Exercise 1 Look at the pictures. Which of the leisure activities can you see?

A Clubbing B Going to the gym C Playing the guitar D Skateboarding E Snowboarding F Swimming G Football H Going for a run I Rollerblading J Skiing K Surfing the Internet L Yoga

 

Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups. Which of these things do you enjoy? Which of these things don’t you enjoy? What else do you do in your free time?

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Additional leisure activities

1 painting 2 chess 3 collecting things 4 hiking 5 rock climbing 6 dancing 7 drawing 8 taking photographs

9 model building 10 sailing 11 playing music 12 ice-skating 13 camping 14 scuba diving 15 base ball 16 bird-watching

Exercise 2 Use the phrases to discuss your likes and dislikes.

A: What do you think of painting?

B: I like it. I think it’s fun. Do you like chess?

A: No, I don’t. I think it’s boring.

Exercise 3 Match the phrases in A with their opposites in B.

A 1 I spend a lot of time 2 I really love 3 I spend too much time 4 I’m quite good at 5 I’m really into

B I’m not interested in I don’t have enough time for I’m not very good at I absolutely hate I don’t spend much time

Exercise 4 Use the phrases in exercise 3 to make true sentences about the activities in the box.

chatting on the phone hanging out with your friends shopping relaxing and doing nothing watching TV

listening to music doing your homework playing computer games texting your friends (on/using) the Internet

doing exercise doing housework reading walking cooking

Reading: Leisure survey

We asked 100 people between the ages of sixteen and thirty this question. Which of leisure activities do you enjoy doing?

Many people think that young people nowadays don’t get enough exercise. But the survey shows that isn’t true: only 11% say they like playing video games while 28% go for a run or go to the gym at least once a month.

It seems that people still like going to the cinema when they want to watch a film. 46% say they go to the cinema more than once a month.

There are two activities which everybody – or nearly everybody – says they do. Everyone who took part in the survey says they read a newspaper or magazine and 93% say they go for a walk – though they don’t say if it’s a long walk!

Going to a restaurant was one of the most popular leisure activities, according to the results of the survey. 64% of people say they regularly eat out.

It seems that many more people like listening to music than playing it. 71% say they regularly listen to a radio, but only 8% say they can play a musical instrument.

Here are the results:

playing video games going ________/________ going to the cinema reading a _____/________ going for a ________ going to a ________ listening to the _______ playing a ___________

________ 28% ________ 100% 93% ________ 71% ________