{"id":27632,"date":"2024-01-09T13:24:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=27632"},"modified":"2024-01-11T07:49:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T06:49:13","slug":"fans-talk-about-their-passions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/01\/fans-talk-about-their-passions\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Talk about Their Passions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you admire or like something like a sport, a music band, or a hobby, then you can consider yourself a fan. But because of technology, we are able to express our shared passions with other fans online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a part of a fandom is more than being a simple fan, but it is being an avid supporter of a particular celebrities, team, fictions, and others that you belong in something that is considered\u00a0as a community or\u00a0subculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the podcast below as they talk about how fans talk about their passions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How fans talk about their passions \u23f2\ufe0f 6 Minute English\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCh9MQibJ3c?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>to tap into something<\/strong>&#8221; mean? <em>&#8220;It <strong>taps into that ancient human impulse<\/strong> to belong to a group of\u00a0like-minded\u00a0people.&#8221;<\/em> Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do &#8220;<strong>BIRGing&#8221;<\/strong> and &#8220;<strong>CORFing<\/strong>&#8221; stand for and what is the difference between the two expressions&#8221;? <em>&#8220;The antithesis of <strong>BIRGing<\/strong> is\u00a0<strong>CORFing<\/strong>\u00a0which means \u2018Cutting Off Reflected Failure\u2019 and that is what people sometimes do when their team loses<\/em>&#8220;. Use&#8221;BIRGing&#8221; and &#8220;CORFing&#8221; in your own sentences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the meaning of &#8220;<strong>a piece\/a slice of the action<\/strong>&#8220;? &#8220;<em>When your team wins everyone wants\u00a0<strong>a bit of the action<\/strong>, you take to the streets; dance around.&#8221; \u00a0<\/em>Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and make your own sentence using the term \u2018a piece\/a slice of the action\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are your thoughts on &#8220;fandom&#8221;?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are there misconceptions about fandom you know of?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share about a time you realized that you were more than just a casual fan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When do you think being a fan is no longer healthy?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you think someone should behave in a fandom community?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who or what are you so passionate about? 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