categorisation

Active (hiking, cycling)

Passive / at home (watching TV, board games)

Manual work (doing the washing-up / cleaning floors by hand)

Using appliances (washing machine, vacuum cleaner, dishwasher)

At home with family (home-cooked food)

In a restaurant / café (eating out)

In person (visiting them)

Remotely (video call on a phone or laptop)

Helping with studies (doing homework together)

Entertainment (playing in the park)

Through appearance / fashion (style, clothes, hairstyle)

Through creativity (drawing, playing music)

Introverted (quiet, low-key places)

Extroverted (in the centre of attention)

Formal (suit, tie or uniform)

Casual (jeans and a T-shirt)

Indoor (gym, fitness centre)

Outdoor (jogging in the park / exercising outdoors)

Healthy / balanced (salad, vegetables, home cooking)

Fast food / unhealthy (fried food / takeaway)

Vegetarian (plant-based diet)

Traditional / meat-based diet

Professional (doctor, appointment)

At home (self-care, rest or reliable online advice)

Relaxation (yoga, meditation, reading)

An appointment with a psychologist (professional support)

Early / active (alarm clock, in a hurry)

Late / relaxed (sleeping in, no rush, breakfast)

Face-to-face / traditional (in the classroom at school)

Online / remote (at home via laptop, headphones)

Group (discussing with classmates / a teacher)

Individual (studying alone with books)

Interactive / collaborative (working in groups on a computer)

Practical / hands-on (making a model or craft by hand)

Active (games in the corridor / outdoors)

Calm (reading a book, having a snack in the canteen)

By vehicle (bus / car / taxi)

On foot / by bicycle

Creative club (drama, art, music)

Academic club (science, debating, maths)

Traditional office (open-plan office, colleagues nearby)

Remote work / freelance (at home on the sofa / in a café)

Physical work (builder, chef, farmer)

Mental work (office worker, programmer, scientist, analyst)

Online (browsing job adverts on a website)

Offline (face-to-face interview / job fair)

Environmental volunteering (beach cleaning, tree planting, eco-charity event)

Social volunteering (collecting donations, charity fair, helping elderly people)

Practical / lab-based (chemist in a lab with flasks / test tubes)

Theoretical (mathematician / astronomer calculating data on a computer)

Performing artists / stage performers (singers, actors, dancers on stage)

Visual or literary artists (painters, illustrators, writers working in a studio)

Competing (training in a team, taking part in competitions)

Coaching (working with an athlete, training a team)

Customer-facing work (café worker, shop assistant)

Online work (tutoring, freelance tasks)

Internship in an office

Practical work experience in a workshop / café

Talking to a careers adviser / attending a job fair

Researching career options online

With a teacher / tutor (face-to-face)

Independently (via a mobile app / textbook)

Speaking practice (talking to tourists / native speakers)

Passive listening (watching a film in the original language)

Traditional (thick paper dictionary)

Digital (app on a smartphone)

Traditional (reading a paper book)

Modern (e-book / audiobook with headphones)

Classical instruments (violin, piano)

Digital music creation (music software / on a computer)

Creative (drawing, designing)

Intellectual (chess, programming)

Professional creative project (filmmaking, advertising campaign, creating a website / blog)

Amateur content creation (hobby filming on a smartphone, editing videos)

Taking photos with a camera

Taking photos with a mobile phone

Knitting / sewing

DIY / making decorations

Cooking at home with family

Taking a cooking class / following a recipe video

Offline in a shopping centre (trying on clothes in a shop)

Online shopping (browsing on a tablet, delivery box)

Supermarket (weekly shop, aisles)

Farmers’ market (buying vegetables outdoors)

In cash (handing over money)

By card / by phone / by smartwatch (cashless)

Brand lovers (trends, brands, designer clothes)

Practical shoppers (simple, comfortable clothes)

Team sports (football, volleyball)

Individual sports (tennis, swimming, athletics)

Winter sports (skiing, snowboarding, skating)

Summer sports (surfing, beach volleyball)

At the stadium (in the crowd with fans and symbols)

At home (on the sofa in front of the TV)

Online (social media, video games)

Offline (interest clubs, parties)

In person (in a meeting room with a whiteboard)

Online conference (monitor screen, video call / Zoom)

Live (face-to-face audience on stage with a microphone)

Recording video / online (live stream or published video)

Electronic (typing an email on a keyboard)

Traditional (signing paper documents, letters)

Beach / relaxing (on the sand by the sea)

Sightseeing / active (hiking, city walk with a camera / map)

Hotel room / rented apartment (comfortable accommodation)

Budget / outdoor accommodation (tent at a campsite, camping in the mountains)

By plane (fast, air transport)

By train / by car (road trip, watching the views)

City destination (city centre, underground, attractions)

Nature destination (woods, river, mountains)

Observing nature (birdwatching, visiting a wildlife centre)

Helping nature (cleaning an eco-trail)

Modern flat (city)

Rural area (countryside, village)

Saving resources (recycling, saving water, commuting by bike)

Wasting resources (not recycling, using a car)

Active pet (dog, needs walks and attention)

Calm pet (cat, fish, rabbit)

Outdoor (hiking in a forest / city park)

At home (looking after indoor plants)

Growing plants in the garden

Growing potted plants on a windowsill

National (newspaper or TV / radio)

International (global news websites / channels)

Live (concerts, at the theatre)

Via the Internet (streaming, video games)

At the cinema (big-screen experience)

At home (laptop / tablet / streaming platforms)

Public (sharing daily life on social media)

Private (closed groups / close friends)

Board games (in person, cards and dice at the table)

Video games (on a console, headphones and joystick)

Careful behaviour online (privacy settings, strong passwords)

Risky behaviour online (oversharing, suspicious links)

For learning and work (studying, creating documents)

For entertainment and communication (chatting, watching videos)

Traditional or religious celebration (Easter, Christmas in the family)

Family celebration at home (birthday cake at the table)

Greeting by handshake (speaking to a visitor / native speaker)

Introducing a visitor to a place (using a map / showing the way)

Interactive / museum-based (live guides, artefacts, paintings)

Theoretical (reading a historical book, watching a documentary)

Traditional local festival

Modern food / music festival

Museum / gallery

Theatre / concert hall