ESL hobbies pastimes locations basic vocab.

Enhance your English Second Language (ESL) curriculum with these 5 practical resources focused on hobbies, pastimes, sports, events and locations. These engaging activities are designed to reinforce basic vocabulary related to planning activities and events with friends. The resource promotes conversation and expands core vocabulary through the "question of the day." It encourages creativity with skits, writing prompts and project ideas centered around favorite activities and location. With minimal prep needed, this resource offers activities to practice vocabulary both orally and in writing. Perfect for whole class discussions, partner activities, or substitute plans.

Resource 1:

Start your ESL class off each day with a Question of the day. It is a great way to get students talking and help you to establish a low stress routine. This ESL resource works as either a daily warm up or bell ringer activities.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with engaging images

-Over 55 suggestions for "Question of the day"  

-Writing or project ideas 

Vocabulary:

Sports, activities and hobbies

Clothing

Present tense verbs 

Weather and calendar questions

Resource 2:

This resource offers a variety of engaging activities from worksheets for practicing key vocabulary to speaking opportunities through a class survey, discussion templates, and skits, your students will have ample chances to develop their language skills. They can even showcase their writing by creating personalized descriptions of their pastimes, perfect for presentation on a water bottle design.

Included:

-Teacher overview in Englisih

-Vocabulary list and templates/models to support writing

-Flashcards for many hobbies and pastimes

-Speaking activities (skits, discussion template, "Find someone who...", & class survey)

-Description of games to play with flashcards

-Print and go worksheets for written practice (8 pages)

-Mini- project templates

This "water bottle" mini project activity can be done over several classes, by starting your class each day with a “Question of the day”. Students write down their answers each day to add to their final written project.

Resource 3:

This user-friendly resource facilitates engaging classroom activities using text message conversations and event posters. Featuring fourteen text message conversations that can be easily printed and displayed around the classroom, students fill in tables and a daily schedule while reading each conversation. This can work as a scavenger hunt activity. After students can plan their own ideal week schedule filled with amazing events. Additionally, students will work with six event posters to craft simple skits, answer questions, and design their own event posters, fostering creativity and language proficiency.

Key Features:

• Teacher overview
• 14 text message examples
• 6 event poster examples
• Questions on personal preferences and a skit template
• 6 suggested activities for speaking, reading and writing
• Student handouts for efficient information collection
• Vocabulary list included
• Present tense verbs
• A focus is on question words "How much? Who? Where?"

Be sure to preview the sample card in the pictures for language level reference.

Resource 4: Locations for hobbies

This ESL (English as a second language) resource reviews vocabulary related to common locations, places, or buildings. There are many suggested activities and games to get your students speaking and writing in English.

Included:

-Teacher overview in English with suggested games and activities

-Game suggestions and partner activities (i.e.Cards for I have..Who has...?, Sentence matching, Scoot, memory card game, Twenty questions)

-45 Flashcards of common locations (for games or to display in class)

-5 worksheets to practice new vocabulary (i.e. crosswords, word search, fill in the blank)

-Two skit formats

Resource 5: Scavenger Hunt and Escape Room Task Cards- Location

Included in this Resource:

• Scavenger Hunt: Interactive scavenger hunt activity focused on locations. An activity where students complete sentences by finding the matching answer on another card (e.g., "When I am sick, I go to the ______"). This helps reinforce their understanding of when and why certain locations are visited.
• Escape room task cards: This printable task card activity includes 16 questions about locations. Students race to find the final 4-digit answer! Hang the task cards on the wall, place them on desks, or pass them around. Each answer will be decoded and recorded on a student answer sheet. The task cards are broken down into 4 levels with 4 puzzle types (decoders). Use these task cards for a partner escape room activity, SCOOT, scavenger hunt, or stations. There are countless ways to set it up, allowing students to be out of their seats, moving around, and learning!
• Guess the Location Game: A game where students use four hints (hair, shampoo, scissors, hairstylist) to guess a specific location.
• Mystery Maze Sheet: Students problem solve to find their way out of maze with questions on locations.
• Skit: Students can use the skit outline to build their own conversations in English.

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