Can we play tennis?
1.- Vocabulary
Free time activities
Free time: tiempo libre
Hobby: pasatiempo
Dancing: bailar
Walking: andar
Skiing: esquiar
Playing football: jugar al fútbol
Playing tennis: jugar al tenis
Listening to music: escuchar música
Watching TV: ver la televisión
Taking photographs: sacar fotos
Cooking: cocinar
Sailing: navegar a vela
Painting: pintar
Swimming: nadar
Reading: leer
Writing: escribir
Eating in restaurants: comer en restaurantes
Going to the cinema: ir al cine
Going out with friends: salir con amigos
Sunbathing: tomar el sol
Playing cards: jugar a las cartas
Fishing: pescar
To like: gustar
To love: encantar
To fancy: apetecer
To enjoy: disfrutar
To hate: odiar
To be interested in: estar interesado en
To have a good time: pasarlo bien
To look forward to: tener ganas de hacer algo
To can’t stand: no aguantar
To get bored: aburrirse
1.A.- Practice
Write the following hobbies in order of preference. (1 is your favourite, 5 is your least favourite).
a) skiing
b) swimming
c) reading
d) listening to music
e) eating in restaurants
2.- Grammar: Verb + ing
In English, you can put two verbs together in a sentence.
- I fancy going to the cinema
- You like swimming in the sea
The second verb can go in the infinitive or the gerund (verb + ing). Here are some examples of verb + gerund:
- I enjoy swimming
- We love sailing
- They hate listening to classical music.
Here are some verbs that are followed by verb+ing (gerund):
To love
To like
To dislike
To hate
To enjoy
To fancy
To can’t stand
To finish
To start
To consider
To stop
To look forward to
To be interested in
Some sentences:
- My aunty loves playing cards.
- In the evening I stop reading my book at midnight.
- We are interested in learning to swim.
- He can’t stand watching football.
- My grandparents dislike eating in restaurants.
2.A.- Practice
Complete each sentence with one of the following verbs.
To work / To play / To listen / To write / To go / To learn / To fish
1) Chris and Jane are looking forward to on holiday in August with their family. 2) We are considering Chinesse before we go to China on holiday. 3) I start at six o´clock in the evening and finish at half past eight. 4) You hate to the radio in the mornings. 5) Tony and I can´t stand letters. We prefer to call people. 6) My brother is interested in . It´s his new hobby. 7) I dislike cards. I think it´s boring.
3.- Reading
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3.A.- Practice
3.A.1.- Who are the sentences about?
1) He/She can´t stand playing in the rain. 2) He/She doesn´t like playing tennis. 3) He/She doesn´t enjoy to the cinema. 4) He/She enjoy playing football.
3.A.2.- Correct the mistakes in the sentences
| 1) | We are going to the cinema on Friday. We love watch romantic films. | |
| 2) | They is looking forward to seeing Julia on Saturday. | |
| 3) | At August they are going on holiday. | |
| 4) | Anna and Suan have blondes hair. | |
| 5) | I dislike eat chocolate. | |
| 6) | In Sundays we enjoy playing cards. | |
| 7) | The boys has school on Fridays. | |
| 8) | You are really looking forward to go to Spain. | |
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