Lesson 4

Hobbies and Interests

Objective: I will learn to talk about likes and dislikes.

Personal Study

Prepare for the conversation group by completing activities A through E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

I can learn from the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

In EnglishConnect, we know that God is the true teacher, and He teaches us through His Spirit. The Spirit brings feelings of joy, peace, and love. The Spirit helps us understand truth and can increase our capacity to learn. One way that we invite the Spirit to be with us is by loving, teaching, and learning together. The prophet Alma from the Book of Mormon was responsible for teaching the people. He divided the people into groups and chose a leader for each group. Alma taught them:

“The preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal” (Alma 1:26).

In EnglishConnect, we believe that teachers and learners are equally important. We are all teachers and learners. We respect and listen to each other. We teach each other. We love and value each other. We congratulate others when they succeed and encourage them when they make mistakes. We can also find ways to support each other and plan times to practice with each other during the week. God will bless us with His Spirit as we learn to love and teach each other.

Ponder

• What can you do to love and support those who have different English abilities?

• How can the learning experience in EnglishConnect be different from other experiences you have had before?

Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Think of situations when you would use the word in your daily practice.

Verbs

bike
cook
dance
garden
go to the beach
listen to music
paint
play sports
play the piano
read
run
shop
sing
sleep
study
swim
travel
watch movies

Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: What do you like to do?A: I like to (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What do you like to do?A: I like to cook.

Q: What does he like to do?A: He likes to dance.

Q: What don’t they like to do?A: They don’t like to shop.

Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try understanding the rules in the patterns. Think about how English is similar to or different from your language.

Q: Do you like to (verb)?A: Yes, I like to (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Do you like to travel?A: Yes, I like to travel.

Q: Do you like to shop?A: No, I don’t like to shop.

Q: Does she like to paint?A: Yes, she likes to paint.

Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them out loud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

• Practice asking questions.

• Practice answering questions.

• Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about each person. Take turns.

Example: Malia

Likes

Doesn’t Like

• A: What does Malia like to do?

• B: She likes to paint.

• A: Does Malia like to study?

• B: No, she doesn’t like to study.

Image Group 1: Thomas

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 2: Raoul

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 3: Mei

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 4: Pamela

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 5: Nadia

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Ask and answer questions about what you like and don’t like to do. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.

Example

• A: What do you like to do?

• B: I like to dance.

• A: What don’t you like to do?

• B: I don’t like to read.

• A: Do you like to listen to music?

• B: Yes, I like to listen to music.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Say what I like to do.

  

• Say what I don’t like to do.

  

• Ask what someone likes to do.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

1. Study the principle of learning.

2. Memorize vocabulary.

3. Practice the patterns.

4. Practice daily.

Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”

Share your goal with a partner.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“The Holy Ghost is the true teacher. No mortal teacher, no matter how skilled or experienced, can replace His role in witnessing of truth, testifying of Christ, and changing hearts. But all teachers can be instruments in helping God’s children learn by the Spirit” (“Teach by the Spirit,” Teaching in the Savior’s Way: For All Who Teach in the Home and in the Church [2022], 16).