Unit 8 — Hobbies and Sports

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 8 hobbies and 6 sports.
  • I can ask and answer about hobbies (Do you …?).
  • I can use can / can’t to say what I am able to do.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.1 Hör-/Hörsehverstehen
  • 3.1.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
  • 3.1.3.7 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Wortschatz

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Theo plays football on Saturdays. Mia reads books in her room. Frida the fox does nothing in particular. “Doing nothing is a hobby,” Frida explains. “For foxes it’s a serious skill.”

1. Activate Link to heading

Mime corner. The teacher mimes a hobby (reading, swimming, painting, cycling, dancing). Class shouts the English word.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — hobbies and sports Link to heading

Hobbies: reading, drawing, painting, dancing, playing the guitar, playing video games, cooking, gardening. Sports: football, basketball, tennis, swimming, running, cycling, skateboarding.

Grammar — can / can’t Link to heading

Can + base verb expresses ability or permission.

  • I can swim. / I can’t swim.
  • Can you ride a bike? — Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
  • He can play the guitar. (no -s on can; no -s on play)

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. I __________ swim. (can) 2. He __________ play tennis. (negative)
  2. ___ you ride a bike?
  3. Mia __________ play the guitar.

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. (write three sentences about what you can / can’t do)
Answer key

G. 1. can, 2. can’t / cannot, 3. Can, 4. can.

M. 5. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Pair speaking — Find someone who. Walk around with a list: Find someone who can ride a unicycle / play chess / dance / swim 50 metres / draw a horse. Write the names.

Sample Link to heading

— Can you ride a unicycle? / — No, I can’t. Can you draw a horse? / — Yes, a small one.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 8 hobbies and 6 sports.
  • I can use can / can’t correctly.
  • I can ask 5 Can you…? questions.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“I can swim and I can ride a bike, but I can’t play the guitar. My brother can play the guitar very well, but he can’t swim.”

T or F: 1. I can swim. 2. I can play the guitar. 3. My brother can swim. 4. My brother plays the guitar well.

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read.

“Mia loves reading and drawing. She can paint very well. She can’t play any instrument. On Saturdays she goes cycling with her brother.”

  1. Two hobbies of Mia: ___ . 2. One thing she can do well: ___ . 3. One thing she cannot do: ___ . 4. Saturday: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Fill in can / can’t.

  1. I __________ swim, but I __________ swim 100 metres.
  2. ___ you ride a bike?
  3. Theo __________ play the guitar very well.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write 4 sentences about your hobbies: two things you can do, one you can’t, one you would like to learn.

Answer key
T1. T, F, F, T. T2. reading and drawing; paint; play any instrument; she goes cycling. T3. 1. can / can’t, 2. Can, 3. can. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • He cans swim → ✗ — can never takes -s.
  • I can to swim → ✗ — can + base verb only.
  • Pronunciation: can and can’t are easy to mix up; can’t is longer and stronger.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

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The vocabulary, dialogues and reading texts of this unit as audio, spoken by a native voice. The spoken text is shown beneath each clip.

Text 1
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"I can swim and I can ride a bike, but I can't play the guitar. My brother can play the guitar very well, but he can't swim."

Text 2
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"Mia loves reading and drawing. She can paint very well. She can't play any instrument. On Saturdays she goes cycling with her brother."