Free Time & Leisure Time

You will able to

1. Talk about your hobbies
2. How often you do them
3. Why you like them

Leisure activities = Hobbies = Pastimes

Indoor activities

Outdoor activities

Collecting things

(All the rage = very fashionable）

Creative activities

What do you do in your free time

I get up to a lot of things (To get up to = to do)

I don't get up to much

I get up to a lot of different things

I like to do yoga

I like/enjoy/am fond of/am in to/am passionate about doing yoga

I like to dabble in cooking

To dabble in = to do something casually, less seriously

I dabble in__

I play the guitar, but I am just an aficionado/amateur

I play the guitar just for fun

I often/regularly/frequently paint

I paint whenever I can

I paint as often as I can

I paint when I have a choice

I don't paint as much as I would like

I don't get around to painting as much as I would like

I paint

I recently took up painting

To take up a hobby = To start a hobby

I am new to it

I started painting a couple of years ago

I decided to have a go at painting

I decided to try my hand at painting

I have been playing football for as long as I can remember

I have been playing football for a donkey's years = for a long time

It (just) helps me unwind/kickback/chill out = relax

I find that it helps me get into shape/ keep fit/ stay in shape

It allows me to just hang out/meet up/chill out/ with friends

It's quite a nice way to socialize/get close to nature

It has a calming effect

= It's really therapeutic

= It's a great stress buster

I get up to a lot of things. My favorite is painting, I have been painting for as long as I can remember. However, I don't get round to painting as much as I would like, because I am busy now. Still, it makes me feel calming and therapeutic