Lesson 4

Hobbies and Interests

Taumuʻá: Te u ako ke u talanoa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ou saiʻia mo ʻikai saiʻia aí.

Personal Study

Mateuteu ki he kulupu fepōtalanoaʻakí ʻaki haʻo fakakakato ʻa e ngaahi ʻekitivitī A ki he E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

Feʻofaʻaki mo Feakoʻiʻaki

I can learn from the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

Te u lava ʻo ako mei he Laumālié ʻi heʻeku ʻofa, faiako, mo ako fakataha mo e niʻihi kehé.

ʻI he EnglishConnect, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e faiako moʻoní, pea ʻokú Ne akoʻi kitautolu ʻo fakafou ʻi Hono Laumālié. ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he Laumālié ʻa e ngaahi ongo ʻo e fiefia, nonga, mo e ʻofa. ʻOku tokoni ʻa e Laumālié ke mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e moʻoní pea te Ne lava ʻo fakatupulaki ʻetau malava ke akó. Ko ha founga ʻe taha ʻoku tau fakaafeʻi ai e Laumālié ke ʻiate kitautolú ko ʻetau feʻofaʻaki, feakoʻiʻaki, mo ako fakataha. Naʻe fatongia ʻaki ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAlamā mei he Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻa hono akoʻi ʻa e kakaí. Naʻá ne vahevahe ʻa e kakaí ki ha ngaahi kulupu peá ne fili ha taki ki he kulupu takitaha. Naʻe akoʻi ʻe ʻAlamā kiate kinautolu:

“Naʻe ʻikai lelei ange ʻa e tokotaha malangá ʻi he tokotaha fanongó, pea ʻikai foki lelei ange ʻa e faiakó ʻi he tokotaha ʻoku akó; pea ko ia naʻa nau tuʻunga tatau kotoa pē” (ʻAlamā 1:26).

ʻI he EnglishConnect, ʻoku tau tui ʻoku mahuʻinga tatau pē ʻa e kau faiakó mo e kau akó. Ko e kau faiako mo e kau ako kotoa pē kitautolu. ʻOku tau fefakaʻapaʻapaʻaki mo feongoongoi. ʻOku tau feakoʻiʻaki. ʻOku tau feʻofaʻaki mo mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he niʻihi kehé. ʻOku tau talamonū ki he niʻihi kehé ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau lavameʻa aí pea fakalotolahi kiate kinautolu ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau fehalaaki aí. Te tau lava foki ʻo ʻilo ha ngaahi founga ke tau fepoupouaki ai mo palani ha taimi ke akoako ai mo e niʻihi kehé ʻi he lolotonga e uiké. ʻE tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻaki Hono Laumālié ʻi heʻetau ako ke feʻofaʻaki mo feakoʻiʻakí.

Ponder

• Ko e hā ha meʻa te ke lava ʻo fai ke ʻofa mo poupouʻi ai ʻa kinautolu ʻoku kehekehe ʻenau malava ke lea faka-Pilitāniá?

• Ko e hā ha founga ʻe lava ke kehekehe ai ʻa e aʻusia fakaako ʻi he EnglishConnect mei he ngaahi aʻusia kehe kuó ke foua kimuʻá?

Memorize Vocabulary

Ako ʻa e ʻuhinga pea mo hono puʻaki ʻo e ngaahi foʻi lea takitaha kimuʻa pea fai homou kulupu fepōtalanoaʻakí. Fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi tūkunga te ke fakaʻaongaʻi ai ʻa e foʻi leá ʻi hoʻo akoako fakaʻahó.

Verbs

bike	paiki
cook	feimeʻatokoni
dance	hulohula
garden	ngoue
go to the beach	ʻalu ki he matātahí
listen to music	fanongo hiva
paint	vali
play sports	vaʻinga sipoti
play the piano	tā piano
read	laukonga
run	lele
shop	fakatau
sing	hiva
sleep	mohe
study	ako
swim	kakau
travel	folau
watch movies	sio faiva

Practice Pattern 1

Akoako hono ngāue ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sīpingá kae ʻoua kuó ke lava lelei ʻo ʻeke mo tali e ngaahi fehuʻí. Te ke lava ʻo fetongi ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea ʻoku laineʻí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea ʻi he konga ki he “Memorize Vocabulary.”

Q: What do you like to do?A: I like to (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What do you like to do?A: I like to cook.

Q: What does he like to do?A: He likes to dance.

Q: What don’t they like to do?A: They don’t like to shop.

Practice Pattern 2

Akoako hono ngāue ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sīpingá kae ʻoua kuó ke lava lelei ʻo ʻeke mo tali e ngaahi fehuʻí. Feinga ke mahino ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻi he ngaahi sīpingá. Fakakaukau ki he founga ʻoku faitatau pe kehekehe ai ʻa e lea faka-Pilitāniá mei hoʻo lea fakafonuá.

Q: Do you like to (verb)?A: Yes, I like to (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Do you like to travel?A: Yes, I like to travel.

Q: Do you like to shop?A: No, I don’t like to shop.

Q: Does she like to paint?A: Yes, she likes to paint.

Use the Patterns

Hiki ha foʻi fehuʻi ʻe fā te ke lava ʻo ʻeke ki ha taha. Hiki ha tali ki he fehuʻi takitaha. Lau leʻolahi kinautolu.

Additional Activities

Fakakakato ‘a e ngaahi ʻekitivitī mo e sivi ʻo e lēsoní ʻi he ʻinitanetí ʻi he englishconnect.org/learner/resources pe ʻi he Tohi Ngāue EnglishConnect 1.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Hokohoko atu hono ako ʻa e lea faka-Pilitāniá he ʻaho kotoa pē. Fakaʻaongaʻi hoʻo “Founga Muimuiʻi ʻo e Ako Fakatāutahá.” Toe vakaiʻi hoʻo taumuʻa akó pea sivisiviʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāué.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

• Lau leʻolahi ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaako ki he lēsoni ko ʻení.

• Aleaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻí.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Toe vakaiʻi ʻa e lisi ʻo e ngaahi foʻi leá mo ha hoa.

Ako ʻa e sīpinga 1 mo ha hoa:

• Akoako hono ʻeke ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻí.

• Akoako hono tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻí.

• Akoako ha fepōtalanoaʻaki ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi sīpingá.

Toe fai ʻa e sīpinga 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Vakai ki he ʻū fakatātaá. Fehuʻi pea tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha takitaha. Taufetongi.

Example: Malia

Likes

Doesn’t Like

• A: What does Malia like to do?

• B: She likes to paint.

• A: Does Malia like to study?

• B: No, she doesn’t like to study.

Image Group 1: Thomas

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 2: Raoul

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 3: Mei

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 4: Pamela

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Image Group 5: Nadia

Likes

Doesn’t Like

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

’Eke mo tali e ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻokú ke saiʻia mo ʻikai saiʻia ke faí. Taufetongi. Fetongi e ngaahi hoá pea toe akoako pē.

Example

• A: What do you like to do?

• B: I like to dance.

• A: What don’t you like to do?

• B: I don’t like to read.

• A: Do you like to listen to music?

• B: Yes, I like to listen to music.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Sivisiviʻi hoʻo fakalakalaka ʻi he ngaahi taumuʻá pea mo hoʻo ngaahi ngāue ko ia ke akoako fakaʻaho ʻa e lea faka-Pilitāniá.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Say what I like to do.

  Lea ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou saiʻia ke fakahokó.

  

• Say what I don’t like to do.

  Lea ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke u saiʻia ke fakahokó.

  

• Ask what someone likes to do.

  Fehuʻi pe ko e hā e meʻa ʻoku saiʻia ha taha ke faí.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Sivisiviʻi hoʻo ngaahi feinga ke:

1. Ako ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaakó.

2. Ako maʻuloto ʻa e ngaahi foʻi leá.

3. Akoako ʻa e ngaahi sīpingá.

4. Akoako he ʻaho kotoa.

Fokotuʻu ha taumuʻa. Fakakaukau ki he ngaahi fokotuʻu ki he akó ʻi he “Founga Muimuiʻi ʻo e Ako Fakatāutahá.”

Vahevahe ho taumuʻá mo ha hoa.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Ko e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻa e faiako moʻoní. ʻOku ʻikai ha faiako fakamatelie, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻene taukei pe aʻusiá, te ne lava ʻo fetongi Hono fatongia ʻi hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻo e moʻoní, fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa Kalaisí, mo liliu e lotó. Ka ʻe lava ke hoko ʻa e kau faiako kotoa pē ko ha meʻangāue ʻi hono tokoniʻi e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau ako ʻaki e Laumālié” (“Faiako ʻaki e Laumālié,” Ko e Faiako ʻi he Founga ʻa e Fakamoʻuí: Maʻa Kinautolu Kotoa ʻOku Faiako ʻi he ʻApí pea ʻi he Siasí [2022], 16).