Part 1 · Band 5

What hobbies do you enjoy in your free time?

Source-reported band score · 29 words

Sample answer

My hobbies are baking cookies, eating food, and then I like sleeping. In the afternoon, my cousins and I like to run at Waltz Park and then Luke's Humphuuse.

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

The answer moves from hobbies at home—“baking cookies” and sleeping—to an afternoon activity with your cousins, so it gives a clear change of setting. The final phrase, “and then Luke's Humphuuse,” leaves the sequence unfinished and makes the activity or connection unclear. Practise a 30-second response using this same order: name two hobbies, explain the afternoon routine, then add one complete closing detail.

Lexical Resource

“Baking cookies” and “run at Waltz Park” give specific, relevant vocabulary, and the answer names a place rather than relying only on general terms. However, “eating food” is vague and repetitive, while “Luke's Humphuuse” is not connected to an activity clearly enough for the listener to understand its role. Next, use a more precise food-related phrase if accurate and add a verb before the final place name.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The opening uses a clear list, and “my cousins and I like to run” is a well-formed clause. In “baking cookies, eating food, and then I like sleeping,” the list shifts from gerunds to a full clause; the final “and then Luke's Humphuuse” is also incomplete. Make the list parallel and complete the last clause with a subject and verb, while keeping the same activities and names.

Pronunciation

This text-only practice guide is not an assessment of a recording. Practise the content-word stress in “baking cookies” and “run at Waltz Park,” then group the answer into thought units: “My hobbies are baking cookies / eating food / and then I like sleeping.” Record a reading, check that each phrase is easy to follow, and repeat it with a clear pause between the home hobbies and the afternoon routine.

A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.

  • Practise listing hobbies in parallel forms, such as “baking, eating, and sleeping,” rather than switching from activity names to a full clause.
  • Replace “eating food” with a more specific description only if it accurately reflects what you enjoy.
  • Complete the afternoon sequence with a subject and verb before “Luke's Humphuuse,” then practise the full answer aloud in 30 seconds.

Plan your answer

Try your own response before reading the samples.

Ideas to explore

  • Explain how you discover recipes, for example, by watching YouTube channels.
  • Describe what you enjoy about cooking, such as the smell and taste of the dishes.
  • Say why preparing meals is a satisfying or enjoyable way to spend free time.

Suggested structure

  1. Name your favourite hobby directly.
  2. Explain where or how you learned to do it.
  3. Describe one or two parts of the activity that you enjoy.
  4. Finish with a short overall reason the hobby matters to you.
Useful vocabulary & examples
put a recipe into practice
to try following a recipe in real life

I enjoy finding recipes online and putting them into practice.

combine ingredients
to mix or use different foods together

I like learning how different ingredients can be combined.

a cooking technique
a particular method used to prepare food

Watching recipe videos can help me learn a new cooking technique.

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