UNIT 9 LESSON 02: MY HOBBIES

Let’s talk about your hobbies and free time! 🎨🎸

HOBBIES & FREE-TIME ACTIVITIES

We all enjoy different things in our free time. Here are some common hobbies and activities:

Activity	Example
read	read books or comics
draw	draw pictures
paint	paint pictures
take photos	take photos with a camera
listen to music	listen to your favourite songs
play an instrument	play the guitar
play video games	play games with friends
watch films	watch films at home
cook	cook something with your family
dance	dance to music
sing	sing your favourite songs
ride a bike	ride a bike in the park

❤️ WHAT DO YOU LIKE?

We can use like, love, enjoy and hate to talk about activities we enjoy or do not enjoy.

Verb	Example
like	I like reading.
love	She loves dancing.
enjoy	We enjoy playing football.
hate	He hates getting up early.

When we use these verbs to talk about an activity, we commonly use the -ing form after them:

• I like reading.
• She loves playing tennis.
• They enjoy watching films.

👍 LIKE IT OR NOT?

You can also talk about activities you do not like:

• I don’t like running.
• She doesn’t like cooking.
• We don’t enjoy shopping.

❓ WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING?

To ask someone about their hobbies, you can use:

Question	Possible answer
What do you like doing?	I like reading.
What do you do in your free time?	I play video games.
What’s your favourite hobby?	My favourite hobby is drawing.
Do you like sports?	Yes, I love playing football.

📖 READ: A WEEKEND FULL OF HOBBIES

Read about Mia and her favourite free-time activities.

Hi! I’m Mia and I have lots of hobbies. At the weekend, I usually have more free time. On Saturday morning, I like riding my bike with my brother. We often go to the park near our house. In the afternoon, I enjoy drawing. I sometimes draw animals, people or places that I know. My brother doesn’t like drawing, but he loves playing video games. In the evening, we usually listen to music together. On Sunday, I love cooking with my dad. We often make pizza or pancakes. I also like reading before I go to bed. I think hobbies are a great way to have fun and learn new things!

🔎 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

1. Who does Mia ride her bike with?
2. Where do Mia and her brother go?
3. What does Mia enjoy doing in the afternoon?
4. What does her brother love doing?
5. Who does Mia cook with?
6. What does Mia like doing before bed?

✏️ PRACTISE: MY FREE TIME

Complete the sentences with activities that are true for you.

• I like…
• I love…
• I enjoy…
• I don’t like…
• My favourite hobby is…

Now write five sentences about your hobbies and free time. Try to use at least three different expressions: like, love, enjoy and don’t like.

🗣️ ASK A FRIEND

Ask a friend these questions:

• What do you like doing in your free time?
• What’s your favourite hobby?
• Do you like playing sports?
• Do you enjoy reading?
• What hobby would you like to try?

🏆 A2 CHALLENGE

Write a short paragraph about your free time. Include:

• two hobbies you like
• one activity you don’t like
• when you usually do your favourite hobby
• who you do it with
• one hobby you would like to try

🎮 GAMES

Practise hobbies and free-time activities with these games:

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📝 Resumen

In this lesson, you have learned how to talk about hobbies and free-time activities. You can now say what you like, love, enjoy or don’t like doing, ask other people about their hobbies and describe how you spend your free time using simple A2 English.