English Language

Unit 04: Hobbies and Leisure

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Vocabulary

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Notes:

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Exercise 01. Complete the sentences with the following words: coffe shop- computer
games- go for a drive- go for a walk- hang out- hobby- listen to music- paint- play soccer-
read- surf the Net- swim- take a nap- watch TV- write poetry.

1. Every weekend, my sister and I go to a swimming pool near our home. We love to _____________
2. I don’t do anything special in my free time. I just stay at home and _______________. I like cooking
shows.
3. My cousin likes to ________________________ . You can read his poems in our school newspaper.
4. I have a new computer. I like to ____________________________
5. My favorite ________________ is window shopping!
6. I like to ___________________________ in my car
7. There’s a small _______________________ near our school. I often have coffee there with my
classmates after class.
8. My friends and I just like to ____________________ together and chat. We like spending time
together.
9. I study and I have a part-time job, so I’m usually very busy. In my free time I like to ________________
10. Do you like to __________________________? I do. I like to listen to classical, pop, and rap music.
Anything, really.
11. I love to exercise and play sports. I especially like to _______________________ with my friends.
12. ________________________________ are a lot of fun! My dad and I always play them together. I
got the high score today.
13. My uncle likes to _____________________ pictures of animals and plants. They’re really beautiful.
14. I like to ________________________ news magazines.
15. There’s a nice park in our neighborhood. My family and I like to ______________________ there
every evening.

Exercise 02. What do you like to do in your free time?

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Mike's hobbies and interests

In the week, Mike likes to spend most of his free time at home. He is tired after work, and usually relaxes in
front of the TV for an hour. Sometimes, instead of watching TV, he likes to browse the internet. He often
reads the news on the internet, and about once or twice a week, he sends an email to his family in Australia.
Mike rarely sees his family because he lives in Ireland, which is too far away from Australia to go very often.

Mike is also very musical. He enjoys playing the piano and the drums, but his favourite musical instrument to
play is the guitar. He plays the guitar in a band. They usually practise at weekends, at his friend Paul's place.
They used to practise in Paul's house, but his neighbours complained about the noise, so now they always
practise in the garage.

1. Mike… 2. He…
a) Sends emails everyday a) Plays the piano and the drums in a band
b) Browses the internet for an hour b) Plays the guitar in his house
c) Watches TV once or twice a week c) Practises with his band in Paul’s garage
d) Doesn’t see his family very often d) Practises with his band in Paul’s house

Angela's hobbies and interests

Angela is very active and loves the outdoors. Every morning, she goes jogging in the park near her house.
Then, she usually cycles to work. Occasionally, when the weather is bad, she takes the bus. She does
gymnastics once a week, on Thursday evenings. She really enjoys hiking, but she rarely does it, because she
works all week and is often too busy or tired at the weekends.

She likes to hike in the mountains. She always takes a backpack with her, with something to eat, and some
supplies inside. Sometimes she goes hiking with friends, and sometimes she goes alone. She prefers to go
with friends, but most of her friends don't like hiking as much as she does.

1. Angela… 2. Angela…
a) Always goes to work by bike a) Likes hiking more than her friends
b) Goes hiking once a week b) Likes hiking as much as her friends
c) Does gymnastics on Thursday evenings c) Likes hiking less than her friends
d) Takes the bus to go to work everyday d) Always goes hiking with her friends
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Judith’s hobbies and interests

In her free time, Judith doesn’t like to stay at home. She prefers to go out with her friends or family. Most
weekends, Judith and her friends go out drinking and dancing. Occasionally they eat out first, but they don’t
do this very often because they don’t like the same restaurants. Judith’s friends often argue about which
restaurant to go to, but Judith doesn’t mind where they go, as long as she is having fun.
Judith also likes going to the cinema, but her friends can’t stand the kinds of films she likes, so they never go
with her. She sometimes goes with her sister, who doesn’t mind the kinds of films Judith likes

1. Judith… 2. In her free time, Judith…

a) Goes to the cinema with her friends a) Stays at home
b) Always goes to see a film with her sister b) Likes hanging out
c) And her friends don’t like the same c) Likes going to restaurants with friends
kinds of films d) Has special restaurants in mind
d) And her sister like the same kinds of
film

Peter’s hobbies and interests

Peter is quite sporty. He loves playing football, and he plays for a local team. He is very competitive, and he
can’t stand losing a game. Luckily, his team play very well, so they hardly ever lose. Peter also enjoys watching
sport on TV, especially football.
Peter’s other hobbies are fishing and gardening. He finds these relaxing, unlike football. Peter and his wife,
Sarah, often do the gardening together. They often listen to the radio as they plant flower and pull out the
weeds. Peter would like Sarah to go fishing with him too, but she hates fishing, so she hardly ever goes with
him.

1. Peter… 2. Peter…
a) Doesn’t mind losing a game a) Finds fishing and gardening stressing
b) Doesn’t like losing a game b) Finds football stressing
c) Can’t bear lose a game c) Usually goes fishing with his wife
d) Never loses a game d) Does the gardening with his wife
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Dana’s hobbies and insterest.

Hi! My name is Dana. I am very busy lately with school and my hobbies. I have basketball practice twice
a week- every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I play basketball quite well. Each practice is two hours
and then I have to go home and to my homework. Every Friday we have a math quiz (a short exam). So
I have to work extra hard on school work after my basketball Thursday practice. I’m quite good at math,
but still is very tiring. I often have to take a cold shower so I can concentrate on my school work.

Also, every Saturday morning I enjoy jogging around the park. I like taking my dog, Jimmy, with me. We
like running quickly together. Saturday evenings I like to watching football matches on the television.
My father often watches them too, but he can’t always do that. He sometimes doesn’t come home from
work on time. My mother loves painting pictures. She paints very well! My sister goes riding on Sunday
mornings. Her horse is called Johnny.

1. Dana….
a) Practices basketball two hours everyday
b) Practices basketball before her math test
c) Practices basketball four hours a week
d) Practices basketball every afternoon.
2. Dana…
a) Loves playing football on Saturday morning
b) Loves watching football matches all the weekend
c) Watches all the football matches with her father.
d) Watches football matches on TV on Saturday.
3. Dana’s
a) Mother likes football
b) Sister rides a horse
c) Mother doesn’t have any hobby
d) Sister is a good painter.

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Grammar

-Ing/ To infinitive/ Infinitive without ‘to’

When to use each one?

-Ing

- Preposition + -ing
- ‘Before’, ‘after’ + -ing
- As the subject of a sentence+ -ing‘
- Love’, ‘like’, ‘hate’, ‘enjoy’ + -ing
- ‘Can’t stand’, ‘can’t help’, ‘it is no use’, ‘look forward to’, ‘don’t mind’, ‘spend (time)’, ‘be used to’ + -
ing

-To+ infinitive

- To say why you do something (“para”) + ‘to’ infinitive

- After adjectives+ ‘to’ infinitve
- After question words (where, when, how…) + ‘to’ infinitive
- After ‘the only’, ‘the firs’, ‘the last’ + ‘to’ infinitive
- ‘Would love’, ‘would like’ + ‘to’ infinitive
- ‘Want’, ‘can’t wait’, ‘decide’ + ‘to’ infinitive

-Infinitive without ‘To’

- Modal verbs (can, may, should) + infinitive without ‘to’

- ‘Let’, ‘make’ + infinitive without ‘to’

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Exercise 01. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb.

a) Do you want __________________ (play) football with us?

b) ______________ (drink) too much alcohol is very bad for your health.
c) Do you mind ________________ (ask) you any kind of questions?
d) I don’t like _______________ (pay) bills.
e) He really enjoys ______________(hear) his own voice.
f) What’s wrong with ___________ (lie) in bed all day?
g) ______________ (ski) and ____________ (climb) mountains are her favourite sports.
h) ______________ (learn) languages is very hard.
i) I think ____________ (climb) can __________ (be) dangerous.
j) She studies hard ______________ (pass) her exams.
k) She doesn’t know where ____________ (put) her jewellery.
l) I hate ______________ (say) goodbye.
m) Let me _______________ (help) you clean up.
n) I don’t mind __________________ (work) late.
o) Would you like _______________ (build) a pond?
p) We should _______________ (have) a meeting.
q) I really enjoy ______________ (sail)
r) _____________ (forget) is better than remembering.
s) _____________ (watch) animals can __________ (teach) you a lot
t) There are three rules for _____________ (write) the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they
are.
u) Take your shoes off before _____________ (enter) the house.
v) He likes __________ (have) a shower after _____________ (do) exercise
w) Susan will be glad ___________ (see) you again.

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Listening

Exercise 01. Listen to the audio and answer the following questions.

1. Cynthia… 2. She…
a) Is pretty a) Loves swimming
b) Is optimistic b) Likes the theatre
c) Has two older brothers c) Loves rock climbing
d) Does not like to be around people. d) Likes driving out to the desert

Exercise 02. Listen to the audio and answer the following questions

1. Tristan… 3. Tristan…
a) Keeps Friday night and Saturday free. a) Goes to church every Sunday
b) Keeps Saturday mornings free. afternoon
c) Keeps Sunday mornings free. b) Goes to church on Sundays with all the
d) Keeps Friday and Saturday free. family.
2. Tristan… c) Goes to mass on Sundays at 11
a) Takes his brother to the park to run. d) Goes to mass on Sundays at her
b) Takes his dogs to the park. parents’ church.
c) Goes cycling in the park.
d) Plays American football.

Exercise 03. Listen to the audio and answer the following questions.
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1. During the weekends, Alex…

a) Likes mountain biking on cloudy days.
b) Usually goes mountain biking with his friends
c) Always likes going very far.
d) Usually goes mountain biking by his own.
2. According to the audio
a) Alex likes going out with his friends and having a drink
b) Alex likes staying at home all the time.
c) His mom doesn’t like to cook for many people.
d) Alex doesn’t know how to cook
3. Alex…
a) likes going to discos with his friends.
b) Likes to spend time talking with his friends.
c) doesn’t like restaurants.
d) loves talking to people he doesn’t know..
4. Alex…
a) Loves travelling despite the weather
b) Loves staying at home if the weather is bad
c) Has a lot of free time during the weekend
d) Loves travelling alone.

Speaking
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Exercise 01. What do you like to do in your free time? Don’t go blank. Write 5 ideas.

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Writing
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Exercise 01. Following all the things learn in previous units, write an e-mail to a new friend
telling him or her what things you like to do. (70-100 words)

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