Daily life

people-watching

watch people in public

People-watching means watching people in public places for entertainment or interest.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

What shall we do while we wait?

We could do some people-watching.

Play the conversation

We sat outside the cafe and did some people-watching.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I like watching peoples.

Say: I like people-watching.

“People” is already plural, and the activity is expressed as the compound “people-watching.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

do some people-watching; enjoy people-watching

Your turn: say it out loud

We sat outside the cafe and did some people-watching.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

people-watching

watch people in public

“We sat outside the cafe and did some people-watching.”

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