TALKING ABOUT INTERESTS

In this beginner-level ESL lesson, you will learn grammar, vocabulary, and phrases to talk about everyday English topics: an English conversation lesson to talk about interests.

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This ESL video lesson for daily English will help ESL students learn vocabulary, grammar, improve listening and be confident English speakers.

Practical English for everyday situations. Once you have completed this lesson and know how to talk about your hobbies and interests go back and review Introductions and then challenge yourself with Making Plans for the week and month. 

Talk About Personal, Friends & Family Interests

Warm Up Questions

1

Do you like to play sports? Which ones?



2

Can you play any musical instruments?



3

Do you like to bake or cook?



4

What kind of movies do you like to watch?



5

What kind of music do you like to listen to?



6

Do you like to go bowling?



Watch, Read or Listen

ESL Video

Watch the following ESL YouTube video lesson on Hobbies & Interests.

Listening Questions

Watch the ESL YouTube video and answer the following questions about Hobbies & Interests

Talk About Tennis

1

What does he like to do in his free time?



2

When did he start playing tennis?



3

What does he do sometimes?



4

Why is it hard to win?



5

Why does he like Roger Federer?



6

What other thing does he enjoy doing?



7

What does he sometimes do with his family?



8

Who usually wins when he goes bowling with his family?



Speaking Activity

Use the illustrations to talk about the passage and your interests.

Talking About Movies



Talking About Bowling



Talk About Personal, Friends & Family Interests



Talking About Personal Interests







Word Bank

Word Bank

action | comedy | competition | dad | enjoy
enter | family | favorite | friend | fun | play
player | power | practice | start | student
tennis | think | win

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

Talk About Things

1. win (v)

A. to do something again and again so that you become better

2. practice (n)

B. a type of entertainment that is made to make you laugh

3. competition (n)

C. difficult to do

4. comedy (n)

D. something you like more than other things

5. favorite (adj)

E. to be successful in a competition, game, etc.; to reach a desired goal

6. hard (adj)

F. great strength or force

7. power (n)

G. at the same time; with each other

8. together (adv)

H. an event in which people or teams try to win something or be more successful than someone else

Sentence Structure

Put the following sentences in the correct order.

Talk About Bowling
  1. my / In / time / free / like / I / tennis / to / play / , / .
  2. a / school / I / tennis / started / was / student / high / playing / junior / when / I / .
  3. win / good / are / hard / to / It’s / the / other / very / because / players / .
  4. with / friends / like / movies / to / the / my / to / I / go / .
  5. Sometimes / I / go / my / with / bowling / family / .
  6. because / My / is / good / he / dad / likes / bowling / at / very / it / .

Missing Words

Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

Talk About Movies

In my free time, I like to play tennis. I _______________ 1 playing tennis when I was a junior high school student. I ______________ 2 with my friends. It was fun and we ______________ 3 it a lot. Sometimes, I entered tennis competitions. It’s _____________ 4 to win because the other players are very good. My favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. I like him because he doesn’t need to use ______________ 5  to win. He is a very good player. I also like watching movies. Comedy and action movies are my _______________ 6. I like to go to the movies with my friends. _______________ 7 I go bowling with my family. My dad likes bowling because he is very good at it. He usually wins. I think it is fun to play _________________ 8.

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