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LET'S LEARN! 📚
Useful phrases to use in answering "How do you spend your free time?"
I like + -ing / I like to - to enjoy or approve of something
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I like watching movies.
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I like to hang out with my friends in my free time.
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I enjoy - to get pleasure from doing something
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I enjoy gardening.
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I enjoy spending time with my kids.
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I go + -ing - used to describe leisure activities that we do in our free time
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I go shopping with my friends on weekends.
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I sometimes go camping with my family.
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I hate + -ing - dislike doing something
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I hate going outside so I stay at home all day.
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I hate going to the cinema so I watch movies on NetFlix.
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LET'S READ! 📖
How do you spend your free time? 💬
Emily Frahman, 23
Thomas Miller, 35
I'm not the most active person. I like to play video games with my friends in the evening. I sometimes watch soccer games. There's a gym at my workplace, but I rarely go there. My wife thinks I should get more exercise, but I hate working out. I'd rather relax at home.
QUESTIONS
1. What does Emily like to do on Saturday afternoons?
2. What does Thomas' wife think?
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
👂🏻 Listening Exercise
Direction: Listen to the audio in each item and answer the questions that follow.
- What books does she read in her free time?
- Why does she hate working out?
- How many children does she have?
🗣 Speaking Exercise
Direction: Tell you mentor about the things you do in your free time. Write at least five sentences.
I get up early most days and usually do some exercises. I'm not very sporty, but I go jogging twice a week. On the weekend, I like to relax. I also enjoy watching movies and I sometimes do yoga on Saturday afternoons. I never watch sports. It's the most boring thing possible.