Conversation Questions
Free Time & Hobbies

A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.

Free Time

• Do you have enough free time?
• Do you have free time on Sundays?
• Do you have much free time during the day?
• Do you have much free time in the evenings?
• Do you have much free time in the mornings?
• Do you like to watch movies? (...like to play tennis, ...)
• What are you doing this weekend?
• What did you do last summer vacation?
• What did you do last weekend?
• What do you do in your free time?
• What hobbies do you have?
• When do you have free time? (How do you spend your free time?)
• Where do you spend your free time?
• Who do you spend your free time with?
• How do you like to spend your free time?
  • going shopping? going to the cinema? chatting? playing computer games going to the disco? playing sports?reading? relaxing?
• If you had more free time, what would you do with it?
• Tell me about some good places to hang out.
  • Why are they good?
• Where do young people in this country usually spend their free time?
• Would you like to have more free time?
  • What would you like to give up so that you could have more free time?
• How do the women in your family usually spend their free time?
• How do the men in your family usually spend their free time?
• Do men and women spend their free time differently? How?
• If it were suddenly announced that tomorrow was a national holiday, what would you do?
• What do you do on Saturdays?
• Do people's leisure time activities change as they get older? How?
• Who do you like to spend your leisure time with?
  • What do you usually do?
• Do you like gossiping in your free time?
  • Who do you gossip with?
  • Who do you gossip about?
• What do you really hate having to do in your free time?
• What new activity would you like to try doing in your free time?
• Do you ever feel that you waste your free time? How?
  • What can you do about this?
• Do you find that your works or studies takes up your free time?
• Are there any activities that you used to do but don't do anymore?
  • Why did you stop?

Hobbies

• Do you have a hobby?
• What are your hobbies?
• How long have you had your hobby?
• Which hobbies are the most expensive?
• Which hobbies are the cheapest?
• Which hobbies cost nothing at all?
• Which hobbies are the most popular in your country?
• Is hunting a hobby or a sport in your country?
• Which hobbies are the most popular with women in your country? With men?
• Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
• Can you think of any hobbies which are popular with children and adults?
• Do you think a hobby is different from a sport?
• Are there any hobbies you would like to try?
• Are there any dangerous hobbies?
• Are there any hobbies you can do in other countries, but not your own?
• Which hobbies do you think are the most difficult?

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