Hobbies and Free Time ESL Worksheets and Lessons
93 worksheets, 37 lessons, 9 vocabulary decks and 5 shadowing scripts · Free time & culture
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Hobbies & free time worksheets
93 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Hobbies & free time lessons
37 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Hobbies & free time vocabulary
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Hobbies & free time shadowing
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About Hobbies & free time
Hobbies are one of the best topics for getting learners to talk about themselves, and they are a common way to start conversations in real life. Everyone does something in their free time, so the topic works in almost any class.
Kids and A1 learners use I like/I don't like with -ing forms (I like reading) and can for abilities. A2 learners talk about how often they do activities with adverbs of frequency, invite friends and make arrangements. B1 learners describe how long they have done a hobby with present perfect and for/since, and compare interests. B2 to C2 learners discuss leisure time, screen time, work-life balance and unusual hobbies, using verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives and expressions such as be into and take up.
This page offers printable worksheets, ready-to-teach lessons and vocabulary flashcard decks on hobbies and free time.
Teaching tips: Hobbies & free time
- Run a find-someone-who with hobbies to practice "Do you like...?" and "How often do you...?"
- Watch for "I like read" and drill like, love, enjoy and hate + -ing.
- Ask each learner to teach the class something about their hobby for two minutes, which works well from A2 upwards.
- At higher levels, contrast take up, give up and get into so learners can tell the story of their interests.
Questions teachers ask
What grammar goes with hobbies at A1 and A2?
Like/love/hate + -ing, can for abilities, present simple with adverbs of frequency, and questions such as "What do you do in your free time?"
How do I get quiet students talking about hobbies?
Use picture prompts or a hobby survey so learners have something concrete to react to, and let them talk in pairs before sharing with the class.
Is "hobby" the right word for watching TV?
Not usually; a hobby tends to be an active interest such as painting or climbing. Teach "free-time activities" or "what I do in my free time" as a more natural alternative.