Vocabualary practice

BLOCK I

1. Where do these activities belong? Distribute them into the categories in the box.

Surfing, go shopping, scuba diving, playing video games, skiing, sunbathing, surfing the internet, building sand castles, hiking, swimming, horse riding, having a picnic, bungee jumping,

rollerblading, cycling, snowboarding, bird watching, watching TV, eating out, playing chess

Indoor	Outdoor summer	Outdoor winter	All season outdoor

2. Among the names of some extreme sports find the pair for every word. Give your answers below.

e.g. Scuba + diving = Scuba diving / wind + surfing = wind surfing

1. rock	2. para	3. skiing	4. chuting	5. jumping
6. boarding	7. sky	8. diving	9. surf	10. wind

1 ) Scuba _______ 6) ________ boarding

2) ________ gliding 7) ________ diving

3) Water __________ 8) Snow _________

4) _______ climbing 9) _________ surfing

5) Bungee _________ 10) Para __________

3. What do you call a person who…?

1. does the long jump? a long-jumper 5. does gymnastics?

2. rides horses in races? 6. plays hockey?

3. drives cars in races? 7. plays football?

4. throws the discus / javelin? 8. does the pole-vault?

4. Organize these words and put them in the correct columns below.

Swimming, gloves, crash helmet, course, football, racket, track, ring, boots, pool, motor racing, clubs, tennis, net, court, golf, pitch, trunks, boxing, goals, costume, shorts, whistle, vest

Sport	Place	Equipment

5. Match the free-time activities with the verbs to do / to go / to play.

Activity	Answer
ballet, basketball, video games, camping, horse riding, karate, swimming, judo, skiing, gymnastics, fishing, volleyball, the piano, canoeing	‘I go / do / play ………………..in my free time.’

6. Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

Valuable, afford, traditional, weird, video arcades, rhythm

1. My grandfather used to have dancing classes when he was young and he still has great _____ .

2. I would love to take up sailing, but it’s such an expensive hobby that I can’t _____ it.

3. The boy who lives next door is a bit ______ . He collects fingernails!

4. My father has reduced my pocket money because he says I spend it all in _____!

5. Sarah’s grandmother has a collection of very old and ______ coins.

6. My aunt collects _____ clothes from all over the world.

BLOCK II

1. Read the following dialogues.

- Do you have a hobby?

- Yes.

- What’s that?

- I like to photograph.

- What else?

- I liked to play baseball when I was a child.

- Do you play it now?

- No. Unfortunately, I don’t have free time now.

*****

- What sports do you play?

- I like figure skating.

- Do you know how to skate?

- A little bit.

- I skate too.

- Maybe we’ll skate together on Sunday?

- Yes, good idea.

*****

• Do you like swimming?

• No.

• What a shame.

• Why?

• I wanted to invite you to the pool.

• Thank you.

• And what do you like to do?

• I like playing computer games. And you?

• I work on a computer a lot, therefore I like swimming during my free time.

*****

• Excuse me. Could you please take a picture of us with this camera?

• Sure. Which button do I press to shoot?

• This one.

• Do I have to focus it?

• No, this is a focus-free camera. All you have to do is point and press the button.

• All right. Say ‘cheese’.

2. Complete the sentences using the words and phrases in the box.

I _________ going to the cinema. Do you want to come? Jerry ________ not taking up dancing lessons when he was younger. Sam’s mother _________ taking up a hobby instead of sitting around all day. Harry’s dad _________ to the new friends Harry has made at the gym. He thinks they will get him into trouble. Tania _________ to start ballet lessons. She has been asking for them for a long time. Freddy said that he doesn’t _________ learn the piano. He prefers the violin. Jim’s mum __________ bought him a stereo. He spends all his money on CDs now. Malcolm __________ visiting India. He loves traveling. Many people __________ my hobby, but that’s because they don’t understand it.

wishes she hadn’t feel like can’t wait don’t approve of want to objects suggested regrets is looking forward to