A1 Beginner

What Do You Do in Your Free Time?

Free time, hobbies & like/love/hate + -ing. Maya paints, Leo plays football, Omar learns guitar, Jess runs and hikes — five very different weekends.

📖 Reading: Free Time in Toronto

Maya, Leo, and their friends love the weekends. Everyone has different hobbies.

Maya loves drawing and painting. She also enjoys reading novels and watching films. On weekends, she sometimes goes to art galleries.

Leo loves playing football with his friends every Saturday morning. He also enjoys cooking — he makes Mexican food for his neighbours every few weeks.

Omar enjoys playing video games and listening to music. He is also learning to play the guitar. "I practice every day," he says. "It's hard, but I love it!"

Jess hates sitting at home. She goes running every morning and loves hiking on weekends. "I can't stand watching TV," she says. "I need to be outside!"

"We are all so different," says Maya. "But we all enjoy spending time together. That is our favourite hobby!"

🔑 Vocabulary Box

Eight key words from this lesson.

Word	Meaning	Note
hobby	An activity you do for pleasure in your free time	n. — Drawing is her hobby.
gallery	A building where art is displayed	n. — She goes to art galleries on weekends.
novel	A long book that tells a fictional story	n. — She enjoys reading novels.
hiking	Walking long distances in nature for exercise or pleasure	n. — Jess loves hiking on weekends.
practice	To do something repeatedly to get better at it	v. — He practices guitar every day.
instrument	An object used for making music	n. — He is learning to play an instrument.
can't stand	To strongly dislike something	phrase — She can't stand watching TV.
enthusiasm	Great excitement and interest in something	n. — He talks about his guitar with great enthusiasm.

📚 Key Verbs in This Lesson
to love/like/enjoy + -ing	She loves drawing. / He enjoys cooking.
to hate/can't stand + -ing	Jess hates sitting at home. / I can't stand waiting.
to play (sport/instrument)	Leo plays football. / Omar plays the guitar.
to go + -ing (activity)	She goes running. / They go hiking on weekends.

📚 Grammar Focus

📚 Like / Love / Enjoy / Hate + -ing
I love + -ing	I love drawing. / She loves reading novels.
I like + -ing	I like cooking. / He likes playing football.
I enjoy + -ing	I enjoy hiking. / They enjoy cooking together.
I hate + -ing	I hate waiting. / She hates sitting at home.
I can't stand + -ing	I can't stand watching TV. / He can't stand losing.

Frequency Expressions

📚 Frequency Expressions
every day / every week	I go running every day.
once a week / twice a week	He plays football once a week.
once a month / twice a month	She visits a gallery twice a month.
every few weeks	Leo cooks Mexican food every few weeks.

🎭 Dialogue: What Do You Do for Fun?

Priya and Maya compare hobbies. Maya paints and visits galleries; Priya reads medical books and does Bollywood dance.