noun · neutral
activity
/ækˈtɪvɪti/ac·TIV·i·ty
Band 5-6speakingtask1task2
something that is done or a series of things that are done for a particular purpose
Examples
“The school organises many extracurricular activities for students.”
“Economic activity in the region has increased this year.”
“Physical activity is important for health.”
Band 8 sentence
“Community activities such as volunteer clean-ups and tutoring programmes can significantly improve neighbourhood cohesion.”
Collocations
- extracurricular activities
- economic activity
- physical activity
Word family
active adjectiveactivate verbactivity nounactively adverb
Common mistakes
I join many activities every weekend.→I join many activities at the weekend.
There are many activity in this area.→There are many activities in this area.
Say it for a higher band
5action→6task→7+activity
Synonyms
action
task
Easily confused
action
“The manager took immediate action to solve the problem.”
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