Hobbies to Help You Relax and Have Fun

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Outside of a work performance realm, having a quality leisure time has shown to help people gain physical health and cognitive well-being.

Read the article to be inspired to take up a new activity that could help you relax and have fun at the same time, for example, baking or making jewellery.

https://brainmd.com/blog/main-types-of-hobbies/

Vocabulary Questions:

  1. What is the meaning of “virtuous cycle“? “Looking at hobbies through the prism of brain health, reveals a virtuous cycle.” Use it in a sentence.
  2. What does “to look at something through a prism” mean? “Looking at hobbies through the [sic] prism of brain health, reveals a virtuous cycle.” Use it in a sentence.
  3. What does “engrossed” mean? “If you’re engrossed in a creative hobby, the flow state can deliver feel-good benefits.” Use it in a sentence.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Are you into any interesting or unusual hobbies? Talk about them.
  2. Talk about a hobby that boosts your performance when you are trying to refocus on your job.
  3. Do you think this is true, “When you start a new hobby, you may not feel motivated to spend time on it. It might be difficult.“? Talk about a time when you were demotivated when you were starting with a new hobby and how it went eventually.
  4. What might be the benefits and drawbacks that can come from engaging in a hobby?
  5. What are your thoughts on this, “More than 100 years ago, having leisure time to pursue hobbies was a symbol of status. Perhaps it’s time to bring back a little of that mentality.“?
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2 replies on “Hobbies to Help You Relax and Have Fun”

1. What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Are you into any interesting or unusual hobbies? Talk about them.
I like to practice sport, also listen to the music (about all Classical Music) and learn how to play piano.
2. Talk about a hobby that boosted performance when you refocused on your job.
In my case I think that is important to rest a little, to walk and, if I can, try to play a piano piece that I am learning.
3. Do you think this is true, “When you start a new hobby, you may not feel motivated to spend time on it. It might be difficult.“? Talk about a time when you were demotivated when you were starting with a new hobby and how it went eventually.
Of course I fully agree with that, for example when I tried to learn how to play piano by myself I really found that very difficult, as difficult that I almost quit, but then I learned to play something and was absolutely amazing for me. I loved it, I’m learning very slow but I don’t mind.
4. What might be the benefits and drawbacks that can come from engaging in a hobby?
I only can think in benefits not drawbacks, well, the only problem maybe is that some hobbies require a lot of time and are time consuming and can cause a kind of conflict in your life if you dedicate to much time in them (p.e. to play chess)
5. What are your thoughts on this, “More than 100 years ago, having leisure time to pursue hobbies was a symbol of status. Perhaps it’s time to bring back a little of that mentality.“?
I agree with this sentence I think it’s very important to recover this mindset about all because nowadays we are living in a digital world in a digital era and we shouldn’t need to work too much time.

Great effort trying to improve your skills through this writing exercise.

Note how you can write this one better with proper punctuations:

Of course I fully agree with that, for example when I tried to learn how to play piano by myself I really found that very difficult, as difficult that I almost quit, but then I learned to play something and was absolutely amazing for me.

Of course, I fully agree with that. For example, when I tried to learn how to play piano by myself. I really found that very difficult. So difficult that I almost quit, but then I learned to play something and it was absolutely amazing for me.

Keep it up! Until your next entry.

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