Hobbies and Free Time Activities — Vocabulary — English — 3rd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Hobbies and Free Time Activities — English Vocabulary

Lesson Objectives:

• Learn vocabulary related to hobbies and free time activities.
• Talk about what you like and dislike doing.
• Use the present simple to describe habits and hobbies.
• Ask others about their hobbies.

1. Common Hobbies and Activities

Activity	Verb	Example Sentence
Reading books	read	I read books every evening.
Playing football	play	He plays football on Saturdays.
Watching TV / films	watch	She watches films at the weekend.
Listening to music	listen to	They listen to pop music.
Drawing and painting	draw / paint	Ali draws beautiful pictures.
Swimming	swim	We swim in the summer.
Playing video games	play	My brother plays video games.
Cooking	cook	My mother cooks delicious food.
Cycling	ride a bike	I ride my bike in the park.
Photography	take photos	He takes photos of nature.

2. Expressing Likes and Dislikes

Use these expressions to talk about what you enjoy or don’t enjoy:

Like 👍	Dislike 👎
I like …	I don’t like …
I love …	I hate …
I enjoy …	I can’t stand …
I am interested in …	I am not interested in …
I am good at …	I am bad at …

Important: After like, love, enjoy, hate, can’t stand, interested in, good at, use the verb with -ing (gerund).

Examples:

• I like playing basketball.
• She loves reading novels.
• He doesn’t like swimming in cold water.
• They enjoy watching cartoons.
• I am interested in learning languages.

3. Asking About Hobbies

• What do you do in your free time?
• What are your hobbies?
• Do you like playing sports?
• What kind of music do you listen to?
• How often do you read books?

4. Solved Exercises

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. I enjoy ______ (swim) in the sea. → swimming
2. She loves ______ (dance) at parties. → dancing
3. They don’t like ______ (get up) early. → getting up
4. He is good at ______ (play) the guitar. → playing
5. We hate ______ (do) homework. → doing

Exercise 2: Write the question for each answer.

1. Answer: I like reading stories.
   Question: What do you like doing in your free time?
2. Answer: No, I don’t like playing computer games.
   Question: Do you like playing computer games?

5. Practice Exercises

Exercise 3: Write 5 sentences about your hobbies using the expressions from section 2.

Example: I love playing football. I don’t like watching TV.

Exercise 4: Match the hobby with the correct place.

1. Swimming ······ a) library
2. Reading ······ b) swimming pool
3. Playing football ······ c) kitchen
4. Cooking ······ d) stadium / pitch
5. Drawing ······ e) art room

6. Related Lessons:

• Wh-Questions (Question Words) — English
• Daily Routines — Simple Present Tense — English 2nd Year

Summary:

• Use like / love / enjoy + verb-ing to express likes.
• Use don’t like / hate / can’t stand + verb-ing to express dislikes.
• Use What do you do in your free time? to ask about hobbies.
• Always add -ing to the verb after these expressions.