TALKING about free time activities
In the speaking test, the examiner may ask you about your leisure time activities; what you enjoy doing and why.
- Is free time important to you? Why (not)?
- Are you sporty, lazy, artistic, creative, a bookworm, a couch potato? Do you like dancing, singing, eating, daydreaming, window shopping, playing video or computer games, lying in a deckchair, making or repairing things, fishing, camping?
- Why do you like the things you like doing? How do they make you feel? Challenged, exhilarated, relaxed, peaceful, energised, involved in a group or team, productive?
- Do you do different things at different times of the year? Or the day?
Example
Example 1
Practice
Record yourself talking about one of your hobbies. After you have finished listen to yourself. Think about your use of vocabulary, your fluency, and your intonation. How could you improve?