My hobbies

Task 1. Match the hobbies

with their definitions.

a. You chase (=run after) other children in order to (=because you want
to …) catch them.
b. You control (=move) little characters on a screen by pushing buttons.
c. You dive down into the sea with an oxygen tank.
d. You go out into nature (e.g. a forest) and sleep in a tent.
e. You go outdoors (=a park) to throw sticks that your four-legged pet
can bring back.
f. You have albums full of small pieces of paper from letters.
g. You hold a wooden stick in your hand and try to hit a ball with it.
h. You hold little pieces of paper in your hand and try to collect the shapes
that you need to win.
i. You kick a ball on a grassy field in order to shoot it into a net.
j. You look at the words on many pages in a row (=one after the other).
k. You make a royal residence (=building) from material on the beach.
l. You move your legs and arms trying to (=because you want to) stay
on top of the water and breathe in oxygen.
m. You pretend that (=act like) a toy is your real daughter/son.
n. You put up a lot of colors on an empty canvas (=white board),
because you want to express (=show) your emotions.
o. You ride on top of a board with four wheels, and sometimes jump down
from things with it.
p. You sit/lie in front of a sheet of paper and move your players on them.
q. You stare at (=look hard at) a box with vibrating (=quickly changing)
pictures. You do this for hours.
r. You store (=keep) small living creatures in a glass box.
s. You travel on two wheels and use your legs to move yourself.
t. You try to find out what it’s like to be a monkey.
u. You try to find people who don’t want you to find them.
v. You try to hunt down a beautiful insect with colorful wings.
w. You try to run across a grassy field with an egg-shaped (=looking like
an egg) ball in your hand. The other team tries to stop you.
x. You want to own (=have) as many pieces of paper as possible with
sports personalities (=people) on them.
SOLUTIONS
Match the definitions with the pictures.

a. You chase (=run after) other children in order to catch them. PLAYING TAG
b. You control little characters on a screen by pushing buttons. PLAYING VIDEO GAMES
c. You dive down into the sea with an oxygen tank. SCUBA DIVING
d. You go out into nature (e.g. a forest) and sleep in a tent. CAMPING OUT
e. You go outdoors to throw sticks that your pet can bring back. PLAYING WITH YOUR DOG
f. You have albums full of small pieces of paper from letters. COLLECTING STAMPS
g. You hold a wooden stick in your hand and try to hit a ball with it. PLAYING BASEBALL
h. You hold little pieces of paper in your hand and try to collect the shapes that you need to win.
PLAYING CARDS
i. You try to hunt down a beautiful insect with colorful wings. CATCHING BUTTERFLIES
j. You kick a ball on a grassy field in order to (=because you want to …) shoot it into a net.
PLAYING SOCCER
k. You look at the words on many pages in a row (=one after the other). READING BOOKS
l. You make a royal residence (=building) from material on the beach. BUILDING A SAND CASTLE
m. You move your legs and arms trying to (=because you want to) stay on top of the water and
breathe in oxygen. SWIMMING
n. You pretend that (=act like) a toy is your real daughter/son. PLAYING WITH DOLLS
o. You put up a lot of colors on an empty canvas, because you want to express (=show) your
emotions. PAINTING
p. You ride on top of a board with four wheels, and sometimes jump down from things with it.
SKATEBOARDING
q. You sit/lie in front of a sheet of paper and move your players on them. PLAYING BOARDGAMES
r. You stare at (=look hard at) a box with vibrating (=quickly changing) pictures. You do this for
hours. WATCHING TV
s. You store (=keep) small living creatures in a glass box. KEEPING ANTS
t. You travel on two wheels and use your legs to move yourself. RIDING THE BIKE
u. You try to find out what it’s like to be a monkey.CLIMBING TREES
v. You try to find people who don’t want you to find them. PLAYING TAG
w. You try to run across a grassy field with an egg-shaped (=looking like an egg) ball in your hand.
The other team tries to stop you. PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL
x. You want to own (=have) as many pieces of paper as possible with sports personalities
(=people) on them. COLLECTING BASEBALL CARDS
FOLLOW UP

Put the students in pairs (or groups) and get them to collect some more hobbies.
They should write definitions for them without using the words in the name of the
hobby. Finally, groups can say their definitions to the class, and let their classmates
guess the hobby.