Year 6
Teacher : Manivone PHAXAYAVONG
What do you like doing at your leisure?
Playing the guitar Going fishing
Playing basketball Writing a letter
Listening to the radio Planting flowers
Practicing the piano relaxing
Unit 1 Hobbies
Lesson 2
At one’s leisure
Grammar
The verb “to like”
STATEMENTS
Use the verb” to like”, when you talk about
things that you enjoy doing:
Subject + like + verb + -ing ໃຊເ້ວ ້າເຖງິກດິຈະກ າທ ີ່ ມກັເຮັດ
Example: I like playing football at weekends.
She likes growing roses.
They like watching TV.
Instead of the verb like, you can also use the following verbs:
to enjoy
to love
to prefer
Example: He likes running.
He enjoys running.
He loves running.
He prefers running.
Subject + do not like + verb + -ing ໃຊ້ເວ ົ້າເຖງິກິດຈະກ າທ ີ່ບ ີ່ມັກເຮັດ
Example: I do not (don’t) like dancing
She does not ( doesn’t ) like playing the piano.
Do/Does + subject + verb + -ing ໃຊເ້ປັນປະໂຫຍກຄ າຖາມ
Example: Do (we,you,they) like playing football?
Yes,I do. Or No, I don’t.
Does (he/she) like playing the guitar?
Yes, (he/she) does. Or No,(he/she) doesn’t.
Create your own sentences
about what you like doing and
don’t like doing.
4 sentences
Guessing game
Ask and answer Walk around the class and ask your friends what
he/she likes or dislike, then write the information
in the table below.
Questions: What are the things you like doing ? Why?
What are the things you don’t like doing? Why?
No Name Like doing/do
not/does not like doing
Why
Example Maly like dancing enjoyable
1
2
3
4
Vocabulary
various
match
member
relax chance
enjoyable
Lesson 2
At one’s leisure
strong unique
spend time
Growing rose
Practise the dialogue in pairs on page 6
Practise
Jim, a university student from Australia is asking
Khen about what Lao students do at their leisure.
Jim: What do students in this school like doing at their leisure?
Khen: Boys usually like playing football, girls like playing volleyball
or Lao traditional dance.
Jim: I see. They are not much different from students in Australia. They
like sports such as football, tennis and sometimes play music.
What do you do at your leisure, Khen?
Khen: After class, I love playing football or I sometimes play piano in
the afternoon.
Jim: Oh me too! Football is my favourite sport, but I’m not good
at playing piano.
Khen: We like doing the same things then!
Jim: That’s right; perhaps we can play football while I’m staying in Laos.
Khen: Sounds great, that’s a very good idea.
Exercise
1. Jim is from Australia.
2. After class, Khen likes playing football.
3. Sometimes, Khen plays the piano.
4. Australian students like playing sport or music after class.
5. Both Jim and Khen like playing football.
6. Someday Jim and Khen will play football in Australia.
Write T for the true and F for the false
statement
Create your own dialogue in pairs
Exercise
What have we learnt today?
Homework 1.Write some sentences to
say what you like and do
not like with the reasons
What have you
learnt yesterday
Leisure Grammar
Playing the guitar
Planting flowers
Writing a letter
Going fishing
relaxing
Practicing the piano
S+ like + v + ing
S + do not/does not + like + V+ ing
Do/Does + S + like + V + ing
Read and answer
Read the text and answer the questions below
on page 7-8
A. Hi. My name is Mala. I am a fifth year student at Vientiane
Secondary School. At my leisure, I like practising Lao traditional
dance. I am a member of Lao Traditional Dance Club. I love Lao
dance because it’s very unique.
B. Hello. I’m Sinh. I study at Vientiane Secondary School.
When I am free from study I like playing some sports such as:
volleyball, football and badminton. My favorite one is
volleyball. I play it whenever I have a chance. I feel good after I
played. I am also a member of Volleyball Club.
C. Hi. My name is Dara. I spend most of my time working in my
garden. I enjoy growing roses. There are various kinds of
roses in the garden. They are very beautiful flowers; just
looking at them it relaxes me. I am also a member of Rose
Growers’ Group at school.
Questions 1.What does Mala like doing in her free time?
She likes practising Lao traditional dance.
2. Why does Mala love Lao dance?
3.Where does Sinh study?
4.What kind is Sinh’s favourite sport?
5.How often does Sinh play volleyball?
6.What did Sinh say about playing volleyball?
7.Which sport club is Sinh a member?
8. What does Dara like doing?
9.What kind of flowers does Dara like?
10.Why does Dara like growing them?
Exercise
Write a short paragraph about yourself.
What have we learnt
today?
Homework
How can you cope with the things you hate doing but have to?
Thank you