Third Bimonthly

Unit 3

Unit Purpose
The purpose of this unit is to enable you to express your personal interests around the topic
of hobbies, leisure and sport, and to make/respond to invitations to events/places related to
the topic.
Social Practices:
Establishing and maintaining social contacts
Unit functions:
3.1. Expressing preferences, likes and dislikes.
3.2. Inviting and responding to invitations.

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Hobbies,

leisure and

sport

Lesson 1 Do you like comics?

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Lesson 2 I have a new girlfriend

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Lesson 3 Cartoons or Reality Shows?

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Lesson 4 At a Party

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Lesson 5 Lets go!

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Lesson 6 Id love to!

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Lesson 7 Its my birthday

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Lesson 8 Luisas Birthday

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Do you like comics?

Social practices: Establishing and maintaining social contacts.

In this lesson you will learn: How to express preferences



Work in pairs. Answer these questions.

Do you like chatting on the Internet?

Do you have any friends from other countries?

Would you like to meet someone by chat?

 Read the following chat.

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SECRET MAN SAYS:

Hi. Whats your name?
TEDDY BEAR SAYS:
Im Lisa. Whats yours?
SECRET MAN SAYS:
Thats a secret.
TEDDY BEAR SAYS:
Ok. Can we talk about us?
SECRET MAN:
Yes. What do you want to know?
TEDDY BEAR:
I dont know
. Do you like computer games?
SECRET MAN SAYS:
Of course. Do you?
TEDDY BEAR SAYS:
Yes. Theres a party this Saturday. Do you like dancing?
SECRET MAN:
No, I hate dancing but I love listening to music. Do you like parties?
TEDDY BEAR SAYS:
Yes. Do you want to come to the party of Lonely Hearts? I dont like dancing
very much but I like music.
SECRET MAN SAYS:
Ok. Where can we meet?

Unit 3, Hobbies, Leisure and Sports

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1. Pregunte a los alumnos los significados de like, hate, dont

like y love.

1. Elicit from students the meanings of like, hate, dont

like, and love.

2. Invite a los alumnos y las alumnas a que trabajen en parejas, se hagan preguntas y las contesten.

2. Students can work in pairs and ask and answer the

questions for themselves.

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 Complete the chart about Secret man and Teddy bear. Write TB for Teddy bear or SM for
Secret man according to the chat.

like

love

dont like

TB/SM

Computer Games

TB

Dancing

SM

Parties

Music

hate

SM

TB

 Complete the chart about you. Include other hobbies or activities. You can use the faces
from the previous exercise..

Activities
Computer Games
Dancing
Parties

Music

2
 Find a good friend to go out with!
Go around and ask your partners
about their likes and dislikes.

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Look at the answers to the questions on the web page and
choose the best option. There are three correct answers.
The verbs: like, hate, dont like and love can be followed by:

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Do you like listening to music?
Do you like tennis?

nouns (comics, pizza, etc)

verbs in infinitive (to dance, to swim, etc.)
verbs in base form (play, cook, study, etc.)
gerunds (reading, singing, etc.)
adjectives (big, interesting, etc.)

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Do you like comics?

1. Invite a los educandos a dibujar smbolos o caras que representen sus gustos.

1. Students can also draw faces for themselves with each

activity in exercise 5.

2. Invtelos a que pasen frente al grupo y que mencionen en

ingls lo que les gusta o disgusta.

2. Have students come to the front of the class and mention

in English the things they like and dont like.

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I have a new girlfriend
Social practices: Establishing and maintaining social contacts.

In this lesson you will learn:



How to talk about what someone likes and dislikes.

How to write about someones likes and dislikes.

Read the following text. What is it?

a. a postcard

b. a letter

c. an e-mail

Hi Tom
Guess what! I have a new girlfriend! Her name is Cynthia and
she lives near my house. We have many things in common. She
likes dancing and going to the movies. She doesnt like romantic
music and she hates opera, she loves rock music. Isnt that
great? And she loves reading comics. She doesnt like animals
very much but thats ok. I think I love her!
Ill send you a photograph next time. Write back soon and say

hello to Kathy.
Best wishes,
Ivan.

 Read the text again and answer the questions.

@

Whats Ivans girlfriends name?

%XMSGH@
__________________________________
.

A Does she like going to the movies?

Yes, he does.
__________________________________
.
B

She likes dancing and going to the movies.

The letter s in likes is used:
@ to express plural things.
A to express what another person likes.

She loves reading comics.

The letter s in comics is used:
@ to express plural things.
A to express what another person likes.

No, she doesnt.

__________________________________
.
Yes, she does.
__________________________________
.
D

Does she like animals?

No, she doesnt.
__________________________________
.

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1. Invite a los educando a que un da antes de la clase pregunten a sus amigos y familiares qu les gusta y qu no.
Pida que elaboren una lista con la informacin que recabaron.
2. Propngales que elaboren una lista en ingls de los gustos
que comparten con su mejor amiga o amigo y que las
describan en la clase.

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Look at the sentences from the text:

Does she like opera?

C Does she like comics?

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1. Have them ask their friends and families a day before class
what they like and what they dont like. Ask them to make
a list with the information that they got.
2. Have them make a list in English of their likes that they
share with their best friend and tell them to the class.

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Speaking. Work in pairs and tell your partner about likes and dislikes of 5 people you know.
Use the information in the circles.

going to the movies

watching TV
reading books
dancing
listening to music
playing (volleyball, soccer)
rock
romantic music
opera

My girlfriend
My boyfriend
My brother
My sister
My friend
My grandpa
My mom
My dad

 Write a letter to a friend and tell him/her about one person in the red circle. Use the letter in
exercise 1 as an example.

Show your letter to a partner to read and correct any possible mistakes.
Re-write the letter with the corrections and decorate it with some drawings.

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I have a new girlfriend

1. Sugiera a los alumnos y las alumnas que si no conocen los

gustos de 5 personas, los inventen.

1. If students dont know the likes and dislikes of five people,

they can invent them.

2. Pdales que elaboren una carta dirigida a sus padres en la

que sealen sus gustos.

2. Have them write a letter to their parents in which they

point out their likes.

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Cartoons or Reality Shows?
Social practices: Establishing and maintaining social contacts.

In this lesson you will learn:

How to ask someone about their likes and dislikes.

Vocabulary to talk about films and TV programs.

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Listen and match the kind of lms and TV programs to the pictures.
Western
Romantic Movie

Science Fiction
Cartoons

News
Reality Show

Soap Opera
Horror Movie

Romantic movie
______________

News
______________

Cartoon
______________

Horror movie
______________

Reality show
______________

Western
______________

Science ction
______________

Soap opera
______________

 Put a check () by the things or activities you like and a cross () by the ones you dont like.
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Unit 3, Hobbies, Leisure and Sports

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1. Pdales que elaboren una lista sobre lo que les gusta o no

de los programas del ejercicio 1.

1. Have them make a list of the types of programs they like

and dont like.

2. Sugirales que usen el dilogo del ejercicio 1 para preguntar y contestar sobre lo que les gusta y lo que no.

2. Students can use the dialog in exercise 1 to help them ask

and answer about likes and dislikes.

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 Speaking. Work in pairs and interview your partner. Put a tick if he/she likes the activity or a
cross if he/she doesnt like the activity.
Activity

Likes or doesn't like

Partners name:______________

Watching lms
Soap operas
Soccer
Listening to music

DF

Science ction

Do you like horror films?

Yes, I love them.
Do you like cartoons?
No, I hate them.

Volleyball
Cartoons
Doing homework
Playing video games
Dancing

4. Read the following text.

I like sports
but I hate shorts.
Science ction
is my addiction.
I like talking
but I hate working.

What kind of text is this? Circle the correct answer:

a) a song

b) a rhyme

c) a letter

Which words have similar sounds? __________________________

________________________________________________________

 Now complete the following rhyme. Use the pictures and a dictionary to help you.
camping
I like _________________________

painting
but I hate ________________________________

$DHMCDODMCDMS
bananas
I like _________________________
pajamas
and my _________________________________

See Picture Dictionary 6, on page 198,

for vocabulary about music, movies and
TV programs.

books
I love ________________________
boots
and my new _____________________________
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 Listen and check your answers.

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Cartoons or Reality Shows?

1. Propngales que elaboren rimas similares a las del ejercicio 5 con base en sus gustos.

1. Have them make rhymes similar to the ones in exercise 5

based on their likes.

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A summer job!
Social practices: Establishing and maintaining social contacts.

In this lesson you will learn: How to ask people about their likes. How to write about your likes and dislikes.



Answer these questions with your teacher.

Would you like to work on your vacations?

What kind of job can young people do?

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 Now listen to this job interview and complete the questions.

You
watching
 Do you like _____________
TV?
_____________________
dancing
 Do you like _____________
at parties?
_____________________
listening
 Do you like ____________
to music?
_____________________
playing
 Do you like ____________
volleyball?
_____________________
going
 Do you like ____________
to the movies?
_____________________
reading
 Do you like ___________
comics?
_____________________
doing
 Do you like ___________
homework?
_____________________
eating
pizzas?
8. Do you like ___________

DF
Carlos loves watching TV.
He doesnt like dancing
at parties.

_____________________
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 Now listen again and circle the correct symbol according to

Isabelles answers.

Circle

for like,

for love,

 Answer the questions in the interview with

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your information. Draw the same symbols in

the YOU column.

Unit 3, Hobbies, Leisure and Sports

1. Sugirales que usen las mismas preguntas del ejercicio 1

y que agreguen dos columnas ms para que, en su casa,
realicen la entrevista a miembros de su familia y coloquen
la cara correspondiente.
2. Los alumnos pueden usar los prrafos del ejercicio 5
como modelos para escribir sobre lo que les gusta y no les
gusta.

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for dont like and

for hate.

 Exchange books with your partner.

Then report the information about

your partner with another classmate.
Are there any things you have
in common?

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1. Have them use the same questions from exercise 1 and

add two more columns for them to interview their family
members at home and draw the corresponding faces.
2. Students can use the paragraphs in exercise 5 as models to
write about their own likes and dislikes.

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 Read the following information about different peoples hobbies.

Hello. My names
Irene and Im 16
years old. Im
from Moscow,
Russia. I
love playing
computer games
and tennis. I like
reading books but I dont
like reading comics.
Would you like to be my
e-mail pen pal?

Hello. My names Sonia

and Im eighteen. I live in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. I
like playing the piano and
I love dancing. I dont like
watching cartoons but
I love going to the
movies. I like science
ction movies. My
favorite movie is
The Aliens Return.
E-mail me soon.

Hi! My names Jean Paul

and Im fteen years old.
I live in Paris, France. I
like cooking and watching
TV. I dont like playing
sports very much but I
like going to football
matches very much.
I would like a penfriend with the same
likes and dislikes.

 Answer the following questions.

 @ Does Irene like playing a sport?
Yes, she likes
_______________________________________________________________
 A Does she like reading?
Yes, she likes
_______________________________________________________________
 B Does Jean Paul like sports?
No, he doesnt like playing sports
_______________________________________________________________
 C Does Sonia like watching cartoons?
No, she doesnt like
_______________________________________________________________

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 Look at these sentences from exercise 5.

I like reading books, but I dont like reading comics.
I dont like playing sports, but I like going to football games.
I dont like watching cartoons, but I love going to the movies.

 The word but is used

@ to express two positive ideas or two negative ideas in the same sentence.
A) to express one positive idea and one negative idea in the same sentence.

 Write some information about your likes and dislikes. Illustrate your paragraphs with some
drawings of your hobbies.

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A summer job!

1. Pdales que elaboren un texto similar al que est en los

cuadros del ejercicio 6 con sus datos y que lo intercambien con otro compaero o compaera para conocer sus
gustos.
2. Pdales que elaboren oraciones como las que hay en el
recuadro Discover the rule con sus gustos o desagrados.

1. Have them write a text similar to the one in the boxes in

exercise 5 with their information and exchange them with
a partner to find out their likes.
2. Have them make sentences like those in the Discover the
rule box with their likes and dislikes.

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