Lesson 3A – My Free Time
Level: 3rd Grade (A1)
Duration: 60 minutes
Topic: Talking about hobbies and free time activities
Grammar Focus: “I like / He likes / She likes”
Vocabulary: read, play football, draw, dance, watch TV, play games, ride a bike
🎯 Lesson Objectives
Talk about personal hobbies and preferences
Use "like/likes" with correct subjects
Identify and ask about others’ free time activities
Practice reading, speaking, and writing with relatable content
🧠 Vocabulary – Free Time Activities
Verb Phrase Visual / Description
read books open and read a book 📖
play football kick the ball ⚽️
draw make pictures with pencil ✏️
dance move to music 💃
watch TV watch cartoons or shows 📺
play games video games or board games 🎮
ride a bike cycle 🚲
🎯 Zoom’da görsellerle tanıt, öğrenciye tek tek sor:
– “Do you like dancing?”
– “What do you like doing after school?”
📚 Main Story: "Saturday Fun with Emma"
It’s Saturday. Emma doesn’t go to school. She is at home.
In the morning, she reads books. She likes stories about animals.
After that, she draws pictures of horses. She’s very good at drawing!
In the afternoon, she plays football with her brother Tom.
Then they watch cartoons together.
Emma says: “I love Saturdays!”
❓ Comprehension Questions:
1. What day is it?
2. Does Emma go to school today?
3. What does she read about?
4. What does she draw?
5. Who does she play football with?
6. What do they watch together?
7. What does Emma say at the end?
🔤 Grammar Focus – “like / likes”
Subject Verb Form Example
I / You / We / They like I like drawing.
He / She / It likes She likes reading.
🎯 Zoom Alıştırması:
I like dancing → He ___ dancing? (likes)
She ___ football. (likes)
They ___ watching cartoons. (like)
📘 Extra Reading Text: “Omar’s Hobbies”
Omar is 9 years old. He lives in Morocco.
In his free time, he loves to ride his bike and play video games.
On Sundays, he goes to the park with his friend.
They fly kites and eat ice cream.
Omar also likes drawing robots.
He says, “Free time is fun!”
❓ Extra Comprehension:
1. Where is Omar from?
2. What does he do in his free time?
3. What does he ride?
4. What does he draw?
5. What day does he go to the park?
✍️Writing Task
Write about your hobbies:
I like __________.
I don’t like __________.
On weekends, I __________.
My favorite free time activity is __________.
🎨 Öğrenci isterse hobi resmi de çizebilir!
🗣️Speaking Practice
🎤 Ask and answer:
– “What do you like doing?”
– “Do you like drawing?”
– “Does your brother like dancing?”
🎯 Mini game: "Say yes or no!"
– “You like reading?” → Öğrenci cevaplar: Yes / No
🎮 Zoom Game Links
✅ Wordwall – Hobby Matching Game
✅ Baamboozle – Hobbies & Likes
✅ Quizlet – Free Time Flashcards
📝 Homework Assignment
Part 1 – Grammar Practice:
Fill in with like / likes:
1. I ___ reading.
2. He ___ playing football.
3. She ___ dancing.
4. We ___ watching TV.
Part 2 – Mini Writing:
Draw one of your hobbies. Write 2 sentences:
I like __________.
I do it on __________.
👩🏫 Zoom Teacher Plan – 60 mins
Time Activity
5 min Warm-up Q&A: “What do you like doing?”
10 min Vocabulary intro with actions or images
15 min Read Emma’s story + comprehension questions
10 min Grammar practice: like/likes
10 min Speaking game: "Do you like...?"
5 min Writing task + homework explanation
