Learn how to ask and answer "Do you have any hobbies?"
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| Welcome to EnglishClass101.com’s “English in Three Minutes”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn English. |
| Hey everyone, Alisha here! |
| In this series, we’re going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English. It’s really useful, and it only takes three minutes! |
| In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to ask what someone’s hobbies are - without using the word “hobbies”! |
| You’ve probably seen the question, “Do you have any hobbies?”, or “What are your hobbies?” in an English textbook before. |
| However, native English speakers almost never use the word “hobbies” when asking about them! |
| A much more natural way to ask the same question is: |
| “What do you do for fun?” |
| Let’s practice this question. |
| “What do you do for fun?” |
| (slowly) “What do you do for fun?” |
| You can also ask: |
| “What do you do in your free time?” |
| (slowly) “What do you do in your free time?” |
| So how would you answer this question? Let’s look at how native speakers would do it! |
| The easiest way is to say: |
| “I like to...” or just “I like...” followed by what you like to do. |
| For example, if you like watching movies, you could say: |
| “I like to watch movies.” or “I like watching movies.” |
| (slow) “I like to watch movies.” or “I like watching movies.” |
| And if you like golf, you could say: |
| “I like to play golf” or “I like playing golf”. |
| (low) “I like to play golf” or “I like playing golf.” |
| You can emphasize how much you like your hobby by adding a word like “really” in front of “like”. |
| For example: “I really like watching movies.” |
| On the other hand, if you want to play down how much you like something, you can say “kind of”. |
| For example: “I kind of like playing tennis.” |
| Now it’s time for Alisha’s Advice! |
| If you don’t have any special hobbies, or don’t want to be specific, a good way to reply is: |
| “I like hanging out with my friends, and stuff like that.” |
| (slow) “I like hanging out with my friends, and stuff like that.” |
| Just use “I like...” |
| and add “hanging out with my friends”, and then add: “and stuff like that.” |
| How do you answer the question: Where you from? It doesn’t even have a verb! We’ll cover this and more in the next English in 3 minutes lesson. |
| See you next time! |
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Great Lesson
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hello Teacher, I'm a new student.
I am learning in english but some words are not understand in myanmr.
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What do you do for fun?
What do you do in your free time?
hi teacher im a new student
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Is it allowed to use this material in my English discussion?
Hello La Min Oak and Ya Min Thu,
Thanks for taking the time to post and share. 👍I like to play ukulele and sing!
I hope you're both enjoying your studies with us. Please feel free to ask us any questions you have throughout your studies.
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