Keith's Speaking Class: Topic1: Relaxation
Tick all the boxes : 滿足所有條件
Free time -- leisure time
New fangled: a.新奇的,喜愛新鮮事物的
Leisure activity -- hobby -- pastime
1.Types of activities
Indoor activities:
Playing games / reading / watching films...
Outdoor activities:
Chilling out(or Hanging out) with friends / sports / travelling / going shopping/ gardening
Collecting things:
Stamps / NFTs / Coins
Creative Activities:
Playing a musical instrument / painting / knitting(針織) / taking photographs
2.What do you do in your free time
I get up to a lot of thing / I don’t get up too much ------get up to do = to do sth.
I like to do / I like doing / I enjoy
I am into doing sth
I am fond of
I am passionate about doing sth
涉獵:
I dabble in doing sth
I do xxx for fun
Amateur
Aficionado
3.How often do you do it?
Often / regularly / frequently
I play go whenever I can
I play the guitar as often as I can
I chill out with my friends whenever I get a chance
較少的:
I don’t paint as much as I would like
I don’t get round to painting as much as I would like.
#雅思考試對考生對時(shí)態(tài)的運(yùn)用有要求
Present simple:
I paint.
I’m new to it.
Simple pass tense:
I recently take?up painting.
I started painting a couple of years ago.
I decided to have a go at painting a couple of years ago.
I decided to try my hand at painting.
Present perfect:
I’ve been xxx for as long as I can remember.
For donkey’s year == for a long time
Eg.
I’m into painting actually. I decided to have a go at painting since my girlfriend is actually fond of painting. I’ve been dabbling in painting?for 2 years since we met.
4.The benefits of hobbies
In general, to relax, to stay healthy , to socialize
Template1:
????It (just) helps me____
????????[Eg. Unwind / kick back / chill out / decompress = relax ]
Template2:
????????I find that it helps me____
????????????[Eg. Stay in shape / get into shape =keep fit , stay healthy]
Template3:
????It allows me to (just)____
????????[Eg. Meet up with friends / hang out with friends / chill out with friends]
????It’s (quite) a nice to____
3 ways to talk about relaxing and fighting stress
????It has a calming effect.
????It’s really therapeutic.
????It’s a stress buster.