This document provides vocabulary and guidance for talking about likes, dislikes, leisure activities, and hobbies. It defines leisure as free time spent enjoying activities and provides examples like gardening and hiking. Pastimes or hobbies are regular activities done for enjoyment, like playing table tennis. When discussing likes and dislikes, do not use definite articles. Common expressions to answer like/dislike questions are provided, such as "Yes, I love it" or "No, not very much." The document concludes with sample questions to ask about a partner's interests and spare time activities.

2. LIKES AND DISLIKES
Objectives:
1.Learn to talk about your likes and dislikes.
2.Get familiar with basic vocabulary about leisure and pastimes.
3.Practice speaking English freely.

3. Leisure
It is the free time you spend doing activities that you
enjoy.
Examples:
Gardening,
Hiking,
Watching movies etc.

4. Pastimes:
Synonyms: Hobbies
An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment.
Example used in a sentence:
Mr. Lee’s favorite pastime is playing table tennis.

5. When we talk about our likes and dislikes in general terms we
don’t use the definite article.
When answering a question:
I don’t like (the) coffee.
When asking a question:
Do you like (the) coffee?

6. When we talk about activities we use the –ING form
When asking a question:
Do you like playing golf ?
When answering a question:
I love sleeping.

7. Yes, I love it.
Yes, I do.
Yes, sometimes.
Expressions usually used to answer likes and dislikes questions.
Example:
*Do you like pop music?
No, not very much.
No, I don’t.
Not really.

8. Example:
*Which do you prefer, reading or writing?
I prefer reading to writing.
I like them both.
I don’t like either.
to

9. *Other Expressions used to answer:
I enjoy playing basketball.
I’m (not) very interested in politics.
I don’t know much/anything about history.
I know quite a lot about designing.

10. -What do you like doing in your spare time?
Conversational questions usually asked to know about your likes, dislikes, hobbies
and leisure time.
-Are you interested in sports/ ………………….?
-Is there anything that you really hate doing?
-Do you have any/many hobbies?

12. Genre:
A genre is basically the category of any type of art or
literature, for example categories of movies would be
comedy, horror, thriller etc.

13. Genre of movies

14. Genre of books

15. Genre of music

17. Task:
Ask your partner questions about his/her likes and dislikes. What hobbies they like to
do in their leisure time. Please share their answers with the class.
Using:
-What do you like doing in your spare time?
-Do you have any/many hobbies?
-Are you interested in sports/ ………………….?
-Is there anything that you really hate doing?
-
-