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 5 sample

30 words · Source-reported band

I enjoy playing football because I really like it. I spend my free time on sports because sports are my dream. I was happy when I was training in sports.

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Band 5 sample

54 words · Source-reported band

If I am honest about my favorite hobbies in my free time, I always spend it well doing various types of things. My hobbies include playing football with my friends, watching soccer games, and other types of games. Moreover, I always spend my free time doing various hobbies because it makes my time enjoyable.

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Band 5 sample

29 words · Source-reported band

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.

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