3 I love biking

1 Read and discuss this article with your teacher.

BIKE TO WORK

Seno is a member of a club

called Komunitas Pekerja
Bersepeda. Their slogan is “Bike
to work, save money, and buy
gifts for your loved ones”.

When people ask about this

activity, Seno says, “I love biking.
I go biking whenever I can. Why
not go to work by bike? Biking is
healthy. It doesn’t pollute the air,
and I can save money!”
Let’s learn to:

talk about likes 2 Listen. Then choose whether Seno is the first, second or third speaker
and dislikes

3 Work in pairs. Tick the boxes

Do you like ?
Yes, I do No, I don't
Going to the beach
Watching TV
Going to the mountains
Watching sports
Playing a musical instrument
Browsing the Internet
Rock music
Jazz
Comics
Coffee

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3 Listen.
. What are their favorite pastimes? Match the pictures with what the speakers say

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5 Work in. pairs. Tell the class what you like and don't like doing, what your
favorite food or music, etc. is
Example:
Nanda : I like jogging at the beach.
Widya : I don’t like jogging, I love tennis.
Ra h : I hate heavy metal

A Listen and read

At a seminar registra on desk

So Bev, what do you I like outdoor sports.

like doing in your
free me?

What kind of outdoor

I love mountain biking
sports do you like?

Oh really? I do, too. Once a month. I usually

How o en do you go go to Puncak.
mountain biking?

We should go mountain That's a good idea

biking together some me.
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B Listen
. and repeat.
Asking about someone's Responding / telling
likes and dislikes about likes and dislikes

I like watching movies

What do you like

doing in your free me?

What do you enjoy doing? I enjoy biking.

Do you like swimming? No. I prefer jogging.

I love comedies.

What kind of movies

do you like?

Do you like horror movies? No I don’t. I dislike horror movies

Do you enjoy horror movies? No I don’t. I hate horror movies.
What's your favorite kind of movie? I love comedies.
What sort of movies do you like? I’m crazy about comedies.

Asking how o en Responding

someone does an ac vity

Once a month. I usually watch

movies on a weekend.

How o en do you
watch movies?

Do you o en watch horror movies? Never.

Do you some mes watch horror Rarely, now that I'm always busy.
movies?

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6 Fill in the blanks. Then listen to check your answers

At the office canteen

Emmy : So, ___________________________________
in your free time, Mike?
Mike : I like sports.
Emmy : ______________________ do you enjoy?
Mike : I swim and I play tennis. I play tennis on Saturdays.
Fandy : You do? I play tennis, too.
Emmy : _____________ tennis; it’s a hard sport.
Fandy : Oh. What kind of sports do you like?
Emmy : ________ sport that much. But badminton is okay.
Mike : I don’t play badminton. How about movies?
____________ watching movies?
Emmy : Yes, I do. I comedy, romance and science fiction.
But I ______________ horror movies.
Mike : I _____________ horror movies, too, but I love science fiction.
I never miss Star Trek.
Fandy : I love science fiction, too. Hey, why don’t we go out for a
movie next weekend?

7 Practice the above dialog with your partner

8 Now listen again. How often does Mike do his favorite activities?
Check the suitable blanks

never sometimes often usually always

Tennis

Swimming

Badminton

Watching comedies

Watching horror movies

Watching science fiction

movies

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9 Work in. pairs and create a dialog. Use the pictures below. Look at the example.

Example:
Student A : I like rafting. What about you?
Student B : I love jogging. Do you like jogging too?
Student A : Not really.
Etc.

10 Go around the class. Ask your friends' likes and dislikes.

Write their names in the Bingo boxes.

Example:
Rini : Do you like playing the guitar?
Raga : Yes, I do. (Write “Raga” in the “playing guitar” box.)
Rini : How often do you play the guitar?
Raga : Everyday. (Since there’s no box containing “everyday”, you don’t write
anything this time.)

BROWSING TWICE A PLAYING

KARAOKE THE DANCING
WEEK GUITAR
INTERNET
ACTION HORROR
MOVIES
JAZZ KARAOKE
MOVIES
OFTEN

FISHING COOKING PAINTING SOMETIMES JOGGING

PLAYING ONCE A
CAMPING COMEDY
HANG
FOOTBALL MONTH GLIDING
BIRD
ALWAYS TRAVELING RAFTING CLUBBING
WATCHING

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11 Work in. pairs.

Situation 1 : At an office canteen, during lunchtime

Student A : You start the dialog. You are new at the office. Introduce yourself to
B. Ask where B lives, what department she/he is from. Ask B’s likes
and dislikes (sports, food and movies).

Student B : You meet A, a new colleague. Introduce yourself to A. Ask where A

lives, what department she/he is from. Ask A’s likes and dislikes
(sports, food, etc.)

Situation 2 : At an office-clients party

Student A : Introduce yourself to B, an expatriate.

Ask B :
• His/her country of origin
• Where he/she lives
• His/her occupation and the company he/she works for
• His/her favorite activities, food, music, etc.
• How often he/she does them
Then, respond to B’s questions.

Student B : You are an expatriate working in Indonesia. Introduce yourself to A.

Respond to A’s questions.
Then, ask A:
• His/her country of origin
• Where he/she lives
• His/her occupation and the company he/she works for
• His/her favorite activities, food, music, etc.
• How often he/she does them

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 Leisure time
1 Work with a partner. Listen to this conversation between two colleagues, Nina
and Florin. Student A, Listen to Nina. Which parts of the quiz can you answer
for her? now compare Nina and Florin’s work-life balance. Who do you think
has a better work-life balance?

2 Match these verbs from the quiz audio 10 to the words 1-4.
Take make do work
____________ Exercise / work / overtime
____________ me somewhere / some holiday / paid leave / time off
____________ Late / from home / flexitime
____________ Time / useful contacts / progress

3 Work with a partner. Talk about the following using words from 2.
• a typical week (Example: I regularly work from home …)
• this week or last week (Example: I made a lot of progress last week …)
• your holiday this year (Example: I'd like to take 3 weeks …)
• the company policy on overtime (Example: we do 3 hours extra …)
4 Work with a partner. use adjectives from the list to describe the activities in the pictures.
Exciting boring relaxing exhilarating tiring
Interesting frightening enjoyable hard work

5 Work with a partner. Take turns to describe what you do outside work and why.
Example: I cook a lot because it's relaxing and interesting to create new dishes
TIP | Really and so
6 A lot of adjectives in 4 can have an -ing ending or an ed- ending. Listen again. use really or so to add emphasis.
Which ending do you hear? Which form of the adjective describes how a I'm really excited.
person feels? I'm so tired.
1. I got home at about midnight. I'm really tired / tired I really like cycling.
2. I'm taking the kids camping tomorrow. they're so excited / exciting It's so exhilarating.
3. I made dinner and watch a bored / boring documentary about plants. Note that when you see really
with the negative form you can
7 Work with a partner. Say what you are
say either of the following.
• interested in • bored with
1. I really don't like cycling.
• tired of • exhilarated by 2. I don't really like cycling.
• excited about • frightened of The position of really in 1 adds
greater emphasis. The speaker
8 What's your Ideal Balance of work and Leisure time? Think about the following.
in 1 dislikes cycling more than
Then work with a partner. Take turns to describe the current situation in each
the speaker in 2.
area, how you might like to change things, and how this would make you feel.
• hours worked in the week • activities outside work
• hours in the office • number of weeks holiday per year 24
• type of job • types of holiday