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Free time and leisure activities Flashcards

1
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What idiom do we use when talking about havng a hobby for a job?

A

to make a living out of a hobby

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What kind of free time do we know?

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free time/spare time
leisure time

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What is free time?

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time when you do not have to work or study and can do what you want

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What is leisure time’

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time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying

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5
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What are some things connected to leisure?

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leisure activities
leisure facilities
leisure pursuits
leisure industry

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What idiom do we use when we want to say to do things at your own pace?

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do something at your (own) leisure

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What is an example of a leisure facility?

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gym
swimming pool
hockey ring

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What are hobbies, interests and pastimes

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activities that we do for pleasure in our spare time

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When do we use the word hobby?

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when talking about an individual (active)

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exmp. hobby

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His main hobby is basketball. (He plays it)

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When do we use the word interest?

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when talking about an individual (not necessarily active)

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exmp. interest

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His main interest is basketball (he watches matches, he reads about it, he may or may not play it)

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When do we use the word pastime

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when talking about people in general

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14
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exmp. pastime

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Watching TV is the national pastime in Slovenia

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15
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Which TV do we refer to when were watching the channel after it played live?

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catch-up TV
TV on demand

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16
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What is important with hobbies, pastime and interests?

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work-life balance

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17
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What is work-life balance?

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an aspect of a healthy life and therefore it represents an important determining factor for an individual’s well-being

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18
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At what time of the week has it been scientifically proven that people are happier?

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at the weekend

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19
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What do people experience at the weekend?

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better mooods
greater vitality
fewer aches and pains

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20
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Even what type of people enjoys the weekends more?

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even people who like their jobs or have interestin, high status jobs

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21
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With what are weekends associated with?

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higher level of freedom and closeness - individuals are involved in activities of their own choosing and can spend time with family members and friends

22
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What are weekdays associated with?

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activities involving external control, time pressure, demands related to work, child care and other constrains

23
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How can we spend our free time?

A

being physically inactive
being physically active
socializing
being creative
attending cultural events
being of some use to society

24
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How can we be physically inactive?

A

reading
listening to music
CONSUMING MASS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
resting

25
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How can we be physically active?

A

doing sports or OUTDOOE PURSUITS
(gardening, hiking)

26
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How can we socialize?

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hanging about (out) with friends
DISCUSSING CURRENT AFFAIRS
gossiping
eating out

27
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How can we be creative?

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joining an:
ORCESTRA
band
CHOIR

drawing
painting
writing poems

28
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What cultural events can attend?

A

going to the:
theatre
cinema
opera
to the concert

visiting:
ART GALLERIES
museums
VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS

29
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How can we be of some use to society?

A

doing VOLUNTARY WORK for different CHARITIES

30
Q

which households are more likely to be engaged in leisure activities and why?

A

high income households are more likely to be engaged in leisure activities and spend a larger aount of time performing them than low income households

31
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Why do we use adjectives when talking about free time and leisure pursuits?

A

to desribe free time and leisure pursuits

32
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What kind of adjectives do we use?

A

rewarding
fruitful
lucrative
therapeutic
relaxing/calming
time consuming

33
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What are rewarding pursuits

A

doing voluntary work
helping charities

34
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What are fruitful pursuits

A

cooperating with someone in an activity

35
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What are lucrative pursuits

A

selling your own arts and crafts

36
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What are therapeutic pursuits

A

yoga
meditation
gardening

37
Q

What are relaxing/calming
pursuits

A

listening to music
reading

38
Q

What are time consuming pursuits

A

being president of a club

39
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Why do we use informal words when talking about free time and leisure pursuits?

A

to describe the way people spend their leisure time

40
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What informal words do we use?

A

a couch potato
hang out
catch a few rays
go for a chat and a cuppa
catch a flick
a culture vulture
a shopacholic
to be into
to be totally hooked on
to go off

41
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Who is a couch potato?

A

someone who lays on the couch and watches a screen

42
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What does it mean to hang out

A

to socalize

43
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What does it mean to catch a few rays?

A

to catch some rays of sunshine, go out in the sun

44
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What does it mean to go for a chat and a cuppa?

A

to go out for a coffee

45
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What does it mean to catch a flick?

A

to catch a film

46
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Who is a a culture vulture?

A

someone extremely interested in culture events

47
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Who is a shopacholic?

A

someone who goes out on shopping sprees and goes broke eventually

48
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What does it mean to to be into something?

A

to really like someting e. g. slalom skiing

49
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What does it mean to be totally hooked on something?

A

to obsessed over something e. g. motor racing

50
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What does it mean to go off?

A

to stop doing something e. g. football

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