Free Time Activities

Helpful Vocabulary
Activities
Listen and repeat these words and phrases with your tutor.

 playing rugby
 doing yoga
 painting
 playing the violin
 watching tennis on TV
 baking
 kayaking
 bungee jumping

Pictures and Questions

Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.

For example:

 "Picture 1 shows people doing yoga."

Picture 1
Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4
Picture 5

Picture 6

Picture 7
 Picture 8

Likes & Dislikes

Listen and repeat these phrases with your tutor.

 I enjoy ...
 I'm really into ...
 My favorite thing is ...
 I fi nd ... really fun.
 I fi nd ... really relaxing.
 I don’t like ...
 I love ...
 I hate ...

Tell your tutor how you feel about each of the activities above using these
phrases.

For example:
 "I’m really into painting."
 "I fi nd baking really relaxing."
 "I don't like watching tennis on TV."

Speaking Test Part 1 Dialogue

Read the dialogue based on Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking test with your tutor.
You will be the examiner. At the end, you will need to answer 3 questions.

What do you like doing in your free time, Andrei?

Examiner
I’m really into sports! I enjoy playing football and rugby,
but my favorite thing is swimming.

Andrei
Why do you like that best?

Examiner
Well, I love swimming in the sea. I love the waves and the sand.
Sometimes, I spend all day at the beach!

Andrei
What do you like doing in your free time, Peter?

Examiner
I enjoy playing video games with my girlfriend.
We both really like Pokémon.

Peter
Why do you like video games?

Examiner
Well, one thing I really like about playing video games
is that I can do it in my room. So I don’t have to go out to have fun.
It’s a good way to have fun without spending any money.

Peter
 What do you like doing in your free time James?

Examiner
I really like music. I like playing music, listening to music,
and talking about music, too!

James
Why do you like it so much?

Examiner
Well, my family loves music, so I've been playing it since I was a kid.
I find it quite relaxing.

James
Questions
1. What does Andrei like to do in his free time?
2. What does Peter like to do in his free time?
3. What does James like to do in his free time?

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue based on Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking test with your tutor
and fi ll in the blanks. Your tutor will be the examiner.

What do you like doing in your free time, Laura?

Examiner
 I’m really (1) watching movies! My (2) thing is going to the cinema
and watching action movies.

Laura
Why do you like action movies the best?

Examiner
Well, I love action movies because they're exciting!

Laura
1-2.
Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to
2
What do you like (3) in your free time, Kevin?

Examiner
I really enjoy (4) tennis on TV.

Kevin
Do you like playing it as well?

Examiner
No, not really. I’m too old to play, but I (5) watching it, though.
 Kevin
3-5.
Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 3 to
5
What do you like doing in your free time, Sarah?

Examiner
Well, I really like (6) yoga.

Sarah
Why do you like it so (7)?

Examiner
I (8) it very relaxing.

Sarah
6-8.
Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 6 to
8 Answer Pool (Questions 1-8)

 into
 doing
 doing
 love/enjoy
 much
 watching
 fi nd
 favorite

Part 1 Test Practice

Useful Language
The speakers above use these phrases to talk about what they do in their
free time. Listen and repeat them with your tutor.

 I’m really into ...

 My favorite thing is ...
 Well, I enjoy ...
 I fi nd ... really fun.
 I fi nd ... really relaxing.
 I hate ...

Questions
Use the phrases above to answer these questions based on Part 1 of the
IELTS Speaking test.

1. What are you really into?

2. What do you find relaxing?
3. What do you hate doing?
4. What do you like doing on the weekends?
5. What else do you like doing in your free time? Why?

Test Strategies
IELTS examiners might ask you questions on a topic you don’t know much
about. Here are some useful phrases to answer questions about topics you
don't know a lot about.

Useful Language
Listen and repeat these phrases with your tutor.

 Unfortunately not. I'm not really interested in …

 I don't have any skill in that area.
 I've never really tried it.
 I would like to learn ... in the future, though.

Questions
Use the phrases above to answer these questions.

1. Do you like kayaking?

2. Can you play the violin?
3. Are you good at rugby?
4. Do you like bungee jumping?