UNIT 1 HAVING FUN

READING
Read and use the words in the box to fill in the blanks
so learn often dance
and doing great hobby
My hobby is ballroom dancing. I love (1) __________ dances like the waltz, the samba and the
cha cha cha. It's so much fun. Do you think it's an unusual (2) __________ for a teenager? Well, you are
wrong. There's a popular dance show on TV (3) __________ dancing is quite popular with teenagers
these days. I go to a club two times a week to (4) __________ new dances. I meet lots of friends there (5)
__________ I always have lots of fun. I also write a blog about dancing. It's called Dancing with Dana.
I (6) __________ take photos at the club and put them on my blog. I write something on it every day. It's
a (7) __________ way to meet people who have the same hobby .

GRAMMAR 1 | like / love / hate + V-ing

Write what you like or hate doing on weekends

I love ...........................................................................................................................................

I enjoy ........................................................................................................................................

I like ...........................................................................................................................................

I dislike ......................................................................................................................................

I can’t stand ..............................................................................................................................

I hate ..........................................................................................................................................

GRAMMAR 2 | Adverbs of frequency

Answer the questions so they are true for you.
1. What do you always do at the weekend?
2. What do you usually do when you're bored?
3. What do you often do when you're happy?
4. What do you sometimes do in the evening?
5. What do you rarely do after school?
6. What do you never do on a Monday?
SPEAKING | Answer the questions so they are true for you.
1. What is your hobby?
2. How often do you do it?
3. Where do you do it?
4. Who do you do it with?
5. What do you like about it?
6. Is there anything you don't like about it? What?

ME Friend 1 Friend 2

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Useful language
• My favourite hobby is ………………
• When I have free time, I usually ……………………
• My favourite types of music/ books are ………………
• I started ………………. when I was ………. years old.
• It makes me relaxed and calm. / It helps me keep fit
• ………….. helps me to relax, and cheer up my mood.
• After a hard-working day, I can relieve stress by ……
• Connectors: and, or, but, so, because

WRITING
Write a short text about your hobby (about 60-80 words).
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