1. Here are some people talking about their hobbies. Can you guess what the hobby is in each case?

1. I usually use color, but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white. It really depends on the subject.

2. I really enjoy going round the shops and markets looking for a bargain.

3. I try to practice every day, but sometimes it’s difficult because I don’t like to disturb my neighbours too much. And one neighbor gets very angry if I play the same thing over and over again.

4. The great thing is you can do it when you like. I usually do it three or four times a week – either early in the morning, or after school. I only go for about 25 minutes but it really keeps me fit.

5. Obviously it saves me a lot of money; and in any case, I hate buying things in boutiques because so many things are badly made.

6. I joined the club because I wanted to get better, and I now play twice a week in the evenings. It has helped me a lot and I have a much better memory for all the different moves and strategies.

7. I think this is a very common hobby for people like me, who have a house but don’t have much money. That’s why I started, but now I think I do a better job than many professionals.

2. Complete these sentences with a suitable verb.

1. How often do you ………………. Jogging?

2. She ……………….. hiking because she wanted to get more exercise. Unfortunately, she didn’t like it and she ………………. It ……………….. about six months later.

3. She has always ………………. Her own clothes; it’s much cheaper than buying them.

4. He ……………… old coins.

5. I ………………. quite a lot of rock climbing when I’m on holiday.

6. I learnt to …………….. the piano when I was at school.

7. I wanted to improve my chess, so I …………….. a chess club.

8. I don’t really …………….. anything in my spare time.

3. Answer these questions.

1. Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?

2. How long have you had this hobby?

3. Is it an expensive hobby?

4. Why do you like it?

5. How much time do you spend on your hobby?

6. Is it a common hobby in your country?

7. Write down three other common hobbies in your country.

COLLOCATIONS

MAKE and DO

‘Make” means to bring into existence (like making things in a production department) or to produce a result (make a profit, make changes), and “do” means to perform an action (to do an exercise, to do your homework).

MAKE : an enquiry, an offer, a request, money, an appointment, a complaint, a decision, a forecast, progress, an effort, certain or sure, changes, an improvement, an application, a deal, an excuse, a profit or a loss, arrangements or plans, an apology, a choice, a mistake, a phone call, an attempt, a business trip.

DO : business, a job, an exercise, good, the accounts, an experiment, well o better, damage or harm, something to or for, or with someone, something for a living, some work, homework, wrong, your duty, research, someone a favour, repairs.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of “make” or “do” and one of the words or expressions from the list above.

1. Janine, can you try to ……………….. me ……………… with my dentist for this afternoon, please?

2. Michael, can you …………….. me ………….. ? I need to borrow a car.

3. No, we don’t know what went wrong yet, but we’re …………….. some …………….. .

4. He said I wasn’t working hard enough and I’d really have to …………….. an …………….. .

5. I can’t tell you now, but we expect to …………….. a …………….. early next week.

6. We’re …………….. much …………….. than last year; we’re definitely ……………… progress.

7. We spent three days …………….. to the warehouse roof after the storm last week.

8. We …………….. a lot of …………….. in Japan, and since the profit margin is high, we …………….. a lot of …………….. .

9. I checked the figures last night and found that I’d …………….. a lot of …………….. .

10. It’s either one or the other. You’ll have to …………….. a ……………… .

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