My unit 06

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?
/wɒt duː jʊ duː fə fʌn/

You can also ask :
What do you do in your free time?
/wɒt duː jʊ duː ɪn jə friː taɪm/

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 I like...followed by what you like to do.
For example, if you like watching movies you could say :
I like to watch movies
/aɪ laɪk tə wɒʧ ˈmuːvɪz/ or
I like watching movies.
/aɪ laɪk ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈmuːvɪz/
And if you like golf, you could say:
I like to play golf
/aɪ laɪk tə pleɪ gɒlf/or
I like playing golf.
/aɪ laɪk ˈpleɪɪŋ gɒlf/
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.
/aɪ ˈrɪəlɪ laɪk ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈmuːvɪz/
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.
/aɪ kaɪnd əv laɪk ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈtenɪs/
Now it's time for Alishe 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.
/aɪ laɪk ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt wɪð maɪ frendz ənd stʌf laɪk ðæt/

Just use : I like... and add hanging out with my friends.And then add " and stuff like that ."




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