Class 20 · Summer 2026
Hobbies: Then, Now and Next
Hobby words · was, is, will be · time words (ten years ago, these days, someday)
Soccer ten years ago, chess these days, gardening someday. Name sixteen hobbies, read the time word, and choose was, is or will be.
Grammar in this class:Going toWas, wereTime wordsWas, is, will be
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Patina English Workbook · Unit 20
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Words
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Hobby Words
Sixteen hobbies in pictures: soccer, chess, painting, knitting. Who plays chess? What is Ingrid's hobby? My hobby is ___.
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Then, Now, Next: Time Words
The time words in three columns: ten years ago, these days, someday. Tell it in three parts, and say ago the right way round.
Grammar
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Was · Is · Will Be
The same sentences then, now and next. Read the time word first, then choose the verb: My hobby was soccer. Now it is chess.
Builder
Build It: Then, Now, Next
Start with the time word, then build the sentence: Ten years ago, I was on a soccer team. Someday, Tomasz will be good at chess.
Game
Hobby Sprint
A hobby appears: write it in a sentence. Then a time word comes too: ten years ago, his hobby was soccer.
Read
Reading
Member Spotlight: Emeka
A community center newsletter: Emeka was a soccer player, is a chess teacher, and will be a grandfather. Then write your own spotlight.
Listen
Listening
At the Front Desk
Marisol signs up for a painting class. Listen with the script hidden, then read along, answer, and write the missing words.