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9 Expand your vocabulary: Leisure activities Match the highlighted expressions in the posts to one that has a similar meaning below. LANGUAGE 3 M p. 4 Expand your vocabulary: Phrasal verbs There are at least three phrasal verbs (e.g. look at , find out , …) in each of the three posts above. Write them into your notebook and add an expression with the same meaning to each of them. Example: to pick up sth. – to take sth. in your hands What’s your favourite hobby? Describe it in a few sentences without naming it and let your classmates guess what it is. Use at least two phrasal verbs and two expressions from exercises 2 and 3. LANGUAGE 4 M p. 4 WRITING 5 Read these forum posts and decide what kind of leisure activity the people are writing about. READING 2 Spending your leisure time James Lee Fountain Valley June 11 Ever since I was a child, I have loved … . I enjoy the feeling of satisfaction I get (1) creating things that are (2) appealing to look at , and … lets me do just that. Once I pick up my materials and get started, I can (3) let my imagination run free , trying out new ideas and techniques. Sometimes I look up stuff on the internet to find some (4) inspiration . I also post pictures of my own pieces in the hope they might encourage other people to take up my hobby. … makes me happy because it feels like I can make my fantasies come true. Sometimes I’m amazed at what I create and feel really proud of myself, and occasionally I get frustrated when things don’t go well. … is full of mystery, because every time I create a new piece, there’s a new outcome. I can never predict quite how it will turn out! Gracie Oxford MS May 15 Yes, I do have (5) hobbies that I don’t use for college applications or to make money. One of my hobbies is … . I took it up when I was five and have always loved it, but until recently I didn’t really (6) appreciate how it helps me (7) strike a balance between my school work and my free time. It took me some time to figure that out! It’s the most relaxing and exciting activity to do, in my opinion. Some of my favourite styles of … are contemporary and ballet. … makes me really happy because I’m doing something I love with the people I love, so it’s a win-win. Sometimes we perform in schools or hospitals to (8) entertain people. It’s my way of giving something back to the community. I’m going to carry on doing it for as long as I can. Priscilla US May 21 My hobby is … . I found out I was good at … at an early age as relatives would often comment on it when I got up to entertain them at family gatherings. It’s something that (9) makes me feel alive , and it makes me feel good about myself. I like … because it (10) relieves stress and allows me to (11) release all my emotions . I feel like I’m letting everything go and switching off from all my everyday worries. … is something that I do when I’m sad and upset. My mother often points out that I have a beautiful voice, so I (12) take advantage of it and vocalise every chance I get. I’m starting to wonder whether I could make my interest into a career one day. How cool would it be to do your hobby as a paying job? a amuse b beautiful c enjoy as much as possible d express myself e new ideas f give equal importance to g gives energy h making/forming i be origainal/artistic j pastimes/interests k realise l relaxes Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv