hey, adverbs of frequency and time expressions
Vocabulary: free-time activities 1
Reading
1
Discuss the questions.
1 What do you do in your free time?
2 What things do other people in your country do in their
free time?
2 a Read the introduction to the article. Answer the
questions.
1 Do we have more or less free time these days?
2 Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
b Read the comments. Match each person with photos
A-E. Do they have hobbies? Are their lives 'all work
and no play?
All work and no play?
I think our lives are all work and no play these days.
It's sad, because our free time is really important!
We asked some of our readers what they do in their
free time. Are their lives all work and no play?
I work a lot. I've got two jobs and I study so I rarely have
free time. I go for a bike ride once or twice a month. In the
evenings I go online and talk to my friends. I sometimes
paint. I go out and paint interesting places. I draw pictures of
people, too. - Joe, 28
I don't usually go out on weekdays because I'm busy with
work. I meet my friends every Saturday and we go for a walk
or for a coffee. Sometimes, we go to a concert or go to a
club. I love music! - Annie, 31
I have three children so my evenings and weekends are all
about them. When I have free time, I watch sport on TV,
especially football. I don't do sport, I just watch it! - Alfie, 34
I'm quite lucky. I have my own business so I never work at
the weekend. I love Sunday mornings. I read the newspaper
for a few hours. Later, I often visit a museum or something.
- Tilly, 30
Free time? We've got two children. We don't have free time!
We cook food three times a day, we clean the house and we
play with our children. They love games. Then we sleep for a
few hours. That's our day! - Karen, 27
WORK
LIFE