Hobbies and entertainment Exercises

Look at “walk long distances”. Here we need “Walking for pleasure on paths in nature”: “hiking”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “We walk long distances on countryside paths for fun. We enjoy hiking.”.

Look at “musicians perform live”. Here we need “A public performance of music”: “concert”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “An event where musicians perform live for an audience is a concert.”.

Look at “people watching”. Here we need “The people who watch or listen to a performance”: “audience”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “The people watching a performance together are the audience.”.

Look at “night outdoors in a tent”. Here we need “Staying outdoors in a tent for pleasure”: “camping”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “We spend the night outdoors in a tent. Our activity is camping.”.

Look at “display of paintings”. Here we need “An organised display of art or other objects”: “exhibition”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “A public display of paintings in a gallery is an exhibition.”.

Look at “raised area”. Here we need “The raised area used by performers”: “stage”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “The raised area where actors perform is the stage.”.

Look at “grow flowers”. Here we need “The activity of growing and caring for plants in a garden”: “gardening”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “I grow flowers and look after plants in my garden. My hobby is gardening.”.

Look at “camera”. Here we need “The activity or art of taking photographs”: “photography”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “I use a camera to take artistic pictures. My hobby is photography.”.

Look at “make people laugh”. Here we need “A film, play or programme intended to make people laugh”: “comedy”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “A film intended mainly to make people laugh is a comedy.”.

Look at “plays a character”. Here we need “A person who performs a character in a play, film or television programme”: “actor”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “A person who plays a character in a film or play is an actor.”.

Look at “factual information”. Here we need “A factual film or programme about real people, places or events”: “documentary”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “A film presenting factual information about real life is a documentary.”.

Look at “short break”. Here we need “A short break between parts of a performance”: “interval”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “The short break between two parts of a theatre performance is the interval.”.

Look at “long countryside walk”. Here we need “Walking for pleasure on paths in nature”: “hiking”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “Our activity is a long countryside walk on hill paths, not sleeping in tents or taking pictures. We go hiking.” / “We follow a long path through the hills on foot. We go hiking.”.

Look at “band perform live”. Here we need “A public performance of music”: “concert”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “We hear a band perform live music at a concert.”.

Look at “people watching”. Here we need “The people who watch or listen to a performance”: “audience”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “The people watching the performance together are the audience.”.

Look at “sleep in a tent”. Here we need “Staying outdoors in a tent for pleasure”: “camping”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “We sleep in a tent outside for the weekend. We go camping.”.

Look at “displays paintings”. Here we need “An organised display of art or other objects”: “exhibition”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “A gallery displays paintings for people to see in an exhibition.”.

Look at “raised”. Here we need “The raised area used by performers”: “stage”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “The performers stand on the raised stage in front of the audience.”.

Look at “growing flowers”. Here we need “The activity of growing and caring for plants in a garden”: “gardening”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “I enjoy growing flowers and vegetables. My hobby is gardening.”.

Look at “pictures with a camera”. Here we need “The activity or art of taking photographs”: “photography”. Walking a long route, sleeping in a tent, growing plants and taking pictures name different hobbies. Completed sentence: “My hobby is taking pictures with a camera. I enjoy photography.”.

Look at “invented funny story”. Here we need “A film, play or programme intended to make people laugh”: “comedy”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “This film tells an invented funny story to make people laugh; it is not a factual documentary. It is a comedy.”.

Look at “learns lines”. Here we need “A person who performs a character in a play, film or television programme”: “actor”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “At the film studio, the actor learns lines before playing the main character.”.

Look at “factual film”. Here we need “A factual film or programme about real people, places or events”: “documentary”. Use the event or film’s main purpose: live music, displayed work, an invented funny story or factual information. Completed sentence: “This factual film explains how penguins live. It is a documentary.”.

Look at “fifteen-minute break”. Here we need “A short break between parts of a performance”: “interval”. People watching, a performing area, one performer and a break have different roles in a show. Completed sentence: “Halfway through the play, the performance stops for a fifteen-minute break. This break is the interval.”.