Hobby Hoppers
Young learners travel around a 24-space board answering questions about their hobbies, asking partners about their interests, acting out activities, and working as teams to agree on hobby facts. Each space has a different speaking task anchored to real hobbies like drawing, playing sports, reading, cooking, dancing, and collecting.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Hobbied.
Speaking prompts on the board
- What is your favourite hobby and why do you like it?
- Ask your partner what hobby they do after school.
- Act out playing your favourite sport. Your team guesses what it is.
- Describe a hobby you want to learn. What would you need?
- Your team must agree: is reading or drawing more fun?
- Ask your partner: do they like drawing or painting better?
- Stand up and mime cooking your favourite meal. Others guess.
- Compare your hobby to your best friend's hobby. How are they different?
- Explain why collecting things can be a fun hobby.
- Ask your partner: how much time do they spend on their hobby?
- You have 30 seconds to present your favourite hobby to the class.
- Act out dancing. Can your team name the type of dance?
- Discuss with your group: what hobby is best for a rainy day?
- What hobby did you do last weekend? Describe what happened.
- Ask your partner: can they play a musical instrument?
- Show with your hands how you play your favourite video game.
- Which hobby is better: indoor or outdoor? Explain your answer.
- Your team must agree on the best hobby for making new friends.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your class that your hobby is fun.
- Act out reading a book. Show if you are happy or sad about it.
- Ask your partner: what hobby do they want to learn in the future?
- Describe a hobby that needs a lot of money. What would you buy?
- Discuss with your group: is a hobby better alone or with friends?
- What hobby makes you feel happy? How does it make you feel?