Part 1 · · 13 samples

What hobbies do you enjoy in your free time?

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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.

Sample answers

Band 4 sample

46 words · Source-reported band

Hello, good afternoon. What do you enjoy in your free time? My leisure time includes a lot of activities, such as what I feel or my mom's help with health workers. I enjoy watching K-dramas because they are very beautiful and make my life feel useful.

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