English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 25: Free time at home

Word List
  • about
  • book
  • chat
  • chat to friends online
  • come
  • come to stay
  • comic
  • cooking
  • dinner
  • do
  • do nothing
  • download
  • DVD
  • film
  • friend
  • gardening
  • grow flowers / vegetables
  • have
  • have a sleep
  • have friends round
  • headphones
  • hobby
  • home
  • Internet
  • listen (to)
  • magazine
  • Morocco
  • newspaper
  • nothing
  • novel
  • on the phone
  • online
  • phone
  • play
  • play video games
  • programme
  • radio
  • read
  • see
  • sleep
  • stay
  • talk
  • talk to
  • TV
  • vegetable(s)
  • video games
  • watch television (TV)
  • watch a DVD
Exercises

25.1 ‣ What are these people doing?

25.2 ‣ Fill in the missing verbs.

  1. I usually to music on my laptop at home
  2. I like _____ magazines more than newspapers.
  3. I _____ to my sister on the phone every Sunday.
  4. A lot of people like to _____ a sleep after lunch.
  5. Do you ever _____ friends to dinner?
  6. The children _____ video games every evening.
  7. I want to _____ some music from the Internet this evening.
  8. Did you _____ the programme about Namibia yesterday?
  9. My dad _____ vegetables in his garden.
  10. Shall we _____ a DVD tonight?

25.3 ‣ Answer these questions.

  1. When you have friends round, what do you like to do?
    _____
  2. Who comes to stay at your house / flat?
    _____
  3. What do you like to read most?
    _____
  4. How often do you talk to your friends on the phone?
    _____
  5. Do you have a garden? Do you like gardening?
    _____
  6. How often do you chat to your friends online?
    _____
  7. Do you often download music or films from the Internet?
    _____
  8. What is your favourite video game?
    _____
  9. When do you use headphones?
    _____

25.4 ‣ Interesting or boring? Number these activities from 5 (= very interesting) to 1 (= very boring).

  1. gardening _____
  2. cooking _____
  3. reading _____
  4. using the Internet _____
  5. watching DVDs _____
  6. listening to music _____
  7. doing nothing _____
  8. chatting online _____
Answer Key
A ‣ TV, radio, music, film

I watch TV every evening.

Did you watch / see the film about President Kennedy?

What programmes do you like best on TV and radio?

I like watching films on TV. (You can also say: I like to watch …)

At the weekend, we usually watch a DVD.

I like listening to music on the radio. (You can also say: I like to listen …)

I often listen to music on my phone when I’m relaxing.

I need some new headphones for my phone.

B ‣ Hobbies

A lot of young people play video games every day.

I download music and films from the Internet.

I chat to my friends online every evening.

I really like cooking.

Do you like gardening? /ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ/

We grow flowers and vegetables in our garden.

C ‣ Reading

I read a lot at home.

What do you read?

I read novels [long stories]. My sister likes comics.

I like books about nature and different countries.

I like magazines about music and sport.

Do you read a newspaper every day?

D ‣ Expressions

We sometimes have friends round [we ask them to come to our house / flat].

I often have friends to dinner.

My best friend comes to stay sometimes. [sleeps in my house / flat]

I talk to my friends on the phone every evening.

Sometimes, I just do nothing.

Grandpa likes to have a sleep after lunch.

Common mistakes

We watch TV [NOT see TV] and we listen to the radio [NOT hear or listen the radio].

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