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

AI-completed learning example

112 words · Illustrative target band

Well, there are a wide range of hobbies that I enjoy. However, I think my favorite one is preparing meals and dishes that I learned online from YouTube channels. I really engage myself in learning these secret recipes from platforms, and I try to put them into practice. I really enjoy the smell and the taste of the dishes as they cook. I like discovering new recipes online and learning how different ingredients can b…

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AI-completed learning example

71 words · Illustrative target band

In my free time, I cook meals for my family and with my family members, including my mother, my sister, and some cousins. I also cook with my friends. I enjoy seeing them happy when they eat my delicious food. I can cook Korean, Japanese, Uzbek, Russian, and Turkish dishes. In the summer, I go to a market with my family to choose fresh ingredients and get ideas for new dishes.

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Band 8 sample

37 words · Source-reported band

There are many hobbies that I enjoy in my free time, such as dancing, singing, and reading. But my favorite hobby is singing because I like to sing and want to become a singer in the future.

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