Learn English - Asking About Hobbies, What do you do for fun?
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Welcome to EnglishClass101.com’s “English
in Three Minutes”. The fastest, easiest,
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and most fun way to learn English.
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Hey everyone, Alisha here!
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In this series, we’re going to learn some
easy ways to ask and answer common questions
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in English. It’s really useful, and it only
takes three minutes!
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In this lesson, you’re going to learn how
to ask what someone’s hobbies are - without
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using the word “hobbies”!
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You’ve probably seen the question, “Do
you have any hobbies?”, or “What are your
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hobbies?” in an English textbook before.
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However, native English speakers almost never
use the word “hobbies” when asking about them!
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A much more natural way to ask the same question is:
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“What do you do for fun?”
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Let’s practice this question.
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“What do you do for fun?”
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“What do you do for fun?”
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You can also ask:
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“What do you do in your free time?”
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“What do you do in your free time?”
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So how would you answer this question? Let’s
look at how native speakers would do it!
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The easiest way is to say:
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“I like to...” or just “I like...”
followed by what you like to do.
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For example, if you like watching movies,
you could say:
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“I like to watch movies.” or “I like watching movies.”
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“I like to watch movies.” or “I like watching movies.”
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And if you like golf, you could say:
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“I like to play golf” or “I like playing golf”.
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“I like to play golf” or “I like playing golf.”
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You can emphasize how much you like your hobby
by adding a word like “really” in front of “like”.
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For example: “I really like watching movies.”
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On the other hand, if you want to play down
how much you like something, you can say “kind of”.
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For example: “I kind of like playing tennis.”
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Now it’s time for Alisha’s Advice!
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If you don’t have any special hobbies, or
don’t want to be specific, a good way to
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reply is: “I like hanging out with my friends,
and stuff like that.”
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“I like hanging out with my friends,
and stuff like that.”
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Just use “I like...”
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and add “hanging out with my friends”,
and then add: “and stuff like that.”
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How do you answer the question: Where you
from? It doesn’t even have a verb! We’ll
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cover this and more in the next English in
3 minutes lesson.
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See you next time!
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