ST My Free Time British English Student

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GENERAL ENGLISH · PRACTICAL ENGLISH · ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE
TIME
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1 Warm up
Match the words and pictures showing free time activities.
cook go jogging go skiing go to the gym

meet friends relax on the beach travel watch TV
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Put the activities into three groups:
1. sports and exercise:

2. going out:
3. at home:
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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
2 Listening
Richard and Julie work for the same company, but they have very different lifestyles.
Listen to their conversation. Which one of these items do they NOT talk about?
• relax on the beach

• cook
• go to the gym
• meet friends
• go jogging
• watch TV
• go skiing
• travel
Can you remember?
1. Which activities does Richard do?

2. Which activities does Julie do?
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MY FREE TIME
Listen again and circle the word you hear to complete the sentences.
• Julie: So, what do you do in your free time?

• Richard: Well, I 1 always / often watch TV in the evening. What about you?
• Julie: I go jogging and I 2 sometimes / rarely meet friends in the evening.
• Richard: How often do you go jogging?
• Julie: I go jogging every morning. And you?
• Richard: I 3 hardly ever / never go jogging, maybe once a year!
• Julie: Do you cook?
• Richard: No, I 4 usually / never cook. I 5 often / always order pizza. And you?
• Julie: I cook every day. I love cooking!
• Richard: How often do you travel?
• Julie: I travel twice a year. In winter I 6 usually / rarely go skiing. Do you travel?
• Richard: Yes, every summer. I relax on the beach. But I 7 sometimes / rarely travel in
winter.

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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
3 Language point
Study the sentences below:
• So, what do you do in your free time? Well, I often watch TV in the evening.
• How often do you go jogging? I go jogging every morning.
We use the verb do to make questions in the present simple with question words like what
and how often.
Study the table and choose the best words to complete the sentences below.
1. When the subject is he/she/it the auxiliary verb is do/does.

2. The main verb does/doesn’t change its form when we make questions.

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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
We answer questions about how often with adverbs like often or every morning.
Study the table and add these missing words in the correct place.
hardly ever often rarely usually
Read the example sentences and choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1. I often / hardly ever watch TV in the evening.
Adverbs of frequency go before / after main verbs.
2. I am always / never late for school.
Adverbs of frequency go before / after to be verbs.
3. I go jogging every morning / once a week.
Longer adverb phrases go at the end / in the middle of a sentence.

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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
4 Practice
Reorder these words to make questions and answers.
do / go to the gym? / How often / you
1.
go / hardly ever / I / to the gym.
2.
does / drink coffee? / How often / your teacher
3.
drinks coffee / every day. / She
4.
do / usually / watch TV? / When / you
5.
in the evenings. / sometimes / watch TV / We
6.
at the weekend? / do / do / What / your friends
7.
on the beach. / relax / They / usually
8.

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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
5 Speaking
Work in A/B pairs. Student A - interview your partner about exercise. Student B - interview your
partner about food. Take turns to make the full questions and answer them in full sentences, using
adverbs of frequency. Circle your partner’s answers and explain their scores.
Student A: ask student B about exercise. Start each question with "How often....?"
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points
go to the gym never rarely sometimes often
go jogging never rarely sometimes often
feel stressed always often sometimes never
watch TV on the every day often sometimes never

sofa
smoke every day sometimes rarely never
Your lifestyle is:
• 13-16 points: very healthy

• 9-12 points: healthy
• 5-8 points: OK
• 1-4 points: not very healthy
What can you do to be more healthy?

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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
Student B: ask student A about food. Start each question with "How often....?"
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points
cook at home never rarely sometimes often
eat salad never rarely sometimes often
get a take-away always often sometimes never

or eat fast food
eat chocolate or every day often sometimes never

sweets
have a snack every day sometimes rarely never

when it’s not
mealtime
Your lifestyle is:
• 13-16 points: very healthy

• 9-12 points: healthy
• 5-8 points: OK
• 1-4 points: not very healthy
What can you do to be more healthy?

HEAAADERLOGORIGHT
ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
6 Extra practice/homework
Read these questions and answers and correct one mistake in each pair.
How often does your brother meet friends? He meet friends every day at work.
1.
Do you ever get to work late in the morning? I am late often for work.
2.
Do your boyfriend often cook at home? No, he never cooks at home.
3.
When do you get up in the morning? I every morning get up at 7.
4.
How often do they watch TV? They watch TV hardly ever.
5.
What does you do in the summer? I usually relax on the beach.
6.
How often does your daughter go to bed at 10? Always she goes to bed at 10.
7.
Can you make coffee? No, I make coffee never.
8.

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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)
MY FREE TIME
7 Optional extension
When we speak about sports and exercise activities, we often use these verbs:
• We use play to talk about sports with teams, rules and competitions. These sports often have
balls.
• We use go to talk about activities which have -ing forms. We often move from one place to another
place in these activities.
• We use do for other activities. We often exercise alone when we do these activities.
Put these sports and exercise activities into the correct box.
yoga tennis gymnastics
swimming karate running
cycling baseball football
1 play 2 go 3 do
other ideas:
Tell your partner which activities you do and how often.


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HEAAADERLOGORIGHT

GENERAL ENGLISH · PRACTICAL ENGLISH · ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)

Match the words and pictures showing free time activities.

cook go jogging go skiing go to the gym

1. sports and exercise:

FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 1/10

• relax on the beach

Can you remember?

1. Which activities does Richard do?

FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 2/10

• Julie: So, what do you do in your free time?

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Study the sentences below:

1. When the subject is he/she/it the auxiliary verb is do/does.

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hardly ever often rarely usually

1. I often / hardly ever watch TV in the evening.

Adverbs of frequency go before / after main verbs.

2. I am always / never late for school.

Adverbs of frequency go before / after to be verbs.

3. I go jogging every morning / once a week.

Longer adverb phrases go at the end / in the middle of a sentence.

FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 5/10

Reorder these words to make questions and answers.

do / go to the gym? / How often / you

go / hardly ever / I / to the gym.

does / drink coﬀee? / How often / your teacher

drinks coﬀee / every day. / She

do / usually / watch TV? / When / you

in the evenings. / sometimes / watch TV / We

at the weekend? / do / do / What / your friends

on the beach. / relax / They / usually

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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points

go to the gym never rarely sometimes often

go jogging never rarely sometimes often

feel stressed always often sometimes never

watch TV on the every day often sometimes never

smoke every day sometimes rarely never

Your lifestyle is:

• 13-16 points: very healthy

What can you do to be more healthy?

FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 7/10

1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points

cook at home never rarely sometimes often

eat salad never rarely sometimes often

get a take-away always often sometimes never

eat chocolate or every day often sometimes never

have a snack every day sometimes rarely never

Your lifestyle is:

• 13-16 points: very healthy

What can you do to be more healthy?

FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 8/10

Do your boyfriend often cook at home? No, he never cooks at home.

When do you get up in the morning? I every morning get up at 7.

How often do they watch TV? They watch TV hardly ever.

What does you do in the summer? I usually relax on the beach.

Can you make coﬀee? No, I make coﬀee never.

FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 9/10

yoga tennis gymnastics

swimming karate running

cycling baseball football

Tell your partner which activities you do and how often.