Lesson 14: What do your family like doing?

Vocabulary

Playing basketball – jugar al baloncesto
Swimming – nadar
Going shopping – ir de compras
Playing computer games – jugar a videojuegos
Listening to music – escuchar música
Reading books – leer libros
Love – encantar
Like – gustar
Don’t mind – no importar
Dislike – no gustar
Hate – odiar

Language Support

Situations:

Gustos propios → I like swimming.
Mucho gusto → I love playing basketball.
Indiferencia → I don’t mind reading books.
No gustar → I dislike shopping.
Odiar → I hate playing computer games.

Tercera persona → He likes swimming.
Tercera persona → She loves listening to music.

Preguntar gustos → What do you like doing?
Preguntar otros → What does he like doing?
Confirmar → Does she like reading books?

Questions / Answers

Listen to the Audio – practise in this section with it.
(Escucha el audio – practica en esta sección con él.)

What do you like doing?
→ I like swimming.

What do you like doing?
→ I love playing basketball.

What does he like doing?
→ He likes listening to music.

What does she like doing?
→ She loves reading books.

Does he like swimming?
→ Yes, he does.

Does she like reading books?
→ No, she doesn’t.

Does he like playing computer games?
→ He hates playing computer games.

Translation (Castilian Spanish)

What do you like doing? → ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
I like swimming. → Me gusta nadar.

I love playing basketball. → Me encanta jugar al baloncesto.

What does he like doing? → ¿Qué le gusta hacer a él?
He likes listening to music. → Le gusta escuchar música.

What does she like doing? → ¿Qué le gusta hacer a ella?
She loves reading books. → Le encanta leer libros.

Does he like swimming? → ¿Le gusta nadar?
Yes, he does. → Sí.

Does she like reading books? → ¿Le gusta leer libros?
No, she doesn’t. → No.

Does he like playing computer games? → ¿Le gusta jugar a videojuegos?
He hates playing computer games. → Odia jugar a videojuegos.

Activation

Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)

Example:

What do you like doing?
→ I like listening to music.

What does your brother like doing?
→ He likes playing basketball.

Does he like reading books?
→ No, he doesn’t.

What does your sister like doing?
→ She loves swimming.

Translation:

¿Qué te gusta hacer?
→ Me gusta escuchar música.

¿Qué le gusta hacer a tu hermano?
→ Le gusta jugar al baloncesto.

¿Le gusta leer libros?
→ No.

¿Qué le gusta hacer a tu hermana?
→ Le encanta nadar.

Practice

Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)

something you like doing
something you love doing
something you don’t mind doing
something you dislike
something someone in your family likes doing
asking about another person’s hobby

Personal Questions

Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)

What do you like doing?
¿Qué te gusta hacer?

What do you love doing?
¿Qué te encanta hacer?

What does your mother or father like doing?
¿Qué le gusta hacer a tu madre o padre?

What does your brother or sister like doing?
¿Qué le gusta hacer a tu hermano o hermana?

Does someone in your family hate any activity? What?
¿Alguien en tu familia odia alguna actividad? ¿Cuál?

What activity do you do in your free time?
¿Qué actividad haces en tu tiempo libre?