UNIT 7 TUTOR’S HANDOUT FREE TIME

PART 1. VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION I. Leisure activities Read out these phrases Playing football ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtbɔːl Sailing ˈseɪlɪŋ Dancing ˈdɑːnsɪŋ Listening to music ˈlɪsnɪŋ tə ˈmjuːzɪk Skiing ˈskiːɪŋ Swimming ˈswɪmɪŋ Watching TV wɒtʃɪŋ ˌtiː ˈviː Reading ˈriːdɪŋ Going to the gym ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ðə dʒɪm Eating in restaurants ˈiːtɪŋ ɪn ˈrestrɒnts Taking photographs teɪkɪŋ ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːfs Going to the cinema ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ðə ˈsɪnəmə Cooking ˈkʊkɪŋ Going running ˈɡəʊɪŋ ˈrʌnɪŋ Playing computer games ˈpleɪɪŋ kəmˈpjuːtə(r) ɡeɪmz Sunbathing ˈsʌnbeɪðɪŋ Exercise: Use the given verbs in the box to complete the following sentences. listen watch play take go (x 4) 1. Most students¬¬ love _____ computer games in their free time. 2. My family sometimes wants to_____ walking or running together in the morning. 3. His brother really enjoys _____ photographs of beautiful beaches. 4. My best friend and I prefer to _____ to the cinema whenever we are free 5. Hung doesn’t like snow and he hates _____ skiing in winter. 6. Occasionally, my classmates _____ sailing with each other to reduce stress. 7. Our children love _____ TV while they have dinner.

UNIT 7 TUTOR’S HANDOUT

FREE TIME PART 1 VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION

I Leisure activities

Read out these phrases

Playing football

/ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtbɔːl/

Sailing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

Dancing

/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ Listening to music /ˈlɪsnɪŋ tə ˈmjuːzɪk/

Skiing

Watching TV

/wɒtʃɪŋ ˌtiː ˈviː/

Reading /ˈriːdɪŋ/

Going to the gym

/ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ðə dʒɪm/

Eating in restaurants /ˈiːtɪŋ ɪn ˈrestrɒnts/

Taking photographs

/teɪkɪŋ ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːfs/

Going to the cinema /ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ðə ˈsɪnəmə/

Cooking

/ˈkʊkɪŋ/

Going running /ˈɡəʊɪŋ ˈrʌnɪŋ/

Playing computer games

/ˈpleɪɪŋ kəmˈpjuːtə(r) ɡeɪmz/ Sunbathing/ˈsʌnbeɪðɪŋ/

* Exercise: Use the given verbs in the box to complete the following sentences.

listen watch play take go (x 4)

1 Most students love _ computer games in their free time

2 My family sometimes wants to _ walking or running together in the morning

3 His brother really enjoys _ photographs of beautiful beaches

4 My best friend and I prefer to _ to the cinema whenever we are free

5 Hung doesn’t like snow and he hates _ skiing in winter

6 Occasionally, my classmates _ sailing with each other to reduce stress

7 Our children love _ TV while they have dinner

8 My father usually _to music when he drives to work

II Choose the most suitable word for each space.

What do you like doing best(1) ………your free time? My cousin Paul likes going(2)

……….in the country and(3) ……….photos Sometimes, he (4)………… with his friends, and they (5) ……… at the park or at the beach They always(6)………… a good time His brother Christ isn’t (7) ………on walking He spends most of the (8)

……….at home

1. A for B when C in D at

PART II GRAMMAR

I. Make these sentences negative.

1. Maria likes studying grammar

Maria doesn’t like studying grammar

2. I love going to school at 7 a.m

………

3. Tom hates doing housework

………

4. My classmates are interested in playing computer games

………

5. My girlfriend is fond of eating in expensive restaurants

………

6. Her child is keen on reading romantic books

………

7. Lan feels excited about going to the cinema with her boyfriend at the weekend

………

II. Put the words in the correct order

1. cooking/ is/ interested/ my /My mother/ in/ family/ every day/for

………

2. loves/very much/and/ cousin/ dancing/ His/singing/

………

3. Lan /rarely/ but/sunbathing/free time/hate/has/ doesn’t / she/

………

4. your roommate / Does/ like/ in the library/ studying?

………

5. Her boyfriend/ enjoys/ really/ going/ Phuong/ shopping/ with

………

6. chatting/ love/ Students/ on the internet

………

7. hate/ I/ talkative/ meeting/ people/

………

8. He/ playing/ keen/ is/ football/it/ although/ on/ hot/is/ very/

9. Kate/ going/along/ with/ enjoys/ running/the river bank/ her brother/

………

10. doesn’t/ Sarah/ like/ out/ going/ dinner/for

………

PART III READING

I. A Read about Irene and Agnes and find out what they like and dislike about

their life.

Irene and Agnes are both au pairs: they live with a family, do housework (clean the house) and help with children In the afternoon, they go to an English class In the evenings, they often babysit

1= It’s horrible!!! I hate it!

2= I don’t like it

3= OK

4 I like it

5= It‘s fantastic!!! I love it!!!

Taking the children to

school

B Write about their likes and dislikes

1 (taking the children to school)

Irene doesn’t like taking the children the school

Agnes likes taking the children to school

2 (Doing housework)

Irene………

Agnes………

3 (Talking to the family)

Irene………

Agnes………

4 (Going to English class)

Irene………

Agnes………

5 (Babysitting)

Irene………

Agnes………

II. Read the below text about Johnny’s leisure time

PART IV SPEAKING

I Ask and answer about what Toby and Irene do in their free time.

III. Interview 3 students in your class to find out 5 things they like/ dislike in their

free time

PART V WRITING

I. Complete the sentences using the suggestions

1. Would you like/ go/ to the cinema/ me/ tonight?

2. I / not/ fond/ go to the gym/ morning

3. What/ your favorite book/ your spare time?

4. She/ hate/ watch TV/ alone

5. My boyfriend/ not/ interested/ play computer games He/ love/ cook

the following questions:

1. What do you like doing in your free time?

2. Why do you like it?

3. Where and when do you often do it?

4. Who do you often do it with?