1 My kind of thing

Vocabulary 1 3 Learners work in pairs to play the card game. They cut
out each set of cards, then place them face down in
Using the worksheet two piles. Learners take turns to pick a card from each
●● This worksheet provides practice of the core words: pile and make a sentence about themselves with the
board games, helmet, court, volleyball, team, swimming, adjective and preposition written on the card. Their
basketball, bike racing. partner decides if the sentence is correct. Monitor pairs
1 Learners work individually to look at the pictures and and check they are reading out the correct sentences.
find the free-time words in the wordsearch. They then If they make a correct sentence, they keep the cards.
write the words under the corresponding picture. If the adjective/preposition combination doesn’t work,
they put the cards back into the pile, shuffle them and
Key: 1 board games, 2 helmet, 3 court, pick up another pair. At the end of the game, learners
4 volleyball, 5 team, 6 swimming, 7 basketball, will have some non-matching adjectives/preposition
bike racing pairs. Ask learners to lay them out on the table and
take turns to make sentences.
2 Learners read the text and unscramble the words. Fast
Optional follow-up activity (reinforcement):
finishers can make a mind map of the new vocabulary
Write the following on the board: Something you’re …
in their notebooks.
afraid of, bored with, excited about, pleased with, proud
Key: 1 basketball, 2 volleyball, 3 court, 4 team, of, worried about, good at. Ask learners to read the
5 swimming, 6 bike racing prompts and think of one or two words for each one. As
an example, write your list on the board (in no particular
order): essay, spiders, art project, book, sport, exam. Ask
Optional follow-up activity (extension): a confident learner to ask you about your list, e.g. I think
Play ‘Minute Race’. Ask learners to sit in a circle. Set a you are proud of the essay. No, I’m proud of my art project.
timer (such as the one on your phone) for one minute. Say Learners then continue playing with the remaining
free-time activity words. Learners take turns calling out adjectives and guessing which activity or thing they
the vocabulary items around the circle. They have to get match.
around the whole circle before the minute is up. If you
have a large class, you could ask learners to say as many Vocabulary 2
words as they can in one minute.
Using the worksheet
Grammar 1 ●● This worksheet provides practice of the core adjectives:
patient, charming, reliable, bossy, rude, cheerful,
Using the worksheet generous, serious, intelligent.
●● This worksheet provides practice of the target language 1 Learners match the two parts of the sentences. Fast
of adjectives with prepositions: for, to, about, at, on, with. finishers can write the words and definitions in their
1 Learners work individually. They read the text and notebooks.
circle the correct answers. Then learners write the
adjectives and prepositions in their notebooks. Key: 1 c, 2 g, 3 e, 4 b, 5 f, 6 h, 7 i, 8 d, 9 a

Key: 1 for, 2 about, 3 at, 4 on, 5 with 2 Learners read and complete the text with the
correct words.
2 Learners work in pairs. They look at the pictures and
write complete sentences with the expressions in the box. Key: 1 reliable, 2 cheerful, 3 patient, 4 bossy,
5 rude
Example answers:
1 I am worried about the weather.
Optional follow-up activity (extension):
2 I am good at playing football.
Play an oral word association game. You need a small
3 I am proud of the project. ball or beanbag. Throw the ball to a learner and call out
4 I am excited about my graduation. one of the core adjectives. The learner with the ball or
5 I am bored with the TV. beanbag says a word linked to the adjective (quickly and

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without needing to explain the link) and throws the ball Ahmed: Kareem loves team sports like basketball, so he could
to another learner. The next learner says a word linked write about that.
to the previous word, and so on. If time allows, you could Kamil: So does Basheer. They could both work on that together.
Ahmed: Good. Nassir can write about board games; he loves
write up the word association chains as the learners play
playing chess. I don’t like it.
and then go over them at the end of each chain. Kamil: Nor do I. I’d like to learn more about the theatre.
Ahmed: So would I. But I’d be happy to write about a modern
Grammar 2 sport like bike racing, and you could do theater.
Kamil: I’m happy with that. I could also write about film.
Using the worksheet Ahmed: Great. I’ll write about Connor Fields. He won the
●● This worksheet provides practice of the target gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. What about art and
language so/nor with auxiliaries. painting? Jahmil loved the art exhibition at the City Museum
last weekend.
1 Learners work individually to correct the sentences. Kamil: So did I. It was a great exhibition.
Then learners write the complete corrected sentences Ahmed: Jahmil can write about art.
in their notebooks. Latif: What about swimming? I like going swimming. Are we
going to include that in the project?
Key: 1 (do) did, 2 (did) do, 3 (do) have, 4 (have) Ahmed: No, I don’t think we should.
would, 5 (is) am, 6 (am) did Kamil: OK then. I think we’ve got everything organised!
2 Learners work in pairs and discuss the pictures.
2 Learners read and complete the dialogue. Fast 3 Learners ask and answer the questions. Ask pairs to
finishers can work in pairs to role play the dialogue. share their ideas with the class.
Invite some pairs to role play for the class.
Optional follow-up activity (extension):
Key: 1 have, 2 do, 3 did, 4 would, 5 do Ask learners to practice listening for specific information.
Choose some words from the dialogue, e.g. sports,
basketbll, board games, theatre, film, bike racing, art,
3 Learners work in pairs. They use the words in the box
swimming. Add a few distractor words, e.g. court, play,
to talk about things they like/don’t like using so/nor
cinema, helmet. Write the words on the board. Explain to
+ auxiliaries. You could ask some pairs to share their
learners that you are going to play the audio, and when
ideas with the class.
they hear one of the words they should stand up or put up
Optional follow-up activity (reinforcement): their hand.
Learners work in pairs. Ask them to think of three more
things they like/don’t like and then and write a three short Skills 2: Reading and writing
dialogues using the target grammar so/nor + auxiliary.
Using the worksheet
Monitor and check role plays. Learners can then role play
their dialogues for the class.
●● This worksheet provides reading and writing skills
practice in understanding a text about free-time
activities from around the world. The text is about
Skills 1: Listening and speaking different types of activities in Saudi Arabia, Scotland,
Using the worksheet the United States and elsewhere.
●● This worksheet provides listening and speaking skills 1 Learners read the texts. Ask learners what they think
practice talking about free-time activities. The listening of the texts. Have they heard of any of the activities?
skill is listening for specific information. Which would they like to try?
1 Play the audio for learners to listen. Ask a gist question
to check understanding of the audio, e.g. What are Key: 1 B, 2 A, 3 C, 4 A, 5 C, 6 B
Ahmed and Kamil deciding? Learners match what each
of the team members will write about. 2 Learners research online an activity found in their
country. They can print out pictures and stick them
Key: 1 D, 2 E, 3 F, 4 B, 5 C next to their sentences.
3 Learners work in pairs and compare the activity in their
Track 02 country with the activity mentioned in the texts.
Ahmed: I’m really excited about our project.
Kamil: So am I. Optional follow-up activity (extension):
Ahmed: I think we should plan what we are going to do. Learners research another type of activity from another
Kamil: So do I. country online. They can print pictures and write three
Ahmed: Each of us can write about a different type of free-time
or four sentences. They can then share their text with
activity.
their partner.
Kamil: Good idea.
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1  Look and find the free-time activity words in the puzzle. Write the words under
the pictures.
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B B E P B N S L V

O I E H A U W K O

A K Z O S H I G L

R E W P K S M S L
2 D R A T E A M C E 7

G A K S T R I O Y

A C G T B E N U B

M I D A A N G R A
3 E N H E L M E T L 6

S G J O L B Y B L

4 5

2 Look and unscramble the words.

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I really enjoy watching the Olympics, because it gives me a chance to see sports that
aren’t on television very often. I love team sports like (1) kesbatlbla
and (2) lovleylabl . In fact, I play them both after school on the
(3) rotcu behind my apartment building. My friends and I are in a
(4) meat . I also like watching the (5) mignmwsi
races in the Olympic pool. There are lots of medals! But my favorite is BMX (6) kibe crangi
. It first became an Olympic sport in 2008, and I think it’s really exciting!
Which sports do you enjoy?

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1 Grammar 1
1 Circle the words to complete the text.
The Harlem Globetrotters are an amazing basketball
team. They are famous (1) for/to playing exhibition
matches around the world. They play over 450 live
events each year and fans get very excited (2) for/about
seeing them. The Globetrotters are good (3) about/at combining athletics, theatre and comedy
to create spectacular shows. If you are keen (4) on/at basketball, but want to see something
different, then check out this team. We are sure you will be pleased (5) for/with what you see!

2  Look at the expressions in the box and complete the

sentences so they are correct for you.
excited about worried about good at proud of bored with

1 I am 4 I am
2 I am 5 I am
3 I am

3  Cut out the adjectives and prepositions. Use the cards to make
sentences about you.

Instructions
Cut out the preposition and adjective cards and place them face down in two piles.
Each learner takes a turn to pick up a preposition and adjective card and makes a sentence.

in about or at to with

on of for about in of

famous interested proud keen afraid bored

pleased happy similar tired excited good

I’m interested in opera. I’m afraid of spiders.

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1 Vocabulary 2
1 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 Aya is a cheerful person, a she always interrupts you.
2 Dawoud is reliable, b he is always telling people what to do.
3 Jana is serious, c she is always positive.
4 Hakeem is bossy, d she gives things to others.
5 Hassan is charming, e she doesn’t laugh often.
6 Yara is intelligent, f he gets on with everyone.
7 Ismail is patient, g he has never missed work.
8 Azhar is generous, h she always gets answers right.
9 Laila is rude, i he doesn’t get angry when he has to wait.

2 Read and complete the text with the correct words from Activity 1.

Community Noticeboard

Drama club looking for new members!

We need people who are (1) and
won’t miss drama practice, rehearsals and shows.
You also need to be (2) because
sometimes we have to work very hard for many
hours and it helps having positive people. It’s also
important to be (3) as becoming
an actor takes a lot of time and luck. We don’t want
anyone who is (4) and starts
telling everyone what they should do. We also don’t
want any (5) people. We expect
all members of the club to be polite to each other.

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1 Grammar 2
1  Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences. Write the correct sentences on
the lines.
1 I enjoyed the play. So do I.
2 Maria doesn’t like sport. Neither did I.
3 I’ve never seen play at a theatre. Nor do I.
4 I’d like to go to a theatre show. So have I.
5 I’m not rude. Neither is I.
6 John went to the theatre. So am I.

2 Read and complete the dialogue with the correct words from the box.
do would did have do

Patrick: Hey, Peter. What are you looking at?

Peter: It’s a website about the theatre.
Patrick: Really? I’ve never been to the theatre.
Peter: Neither (1) I.
Patrick: I like films.
Peter: So (2) I.
Patrick: There was a comedy film festival at the cinema
last week but I didn’t go.
Peter: Neither (3) I.
I was at football practice.
Patrick: I’d like to go to the theatre.
Peter: So (4) I.
Shall we go to this play? I think it looks interesting.
Patrick: So (5) I.
Yes, let’s get the tickets.

3  Work with a partner. Use the ideas in the box, so/nor plus an auxiliary verb to talk
about things you like/don’t like.

sport board games films theatre studying maths the beach meeting friends

I like jazz music. So do I.

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1 02  You will hear Ahmed talking to Kamil about a project on free-time activities.
What type of activity does each person like? Draw a line from the name to
the activity.

People Activity
1 Basheer A swimming
2 Nassir B theater
3 Ahmed C art
4 Kamil D basketball
5 Kareem E board games
F bike racing
G football

2  Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. Say what type of free-time activity
is shown in each. Which do you like?

3 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

1 What kinds of free-time activities do you usually do? Why do you like them?
2 How do they make you feel?
3 What kinds of activities don’t you like? Why?
4 Do you enjoy watching films? Why? Why not?
5 Why do you think people play team sports?

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1 Skills 2: Reading and writing
1 Read the text about popular free-time activities from around the world.

Falconry
Falconry is a popular free-time activity in Saudi Arabia. It is a traditional sport
that originated hundreds of years ago. It takes a long time to train a falcon, so
a falconer must be very patient. Sometimes a falconer has to carry a bird on his
arm for hours every day. The falcon season is from October to March.
Curling
Curling is a traditional winter sport that comes from Scotland, but is now played
in a few countries around the world. Players slide stones across ice towards a
circle target. Players can help the stone move by using a brush to sweep the ice
in front of it. Originally, curling was played on frozen lakes, but today games take
place in indoor ice arenas.
Gaming
Playing video games is popular all over the world and especially in the United
States. Over 164 million adults in the United States play video games! In fact,
in a survey of 18- to 25-year-old gamers from around the world, watching
gamers play video games was more popular than watching sports. On
average, gamers spend over six hours a week playing video games, making it
as popular as watching TV.

Which free-time activity ...

Falconry Curling Gaming
1 is from Scotland? A B C
2 has been around for centuries? A B C
3 is popular all over the world? A B C
4 takes patience? A B C
5 do players like watching other players? A B C
6 do players use a sweeping brush? A B C

2  Think about a free-time activity from your country. Make notes in your notebook.
1 What is it called?
2 When did it start?
3 What kind of activity is it?
4 Where can you do it and who does it?

3  Choose one of the free-time activities from Activity 1. What is

similar or different about it to the activity you made notes about?

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1 Mission Stage 1: A poster
1  Make a list of your favourite free-time activities. Which free-time activity
would you like to try? Why?

Free-time activities
1
2
3
4
5
6

I would like to try because

2  Imagine an after-school club where you can practice the free-time activity
you would like to try. Make notes about where and when it is and what you
can do there.

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