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Talking about your hobbies in English 

 

 

 

.When you want to get to know someone, ask about their hobbies and interests

Questions you can ask

?What do you like doing
What sort of hobbies do you have?
What do you get up to in your free time?

How to reply

...In my free time I
When I have some spare time I...
When I get the time, I...
I relax by (watching TV(

(I'm interested in (+ noun / gerund
I'm keen on (+ noun / gerund)
I'm into (+ noun /  gerund)
I enjoy (+ noun / gerund (

.You can add "really" or "quite" after "I'm…" for emphasis
.I'm really keen on football

Giving a longer reply

:You can give more information about your hobbies and interests

I like arts and crafts. I'm a creative / practical person, and like doing things with my hands

I'm an outgoing person, and like socialising / hanging out with friends

I enjoy being physically active, and spend a lot of time playing sports and team games

Like doing vs like to do

:We use like + gerund to talk about general likes
I like fishing.

:We use like + infinitive to talk about more specific likes
I like to go fishing at the weekend 

 

 

 

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