What do you do in your free/leisure time?
You will be able to
- Talk about your hobbies
- How often you do them
- Why do you like them
✨to tick all the boxes = to meet all the requirements
Different types of free time activities
✨leisure activities = hobbies = pastimes
Indoor activities
- Playing games
- Reading
- Watching tv/films
- Chilling out/hanging out with friends
Outdoor activities
- Sports:plyaing football、skiing、swimming、jogging
- Gardening
- Travelling
- Going shopping
Collecting things
- stamps
- coins
- NFTs = Non-fungible token(a unique digital item)
✨all the range = very fashionable
Creative activities
- Playing a musical instrument
- Painting
- Knitting
- Taking photographs
What you do in your free time?
✨I get up to a lot of different things.
- to get up to = to do an activity
✨I like to do yoga = I like doing yoga.
- I like doing sth = I like to do sth = I enjoy sth.
- I like to do sth = It’s a choice or habit. For example, I like to do yoga on Thursdays.
✨I’m fond of playing video games = I’m into playing video games = I’m passionate about playing video games.
- I’m fond of doing = I’m into doing sth = I’m passionate about doing sth.
✨I like to dabble in cooking.
- dabble in = do sth casually, less seriously.
✨I play the guitar for fun = I play the guitar, but I am just an amateur.
- for fun = amateur
Adverbs to talk about your hobby
How often do you do it?
- I often paint.
- I regularly paint.
- I frequently paint.
✨I paint whenever I can = I paint as often as I can = I paint whenever I get a chance.
- whenever I can = as often as I can = whenever I get a chance
✨I don’t paint as much as I would like = I don’t get round to painting as much as I would like.
- do sth = get round to doing sth
Use different tenses
Present simple
✨I paint = I recently take up painting.
- to take up a hobby = to start a hobby
Past simple
✨I started painting a couple of years ago = I decided to have a go at painting.
- to have a go at something = to try something new.
✨I decided to try my hand at painting.
- to try my hand at something = to try something new
Present perfect continuous
✨I’ve have been playing football for as long as I can remember.
✨I’ve been painting for donkey’s years = I’ve haven been painting for a long time.
- for donkey’s years = for a long time
Conclusion
I often paint. I decided to have a go at painting because my daughter was taking classes, yeah, so, I’ve been painting for about two years now.
The benefits of hobbies
- to relax
- to stay healthy
- to socialise
It (just) helps me
- unwind
- kick back
- chill out
✨I find that it helps me
- get into shape
- keep fit
- stay in shape
✨It allows me to (just)
- hang out with friends
- meet up with friends
- chill out with friends
✨It’s quite a nice way to
- socialise
- get close to nature
✨It has a calming effect = It’s really therapeutic = It’s a great stress buster.