Part 1 · · 15 samples

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

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Ideas to explore

Explain how an extra lesson after school affects the amount of free time you have.
Describe whether your schedule leaves time for hobbies or other activities, without adding activities you do not actually do.
Conclude by summarising how full your routine is at the moment.

Suggested structure

Begin with the after-school lesson and where it takes place.
Explain that attending it limits your free time.
Clarify whether you have time for other activities.
End with a brief summary of your current routine.

Useful vocabulary & examples

attend an extra lesson: go to an additional class or study session
After my school lesson, I attend an extra lesson.
have no free time: have no time available for leisure
Because of my lessons, I have no free time.
other activities: things to do apart from the main activity being discussed
I don't have time for other activities.
a full schedule: a routine with little or no unoccupied time
My schedule is full with school and an extra lesson.

Sample answers

Band 5 sample

45 words · Source-reported band

I enjoy hanging out with my friends, visiting beautiful parts of the beach, and sometimes I feel like I just want to lie at home and drink coffee. That's also called social media, and this is what I do when I have free time, actually.

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Band 5 sample

44 words · Source-reported band

Actually, I enjoy watching TV in my free time. Usually, I watch the Joyful National Channel, and then I watch this TV program. I enjoy it and release stress to relax. Besides that, I learn from different materials and different timers, and so on.

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Band 5 sample

43 words · Source-reported band

Whenever I have free time, I particularly go to the library to spend three or four hours studying in that area and reading some articles or books. I enjoy spending my time there, and this is my schedule whenever I have free time.

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