UNIT 7 TUTOR’S HANDOUT FREE TIME

UNIT 7 TUTOR’S HANDOUT
FREE TIME
PART 1. VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
I. Leisure activities
Read out these phrases
Playing football
/ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtbɔːl/
Dancing
/ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/
Skiing
/ˈskiːɪŋ/
Watching TV
/wɒtʃɪŋ ˌtiː ˈviː/
Going to the gym
/ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ðə dʒɪm/
Taking photographs
/teɪkɪŋ ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːfs/
Cooking
/ˈkʊkɪŋ/

Sailing
/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
Listening to music
/ˈlɪsnɪŋ tə ˈmjuːzɪk/
Swimming
/ˈswɪmɪŋ/
Reading
/ˈriːdɪŋ/
Eating in restaurants
/ˈiːtɪŋ ɪn ˈrestrɒnts/
Going to the cinema

/ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ðə ˈsɪnəmə/
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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

A. for
A. for walks
A. making
A. travels
A. enjoy
A. have
A. interested
A. other

B. when
B. walks
B. having
B. gets up
B. hobby
B. make
B. out

B. time

C. in
C. a walk
C. taking
C. sees
C. go
C. do
C. decided
C. people

D. at
D. to walk
D. doing
D. goes out
D. have fun
D. like
D. keen
D. money

PART II. GRAMMAR
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
II.

1.
2.
3.

Make these sentences negative.
Maria likes studying grammar
Maria doesn’t like studying grammar
I love going to school at 7 a.m
…………………………………………………………………..
Tom hates doing housework.
…………………………………………………………………..
My classmates are interested in playing computer games.
……………………………………………………………………
My girlfriend is fond of eating in expensive restaurants
……………………………………………………………………
Her child is keen on reading romantic books
……………………………………………………………………..
Lan feels excited about going to the cinema with her boyfriend at the weekend.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Put the words in the correct order
cooking/ is/ interested/ my /My mother/ in/ family/ every day/for.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
loves/very much/and/ cousin/ dancing/ His/singing/ .
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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
school
Doing housework
Talking to the family
Going to English class
Babysitting

Irene
to 2
1
5
4
2

Agnes
4
5
2
1
4

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
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.

Write a short paragraph of about 50 words about your free time activities based on
the following questions:

I.

II.
1.
2.
3.
4.

What do you like doing in your free time?
Why do you like it?
Where and when do you often do it?
Who do you often do it with?