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Time for leisure!

What are these teenagers doing in these pictures?

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Popular teen hobbies

Popular teen hobbies - Questions

What are these teenagers doing in these pictures?
  • Write a sentence for each picture.
  • What is a hobby?
  • Do you like doing the hobbies on the pictures? Rate them.
Vocabulary tips:
  • outdoors:dehors
  • at home:à la maison
  • alone:seul
  • in groups or in teams:en groupe, en équipe 
  • to relax:se détendre
  • to share:partager
  • to escape:s'échapper

Popular teen hobbies - Activité

Now it's time to ask your classmates.
Start a discussion about what everybody loves to do in their free time (you can work in pairs or as a group, as long as everybody gets to talk).
Here are a few questions to get you started:
  • What do you like to do in your free time? / What is your favourite hobby?
  • How often do you do this?
  • How long have you been doing it?
  • What do you need to do this activity?
  • Why do you like it?

Popular teen hobbies - Let's play!


Cosplay

Origins of cosplay - Vidéo

Extrait étudié : jusqu'à 1:24.

Origins of cosplay - Questions

1.Watch the first 15 seconds and answer to the following questions.
  • What is this video about?
  • Where was it filmed?
  • Who are those people?
  • Name the costumes you recognize.
2.Now watch from 0’15 to 0’49.
  • Where was the concept of “cosplay” invented?
  • When was the concept of “cosplay” invented?
  • What can you say about the way Myrtle Douglas and Forrest Ackerman were dressed? 
3.Now watch from 0’49 to 1’24.
  • When was the word “cosplay” invented?
  • Who was Nobuyuki Takahashi?
  • What does it mean?

Cosplay: Top tips from a top cosplayer - Vidéo

Cosplay: top tips from a top cosplayer - Questions

1.Watch from the beginning to 0'20 and answer the following questions.
  • Who is Caitlin?
  • From where do cosplayers generally choose your characters?
  • What celebration does she compare this hobby to?
2.Now watch from 0'20 to 1'14.
She gives her top five tips on how to do your own costume. Find a title for each tip (it can be one word or a sentence, you can ask your teacher for vocabulary).
3.Share with the class.
  • What do you think about Caitlin's hobby?
  • Is it something you would like to try? Why?