B) Match the phrases with the type leisure activity:
7. Chess
i) shoot some hoops
8. Shopping
ii) move your pieces
9. Restaurant
iii) window shopping
10. Friends
iv) eat out
11. Basketball
v) catch up
12. Party
vi) catch some rays
13. Cinema
vii) hit the road
14. Road trip
viii)paint the town red
15. Coffee
ix) catch a flick
16. Beach
x)cup of joe
Essay
Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as
reading and doing word puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure
time.
/Some people indulge in various activities to spend leisure time. While others strongly suggest spending
their leisure time doing nothing but relaxing. This essay focuses on both viewpoints.
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One group of people advocate that we have only a limited amount of time, and we should try to utilize it
effectively. For them leisure activities can be reading and puzzle-solving. Such activities enhance our
skills.
However, others have a notion that the modern lifestyle is full of stress and strain and solving puzzles
drains the remaining energy. In addition, they believe that the brain needs rest to get ready for the next
day at work. Therefore, they like spending time relaxing and doing nothing.
Personally, I feel that we all do not have the same level of energy and that interests differ with people.
In other words, people are very busy with their work and studies that they may find solace in doing
nothing. However, when it comes to people whose work does not demand physical and mental
pressure, they can go for indoor or outdoor activities. To conclude, I would say it is ultimately one’s
choice to utilize their free time the way they want to.
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