What kinds of activities do you prefer doing in your free time?

Give examples in the following categories:

 Sport / exercise
 Nature / outdoors
 Self-care
 Culture / entertainment
 Socialising
 Hobbies

Are any of the activities you mentioned very common in your

country?
Has the way you spend your free time changed as you have gotten
older?
Do you do some activities less frequently because they have become
more expensive?
How often do you go to the cinema?
What types of movies do you enjoy watching at the cinema?
How frequently do you get drinks / snacks to have during the film?

The History of Popcorn.

Watch the video from TED-Ed and answer the questions:
Why does popcorn ‘pop’?
How has popcorn evolved?

Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? - Andrew Smith - YouTube

Did you learn anything new about popcorn?

Vocabulary:

1. Whimsical a. Not intellectual or cultured

2. Derived b. Extremely great in number, many
3. Yielded c. Playful and not serious in an appealing and amusing way
4. Persisted d. Constantly travelling, wandering
5. Myriad e. Unwillingness to do something
6. Reluctance f. Counteract, balance (with an opposing effect)
7. Roving g. Produced or provided (an effect, resource or product)
8. Low-brow h. Obtained something from a specific source, came from
9. Pounced i. Continued despite difficulty or opposition
10. Offset j. Quickly move to seize something

Complete the sentences:

1. The marathon runner ________ despite the blisters on her feet.

2. There are ______ reasons why you shouldn’t do drugs, including risk of death.
3. My _______ to go to the gym is directly linked to how hot it is.
4. Do you prefer ______ romantic comedies, or serious dramas?
5. The goalkeeper _______ on the ball early, saving his team from losing the penalty shootout.
6. A lot of people consider the art of Romero Britto to be ______.
7. Susan ______ great joy from finally beating Peter as chess.
8. Although my garden is small, it has _______ tomatoes, peas, peppers and lettuce.
9. My dream hobby would be ______ around the world with my dog.
10. Is the cost of going to the cinema _____ by the better quality image and sound?
Watch the video again and make notes about the following numbers:

1. 9,000
2. 5-12
3. Late 1400s
4. 1893
5. 1929
6. 60 cents
7. 1000%
8. 40%
9. 1980s
10. 50 times
POPCORN QUIZ: test how much you know about popcorn….

1. One of the earliest methods of popping popcorn involved:

a. Wrapping kernels in layers of animal fat and placing in a clay pot over an open flame
b. Placing kernels in a covered pot in the hot sun to warm for several hours
c. Wrapping heated stones and kernels together in an animal skin
d. Mixing unpopped kernels with extremely hot sand

2. Zea Mays Everta” is what?

a. The motto (in Latin) of Popcorn University meaning Long Live Popcorn”
b. Popcorn's scientific name
c. The name of the woman who discovered popcorn
d. What Native Americans used to call popcorn

3. The world's first mobile popcorn machine weighed 400 to 500 pounds and was often pulled by..
a. Young boy
b. Large dog
c. Tractor
d. Circus elephant

4. Popcorn grows on a stalk, which has several WHAT growing on it?

a. Eyes
b. Ears
c. Heads
d. Arms

5. Popcorn kernels need HOW MUCH moisture to pop?

a. 10–12% water
b. 13.5–14% water
c. 18.5–20% water
d. 20% water

6. In 1945, an engineer named Percy Spencer used popcorn in his efforts to develop the:
a. Television
b. Popcorn popper
c. Microwave oven
d. Air freshener

7. Air-popped popcorn has how many calories per cup?

a. 31 calories
b. 41 calories
c. 51 calories
d. 61 calories
Answers
1. d
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. c
7. a