Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

go
running every 
day. I 
went
skiing last year. We use 
do
with judo and karate. She 
does
judo. 
(See 
Unit 39: Go / went / gone
.)
Where we do sports 
We play tennis / badminton / volleyball / basketball on a 
tennis
/
 badminton 
/
 volleyball 
/
 
basketball court
.
We play football / rugby on a
 football 
/
 rugby pitch
. 
We swim in a 
swimming pool
.
Many towns have a 
sports centre
– you can do lots of diff erent sports there.
Expressions
Do you do any sports?
Yes, 
I go
swimming / running / sailing / kayaking.
Do you play
football / tennis / badminton? 
I 
play
tennis. Which sports do you play? 
What’s your favourite sport?
I like
motor racing 
best
.
C
D
football
basketball
badminton
American football
table tennis
baseball
tennis
swimming
judo / karate
kayaking
skiing
sailing
motor racing
horse racing
snowboarding
running
volleyball
rugby

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Exercises
53
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Cover the opposite page. What are these sports?
23.1
Which sports use these things? 
23.2
1 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
2 
5 
6 
3 
4 
rugby
kayaking
Ask questions for these answers.
1 
On a tennis court.
2 Do you 
Yes, but only American football.
3 
No, I don’t do any at all. I prefer watching TV.
4 Do you 
Yes, I go to the swimming pool every Friday.
5 What 
I like running best.
6 Where 
On a rugby pitch.
Look at the different sports in this unit.
1 Write the names of the sports you have done. 
2 Where did you do them? 
3 Which ones do you like? 
4 Which do you not like? 
5 Which ones would you like to do? 
23.3
23.4
Where do people play tennis?
Over to 
you
Make a page in your vocabulary book for ‘sports’. Look at the sports pages of an English-language 
newspaper. Write down the names of sports you do not know. Look them up in a dictionary.

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54
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Cinema 
24
Types of films
A
People in films
Monica Bellucci is a 
film star
. 
She was 
in
the new James Bond film.
Daniel Radcliff e 
played
Harry Potter in 
the Harry Potter films.
I like films by Italian 
directors
.
Expressions
B
C
a western
a thriller
an action film
a science fiction film
a musical
a romantic comedy
a cartoon
a comedy
a horror film
Common
 
mistakes
Do you 
go to the cinema
oft en? 
[
NOT Do you go to cinema oft en?
]
Yes, I go every week.
No, I 
watch DVDs
at home.
Common
 
mistakes
What’s on at
the cinema this week? [
NOT What’s on 
the cinema this week?
] 
There’s a comedy with Jennifer Aniston.
A
Do you like 
westerns
?
B
No, I like 
science fiction films
best.
A
Have you 
seen
the latest James Bond film?
B
Yes, I saw it 
on TV
.
A
Did you like the new Batman film?
B
Yes, 
I loved it
/ 
enjoyed it
.
No, it was 
boring
.
A
The best 
action film
I’ve seen was Jason Bourne with Matt Damon.
B
If I see a 
horror film
, I can’t sleep.

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Exercises
55
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
What types of films are these?
1 Some cowboys rob a train.
western
2 A flying saucer lands from Mars.
3 A dead person comes back to life.
4 James Bond saves the world.
5 Mickey Mouse goes on a picnic.
6 A man falls in love with his teacher.
7 A dead body is found in the river.
8 There are lots of songs and dancing.
Write the name of a film of each type.
1 science fiction
2 romantic comedy 
3 thriller 
4 western 
5 musical 
6 cartoon 
Word puzzle. Can you make words for other types of films with the letters of ROMANTIC?
T H 
I L L E 
O
R
C 
M
Y
A
T 
N
S 
N
C 
F 
N
W
T
N
M
I
C 
L
C
A 
O O 
Fill the gaps in these sentences.
1 Do you prefer going 
cinema or watching TV?
2 We 
a DVD last night.
3 Who 
James Bond in 
Skyfall
?
4 Was Rachel Weisz 
The Constant Gardener
?
5 Lots of big 
live in Hollywood.
6 Steven Spielberg is a famous American film 
.
Answer these questions. 
1 What is your favourite type of film?
2 Who is your favourite film star?
3 Do you prefer going to the cinema or watching DVDs?
4 What was the last film you saw?
5 How can you find out what is on at the cinema where you live or study?
24.1
24.2
24.3
24.4
24.5
Interstellar 
R
R
to the

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56
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Free time at home
25
TV, radio, music, film
I 
watch TV
every evening.
Did you 
watch / see
the film about President Kennedy?
What 
programmes
do you like best on TV and radio?
I like 
watching
films on TV. (You can also say: I like to watch …)
At the weekend, we usually 
watch a DVD
.
I like 
listening
to
music on the radio. (You can also say: I like to 
listen …)
I often 
listen to
music on my phone when I’m relaxing.
I need some new 
headphones
for my phone.
Hobbies
A lot of young people 
play video games
every day.
I 
download
music and films from 
the Internet
.
I 
chat to my friends online 
every evening.
I really like 
cooking
.
Do you like 
gardening
? 
/gA:dnIŋ/
We 
grow flowers
and 
vegetables
in our garden.
Reading
I read a lot at home.
What do you read?
I read 
novels
[
long stories
]. My sister likes 
comics
.
I like 
books about
nature and different countries.
I like 
magazines about
music and sport.
Do you read a 
newspaper
every day?
Expressions
We sometimes 
have friends round
[
we ask them to come to our house / flat
].
I often 
have friends
to dinner
. 
My best friend 
comes to stay
sometimes. 
[
sleeps in my house / flat
]
I 
talk to
my friends 
on the phone
every evening. 
Sometimes, I just 
do nothing
.
Grandpa likes to 
have a sleep
after lunch.
A
B
C
D
Common
 
mistakes
We 
watch TV
[
NOT see TV
] and we 
listen to the 
radio
[
NOT hear or listen the radio
].

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Exercises
57
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
What are these people doing?
25.1
Fill in the missing verbs.
1 I usually 
to music on my laptop at home.
2 I like 
magazines more than newspapers.
3 I 
to my sister on the phone every Sunday.
4 A lot of people like to 
a sleep after lunch.
5 Do you ever 
friends to dinner?
6 The children 
video games every evening.
7 I want to 
some music from the Internet this evening.
8 Did you 
the programme about Namibia yesterday?
9 My dad 
vegetables in his garden. 
10 Shall we 
a DVD tonight?
Answer these questions.
1 When you have friends round, what do you like to do?
2 Who comes to stay at your house / flat? 
3 What do you like to read most?
4 How often do you talk to your friends on the phone?
5 Do you have a garden? Do you like gardening? 
6 How often do you chat to your friends online?
7 Do you often download music or films from the Internet?
8 What is your favourite video game?
9 When do you use headphones?
Interesting or boring? Number these activities from 5 (= very interesting) to 1 (= very boring).
gardening cooking reading using the Internet watching DVDs
listening to music doing nothing chatting online
25.2
25.3
25.4
1 She’s 
2 He’s 
3 He’s 
a 
4 He’s 
5 She’s 
6 He’s 
to 
watching TV.
listen

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Music and musical instruments
26
Music, musical and musician
Music
is an uncountable noun. We do not use it in the plural.
The band played fantastic 
music
for more than two hours 
[NOT fantastic musics].
Musical
is an adjective.
There is a shop on King Street that sells 
musical
instruments 
[NOT music instruments].
A 
musician
(noun) is a person.
My brother is a very good