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Vocabulary: leisure and hobbies

different new methods and forms, which had been considered impossible before!

Some of these forms of work are still persisting. They are much less constraining

and limiting than traditional work used to be. 

Quite a great number of workers  were forced to get more flexibility in their work,

and as they have learnt how to organise their tasks, most of them are now

keeping more free time to do what they fancy... 

(Sports, which exploded, won't be studied in this lesson.)

- To devote one's leisure time to something

 AT THE FUNFAIR. 

                   A fun fair                                                                       A carousel

ALL SORTS OF GAMES:

- The rules of the game

- That's not fair!/ That's against the rules!  

- To play hide and seek

- To play blind man's buff

- To play hopscotch

OUTDOOR GAMES:

                   A seesaw                                                                  A swing

                   A skipping rope                                                           A slide

Toys:

              Soft toys                                                                              Marbles

-  A small scale model

- To play at make-believe

- To dress up as...

       They're dressed up... 

- a puppet show

- a Punch and Judy show         

Yes, there are a lot of of activities to entertain kids and adults! Hope you can take

advantage of them! 

Well now, concentrate on the test to pass it brilliantly!  

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A. 'In my spare timemy hobbiesentertainmentI don't know, which is very little, I always know what to do, and I'm never bored!'

B. 'When I was little, I used to play marblesslidesroundaboutsI don't know with my friends in the school playground… and I lost a lot of marbles!'

C. 'No, of course not ! You can’t play when I give a 'Draw Four' card to you, it's your gothat's against the rulesthat's a slingI don't know, can you, Mum?'

D. 'Oh dear! Of course I can sit on the other side of the swingentertainmentseesawI don't know … but I’ll have to help with my legs, because I’m much heavier than you are!'

E. 'Hurry up, Sam! It's not fairGo and relaxIt's your goI don't know! We’re all waiting for you to play! Are you dreaming?'

F. 'Mum, do you think I could skipcollectswapI don't know this Italian stamp for its Spanish counterpart? I’d like to complete my Spanish page!'

G. 'When I’m tired after a long week of work, I like skippingcollectingrelaxingI don't know, taking care of my skipping ropestamp collectionbuilding setI don't know … It’s a real pleasure!'

H. Timmy is a fan of hide and seekmerry-go-roundsfluffy toysI don't know … He loves them and keeps riding winged horses and unicorns…

I. 'One of my kids' favourite games at home is funfairhide and seeka roundaboutI don't know. You’d think I could win easily, but I don’t… They’re very good at sneaking into tiny nooks...'