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Hobbies and likes

An AR classroom game for Grade 5. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 4 rounds in an interactive matching activity.

Curriculum indicatorต 1.1 ป.5/2

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

01
Match each activity to its English name.
- reading
- drawing
- singing
- cooking
Read the explanation
The hobbies Thai children take up most.
02
Match each sport to its English name.
- football
- badminton
- swimming
- running
Read the explanation
Most sport names are borrowed straight from English, but a few differ from the Thai.
03
Match each sentence to its meaning.
- I love it.
- I like it.
- I do not like it.
- I hate it.
Read the explanation
"Like", "love" and "hate" mark different degrees of liking.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Practise -ing hobby and sport words, the scale love, like, do not like, hate, and question-answer pairs about likes, so pupils can read and answer about hobbies (ต 1.1 ป.5/2).

What's in the worksheet

4 matching questions, 4 pairs each - Match drawing to วาดรูป and cooking to ทำอาหาร - Match badminton, swimming and running to the Thai words - Match I love it., I like it., I do not like it. and I hate it. to how much someone likes something - Match What is your hobby? to My hobby is reading. and Can you swim? to Yes, I can.

How to use it in class

Use in a talking-about-yourself lesson, 5 minutes in team mode, then have pupils ask a neighbour What do you like doing? - After item 3, use two thumbs up, one thumb, and thumbs down for the scale - If item 4 goes wrong, look at the first word: Can is answered with I can, Do with I do Play it linked to a class and the results go into the mark book. - Use Thai mode: English mode repeats both sides in some questions, so children can match without reading the meaning

Common sticking points

- Item 4: swapping Do you like sports? and Can you swim? since both answers start Yes; check whether the question opens with Do or Can - Item 3: swapping I love it. and I like it. since both mean ชอบ; use hand signals for the levels - Item 4: matching What do you like doing? with My hobby is reading.; the repeated like in I like drawing. is the clue