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Free time activities

Use the clues and your Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English to help you complete this
crossword with words connected with free time activities.

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Someone who is watching an event or a game (9)

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A long light boat that is pointed at both ends and which you move along using a paddle (5)

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The soft thick hair that sheep and some goats have on their body (4)

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Another word for gamble, meaning to risk money on the result of a race, game or competition (3)

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A sport that takes place on a fast-flowing river _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rafting (10)

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A sport in which you ride up hills over rough ground: mountain _ _ _ _ _ _ (6)

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A pair of long thin narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you fasten to your boots and use for moving
on snow or water (4)

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A metal pin for fastening things together. The point of the pin fits into a cover so that it cannot hurt
you _ _ _ _ _ _ pin (6)

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The area between two posts where the ball must go in order to score in football (4)

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A small cupboard with a lock where you can leave your clothes or possessions while you are
playing sport (6)

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The American English word for football (6)

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A piece of exercise equipment that has a large belt around a set of wheels that you can walk or run
on while staying in the same place (9)

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A small metal or plastic cap used to protect your finger when you are sewing (7)

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To make a boat move across water using oars (3)

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A game in which the players hit a small white ball into holes in the ground (4)

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A circular course around which runners, cars etc race : a race_ _ _ _ _(5)

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The sport of moving yourself through water using your arms and legs (8)

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A long narrow band of cloth or steel marked with centimetres, used for measuring. The second of
two words, see also 17 Down (7)

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An American outdoor game in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and
running: _ _ _ _ ball(4)

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a type of hockey played on a frozen surface: _ _ _ hockey (3)

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A long narrow band of cloth or steel marked with centimetres, used for measuring.
The first of two words, see also 12 Down (4)

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A long wooden stick that is used to hit a ball in sports like cricket (3)

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Teacher’s notes

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Level:

Intermediate

Aim:

To develop students’ knowledge of vocabulary related to free time activities, especially sport,
sewing, and knitting

Timing: 30 minutes

Procedure:

Ask students to complete the crossword puzzle. They will need to look in the entries for the words
sport

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. They will find the illustrations on pages 1168, 1504 and 1599 of the Longman Dictionary

of Contemporary English particularly helpful. Advise students to look up the definitions of
anything in the picture that they do not understand.

across:

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spectator

In the entry for sport

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, you can find the phrase spectator sports.

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canoe

There is a picture of a child paddling a canoe on page 1168 of the dictionary.

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wool

On page 1504 there is a picture of a ball of wool.

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bet

The entry for gamble directs students to bet.

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whitewater

There is a picture of some people whitewater rafting on page 1168 of the dictionary.

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biking

There is a picture of someone mountain biking on page 1168 of the dictionary.

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skis

There is a picture of someone cross-country skiing, wearing skis, on page 1168.

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safety

On page 1504 there is a picture of a safety pin.

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goal

There is a picture of five-a-side goalposts on page 1599. The area between the
goalposts is called the goal.

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locker

There is a picture of a locker room on page 1599. It shows an individual locker.

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soccer

Students need to look up the word football here to find the American English
equivalent: soccer.

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treadmill

On page 1599 there is a picture of a treadmill.

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thimble

On page 1504 there is a picture of a thimble.

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row

On page 1599 there is a picture of a rowing machine. The entry for rowing machine tells
you that you perform the action of rowing a boat on it.

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golf

There is a picture at the entry bat

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that shows a golf club. It is used in the game of golf.

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track

Look up words starting with race

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swimming

On page 1599 there is a picture of a swimming pool. People go swimming in the pool.

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measure

On page 1504 there is a picture of a tape measure.

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base

There is a picture at the entry bat

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that shows a baseball bat. It is used in the

game of baseball.

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tape

On page 1504 there is a picture of a tape measure.

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bat

There is a picture at the entry bat

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that shows a cricket bat.

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