Elevator pitch

 

MY HOBBY – ELEVATOR PITCH

Your challenge

Imagine you are in an elevator with someone who knows nothing about you. You have 30 seconds to tell them about your favourite hobby and make them interested in it!

Include these 5 things:

1. Introduce your hobby
   • What is your hobby?
   • When did you start? (Use Past Simple or Present Perfect)
2. Explain what you do (Use Present Simple and frequency adverbs)
   • What do you usually do?
   • Where and when do you do it?
3. Say why you like it (Use Present Simple)
   • Why is it interesting or fun?
   • How does it make you feel?
4. Give some details (Use Present Simple and frequency adverbs)
   • Who do you do it with?
   • How often do you do it?
   • What do you need?
5. Finish with a recommendation (Use modal verbs)
   • Why should other people try it?
   • Give a final interesting or funny fact!

Some useful expressions

Starting

• My favourite hobby is...
• I’m really interested in...
• I'm keen on
• I'm crazy about

Giving reasons

• I like it because...
• I think it’s fun/exciting/relaxing...
• It makes me feel...

Finishing

• I really recommend it because...
• You should try it!
• Why don't you give it a try?

⭐ Remember!

• Speak for 30 seconds
• Don't read your presentation.
• Look at your audience.
• Speak clearly and not too fast.
• Use adjectives to make your pitch interesting.
• Try to convince your classmates to try your hobby!

Penpal project

  

Digital pen palling is the modern, internet-based version of traditional letter-writing where people connect across the globe using digital tools instead of paper and postal mail.

 

Pen palling Don'ts

1. Don't share personal information too soon, like full name, address, phone number

2. Don't share pictures 

3. Don't send personal documents like your ID 

4. Don't send links to your pen pal and don't click on links, stick to writing messages.

Pen palling Do's

1. Always be polite when you write.

2.  Stick to general topics  like hobbies or favorite foods.

3.  Watch for Red Flags: If a pen pal pushes for personal details like your home address, politely decline: “I’d rather keep things general for now.”  

4.   Trust Your Instincts: If your pen pal sends to you things that don't seem right, ask your teacher for advice. 

 

5. Avoid pushy behaviour.  Agree with your pen pal how often you will communicate,

what you can discuss and what not.

Mathematical comparison

proportion  x out of  y           x de cada y

x percent

modal value (most frequently occurring) 

Range (maximum value-minimum value)

most of

more than

less than

the most

the least

the average (la media)

twice as much                        dos veces más que

three times as                         much tres veces más que 

more than double that of        más del doble que 

European Space Week: the conquest of Space

 

 

Use the Present Perfect to describe achievements in the conquest of space and the Past Simple to mention what happened and when.

For example,

People have reached the Moon. In 1969, Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon.

 Here are some facts:

Primer satélite artificial: El Sputnik 1 de la Unión Soviética orbitó la Tierra el 4 de octubre de 1957. 

Primer ser vivo en el espacio: La perra Laika viajó a bordo del Sputnik 2 el 3 de noviembre de 1957. 

 Primer humano en el espacio: El cosmonauta soviético Yuri Gagarin completó una órbita terrestre a bordo del Vostok 1 el 12 de abril de 1961. 

Primera mujer en el espacio: Valentina Tereshkova voló en la misión Vostok 6 el 16 de junio de 1963. 

 

Find other facts and write similar statements using the Present Perfect and the Past Simple, as in the example.