Lesson 1 Talk about your hobby
What you do in your free time：
- get up to sth 做某事
like to do 是一种习惯, 都表明i enjoy it
like = fond of; passionate about; into doing sth
dabble in. means less seriously
- an aficionado. not professional, not too seriously. i do sth for fun OR i do sth, but i am an amateur
How often you do it
- whenever i can
- as often as i can
- whenever i get a chance
- i don’t get round to doing sth as much as i would like
Different tenses
- to take up painting; i am new to it. means start a hobby
- decided to have a go at doing someth; decided to try my hand at doing sth. means to try sth new
- i have been doing for as long as i can remeber; for donkey’s year. means do sth so long
i often paint. i decided to have a go at painting because my daughter was taking classes yeah, so, i’ve been painting for about 2 years.
The benefits of hobbies
- to relax; to stay healthy, to socialise
- it just help me __( unwind, kick back, chill out )
- i find that it help me __( get int shape, keep fit, stay in shape )
- it allows me to just __( to hang out with friend, to chill out with friends, to meet up with friends)
- it’s quite a nice way to __ ()
- it has a calming effect / therapeutic / stress buster;