Lessons 43–44 · 2 lessons · S. Khan, L. Kamalova, L. Jurayev. Teens’ English 7 (English, Grade 7). “O‘zbekiston” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2019
43
How do you spend your leisure time?
Textbook: p. 54
GoalLeisure activities indoors and outdoors; activity names and adverbs of frequency.
New words
leisure time · bo‘sh vaqthobby · mashg‘ulot, hobbiindoors · uydaoutdoors · ochiq havoda
Explanation
Leisure time is the free time you have after work or school. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your free time. Indoors: watching TV, reading, drawing, playing board games, listening to music, collecting stamps. Outdoors: swimming, cycling, hiking, bird watching, horse riding, sailing. Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never. They go before the main verb but after be: “I often read in the evening.”, “She is always happy.” Question: “How often do you go cycling?” — “Twice a week.” It is good to think about which activities you choose yourself and which ones your parents choose for you.
Worked examples
In my free time I sometimes draw indoors, but I usually play outside with my friends. I never watch TV in the morning. We go cycling twice a week, and on Sundays we always visit my grandmother.
— How often do you go hiking? — Once a month. — Do you do it alone? — No, with my cousins. — And what do you do indoors? — I read and collect stamps.
Class activity
“Indoors or outdoors?”: the teacher names an activity and the class quickly points left (indoors) or right (outdoors) and makes a sentence.
Practice
1
Put the adverb in the right place: I read in the evening. (often)
I often read in the evening.
2
Make a question: you / go cycling / how often
How often do you go cycling?
3
Write two indoor and two outdoor activities.
reading, drawing; cycling, swimming
4
Why is a hobby good for a person?
It relaxes us, teaches new things and helps us make friends.