1. Hobbies and leisure time activities
© Markéta Čeřovská

2. Name the hobbies:

3. Find 14 hobbies and match them to the right verbs:
COLLECT: postcards…
PLAY: PC games…
VISIT: an art gallery…
GO TO: the theatre…
WALK: in the mountains…
DO:
TAKE: A V S T M P W G U C E H Y X O N I R L B F D K J
stamps, museum, concert, plays, forest, coins, park, photos, exhibition, sport, music, gymnastics, river, movies

4. Types of hobbies
I'm interested in: literature, reading, poetry, singing, theatre, writing
I collect: autographs, coins, stamps, rocks, shells, toy cars, postcards
I do: dancing, drawing, painting, sports
I like: ceramics, cooking, gardening, knitting, making jewellery, model airplanes, photography, pottery, computer graphics

5. Talk about: What kind of leisure time activities do you like?
In my free time I usually … / I like playing…
I enjoy making things, so I (paint / do pottery / take pictures /...)
I like (writing s / playing music / drawing pictures / ...)
I need exercise, so I (go to a fitness club / do sports /...)

6. Do you like spending your free time outdoors or indoors?
I prefer … because…
I like going to the (park / woods / river bank / the countryside...)
I enjoy going to (the movies / plays / concerts / ...)
I like visiting (museums / art galleries / exhibitions...)

7. Do you like activities with a lot of people or with a few friends?
I like going to large parties with (lots of action / music and dancing / much food and drink...)
I like seeing just my friends where we can (talk / listen to music...)
I prefer staying at home because parties are (too noisy / boring...)

8. Describe your hobby / hobbies.
My favourite hobby is… You need … (special equipment)
I … usually every weekend / day / twice a week etc.
Have your hobbies changed over the years?
When I was a child, I liked …
Then my hobbies changed and I started doing...
I still have the same hobbies because…
Source: E. and A. Peck: Let's Talk, Fraus 1999