Free Time & Hobbies: Let's Chat (A2)

Objective & content

By the end, A2 students can discuss hobbies and free time aloud with opinions and comparisons, using past simple and going to. This speaking deck gives 24 "Free time & hobbies" chat prompts, each with a sentence-frame scaffold. It plays on screen (draw and shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards.

Pedagogical guide

Use this A2 deck once past simple and going to are familiar — hobbies give students an easy, motivating topic for recalling past activities ("Last weekend I ___.") and future plans ("This weekend I am going to ___."), plus comparing preferences. The frame scaffolds each card's target structure; encourage students to extend past it once confident.

Suggested procedure

1. (2 min) Form groups of 3–4 and shuffle or display the deck.
2. (1 min) Model one card: read the question, answer using the frame plus a reason.
3. (8–10 min) Students take turns drawing a card and answering aloud, always giving a reason; the teacher circulates and asks a follow-up where useful.
4. (2 min) Whole-class share-out: 2–3 students repeat their favourite answer and reason.

Adaptations

• [S] Complete the frame with one reason only; skip cards needing past simple if not yet secure.
• [A] Add a second reason, or ask the speaker a follow-up question themselves.

Materials & prerequisites

Plays on screen (draw/shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards. Assumes past simple, going to, comparatives, and hobby/sport vocabulary.

Curriculum alignment

Maps to Cycle 3 "child and close environment" (FR 6e) — the child's free time, hobbies and plans.

Assessment & extensions

Listen for a complete frame plus reason as an informal speaking check. Extend into a "my weekend plans" written paragraph, or pair with the A1 Free Time & Hobbies deck for mixed-level classes.