I’d love to try that!Chapter 11

In today’s lesson, you will

Talk about sports and their health benefits Practice asking and answering questions about your health Express your wants and intentions as it relates to learning new

activities Give reasons why you would or would not like to do something

By the end of this lesson you will be able to talk about activities you want or don’t want to learn and state the reason why.

What is she doing?

She is jogging?

What are they doing?They are ice skating?Do you know how to ice skate?

What are they doing?They are swimming?Do you know how to swim?

What are they doing?

They are playing racquet ball?Do you know how to play racquet ball?

What are they doing?They are ballroom dancing?

Do you know how to ballroom dance?

What are they doing?They are practicing taekwondo?

Do you know taekwondo?

What are they doing?They are practicing tai chi?

Do you know tai chi?

What is he doing?

He is bowling?Do you know how to bowl?

What is he doing?

He is skiing?Do you know how to ski?

Which activity burns the most calories?

Ice skating Swimming Racquet ball Ballroom dancing

Taekwondo Tai Chi Bowling Skiing Running

(jogging)

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Which activities do I know how to do? Ice skating Swimming Racquet ball Ballroom dancing

Taekwondo Tai Chi Bowling Skiing

No Yes No No Yes No Yes No

Would I like to learn?No. Why? Tried years ago and did not enjoy it. No. Why? It is very expensive and I am really not interested in racquetball. No. I don’t enjoy dancing. Yes. I have heard that it is good for stress relieve. No. Why? It seems dangerous. And because I don’t like winter sports.

Which activities do you know how to do? Do you know how to ice skate? Do you know how to swim? Do you know how to play racquet

ball? Do you know how to ballroom

dance? Do you know taekwondo? Do you know tai Chi Do you know how to bowl? Do you know how to ski?

Would you like to learn how to ice skate? Would you like to learn how to swim? Do you want to learn how to play racquet ball? Do you want to learn how to ballroom dance? Would you like to learn taekwondo? Would you like to learn tai Chi Do you want to learn how to bowl? Do you want to learn how to ski?

Pair Work: Ask your partner “Do you know how to + activity.” ice skate swim racquet ball ballroom dance taekwondo tai chi bowl? ski

Do not use how to with martial arts.Do you know how to taekwondo? Do you know taekwondo?

IMPORTANT: Write your partner’s answers down on a piece of paper.

Some sports require the use of play.Ex. Do you know how to play basketball?

Pair Work: If your partner answered No, I don’t know how to do + activity.” Ask if they would like to learn how.

ice skate swim racquet ball ballroom dance taekwondo tai chi bowl? ski

IMPORTANT: do not use how to with martial arts.

Remember: You should useWould you like to learn how to + activity? Do you want to learn how to + activity?

When answering: You should say Yes, I would like to learn how to + activity ORNo, I wouldn’t like to learn how to + activity

DO NOT say Do you to learn

DO NOT say Yes, I’m + activity Example Yes, I’m taewondo.

Review When expressing wants and intentions we use would like to and want to.

Ex. I would like to learn how to cook. (I want to learn how to cook.) When asking about someone’s wants and intentions we use would you

like to or do you want to. Ex. Would you like to learn how to swim? (Do you want to learn how to swim?)

It is always good to give a reason why you want to do something or do not want to do something. I would like to learn tai chi because I like martial arts. I don’t want to learn how to bowl because it looks boring.

Other expressions: These express a strong desire to do (or not do) something. I’d really like to do (try) something. I’d love to do (try) something. I really wouldn’t like to do something. I really don’t want to do (try) something.

Check Your Understanding

Choose the correct sentence.

1a. I want learning how English better. 1b. I want to learn how to speak English better.

2a. Do you know how to swim? 2b. Do you know how to go swimming?

Which to use, Like to OR Know how to?For which of the following activities can you use know how to questions?

For example: Which is correct? I would like to know how to have coffee? -- I would like to have a cup of coffee?Make sentences for each using the correct sentence form -- I would like to OR I would like to know how to