Free time activities

What do you do in your free/leisure time?

You will be able to

1. Talk about your hobbies
2. How often you do them
3. 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.