TESOL/Talking about lifestyle

Is your life busy?

Key sentences

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
How does it feel (infinitive verb) ? What's it like (infinitive verb) ?	It feels (adjective).

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
Why did you change your lifestyle?	I was fed up with (noun). The (noun) was killing me.

Drills

Say these sentences without looking.

How does it feel (infinitive verb) ?

infinitive verb	sentence
to work part time	How does it feel to work part time ?
to work full time	How does it feel to work full time ?
to be in university	How does it feel to be in university ?
to be unemployed	How does it feel to be unemployed ?

It feels (adjective).

adjective	sentence
relaxing	It feels relaxing.
stimulating	It feels stimulating.
hectic	It feels hectic.
exhausting	It feels exhausting.

I was fed up with (noun).

noun	sentence
the stress	I was fed up with the stress.
the long hours	I was fed up with the long hours.
the long commutes	I was fed up with the long commutes.
the lack of sleep	I was fed up with the lack of sleep.

Example

Practice this conversation.

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
How does it feel (to work part time) ?	It feels (relaxing).

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
Why did you change your lifestyle?	I was fed up with (the stress).

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
How does it feel ... ?	It feels ... .

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
Why did you change your lifestyle?	I was fed up with ....

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Practice

Asking about lifestyle	Telling about lifestyle
Ask about your partner's lifestyle.	You changed your lifestyle. Tell your partner about it.

Further study

• English lesson topics

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.