What leisure activities do you take part in?

2. What leisure activities do you take part in?
Watch the video and note down the different leisure activities they mention

3. What leisure activities do you take part in?
Choose four ideas they mention. Careful, not in the right order.
A. They talk about their free time activities.
B. The technique of watercolour painting.
C. Being a spectator at Wimbledon.
D. Weight lifting.
E. A bad habit relaxes this person.
F. Playing golf during the week.
G. Swimming and burning out calories.
H. Singing occasionally in their band.
I. Quiz nights in the pub.
J. Aerobics class.
K. Taking grandchildren to art classes.

4. EXPRESSIONS WITH STATISTICS
• The vast majority/ minority/ extent of people think they don’t have enough free
time..
• A significant handful/ deal/ proportion of the respondents in the survey were
retired people.
• Only a small share/ handful/ amount of people take up creative activities.
• The percentage of people who can read music is a tiny fraction/ branch/ element
of the total population.
• The number of people who enjoys being by themselves in their free time is almost
unimportant/ tiny/ negligible.
• A little/ small/ trivial minority of people said they wouldn’t like to have more free
time.
• There were relatively/ significantly/ barely few takers for the knitting course.
• Virtually/ Almost/ Hardly anyone considers themselves lacking a creative talent.
• Three out of every /all/ each five wished they had more free time.
• About one from/ in/ out of four people responded negatively.
IN GROUPS DISCUSS THE LEISURE ACTIVITIES YOU TAKE PART IN. REPORT THE
INFORMATION TO THE CLASS.

5. Do you read much?
• I ....all the time.
• I don’t .....as much as I used to because ...
• I tend to ......at the weekends, and now and
again I ....
• As a rule, I don’t ....., but I will if I ....
• I used to ....a lot when ....
• I’ll usually .....for a while before .....
• I ....whenever I get the chance.
• On the whole/ by and large, I .....more than I
should.

6. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO LATER?
STUDENT A
body building - beadwork – DIY -
stamp collection - pottery - card games –
gardening - restoration - scrap booking
- charity/ volunteer work-
STUDENT B
knitting – houseplant growing - blogging
-scale modelling - ball dancing – origami
- geocaching – canning - handcrafting -
couponing
• Against the clock. Classify the hobbies above into the right category. Exchange ideas.
• Can you think of any other hobbies to include in each category?
• In turns. Try to guess the hobbies above by giving information about the material,
equipment needed to perform them or the process .
Achievement Collection Competition Observation

7. Celebrities’ weird hobbies
Watch the video and write down these famous people’s
strange hobbies:
Weird hobby Details
Paris Hilton
Johnny Depp
Tom Hanks
Mike Tyson
Taylor Swift
Now watch the video again and write down any interesting details about their
“strange” hobbies.

8. EXPRESSING LIKES & DISLIKES
• I’m (really, quite)
into/keen on/fond of...
• I’m a big fan of.... myself.
• What I do like is...
• It’s such fun that.... (such
+ noun)
• It’s so exciting that... (so
+ adj)
• I’m absolutely crazy
about...
• It’s not my kind of thing/ I’m
not interested/ I’m not into...
• It’s too boring / dangerous
/expensive for my liking.
• I’m not a sporty person.
• I’ve never been a fan of...
• I’m not that keen on...
• .... doesn’t appeal to me.
• .... is something I can’t
stand/bear at all.
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9. DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS
• On an average day, how do you spend your downtime?
• What changes have hobbies undergone with the passing of time?
• What are you up to later? How did you become interested in your hobby?
• Would you occupy your free time differently if you had more opportunity, time or
money?
• Can spare time activities be addictive?Have you ever been hooked on a hobby?
• What kind of hobbies do people easily give up? Why?
• When was the last time you gave up a hobby? Why?
• As a child, how did you spend your spare time? What types of games did you play?
• As a child, were you ever forced to take up a hobby ?
• How important is to fill up your time after retirement? How would you spend your
downtime at that age? Why?

10. DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS
• On an average day, how do you spend your downtime?
• What changes have hobbies undergone with the passing of time?
• What are you up to later? How did you become interested in your hobby?
• Would you occupy your free time differently if you had more opportunity, time or
money?
• Can spare time activities be addictive?Have you ever been hooked on a hobby?
• What kind of hobbies do people easily give up? Why?
• When was the last time you gave up a hobby? Why?
• As a child, how did you spend your spare time? What types of games did you play?
• As a child, were you ever forced to take up a hobby ?
• How important is to fill up your time after retirement? How would you spend your
downtime at that age? Why?