Your Free-Time Map | A2 Hobbies, Friends and Weekend Plans

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Your Free-Time Map

A2 Hobbies, Friends and Weekend Plans · 30–45 minutes

Talk about your own free time. Use a short model to make plans; individual preferences are more useful than stereotypes about a nationality.

PRIME · Activa lo que sabes

Di tres actividades que te gustan. ¿Cuáles puedes hacer con otra persona?

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Read, listen and notice

Pasa el ratón, toca una frase o usa Tab y Enter para ver la traducción. El audio utiliza las voces de tu dispositivo y se activa solo al pulsar Escuchar.

English · Voz del dispositivo

I usually read at home in the evening.Normalmente leo en casa por la tarde.

My friend likes swimming, but I prefer walking.A mi amigo le gusta nadar, pero yo prefiero pasear.

We sometimes meet up at the library.A veces quedamos en la biblioteca.

Are you free on Saturday afternoon?¿Tienes libre el sábado por la tarde?

We can go to a concert at six.Podemos ir a un concierto a las seis.

I cannot go this week, but I can join you next weekend.No puedo ir esta semana, pero puedo acompañaros el próximo fin de semana.

Reading detective · Find the evidence

Answer in your own words. Identify the sentence that supports your answer before checking the model.

1. Where do the friends sometimes meet?

Your answer

Model answer

At the library.

2. What time is suggested for the concert?

Your answer

Model answer

At six.

Grammar workshop · Retrieve the pattern

1. My friend likes ___ (swim).

Answer

Model and reason

swimming — Like + -ing para aficiones.

2. ___ you free on Saturday?

Answer

Model and reason

Are — Pregunta con be: Are + sujeto.

3. We can ___ (go) to a concert.

Answer

Model and reason

go — Can + infinitivo sin to.

Speak, write and transfer

Pregunta a un compañero por tres aficiones y prepara un plan usando like, can y una hora. No atribuir a toda una nacionalidad hábitos de una encuesta antigua.

Usa al menos cinco palabras del banco del juego. Planifica sin escribir frases completas, habla durante un minuto y luego redacta tu versión. Comprueba si otra persona entiende la idea, los tiempos y los conectores.

NEUROTIP · Recuerda antes de releer

Tapa los modelos, recupera tres expresiones y crea un ejemplo nuevo. Compara tu respuesta con el modelo solo después del intento. Mañana, vuelve a probar las palabras que hayas señalado.

Readings & resources

Reading lens

Practice route: A2 models and questions, with longer extension readings. Survey percentages, prices, opening times and descriptions of national habits require a dated source and should not be treated as universal facts. Ale is not defined simply by the absence of hops.

Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.

Comenzamos una serie de ejercicios dedicados a revisar los puntos principales del programa del curso.

Hoy toca: Free time and hobbies and interests.

Nota: Los textos están seleccionados tanto del programa CREA como de otras fuentes, a quienes doy las gracias y cito, pero todos tienen el nivel del curso.

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Texto nº 1

Teacher: So Kathy, why are you learning Spanish?

Kathy: Well, I'm married to Manuel, my husband, and he is Spanish. So now I'm learning because I really want to talk to my husband's family, his parents and so on. They don't speak English so.....

Teacher: And you don't speak Spanish?

Kathy: Well, I can only say "hola" and "adiós".

Teacher: Well Kathy, tell me about your hobbies and interests.

Kathy: Oh, I like learning languages and I love reading books. Mystery books are my favourites. My husband also enjoys reading, but not books, he reads things on the Internet. I love European cinema but I hate watching American movies, they are too comercial.

Teacher: And do you practise sports?

Kathy: Sure, I like swimming very much. Besides, I do judo twice a week.

Teacher: Don't you like team sports?

Kathy: No, not much. I don't like playing in teams and I hate football.

Texto nº 2:

How British spend their free time?

The weekends are a time for families in Britain. Saturdays are a busy time for shops with many families going shopping.

People enjoy various indoor and outdoor activities in Britain. People choose a wide range of leisure activities. Other popular leisure activities are listening to the radio, listening to pre-recorded music, reading, DIY, gardening, eating out and going to the cinema.

The most common leisure activity in the UK is watching television. Viewing habits vary between people and over time. Almost all households have at least one television set. Many television programmes are about wildlife, animals, holidays, cooking and gardening.

The second most popular activity in Britain is visiting or entertaining friends or relations. Britons also make lots of visits to the cinema making it the most popular cultural activity in the UK. Eating out is also very popular, with preferences and spending varying between households.

The British are a nation of gardeners. Most people have a garden on their property. Gardening is a popular pastime since Roman times. Many people in Britain are proud of their houses and gardens. They want their houses and gardens to look nice. Every town in Britain has one or more DIY (Do it Yourself) centres and garden centres. These are like supermarkets for the home and garden. These places are very popular with British home-owners at the weekends.

Saturday is traditionally the day for shopping and watching sports. Sports and physical recreation are very popular. Local governments provide cheap sport and leisure facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, parks and golf courses. People go to watch other people play sports like football or take part in sports themselves.

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Texto nº 3:

The pub.

In pubs people not only consume and buy drinks. Friends meet there, colleagues "talk shop" and business people negotiate deals; people gather to celebrate, play games or seek quiet relaxation. The word pub is the short form for public house. Pubs are one setting for social activities. One of the oldest, the Fighting Cocks, dates back to the eleventh century.

Pubs often have two bars, one usually is quiet. Gardens are also common and customers sit there in the summer. Pubs are usually busy places, people don't queue, but the bar staff try and serve without problem. Opening and closing times depend on the venue. Do you know the difference between ale and beer? Ale and lager are beer families distinguished primarily by fermentation, rather than simply by whether hops are used.

Saludos. Nos vemos la semana que viene Dios mediante.

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A2 · Final vocabulary game · 25 palabras y expresiones

Your Free-Time Map

Estudia las palabras en contexto y revisa el banco. Después ciérralo e intenta recuperarlas. El orden cambia en cada partida. Puedes usar pistas y volver a practicar las palabras señaladas.

Banco de estudio · 25 parejas

hobby

afición

weekend

fin de semana

walk

paseo

swim

nadar

read

leer

draw

dibujar

sing

cantar

dance

bailar

garden

jardín

cinema

cine

library

biblioteca

concert

concierto

club

club o asociación

ticket

entrada

invite

invitar

join

unirse a una actividad

relax

relajarse

outdoors

al aire libre

indoors

en un espacio interior

usually

normalmente

sometimes

a veces

never

nunca

busy

ocupado

free time

tiempo libre

meet up

quedar para verse

Listo para empezar. Sin cuenta atrás ni penalización por tardar.

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Transfer · Más allá del marcador

Pregunta a un compañero por tres aficiones y prepara un plan usando like, can y una hora. No atribuir a toda una nacionalidad hábitos de una encuesta antigua.

Al terminar, utiliza tres palabras en un ejemplo nuevo y recupéralas de nuevo mañana. Este juego no guarda ni envía tus respuestas.