peter?

2. I sports: soccer, volleyball, hockey ...

3. I watch TV. I a book.

4. I to music when I drive, so I never the bus.

5. We the same things, but we are so different!

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Extension Activity

Let's talk about free time activities!

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Ask your classmates their names.

Self-Assessment YesNo
Write down their names.
b) Ask what they do in their free time.
I ask what people do in their free time.
Write down the activity.
I talk about my free time activities.
c) Ask how often they do this activity per
I ask Wh- questions to learn about classmates.
week. Write down the answer.
d) Tell the class who is similar and who I tell the class who is similar and who is differe
is different.

Target Words

• book (noun): a set of pages put together with

one cover on the front and one at the back
e.g. I like to read books.
• different (adjective): not the
same
e.g. We like to play different sports.
• to listen to (verb): to give attention to what
a person is saying
e.g. I listen to music every day.
• newspaper (noun): a document with the
daily news on big sheets of paper
e.g. I read the "New York Times" newspaper.
• same (adjective): identical;
not different
e.g. We have the same interests.
• to take the bus (verb ): to ride on
the bus, to go from one place to
another
e.g. I take the bus to work every day.
• to drive (verb): to move from one
place to another in a vehicle
e.g. I rarely drive to work.
• to watch (verb): to look at
something for a period of time
e.g. I like to watch the news.

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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.

100% 80-95% 75% 50% 40-45% 20% 0%

always usually often sometimes occasionally rarely never

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.

Free Time Activities

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.

Use these questions to ask about free time activities.

What do you like to do in your free time?

What are your hobbies?

Verb Noun Example

play a sport I like to play soccer.

read a book or newspaper I like to read a book.

watch TV or movies I like to watch TV.

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.