Free-Time Activities: Structured Writing
Build your Spanish vocabulary for free-time activities: sports, music, cinema and reading, and practise writing a short paragraph about what you do and what you like.
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Free time in Spanish
To write about your free time in Spanish you need words for the activities you do and the words to say what you think of them. This module builds your vocabulary and helps you write a short paragraph. Each Spanish word is shown with its English meaning.
Free-time words
Start with four useful words. Each Spanish word is shown with its English meaning.
Like or dislike?
You can say what you think of an activity with a full sentence, not just single words.
Opinion and reason
To get a higher grade, add an opinion and a reason. You can say Me gusta el cine porque es divertido, which means I like the cinema because it is fun. Using me gusta with an activity and es with an opinion lets you write full sentences.
Match the activity
- fútbol
- baloncesto
- bailar
- videojuego
- football
- basketball
- to dance
- a computer game
Which one is football?
Which Spanish word means football?
- fútbol
- baloncesto
- bailar
- teatro
Match the place
- teatro
- museo
- concierto
- guitarra
- the theatre
- a museum
- a concert
- a guitar
Spot the sports
Which TWO Spanish words are sports?
- fútbol
- baloncesto
- museo
- guitarra
Order a free-time day
Put the parts of a free-time afternoon in order, earliest first.
- You finish your homework
- You meet your friends
- You play football together
- You relax and watch a film
Which Spanish word fits?
The Spanish word for football is _____. The Spanish word for basketball is _____. A place where you see a play is the _____. A place where you see old objects is a _____. To say I like the cinema you say Me gusta el _____.
Find the sports
Tap the TWO Spanish words that are sports.
- fútbol
- museo
- baloncesto
- guitarra
Pick the right sentence
Which Spanish sentence means "I like football"?
- Me gusta el fútbol.
- No me gusta el fútbol.
- Juego al baloncesto.
- El fútbol es aburrido.
Choose the Spanish word
For each English meaning, choose the correct Spanish word.
- You want the word for a concert. Which word?
- You want the word that means to dance. Which word?
- You want the word for a guitar. Which word?
Write about your free time
Write a short paragraph in Spanish about your free-time activities. Say what you do, which activity you like, and give your opinion with a reason.
- Say what activities you do, using jugar or another verb
- Say which activity you like, using Me gusta
- Give an opinion and a reason, using es and porque