Keith's Speaking Class: Topic1: Relaxation

Tick all the boxes : 满足所有条件
Free time -- leisure time
New fangled: a.新奇的，喜爱新鲜事物的
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(针织) / 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

涉猎：
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

较少的：
I don’t paint as much as I would like
I don’t get round to painting as much as I would like.

#雅思考试对考生对时态的运用有要求
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.