Practice Lab Workshop

Free-Time Popularity Poll

Students collect class data about indoor and outdoor activities, calculate the most popular options, and discuss why people prefer them.

Unit 5Class data and discussionProduction task

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Workshop Brief

Mission and Setup

Students collect class data about indoor and outdoor activities, calculate the most popular options, and discuss why people prefer them.

Time

50 minutes

Grouping

Teams of three

Main output

Popularity chart and group opinion

Based on guide

Lists of indoor/outdoor activities and popularity discussion

Indoor/outdoor activity cards
Poll chart
Board space
Voting dots

Task Cycle

Activity Rounds

Follow the rounds in order. The teacher can stop after any round for quick pronunciation or grammar feedback.

Activity brainstormTeams make two lists: staying in and going out activities.
Class pollStudents interview classmates: What do you do in your free time? How often do you go out?
Data wallTeams count answers and place the top five activities on the board.
Reason discussionTeams explain why the top activities are popular using simple adjectives.
Class decisionThe class chooses the best low-cost activity for next weekend.

Live Preparation Board

Collect Data Before Speaking

Students do not need to download or print anything. Teams collect class data, choose the strongest examples, and use the board to prepare a short spoken explanation.

Free-Time Popularity Poll Live Board

Use keywords only: activity, indoor/outdoor, votes, reason, and question used.

Activity	Indoor or outdoor	Votes	Reason	Question used
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4

Functional Language

Language Bank and Final Product

What do you do in your free time?How often do you go out?I stay in.I go out with friends.It is fun and cheap.

Final product

A class popularity chart and a short group explanation: The most popular activity is... because...