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Chapter: Leisure Time

📚 Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
leisurefree timepleasurehobbyreportermagazineanswerquestioninternetconnectedswimmingpaintingreadingexercisefithealthysports magazinebusiness magazinefashion magazinewildlife magazinetravel magazinehealth magazineCould youSureNo problem
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē Add -ing to a verb to form a gerund: swim → swimming, paint → painting, read → reading.
â–ē Add -er to report to form the person noun reporter: report → reporter.
â–ē Add -ness to happy to form the noun happiness: happy → happiness.
â–ē Add -y to health to form the adjective healthy: health → healthy.
â–ē Add -ly to happy to form the adverb happily: happy → happily.
â–ē Use the plural ending -s for most countable nouns: friend → friends, reporter → reporters.
â–ē Use the compound pattern topic + magazine: sports magazine, fashion magazine, travel magazine.
1. Leisure and Free Time Vocabulary (8 words)
leisure[/ˈleʒər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĢāĻžāρāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: I enjoy reading in my leisure time.
Syn: free time, spare timeAnt: work, duty
💡 Exam tip: Leisure time and free time have almost the same meaning.
free[/friː/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ; āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: I read books in my free time.
Syn: available, unoccupiedAnt: busy, occupied
💡 Exam tip: Free time means āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ.
pleasure[/ˈpleʒər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ
Alt: āϏ⧁āĻ– āĻŦāĻž āϤ⧃āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Painting gives me pleasure.
Syn: joy, delightAnt: pain, sorrow
💡 Exam tip: The phrase give pleasure means āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž.
hobby[/ˈhɒbi/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻ–
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Reading is my favourite hobby.
Syn: interest, pastimeAnt: disinterest
💡 Exam tip: A hobby is usually done for enjoyment, not as a job.
enjoy[/ÉĒnˈdʒɔÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: We enjoy walking in the park.
Syn: like, relishAnt: dislike, hate
💡 Exam tip: Enjoy is followed by a noun or verb-ing: enjoy reading.
spend[/spend/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž; āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: How do you spend your leisure time?
Syn: use, passAnt: save, keep
💡 Exam tip: Spend time means āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋; spend money means āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž.
activity[/ÃĻkˈtÉĒvəti/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ
Alt: āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ
Example: Swimming is a healthy leisure activity.
Syn: action, pastimeAnt: inactivity
💡 Exam tip: Remember the plural form: activities.
relax[/rÉĒˈlÃĻks/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I relax by listening to music.
Syn: rest, unwindAnt: work, strain
💡 Exam tip: Relax is a verb; relaxation is its noun form.
2. Communication and Interview Vocabulary (8 words)
reporter[/rÉĒˈpɔːrtər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āϞ⧇āϖ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Tamal and Nasreen are reporters.
Syn: journalist, news writerAnt: reader
💡 Exam tip: The plural of reporter is reporters.
magazine[/ˌmÃĻɡəˈziːn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϕ⧀; āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϜāĻŋāύ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Example: Sima reads sports magazines.
Syn: periodical, journalAnt:
💡 Exam tip: Magazine is often used with topics: sports magazine, travel magazine.
answer[/ˈɑːnsər/]verbeasy
Meaning: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Biju answered the reporter's questions.
Syn: reply, respondAnt: ask, question
💡 Exam tip: Answer can be both a verb and a noun.
question[/ˈkwestʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ
Alt: āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻ•āĻĨāĻž
Example: The reporter asked several questions.
Syn: query, enquiryAnt: answer
💡 Exam tip: Ask a question, but answer a question.
report[/rÉĒˈpɔːrt/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋
Example: The students report for the English Club Magazine.
Syn: inform, describeAnt: conceal, hide
💡 Exam tip: Report can also be a noun meaning āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ.
club[/klƌb/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻŋ; āϏāĻ‚āϘ
Alt: āĻāĻ•āχ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύ
Example: Sima writes for the English Club.
Syn: association, groupAnt: individual
💡 Exam tip: English Club is a proper name and begins with capital letters.
pleasure[/ˈpleʒər/]nounmedium
Meaning: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ
Alt: āϏ⧌āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ
Example: It is my pleasure to help you.
Syn: joy, happinessAnt: displeasure, sadness
💡 Exam tip: It's my pleasure is a polite response to Thank you.
sure[/ʃʊər/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ
Example: Sure, no problem.
Syn: certain, yesAnt: uncertain, no
💡 Exam tip: Sure can be used as a polite affirmative answer.
3. Leisure Activities (8 words)
walk[/wɔːk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϚāϞāĻž
Example: Sima likes to walk in the park.
Syn: stroll, āš€ā¸”ā¸´ā¸™Ant: run
💡 Exam tip: The past form of walk is walked.
sing[/sÉĒŋ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ—āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Sima likes to sing.
Syn: chant, vocalizeAnt: be silent
💡 Exam tip: Sing has the forms sing, sang, sung.
swim[/swÉĒm/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋
Example: Biju loves swimming.
Syn: bathe, floatAnt: sink
💡 Exam tip: After love, swimming is used as a gerund.
paint[/peÉĒnt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āφāρāĻ•āĻž; āϰāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϰāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Painting makes Biju happy.
Syn: draw, colourAnt: erase
💡 Exam tip: Paint can be a verb and painting can be a noun.
read[/riːd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: I often read magazines.
Syn: study, peruseAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: The past form read is pronounced /red/.
listen[/ˈlÉĒsən/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļā§‹āύāĻž
Example: I listen to music in my free time.
Syn: hear, pay attentionAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: Use listen to, not listen music.
exercise[/ˈeksərsaÉĒz/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰāϚāĻ°ā§āϚāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: My grandmother exercises every day.
Syn: train, work outAnt: rest
💡 Exam tip: Exercise can be both a noun and a verb.
write[/raÉĒt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Alt: āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: My father writes poetry in his free time.
Syn: compose, recordAnt: erase
💡 Exam tip: Write has the past forms wrote and written.
4. Health, Happiness and Connection (8 words)
fit[/fÉĒt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ“ āϏāĻŦāϞ
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ
Example: Swimming keeps Biju fit.
Syn: healthy, strongAnt: unfit, weak
💡 Exam tip: Keep fit means āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž.
healthy[/ˈhelθi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ; āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀
Example: Exercise keeps us healthy.
Syn: well, fitAnt: ill, sick
💡 Exam tip: The noun form is health.
happy[/ˈhÃĻpi/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ–ā§€; āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: Painting makes Biju happy.
Syn: glad, joyfulAnt: sad, unhappy
💡 Exam tip: The adverb form is happily.
connected[/kəˈnektÉĒd/]adjectivemedium
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ
Alt: āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž
Example: The internet keeps Sima connected to her cousin.
Syn: linked, joinedAnt: disconnected, separate
💡 Exam tip: Keep connected means āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž.
internet[/ˈÉĒntərnet/]nouneasy
Meaning: āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāύ⧇āϟ
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāωāϟāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•
Example: They talk on the internet.
Syn: web, online networkAnt: offline
💡 Exam tip: Say on the internet, not in the internet.
talk[/tɔːk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Sima talks to her cousin online.
Syn: speak, chatAnt: be silent
💡 Exam tip: Use talk to or talk with a person.
cousin[/ˈkʌzən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϚāĻžāϚāĻžāϤ⧋, āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧋, āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢ⧁āĻĢāĻžāϤ⧋ āĻ­āĻžāχāĻŦā§‹āύ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϏāϤ⧁āϤ⧋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧ
Example: My cousin lives in the UK.
Syn: relative, kinsmanAnt: stranger
💡 Exam tip: Cousin refers to both male and female relatives.
friend[/frend/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁
Alt: āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āφāϛ⧇
Example: Nasreen is Tamal's friend.
Syn: companion, mateAnt: enemy
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is friends.
5. Magazine Topics and Genres (8 words)
sports[/spɔːrts/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϧ⧁āϞāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϖ⧇āϞāĻž
Example: Sima likes magazines about sports.
Syn: games, athleticsAnt: inactivity
💡 Exam tip: Sports is commonly used as a topic before magazine.
football[/ˈfʊtbɔːl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ
Alt: āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž
Example: Sima likes football magazines.
Syn: soccer, gameAnt:
💡 Exam tip: Football is a compound word: foot plus ball.
cricket[/ˈkrÉĒkÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇āϟ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻ“ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž
Example: I enjoy watching cricket.
Syn: game, sportAnt:
💡 Exam tip: Cricket is uncountable when referring to the sport.
business[/ˈbÉĒznəs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻœā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ
Example: He reads a business magazine.
Syn: trade, commerceAnt: idleness
💡 Exam tip: Business magazine means āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž-āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϕ⧀.
fashion[/ˈfÃĻʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ; āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āϚāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻ“ āϏ⧌āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϧāϰāύ
Example: She likes fashion magazines.
Syn: style, trendAnt: old-fashionedness
💡 Exam tip: Fashion magazine is a magazine about clothes and style.
wildlife[/ˈwaÉĒldlaÉĒf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€
Example: He reads a wildlife magazine.
Syn: wild animals, faunaAnt: domestic animals
💡 Exam tip: Wildlife is generally used as an uncountable noun.
travel[/ˈtrÃĻvəl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ
Alt: āĻāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: My mother reads a travel magazine.
Syn: journey, tourAnt: stay
💡 Exam tip: Travel magazine discusses holidays and different places.
health[/helθ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻ“ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: A health magazine gives useful advice.
Syn: wellness, fitnessAnt: illness, sickness
💡 Exam tip: Health is the noun form of healthy.
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Leisure time and free time are similar in meaning.
â€ĸ Use like, love, enjoy and prefer to talk about hobbies and free-time activities.
â€ĸ After like, love and enjoy, a verb ending in -ing is often used: I enjoy reading.
â€ĸ Use keep + object + adjective: Swimming keeps Biju fit.
â€ĸ Use make + object + adjective: Painting makes Biju happy.
â€ĸ Use talk to or talk with someone, but use listen to music.
â€ĸ Remember the polite request pattern: Could you + base verb...?
â€ĸ A polite positive reply is Sure or No problem; a polite negative reply is Sorry, I can't.
â€ĸ Use a before a singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound: a magazine, a reporter.
â€ĸ For topic-based magazines, write the topic before magazine: sports magazine, business magazine.
â€ĸ In comprehension answers, use complete sentences and information from the passage.
â€ĸ Remember the irregular verb forms: sing–sang–sung, swim–swam–swum, write–wrote–written, read–read–read.

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