Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. 1. Catherine Zeta-Jones (to act) __ in America for 12 years by the year 2010.
2. By the time I retire, I (to write) ___ movie reviews for more than 30 years.
3. By the time the movie will stop, it (to rain) __ outside for 4 hours at least.
4. By the time he turns 30, Elijah Woods (to work) __ in the entertainment business for 32 years.
5. At the end of his career, Kevin Spacey (to entertain) __ audiences for many many years.
6. Stephen Spielberg (to make) __ great movies for a long time when he will decide to stop.
7. At the end of the show, I (to eat) __ continuously.
8. By the time he stops, my friend (to act) __ for most of his life.
9. My cousin (to exercise) __ for 2 years next week in preparation for a role in a movie.
10. They (to think) __ about whether to go see the new movie or not for half an hour by the time it begins tonight.
Make up sentences using Future perfect continuous.
1. By the beginning of April/my father/to work as the General Manager of this corporation/for fifteen years.
2. By 8 o’clock/we/ to surf the Net/for five hours.
3. By the end of next month/we/ to live/in this city/for ten years.
4. By the end of this day/Dolly/ not to design/this fancy dress/for seven hours.
5. Ted/to work/ as an attorney/for twenty years/by the end of March?
6. Jack and Alison/to build/their house/for a year by Easter?
7. My parents/ to run/this cafe/for six years/by next September.
8. By 4 o’clock/ they/to play volleyball/for three hours.
9. By 3 o’clock/the students/to write/the test for two hours and a half.
10. By next Friday/Henry/to train/for the competition/for ten months.
Hobby is an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time. It isn’t connected to your job, but you engage in it regularly, because you like it a lot. Often, it brings you not only pleasure during the process, but also satisfaction with the results. You develop your skills and learn new things.
Hobbies may be creative, like singing, playing some musical instrument, drawing or handicraft. Many hobbies are related to amateur sports, like skating, skiing, yoga, pilates, dancing, aerobics, swimming. Some hobbies are quite useful domestic activities, like cooking, sewing or knitting.
As for me, my hobbies are quite different. Fitness is my number one hobby. I enjoy movement and physical exercise. Usually I have five trainings a week: two gym workouts, one stretching and two Dance Hall lessons. I don’t get tired, because I like what I do. I am always in a good humor after intensive training.
My second hobby is cooking. Cooking a delicious dinner is a usual part of my everyday schedule. I like Italian and Asian cuisine most of all: pasta, pizza, vegetable and fruit salads, sushi, Japanese soups, spicy Korean snacks and hot Chinese dishes with chicken or pork.
I also have a musical hobby – playing the guitar and singing songs. I do it seldom at home though. My friends and I often go on picnics and I take my guitar. We like to walk in the forest, eat sandwiches and make a bonfire. Then everybody sits around, I play the guitar and we sing funny songs.
I think that everybody needs a hobby. It is more interesting than spending all your free time in front of the computer or the TV. Movies and video games may be captivating, but hobbies make our everyday life more bright and diverse. Moreover, most of them develop our skills and broaden our minds. They say that switching to another activity is the most effective way to rest. Hobbies are just perfect for that.