TESOL/Talking about lifestyle

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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


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