Complete the following table.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 603.
Outside of school and work, many people enjoy spending their free time on their hobbies. Hobbies can provide ways to develop our talents, relieve stress, and even get exercise. Look through the following list of hobbies and answer the questions below.
SPEAKING
Find the places in the text where the following phrases should go.
a) give you the opportunity to expand knowledge
b) keep you healthy
c) how you'd like to use it
d) requires effort
e) can be exciting and incredibly rewarding
f) to gain fluency in a non-native tongue
g) think about creative ways
| Hobbies for Children | Hobbies for Teenagers |
| · Playing computer games · Watching cartoons on TV · Taking up different sports · Reading · Playing a musical instrument · Looking after a family pet · Horse riding · Collecting things such as stamps, badges, postcards, pens, etc. | · Music (singing, composing) · Dancing · Indoor as well as outdoor sports · Adventure or extreme sports · Working out in a gym · Car or bike racing · Computer games or programming · Social Networking · Watching movies |
| Hobbies for Women | Hobbies for Men |
| · Fashion designing · Interior designing · Astrology, tarot card reading · Gardening · Yoga, meditation · Cooking and baking · Diet and nutrition · Fitness or working out in a gym · Taking dance lessons · Knitting, sewing · Jewelry making · Painting | · Sports such as football, volley-ball, etc. · Exploring different places · Computer programming · Surfing the Internet · Watching movies · Driving · Riding motorbikes · Mountain climbing, biking · Wildlife photography · Fishing · Indoor games such as chess · Carpentry |
- Do you do any of these hobbies?
- Which one(s) is/are the most interesting to you?
- What kinds of hobbies do your friends have?
- How much time every week do you spend on your hobby(-ies)?
- What are the benefits of doing something you enjoy every day?
- Which new hobby would you like to learn / try or explore? Why?
| Activities I want to do | Activities I can become absorbed in | Activities I find challenging and creative |
| <== previous lecture | | | next lecture ==> |
| How to Start the Active Leisure Habit | | | Complete the sentences using the words in the list. Use the Simple Present or the Simple Past. |