What do kids do in other countries?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. What do you do in your free time?
2. What hobby do you like most?
3. Do you go to a club?
4. Can you draw or paint?
5. Do you like playing games?
6. What hobby do you want to try?

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

Choose the word that fits.

1. Something that you like doing in your free time is a .
2. A group that meets to do an activity together is a .
3. Football, hide-and-seek and chess are each a .
4. A doll or a small car for a child to play with is a .
5. A sandy place next to the sea is a .
6. A big animal that people can ride is a .
7. A flies in the wind on a long string.
8. A picture in many small pieces that you put together is a .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. a hobby is what you do in your
   worksleepfree time
2. a club is a group that
   meetssleepsflies
3. a toy is for a
   judgechildfarmer
4. a beach is next to the
   mountainairportsea
5. a kite flies in the
   groundwaterwind
6. to collect = to keep things of one
   kindcolour onlysize only

Use these phrases to talk about hobbies and free time.

• My hobby is...Моє хобі — це...My hobby is drawing.
• In my free time I...У вільний час я...In my free time I read.
• I go to a club.Я ходжу в гурток.I go to a dance club.
• I can... wellЯ добре вмію...I can paint well.
• I'm good at...Я добре вмію...I'm good at drawing.
• I like... -ingМені подобається...I like riding a bike.
• Can you...?Ти вмієш...?Can you ride a horse?
• Let's...Давай...Let's play a game.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Many children in Brazil play football on the beach.
   TrueFalse
2. In Japan, many pupils join a club after lessons.
   TrueFalse
3. All children in the world have the same hobbies.
   TrueFalse
4. In Ukraine, children can go to clubs after school.
   TrueFalse
5. Only children have hobbies.
   TrueFalse

1. Is a hobby important for children?
2. Is it better to have a hobby alone or with friends?
3. Is a computer game a hobby?
4. What hobby is good for the head?

Common mistakes: can + base verb, play / do / go, like + -ing and well (not good) after the verb. ✗ She cans draw → She can draw. ✗ We play swimming → We go swimming. ✗ He dances good → He dances well.

1. She
   canscan
   draw.
2. We
   playgo
   swimming.
3. He dances
   goodwell
   .
4. I play
   thea
   piano.
5. They love
   playingplay
   games.
6. CanDo
   you ride a horse?
7. He
   doesplays
   yoga.
8. I don't like
   runningto running
   .

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. She cans draw. →
2. We play swimming. →
3. He dances good. →
4. I play a piano. →
5. Do you can ride a horse? →
6. I like paint. →

Answer with full sentences. Use the grammar of Block 7.

1. What do you do in your free time?
2. Can you draw or paint?
3. What sport do you play?
4. Can you play an instrument?
5. What hobby do you want to try?
6. Do you go to a club?

Three children tell about their hobbies. Compare them. Who goes to a club? Who can ride a horse? What is your hobby?

This is the final speaking task of Block 7. Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for two minutes.
2. Part 1: say what your hobbies are and what you do in your free time.
3. Part 2: say what you can and can't do (sport, music, art).
4. Part 3: say what hobby you want to try and ask your teacher one question.

1. What do you do in your free time?
2. What is your hobby?
3. Can you draw?
4. What sport do you play?
5. Can you play an instrument?
6. Do you go to a club?
7. Do you like playing games?
8. What hobby do you want to try?

1. Who in your family has got a hobby?
2. Who draws?
3. Who plays a sport?
4. Who plays an instrument?
5. Who collects things?
6. Who goes to a club?

1. Is a hobby important?
2. Is it better to have many hobbies or one?
3. Should children go to clubs after school?
4. Is a hobby a good way to meet friends?
5. Can a hobby become a job?