module 1 leisure activities
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Module 1: Leisure and lifestyle
Leisure activities
What do you do in your leisure time?
I often surf the Internet. I sometimes play sports. I like playing chess in the evening.
Match the phrase/word with the correct picture
Picture 2
Picture 4
a. Surfing the Internet
b. Playing the guitar
c. Skateboarding
d. Playing football
e. Skiing
g. Jumping
i. Rollerblading
h. Swimming
i. Running/ Going for a run
Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups.
- Which of these things do you enjoy? - Which of these don’t you enjoy? - What else do you do in your free time?
Listening Playing video games 11% Going for a run/to the gym 28% Going to the cinema 46% Renting a video/DVD 40% Reading a newspaper/ magazine 100% Going for a walk 93% Going to a restaurant 64% Listening to the radio 71% Playing a musical instrument 8%
Listen to the results of a survey of leisure activities among people aged sixteen to thirty and complete the missing information on page 7.
Speaking
According to the survey, which activities are the most/least popular?
Which results are surprising/different from your country?
Complete the diagram with the words/phrases below
the cinema, run, a restaurant, volleyball, a yoga class, walk, clubbing, a football match, skiing, the guitar, yoga, football, snowboarding, exercise
Go to
Go for a
Play
Do
Go + -ing
the gym swimming
video games
the cinema
a restaurant
a yoga class
a football match
clubbing
skiing
snowboardingvolleyball
the guitar
footballyoga
exercise
run
walk
Homework: write a short paragraph (about 120 words) about your leisure activities and submit it via [email protected]
Use the Present simple tense Use correct phrases of leisure activities (go for a
walk, go to the park, play the piano, …) Use adverbs of frequency (often, usually, …) Use phrases of time (in the morning, at the
weekend, …)