This introduction covers Respuesta modelo — AQA Speaking Model Answer within Free time + hobbies for GCSE Spanish. Revise Free time + hobbies in Theme 2 — Popular Culture for GCSE Spanish with 13 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 4 of 4 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📊 Respuesta modelo — AQA Speaking Model Answer
AQA Paper 3 (Speaking) and Paper 4 (Writing) reward variety — not just a list of activities, but frequency, opinion, and contrast. This five-sentence model uses the key free-time structures the examiner is looking for.
| # | Model sentence | Structure used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | En mi tiempo libre, me encanta escuchar música, sobre todo el pop y el rock. | me encanta + infinitive; sobre todo (especially) |
| 2 | También suelo salir con mis amigos los fines de semana. | soler + infinitive (to usually do) |
| 3 | A veces vamos al cine, lo que me parece muy divertido. | frequency adverb + lo que me parece (which I find…) |
| 4 | Sin embargo, no me gusta nada el deporte porque me parece aburrido. | contrast (sin embargo); no me gusta nada (I really don't like) |
| 5 | Me lo paso muy bien cuando estoy con mis amigos. | me lo paso bien (fixed phrase: I have a good time) |
For AQA Paper 3/4, vary your vocabulary — don't just list activities. Add frequency adverbs, opinion phrases, and at least one contrast (sin embargo / pero) to hit the higher mark bands.
Practice questions for Free time + hobbies
Quick recall flashcards
¿Cómo se dice 'to ride a bike' en español?
montar en bicicleta — e.g. Monto en bicicleta en el parque los domingos. (I ride my bike in the park on Sundays.) Also: montar en bici (informal). Note: montar en, not montar a, for a bike.
¿Cómo se dice 'to do sport' en español?
hacer deporte — e.g. Hago deporte tres veces a la semana. (I do sport three times a week.) Note: use hacer deporte (not jugar deporte). Deporte is masculine and singular in this expression.