Hobbies

Do you have one?

Do you like......reading books? ...listening to music?

...practicing sports?

...dancing?

...watching movies?...going to the beach?

TASK

Choose the activities that you like the most. Use the thermometer to show how much you like it.

Books/music/dance

Beaches/club/barbecue

Sports

Eating out/movies/theatre

Which hobby is your favourite?

Let’s talk!! In your groups, talk to your friends about your

hobbies and why you like doing this activity.

Now that you have chosen your favourite activity, find another person who is interested in the same hobby.

Have you found your group? If you haven’t....hurry up!!!

TASK

Choose one person of your group to talk about the hobby to the class.

So...what’s your favourite hobby? Why do you like it?

TASK

Evaluation Your group will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Creativity Organization Pronunciation Vocabalurary Fluency

Use the thermometer to help you!

Very Good Good Regular Insufficient

Now that you have listened to your friends, do you want to have a new hobby?

http://www.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/financial-planning/10-hobbies-that-pay-off.htm#page=1 (you can earn money with some hobbies) http://heedneed.com/top-10-most-popular-hobbies-around-the-world/ (most popular hobbies around the world) http://www.buzzle.com/articles/list-types-of-hobbies/ (list of hobbies) http://freeintenyears.com/frugal-tips/100-cheap-hobbies/ (100 cheap hobbies)

If so... Visit the links below and learn more about the hobbies around the world and their interesting facts.

Conclusion

This WebQuest was created by Amanda Pires, Anielle Silva, Isabela Cruz and Mariana Schwantes in order to develop the speaking skills of intermediate English students, from 16 to 18 years old.

This project was oriented by Janaína Cardoso – Uerj / 2013.1

Credits