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

Thank you

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