Free time and leisure activities

Question 1

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

Answer 1

to make a living out of a hobby

Question 2

What kind of free time do we know?

Answer 2

free time/spare time
leisure time

Question 3

What is free time?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is leisure time’

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What are some things connected to leisure?

Answer 5

leisure activities
leisure facilities
leisure pursuits
leisure industry

Question 6

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

Answer 6

do something at your (own) leisure

Question 7

What is an example of a leisure facility?

Answer 7

gym
swimming pool
hockey ring

Question 8

What are hobbies, interests and pastimes

Answer 8

activities that we do for pleasure in our spare time

Question 9

When do we use the word hobby?

Answer 9

when talking about an individual (active)

Question 10

exmp. hobby

Answer 10

His main hobby is basketball. (He plays it)

Question 11

When do we use the word interest?

Answer 11

when talking about an individual (not necessarily active)

Question 12

exmp. interest

Answer 12

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

Question 13

When do we use the word pastime

Answer 13

when talking about people in general

Question 14

exmp. pastime

Answer 14

Watching TV is the national pastime in Slovenia

Question 15

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

Answer 15

catch-up TV
TV on demand

Question 16

What is important with hobbies, pastime and interests?

Answer 16

work-life balance

Question 17

What is work-life balance?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

at the weekend

Question 19

What do people experience at the weekend?

Answer 19

better mooods
greater vitality
fewer aches and pains

Question 20

Even what type of people enjoys the weekends more?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

With what are weekends associated with?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What are weekdays associated with?

Answer 22

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