Chapter: Leisure Time
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
leisurefree timepleasurehobbyreportermagazineanswerquestioninternetconnectedswimmingpaintingreadingexercisefithealthysports magazinebusiness magazinefashion magazinewildlife magazinetravel magazinehealth magazineCould youSureNo problem
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add -ing to a verb to form a gerund: swim â swimming, paint â painting, read â reading.
âē Add -er to report to form the person noun reporter: report â reporter.
âē Add -ness to happy to form the noun happiness: happy â happiness.
âē Add -y to health to form the adjective healthy: health â healthy.
âē Add -ly to happy to form the adverb happily: happy â happily.
âē Use the plural ending -s for most countable nouns: friend â friends, reporter â reporters.
âē Use the compound pattern topic + magazine: sports magazine, fashion magazine, travel magazine.
1. Leisure and Free Time Vocabulary (8 words)
leisure[/ËleĘÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: I enjoy reading in my leisure time.
Syn: free time, spare timeAnt: work, duty
đĄ Exam tip: Leisure time and free time have almost the same meaning.
free[/friË/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ; āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: I read books in my free time.
Syn: available, unoccupiedAnt: busy, occupied
đĄ Exam tip: Free time means āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ.
pleasure[/ËpleĘÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ
Alt: āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Painting gives me pleasure.
Syn: joy, delightAnt: pain, sorrow
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase give pleasure means āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž.
hobby[/ËhÉbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Reading is my favourite hobby.
Syn: interest, pastimeAnt: disinterest
đĄ Exam tip: A hobby is usually done for enjoyment, not as a job.
enjoy[/ÉĒnËdĘÉÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: We enjoy walking in the park.
Syn: like, relishAnt: dislike, hate
đĄ Exam tip: Enjoy is followed by a noun or verb-ing: enjoy reading.
spend[/spend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž; āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: How do you spend your leisure time?
Syn: use, passAnt: save, keep
đĄ Exam tip: Spend time means āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§; spend money means āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž.
activity[/ÃĻkËtÉĒvÉti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Swimming is a healthy leisure activity.
Syn: action, pastimeAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the plural form: activities.
relax[/rÉĒËlÃĻks/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I relax by listening to music.
Syn: rest, unwindAnt: work, strain
đĄ Exam tip: Relax is a verb; relaxation is its noun form.
2. Communication and Interview Vocabulary (8 words)
reporter[/rÉĒËpÉËrtÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āϞā§āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Tamal and Nasreen are reporters.
Syn: journalist, news writerAnt: reader
đĄ Exam tip: The plural of reporter is reporters.
magazine[/ËmÃĻÉĄÉËziËn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§; āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻž
Example: Sima reads sports magazines.
Syn: periodical, journalAnt:
đĄ Exam tip: Magazine is often used with topics: sports magazine, travel magazine.
answer[/ËÉËnsÉr/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Biju answered the reporter's questions.
Syn: reply, respondAnt: ask, question
đĄ Exam tip: Answer can be both a verb and a noun.
question[/ËkwestĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāĻĨāĻž
Example: The reporter asked several questions.
Syn: query, enquiryAnt: answer
đĄ Exam tip: Ask a question, but answer a question.
report[/rÉĒËpÉËrt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύā§
Example: The students report for the English Club Magazine.
Syn: inform, describeAnt: conceal, hide
đĄ Exam tip: Report can also be a noun meaning āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ.
club[/klĘb/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻŋ; āϏāĻāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻāĻ āύ
Example: Sima writes for the English Club.
Syn: association, groupAnt: individual
đĄ Exam tip: English Club is a proper name and begins with capital letters.
pleasure[/ËpleĘÉr/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ
Alt: āϏā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ
Example: It is my pleasure to help you.
Syn: joy, happinessAnt: displeasure, sadness
đĄ Exam tip: It's my pleasure is a polite response to Thank you.
sure[/ĘĘÉr/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ
Example: Sure, no problem.
Syn: certain, yesAnt: uncertain, no
đĄ Exam tip: Sure can be used as a polite affirmative answer.
3. Leisure Activities (8 words)
walk[/wÉËk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻž
Example: Sima likes to walk in the park.
Syn: stroll, āšā¸ā¸´ā¸Ant: run
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of walk is walked.
sing[/sÉĒÅ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Sima likes to sing.
Syn: chant, vocalizeAnt: be silent
đĄ Exam tip: Sing has the forms sing, sang, sung.
swim[/swÉĒm/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§
Example: Biju loves swimming.
Syn: bathe, floatAnt: sink
đĄ Exam tip: After love, swimming is used as a gerund.
paint[/peÉĒnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž; āϰāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āϰāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Painting makes Biju happy.
Syn: draw, colourAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: Paint can be a verb and painting can be a noun.
read[/riËd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I often read magazines.
Syn: study, peruseAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: The past form read is pronounced /red/.
listen[/ËlÉĒsÉn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āύāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļā§āύāĻž
Example: I listen to music in my free time.
Syn: hear, pay attentionAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Use listen to, not listen music.
exercise[/ËeksÉrsaÉĒz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāϰā§āϰāĻāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: My grandmother exercises every day.
Syn: train, work outAnt: rest
đĄ Exam tip: Exercise can be both a noun and a verb.
write[/raÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻā§āώāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: My father writes poetry in his free time.
Syn: compose, recordAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: Write has the past forms wrote and written.
4. Health, Happiness and Connection (8 words)
fit[/fÉĒt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻ āϏāĻŦāϞ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ
Example: Swimming keeps Biju fit.
Syn: healthy, strongAnt: unfit, weak
đĄ Exam tip: Keep fit means āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž.
healthy[/Ëhelθi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ; āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§
Example: Exercise keeps us healthy.
Syn: well, fitAnt: ill, sick
đĄ Exam tip: The noun form is health.
happy[/ËhÃĻpi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻā§; āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻāύāύā§āĻĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: Painting makes Biju happy.
Syn: glad, joyfulAnt: sad, unhappy
đĄ Exam tip: The adverb form is happily.
connected[/kÉËnektÉĒd/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
Alt: āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: The internet keeps Sima connected to her cousin.
Syn: linked, joinedAnt: disconnected, separate
đĄ Exam tip: Keep connected means āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž.
internet[/ËÉĒntÉrnet/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāύā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ
Example: They talk on the internet.
Syn: web, online networkAnt: offline
đĄ Exam tip: Say on the internet, not in the internet.
talk[/tÉËk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāϰāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Sima talks to her cousin online.
Syn: speak, chatAnt: be silent
đĄ Exam tip: Use talk to or talk with a person.
cousin[/ËkĘzÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤā§, āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§āĻĢāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āύ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϏāϤā§āϤ⧠āĻāϤā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ
Example: My cousin lives in the UK.
Syn: relative, kinsmanAnt: stranger
đĄ Exam tip: Cousin refers to both male and female relatives.
friend[/frend/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāύā§āϧā§
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻā§
Example: Nasreen is Tamal's friend.
Syn: companion, mateAnt: enemy
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is friends.
5. Magazine Topics and Genres (8 words)
sports[/spÉËrts/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻž
Example: Sima likes magazines about sports.
Syn: games, athleticsAnt: inactivity
đĄ Exam tip: Sports is commonly used as a topic before magazine.
football[/ËfĘtbÉËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϞāĻž
Example: Sima likes football magazines.
Syn: soccer, gameAnt:
đĄ Exam tip: Football is a compound word: foot plus ball.
cricket[/ËkrÉĒkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻž
Example: I enjoy watching cricket.
Syn: game, sportAnt:
đĄ Exam tip: Cricket is uncountable when referring to the sport.
business[/ËbÉĒznÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: He reads a business magazine.
Syn: trade, commerceAnt: idleness
đĄ Exam tip: Business magazine means āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž-āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§.
fashion[/ËfÃĻĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ; āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϰā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝā§āϰ āϧāϰāύ
Example: She likes fashion magazines.
Syn: style, trendAnt: old-fashionedness
đĄ Exam tip: Fashion magazine is a magazine about clothes and style.
wildlife[/ËwaÉĒldlaÉĒf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§
Example: He reads a wildlife magazine.
Syn: wild animals, faunaAnt: domestic animals
đĄ Exam tip: Wildlife is generally used as an uncountable noun.
travel[/ËtrÃĻvÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ
Alt: āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: My mother reads a travel magazine.
Syn: journey, tourAnt: stay
đĄ Exam tip: Travel magazine discusses holidays and different places.
health[/helθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: A health magazine gives useful advice.
Syn: wellness, fitnessAnt: illness, sickness
đĄ Exam tip: Health is the noun form of healthy.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Leisure time and free time are similar in meaning.
âĸ Use like, love, enjoy and prefer to talk about hobbies and free-time activities.
âĸ After like, love and enjoy, a verb ending in -ing is often used: I enjoy reading.
âĸ Use keep + object + adjective: Swimming keeps Biju fit.
âĸ Use make + object + adjective: Painting makes Biju happy.
âĸ Use talk to or talk with someone, but use listen to music.
âĸ Remember the polite request pattern: Could you + base verb...?
âĸ A polite positive reply is Sure or No problem; a polite negative reply is Sorry, I can't.
âĸ Use a before a singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound: a magazine, a reporter.
âĸ For topic-based magazines, write the topic before magazine: sports magazine, business magazine.
âĸ In comprehension answers, use complete sentences and information from the passage.
âĸ Remember the irregular verb forms: singâsangâsung, swimâswamâswum, writeâwroteâwritten, readâreadâread.