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What I'm into in English

Ana is back from Milwaukee. The old warehouse streets are still in her head. She wants to tell Tasha about this new interest.

At B1, you talk about what you like a lot right now, and why it matters.

You'll say you're really into something these days. You'll ask a friend what they are into.

You'll also say you spend a lot of time on it, or that you want to learn more.

By the end of this lesson

Talk about a new interest and why it matters.

  • I'm really into ___ these days.This is a hobby I like a lot right now.
  • What are you into these days?What do you like doing lately?
  • How did you get interested in ___?How did this hobby start for you?
  • I spend a lot of time on it.I spend many hours doing this.
  • I'd like to learn more about it.I want to know more.
  • I don't know much about it, but it sounds interesting.I only know a little, but it seems appealing.

Scene — after Milwaukee

Back at the Blue Plate after Milwaukee. Ana and Tasha sit in a booth by the window. Ana still talks about the old brick and the warehouse streets.

Dee walks past with the coffee pot. Murray sits at the counter on two stools. His coffee is still full. The jukebox by the door stays quiet.

Ana and Tasha sit together in the window booth as Dee walks past with a coffee pot.

Learn — what you're into

Six lines help you talk about a new hobby.

You say what you are into, and you ask a friend the same thing.

  1. Ana gestures as she shares her current interest in old warehouse buildings with Tasha.

    I'm really into ___ these days.

    This is a hobby I like a lot right now.

    When to use it: Say this when a hobby is new and you like it a lot.

    Into here means you like this a lot, in a casual way.

    Say it: The last part of into is a short, reduced sound.

  2. Tasha turns toward Ana with an open palm as she asks how the interest began.

    What are you into these days?

    What do you like doing lately?

    When to use it: Ask a friend what they like doing lately.

    These days means lately, not the names of weekdays.

  3. Dee pauses beside the booth while Ana gestures toward the old neighborhood outside.

    How did you get interested in ___?

    How did this hobby start for you?

    When to use it: Ask how a hobby started for someone.

    Learn get interested in as one piece.

    Say it: Interested has stress on the first part.

  4. Ana looks toward the old brick buildings outside as she reflects on the hours she spends exploring them.

    I spend a lot of time on it.

    I spend many hours doing this.

    When to use it: Say this to show the hobby matters to you.

    Spend time on it means you use a lot of time for this.

  5. Tasha leans closer across the table, eager to hear more from Ana.

    I'd like to learn more about it.

    I want to know more.

    When to use it: Say this when you want to know more.

    I'd is I would, and you should learn it as one piece.

    Say it: I'd is one short sound.

  6. Murray sits at the counter beside his still-full coffee while Tasha talks about baking in the booth behind him.

    I don't know much about it, but it sounds interesting.

    I only know a little, but it seems appealing.

    When to use it: Say this when a hobby is still new to you.

    Don't is do not, so keep don't as one piece.

Story — old warehouses

Watch Ana tell Tasha about the old warehouses. Tasha wants to know how it started.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Tasha slides into the booth. Ana still has Milwaukee in her head.
  2. TashaHi. What are you into these days?a friendly hello, then she asks what Ana likes lately
  3. AnaI'm really into old warehouse buildings these days.Old warehouse buildings are a hobby she likes a lot right now.
  4. TashaHow did you get interested in old buildings?She asks how this hobby started for Ana.
  5. AnaThe Third Ward. These used to be warehouses.She names that neighborhood. Those buildings stored goods in the past.
  6. TashaYou can still see the old brick.The old brick is still easy to see.
  7. AnaYeah. I spend a lot of time on it.She agrees, then says she spends many hours doing this.
  8. TashaI'd like to learn more about it.I want to know more.
  9. Dee refills both cups without asking. Murray's coffee stays full.
  10. AnaWhat are you into these days?What do you like doing lately?
  11. TashaNight baking, you know. Long hours at the shop.She bakes at night and stays late at work.
  12. AnaI don't know much about it, but it sounds interesting.I only know a little, but it seems appealing.
  13. TashaI spend a lot of time on it too.She also spends many hours doing this.
  14. AnaI really like this.I like this a lot.

Practice — a new interest

Ten quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay small, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. What do you say?

    Tasha asks what you are into these days. Old warehouse buildings are a hobby you like a lot right now.

  3. What does it mean?

    I don't know much about it, but it sounds interesting.

  4. Pick the reply

    Tasha says:

    There's a lot to know about night baking.

    She says night baking is a big topic.

    And you reply with:

  5. Build the line

    I spend many hours doing this.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  6. Fill the gap

    How did this hobby start for you?

    How ____ you get interested in ___?

  7. Swap the word

    Ask Tasha what she likes doing lately.

    What are you ____ these days?

  8. True or false?

    This line means the buildings were warehouses in the past.

  9. What do you say?

    You and Tasha look at a Third Ward wall. The old brick is easy to see.

  10. True or false?

    This line means you do not like it.

Say it — tell Tasha

Now you're Ana at the diner with Tasha. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. TashaHi.a friendly hello
  2. Ana (you)Ask what she likes doing lately.

    What are you into these days?

    What do you like doing lately?

0 of 6 said

Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
I'm really into ___ these days.This is a hobby I like a lot right now.
What are you into these days?What do you like doing lately?
How did you get interested in ___?How did this hobby start for you?
I spend a lot of time on it.I spend many hours doing this.
I'd like to learn more about it.I want to know more.
I don't know much about it, but it sounds interesting.I only know a little, but it seems appealing.
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