| LESSON OVERVIEW
The main objectives of this speaking lesson are to:
- discuss hobbies and clubs from different perspectives;
- watch a video on book clubs;
- engage in talking about interest clubs and their impact on people.
In this lesson, students talk about their reading habits and preferences, watch a video about the rise of book clubs and share their experiences. They suggest interest clubs to people in various situations, express their opinions on clubs and hobbies and imagine how they would plan a club where they live. Students can also do an extra task to review useful structures for the discussion.
60 minSpeaking ClassUnlimited Plan
This is a Speaking Class worksheet. It includes a variety of tasks that let your students practise their speaking skills. This lesson format does not focus on grammar or vocabulary. Learn more about it here.
WARM-UP AND VIDEO
Before starting the discussion, students can do an extra grammar activity to revise useful structures (e.g. take part in…, allow you to…, make you feel…). In the task, they choose the correct form of verbs in statements. The lesson then focuses on talking about interest clubs and begins with a warm-up. Students discuss their reading preferences and habits. Moving on, they look at different reading practices (e.g. write a reading journal, set yourself a reading goal for the year) and discuss their own habits. Afterwards, students think of reasons why people might join a book club. They then watch a video about why book clubs are becoming more popular and see what people say about their experience.
DISCUSSION
In this part of the lesson, students discuss questions about book clubs and their impact. After that, they read texts about people in different life situations and engage in talking about interest clubs. They suggest two clubs from the list (e.g. a running club, an English-speaking club, an acting group) that would be good for each of them. Students explain their choice. Following that, they read different opinions on clubs and hobbies and say whether they agree or disagree with them. Students explain why. Finally, they think of an unusual club they would like to start where they live. Students use images for ideas and discuss questions to plan the club.
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