Talking about hobbies & interest

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Life would be very boring without hobbies; we would appear like robots, without feelings, like color blind creatures, like aliens on our own planet. Hobbies give sense to our existence.

When you want to get to know someone, ask about their hobbies and interests.

• Are you interested in photography?
• Are you keen on chatting on the internet?
• Are you fond of cooking?
• Does she often read books?
• Do you like traveling?
• Do you like playing computer games?

Asking Hobbies & interest	Responses
What is your hobby? What are your hobbies? What sort of hobbies do you have? What do you get up to in your free time?	Fishing Swimming Collecting stamps I don’t have any hobbies
What do you (like to) do in your free time? What do you like doing in spare time?	In my free time, I'm interested in watching TV When I have some spare time, I enjoy watching TV When I get the time, I'm into watching TV I like swimming I like to read I usually stay at home and relax
What are you keen on / fond of?	I’m keen on gardening I’m fond of cooking I’m fond of chatting on the internet

Like doing vs like to do

We use like + gerund to talk about general likes:

• I like fishing.

We use like + infinitive to talk about more specific likes:

• I like to go fishing at the weekend.