1. Choose the correct verb (do, play, go, take, make, watch, see) to complete the sentences. Change the verb form if necessary.

1. I usually ___________ board games with my family on rainy Sundays, but my brother prefers to ___________ video games in his room.
2. If you want to clear your mind, you should ___________ a walk in the park or ___________ yoga.
3. We decided to ___________ camping in the mountains, but we forgot the tent!
4. Sarah loves to ___________ photos of nature, especially when she ___________ birdwatching.
5. Instead of cooking, let’s ___________ out for a meal at that new Italian restaurant.
6. My grandfather used to ___________ stamps and ___________ models of old airplanes.
7. We went to London to ___________ a play at the West End, and the next day we ___________ a museum.
8. I need to ___________ the gardening this afternoon because the grass is getting way too long.
9. Lately, I’ve been ___________ the internet for hours looking for new recipes to ___________ bake bread.
10. Can you ___________ a musical instrument? I’m thinking of learning how to ___________ chess instead.

ANSWERS

1. play / play
2. take (or go for) /do
3. go
4. take / goes
5. g
6. collect / make
7. see / visited
8. do
9. surfing (or browsing) / bake
10. play / play

2. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb from the box. Change the verb tense where appropriate.

live for | get back into | get into | take up | stick at | give up | wind down

1. How did you ___________ birdwatching? It seems like an unusual hobby for a teenager!
2. I used to play the guitar, but I ___________ it ___________ years ago because I didn’t have enough free time.
3. It’s hard to learn how to sew, but if you ___________ it, you will get better.
4. After a stressful day at the office, I like to ___________ by listening to classical music.
5. My sister absolutely ___________ the weekends; she hates her weekday routine.
6. I’m thinking of ___________ pottery as a new hobby this winter.
7. I stopped running last year, but I really want to ___________ jogging this summer.

ANSWERS

1. gave / up
2. stick at
3. wind down
4. lives for
5. taking up
6. get back into
7. get into

3. Match the idioms (1-7) with their correct meanings (A-G).

Idiom	Meaning
1. Be a couch potato	A. To relax completely.
2. Paint the town red	B. To take a long, relaxing walk.
3. Take the floor	C. To look at shop windows without buying anything.
4. Have a blast / A whale of a time	D. To go out and celebrate wildly in the city.
5. Go window-shopping	E. Someone who sits on the sofa all day watching TV.
6. Chill out / Loosen up	F. To start dancing on the dance floor.
7. Go for a stroll	G. To have a fantastic, incredibly fun time.

ANSWERS

1E 2D 3F 4G 5C 6A 7B

4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1. I really want to start painting again after all these years.
   BACK
   I really want to ___________________________________________ painting after all these years.
2. We had a fantastic time at the concert last night.
   WHALE
   We had ___________________________________________ time at the concert last night.
3. He does nothing but watch TV all weekend; he is so lazy.
   POTATO
   He is such a ___________________________________________ , he just watches TV all weekend.
4. I decided to stop doing karate because it was too difficult.
   GIVE
   I decided to ___________________________________________ karate because it was too difficult.
5. Let’s go to the city center and party hard tonight!
   RED
   Let’s go out and ___________________________________________ tonight!

ANSWERS

1. get back into
2. a whale of
3. couch popato
4. give up
5. paint the town red