FREE TIME

Vocabulary

A. Match the words and

pictures.

1. Cycling
2. Archery
3. Computer games
4. Climbing
5. Swimming
a 
b  c 
6. Karate
7. Gymnastics
8. Tennis
9. Skiing
10. Hang gliding
11. Handicrafts
d 
e  f 

h 

g 

k 
i 
j 
B. Write the words from exercise 1 in the correct columns.

play go do

Basketball Cycling Archery

Reading

A. Match words from the two lists to make common collocations. Then read the
text quickly and check your answers.

1. natural a. holiday

2. musical b. parties

3. children’s c. History

4. school d. projects

5. climbing e. instruments

6. birthday f. toys

7. growing g. vegetables

8. educational h. lessons
Free time activities in London.

What can kids do in London in their free time? Here are four ideas from Time out – a
weekly magazine which gives information about what is on London.

A. Horniman Museum
This museum has a natural history gallery with stuffed animals from all over the world,
an aquarium with creatures from British ponds, and exotic fish, including an amazing
fish with four eyes. There is a section with 1,600 musical instruments, and visitors
can play some of them. There is also a nature trail for kids, which includes a visit to
a beehive.

B. V&A Museum of Childhood

This museum has one of the biggest collections of children’s toys, doll’s houses, games
and costumes in the world. There are activities for kids, with toy making and toy repair
workshops. There are special events at weekends and school holidays.

C. Mile End Climbing Wall

This is a specially prepared wall for climbing - a good, safe place to start climbing
as a hobby. At the weekend there are climbing lessons for beginners. Classes are for
children between the ages of 8 and 16. Birthday parties and other special events are
held here too.

D. Mudchute Park and Farm

This is a farm in the middle of London. There are more than 200 animals to see, as
well as areas growing vegetables and other plants. There are educational projects for
children and an excellent place to eat called the Mudchute Kitchen Café.
B. Read the text again and write A, B, C, or D. Where can you…

1. ... see a four-eyed fish?

2. … learn how to repair toys?
3. ...have birthday parties?
4. ... see vegetables growing?
5. ... start a hobby?
6. ... eat?
7. ... visit a beehive?
8. ... play an instrument?

Grammar

A. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. I never _________________ gymnastics at the weekend. (do)

2. She_________________ tennis every Wednesday afternoon. (play)
3. He usually _________________- cycling once a week. (go)
4. _________________ you often _________________ basketball? (play)
5. _________________ she always _________________ climbing on Saturdays? (go)
6. They _____________usually ______________ computer games after school. (not play)
7. My dad hardly ever _______________ football these days – he’s too old! (play)
8. I _______________ always _________________ when I play tennis. (not win)
 B. Rewrite the sentences adding the words in
brackets.

1. He plays tennis at the weekend. (often)

2. My brother goes skiing in the winter. (usually)
3. I go to the cinema. (hardly ever)
4. We go swimming in the river. (never)
5. Jenny watches TV on Saturday mornings. (sometimes)
6. We go on holiday in July. (always)
7. We get lots of homework before our exams. (rarely)
8. He arrives late for class. (always)

C. Look at the table and conjugate the verb to complete the

phrases.

Example: Joe sometimes plays football

play football Go swimming do handicrafts go skiing in go cycling

the winter
Joe sometimes often never never ocassionally
Sue never often often usually occasionally

1. Joe ______ _______ football.

2. Sue ______ _______ football.
3. Sue and John often _____ ________.
4. John never ______ _________.
5. Sue ______ _________ handicrafts.
6. Joe _______ ________ _________ in the winter.
7. Sue _______ ________ _________ in the winter.
8. Sue and Joe ________ _________ cycling.
Writing

A. Complete the text with and, but or also.

International family matching – a Sophie

summer abroad!
Her name is Sophie (1) ________she
Name: Sophie lives in Bournemouth. She is 13 years
Age: 13
old (2) _________ she is in class 2B
Class: 2B
at school.
Town/City: Bournemouth

LIKES/DISLIKES She likes holidays (3) __________

reading, (4)___________ she doesn’t
 holidays/reading like bad weather or watching TV.

 bad weather/watching TV She goes swimming every Friday and

she goes skiing in the winter. She (5)
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
__________ plays the guitar in a band.
swimming (every Friday)
She is a vegetarian – that means she
skiing (in the winter) doesn’t eat meat or fish.
playing the guitar (in a band)

OTHER

vegetarian
B. Use the information about Philip to write a report similar to the one above.
Use and, but or also.

International family matching – a Philip

summer abroad!

Name: Philip
Age: 12
Class: 2A
Town/City: Thornville

LIKES/DISLIKES

sport/computer games
homework/classical music

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

basketball (school team)

climbing (every weekend)
tennis (twice a week)

OTHER

vegan (no animal products)

Speaking

Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to complete your chart.

STUDENT A

What does (Tom) usually do (on Fridays)?

during the week on Fridays at the weekend

Tom swimming skiing
Jenny disco
Bill karate computer games
Ruth gymnastics

STUDENT B

Useful language

What does (Tom) usually do (at the weekend)?

during the week on Fridays at the weekend

Tom disco
Jenny archery handicrafts
Bill cycling
Ruth cycling hang gliding
ANSWERS
Vocabulary
A.

1b, 2a, 3j, 4k, 5d, 6e, 7c, 8f, 9g, 10h, 11i

B.

Play: computer games, tennis

Go: cycling, climbing, swimming, hang gliding, skiing
Do: archery, karate, gymnastics, handicrafts

Reading
A.

1c, 2e, 3f, 4a, 5h, 6b, 7g, 8d

B.

1a, 2b, 3c, 4d, 5c, 6d, 7a, 8a

Grammar
A.

1.do 2.plays 3.goes 4.Do-play 5.Does-go 6.don’t-play 7.plays 8.don’t win

B.

1. He often plays tennis at the weekend.

2. My brother usually goes skiing in the winter.
3. I hardly ever go to the cinema.
4. We never go swimming in the river.
5. Jenny sometimes watches TV on Saturday mornings
6. We always go on holiday in July.
7. We rarely get lots of homework before our exams.
8. He always arrives late for class.

C.

1. sometimes plays
2. never plays
3. go swimming
4. does handicrafts
5. often does
6. never goes skiing
7. usually goes skiing
8. occasionally go

Writing
A.

1. and 2. and 3. and 4. but 5. also

B.

Students’ own answers