Talking About Hobbies
Updated: Aug 29
ESL Lesson Plan Talking About Hobbies helps A2 students talk confidently about their interests and free-time activities. Students practise descriptive adjectives and comparative structures to compare hobbies, then follow a dialogue between two friends discussing what they enjoy doing and how often. The lesson closes with a writing task where students describe their own favourite hobby.
📄A2 ⏱️50 min 📁18 slides
Skills and outcomes:
Using comparative adjectives to compare two activities (e.g., cheaper, more exciting, more dangerous).
Asking and answering simple questions about interests, routines, and preferences.
Vocabulary
playing chess
playing the guitar
watching films
travelling
jogging
cooking
reading books
skateboarding
learning languages
difficult
easy
interesting
expensive
cheap
exciting
popular
boring
fun
dangerous
Lesson Plan
Lead-in Discussion
Students answer warm-up questions about their free time and hobbies, sharing what activities they enjoy and whether they prefer indoor or outdoor pursuits.
Guess the Hobby
Students look at sets of emoji clues and guess the hobby each set represents.
Vocabulary
Students match nine hobby words to pictures. Teacher checks pronunciation and meaning.
Adjectives
Students learn nine adjectives for describing hobbies (difficult, exciting, popular, etc.) and answer personalised questions using them.
Grammar: Comparatives
Students read example sentences and learn how comparatives are used to compare two things.
Comparatives Practice
Students fill in the missing comparative forms for short and long adjectives, including the irregular form of fun.
Speaking: Which One Is...
In pairs, students give opinions comparing hobbies — easier, cheaper, more popular, more exciting, and more dangerous.
Reading and Role-play
Students read a dialogue between Alex and Tina about their hobbies, filling in missing hobby words and adjectives, then act it out.
Comprehension Questions
Students answer six questions about the dialogue to check understanding.
Writing Task
Students write a short paragraph about their favourite hobby using guided questions and a model example.
