لنستمتع · Programme: Naming leisure activities; talking about favourite activities · Grammar: like / enjoy + verb-ing; because
By the end of this lesson, I can:
- I can name leisure activities.
- I can say what I like and don’t like doing: I like swimming. I hate fishing.
- I can give a reason with because.
- I can write a few sentences about my favourite activity.
🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر
tap 🔊 to listen📚 كلمات الدرس
13 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.
📖 Read: Our hobbies wall أقرأ
In Monastir, the pupils of Year 6 make a hobbies wall in their classroom. Here are three of them.
What about you? What do you like doing in your free time?
Do you understand? أفهم
Answer in your copybook first, then check.
- What does Youssef like doing with his grandfather?
Answer
He likes fishing with him.
- Why does Youssef enjoy fishing?
Answer
Because it is quiet.
- What does Eya grow with her mum?
Answer
Mint and tomatoes.
- What is Aziz’s favourite activity?
Answer
Going camping.
- Why doesn’t Aziz like swimming?
Answer
Because the water is cold.
🧩 Grammar القواعد
1. Likes and dislikes. After like, love, enjoy, don’t like, hate, we put a verb with -ing:
😍 I love dancing. 🙂 I like reading. 😄 I enjoy swimming.
🙁 I don’t like fishing. 😖 I hate playing computer games.
With he / she, add -s: She likes drawing. He enjoys riding a bike.
2. Because gives the reason. It answers the question Why? I like gardening because I love flowers.
بعد like و love و enjoy و hate نضع الفعل مع ing. مع he و she نضيف s إلى like أو enjoy. نستعمل because لنذكر السبب، وهي جواب عن السؤال Why.
Look and say: free time activities
| Picture | Activity | Say it! |
|---|---|---|
| 🎣 | fishing | I like fishing. |
| 🚲 | riding a bike | She enjoys riding a bike. |
| ⛺ | going camping | We love going camping. |
| 🏛️ | visiting museums | He likes visiting museums. |
| 🌱 | gardening | Mum enjoys gardening. |
| 🎧 | listening to music | I don’t like listening to loud music. |
A: What do you like doing in your free time?
B: I like riding my bike. And you?
A: I enjoy reading, but I hate fishing.
B: Why? A: Because it’s boring!
Spelling: how to add -ing
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Most verbs: just add -ing | read ➡️ reading · fish ➡️ fishing · play ➡️ playing |
| Verb ending in -e: remove the e | ride ➡️ riding · dance ➡️ dancing · write ➡️ writing |
| Short verb (consonant + vowel + consonant): double the last letter | swim ➡️ swimming · run ➡️ running · shop ➡️ shopping |
Word building: compound words
Two small words can make one new word!
| Word 1 | Word 2 | New word |
|---|---|---|
| ⚽ foot | ball | football |
| 🏀 basket | ball | basketball |
| 🔥 camp | fire | campfire |
| 🌻 sun | flower | sunflower |
| 🏫 class | room | classroom |
Learn activities with their picture: 🎣 = fishing, ⛺ = camping, 🌱 = gardening. Pictures help you remember!
💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة
Talking about likes and dislikes
Talking about a favourite activity
🔊 Pronunciation النطق
Worked examples أمثلة محلولة
Try first, then read the solution.
Complete: Sami enjoys (ride) his bike.
Step-by-step solution
- After enjoy, the verb takes -ing.
- ride ends in -e: remove the e.
- ride ➡️ riding.
✓ Sami enjoys riding his bike.
Join the two ideas: I like swimming. The water is fresh.
Step-by-step solution
- The second idea is the reason.
- Use because to join them.
- Keep it after because.
✓ I like swimming because the water is fresh.
Complete: My brother … (like) playing football.
Step-by-step solution
- My brother = he.
- With he / she, the verb takes -s: likes.
- playing stays with -ing.
✓ My brother likes playing football.
⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة
⭐ Remember أحفظ
- Leisure activities: fishing, swimming, gardening, riding a bike, going camping, visiting museums.
- like / love / enjoy / don’t like / hate + verb-ing: I enjoy drawing.
- With he / she: likes, enjoys, hates.
- Spelling: ride ➡️ riding, swim ➡️ swimming, read ➡️ reading.
- Because gives the reason and answers why.
Quick quiz اختبار سريع
4 questions · instant feedback1. Choose the correct sentence.
2. Which word gives a reason?
3. What is the -ing form of ride?
4. In the text, where does Aziz go camping?
✍️ Write: My favourite activity أكتب
Write a short paragraph (50–70 words) about your favourite free time activity. Say what it is, when and where you do it, who with, and why you like it.
Steps
- Write the name of your favourite activity.
- Say when and where you do it.
- Say who you do it with.
- Give a reason with because.
- Add one activity you don’t like.
A model text to compare with (after writing mine)
My name is Mariem and I live in Nabeul. My favourite activity is riding a bike. I ride my bike on Sunday morning with my brother. We go to the park near our house. I enjoy riding a bike because it is fast and fun. I also like reading stories in the evening. But I don’t like playing computer games because I think they are boring.
One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.
😊 The lighter side استراحة
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
I have two wheels and no engine. You ride me in the park. What am I?
Answer
A bike.
Why did the fish stay at home? — Because it didn’t like fishing!
✅ Exercises تمارين
All exercises →6 exercises on three levels, with new questions every time.
- Choose the right answerTo do
- ClassifyTo do
- Situation 1To do
- Situation 2To do
Practise: Let’s Have Fun
True or false, complete, choose, classify and situations: instant correction with explanations.
Got the lesson? Try it yourself
6 exercises · instant correction · new questions every time
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