Hobbies and Pastimes 10-12

Free Time
Hobbies & Pastimes

Open Ended

Do you have any hobbies?

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

do puzzles

play cards

play chess

play boardgames

• do puzzles

• play cards

• play chess

• play boardgames

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

watch TV

watch movies

see a play

play sport / do exercise

• watch TV

• watch movies

• see a play

• play sport / do exercise

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

play videogames/computer games

read

draw

write

• play videogames/computer games

• read

• draw

• write

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

go to the gym

do yoga

listen to music

go camping

• go to the gym

• do yoga

• listen to music

• go camping

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

paint

take photos

play a musical instrument

walk / hike

• paint

• take photos

• play a musical instrument

• walk / hike

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

go bird watching

go out for a meal

do the gardening

visit a museum / art gallery

• go bird watching

• go out for a meal

• do the gardening

• visit a museum / art gallery

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

cook

bake

sew

knit

• cook

• bake

• sew

• knit

Vocabulary: Hobbies and Pastimes

Match

Match the following pictures with the correct vocabulary word.

meet friends

go on vacation

go sightseeing

go shopping

• meet friends

• go on vacation

• go sightseeing

• go shopping

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency show how often you do something, from something you do very frequently (“always”) to something you don’t do at all (“never”).

​Use adverbs of frequency to say how often you do something. You normally put the adverb between the subject and the verb.

Adverbs of Frequency

Time phrases often go at the ends of sentences using adverbs of frequency.

Reorder

Reorder the following words to form a complete sentence.

• We

• never

• go to

• the mall.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following words to form a complete sentence.

• Sally and Ken

• usually

• cycle

• to work.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following words to form a complete sentence.

• My sister

• often

• works

• outside.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Match

Listen to the audio and match the pastime to its frequency.

• cook dinner

• read books

• play basketball

• watch TV

• play computer games

always

usually

often

sometimes

never

• always

• usually

• often

• sometimes

• never

Questions About Free Time

Use different phrases to ask about the frequency with which someone does an activity and the specific time that they do something.

Questions About Free Time

Use different phrases to ask about the frequency with which someone does an activity and the specific time that they do something.

Draw

Mark the correct answer for each question.

Resolution

Fill in the Blank

Write a question based on the statement using "how often" or "when".

They visit their grandparents on Saturdays.

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Fill in the Blank

Write a question based on the statement using "how often" or "when".

He usually plays hockey three times a month.

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Fill in the Blank

Write a question based on the statement using "how often" or "when".

You go shopping on Fridays.

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Fill in the Blank

Write a question based on the statement using "how often" or "when".

They see their parents every weekend.

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Fill in the Blank

Write a question based on the statement using "how often" or "when".

We go skating during the winter.

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Fill in the Blank

Write a question based on the statement using "how often" or "when".

We sometimes go skating on the lake.

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Speaking Practice