What do you like to do in your free time?
Are you a homebody, staying indoors chatting to friends?
Or do you prefer to get out and see the world?
Practice
What do you do?
- I like to go to the park
- 我喜欢去公园
- I play sports with my friends
- 我和我的朋友们一起运动
- I enjoy reading books
- 我喜欢看书
- I try to do some exercise
- 我尝试做一些运动
Who do you do it with?
- family
- by myself
- friends
- new people
Where do you do it?
- at the park
- in my apartment
- At the shopping mall
- At a cafe
- the museum"
How does it make you feel?
- relaxed
- I can focus
- more productive
Why do you do it?
- to recharge
- it makes me feel better
Grammar
Vocabulary
Discussion
- How long have you been interested in these activities?
- Do you like to do theses activities alone or with family?
- Do you think people have enough free time?
- What are some constructive leisure time activities?
- Why are some activities more popular than others?
- How have leisure time activities changed in the last 10 years?
- What type of activity would you suggest to your kids?
- What types of leisure activities are popular in your country?
- Why it is important for people to have time for leisure activities?
- Why are some leisure activities more popular than others?
- What types of leisure activities may become more popular in the future?
- What type of leisure activities helpful for children? Why?
- Some people do not have any leisure activity. Why is that the case?
Answers
Here are some sample answers
TIP
Try to think of a reply that suits your own personality best!
sport
Well, I do quite a lot of sport actually. I go swimming twice a week. There's a very good pool just around the corner from my office. I swim for an hour and do about 40 lengths. I also cycle to work when I can. Apart from that, I do a lot of reading and photography.
surfing
When I was younger, I did a lot of surfing. I used to go snowboarding quite often too in the winter. But I haven't been for a long time, although I might go this year with some friends. These days I go cycling when I can. At the weekends I like to cook and invite friends around for dinner. I'm a big fan of cooking programs, and often try to copy the recipes, but they don't always turn out very well.
kids
I don't have a lot of time to myself now that I'm married with two young children. So, a lot of my free time is used taking my kids to their activities. For example, on Saturday morning, I have to take my son to his basketball games, and my daughter to football practice. Then I have to ship them off to parties or friends' houses. Two or three times a month, my wife and I go for a meal with friends, and once a month, we go the cinema when my parents look after the kids. There's a great little cinema that shows independent or foreign films just near where we live.
tennis
I have tennis lessons with a group of friends at the weekend. There are eight of us, four moms and dads and four kids. The idea was that the lessons would give us the chance to do something sporty with our children, and it's great. The teacher is really good and we all have a fantastic time. Plus, we're getting better at tennis. Best of all, after an hour of tennis, the kids go off to play, and we can have a drink and a chat. Now, that's my idea of playing sport. Apart from that, I also go out bowling once a month.
golf
I play golf at the weekend. I get up really early on Sunday and play for about five hours with some friends from work. While I'm out, my husband prepares lunch which is usually ready by the time I get back. Apart from that, I play online video games and read a lot. Also, I go for a drink after work every Friday with my work colleagues. There's a pub nearby and we usually stay there for a couple of hours, which is good fun.
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