- Choose one or more activities (check pages 11-112) that you do on your free time.
- Comment and give details about it.
- Post it before Jul 14 (Last class)
- Make sure that you use the vocabulary of Unit 10.
- Value points: 2/10
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I work set at a desk all day in front the computer and I live far from work, I also study three days of week, so I arrive late at home. I often get headaches and backaches, not only from all the tension, but also from spine lesion. At this time, I fell so tired physically and emotionally.
ReplyDeleteI know that I really need to get some R and R into my life. I have considered doing some fitness activities, like YOGA. I think this leisure activity could be a real help to me and I always have admired people who practice this healthy motion.
However, I usually spend my free time, when I have the chance, doing some handicraft activity; for example, I like to make some clothes in crochet to my little grandkids. I really enjoy it because it is a way to take it easy and relax.
Other thing I like to do to spend my free time is spend my time alone, at home, watching TV or reading... But the most exiting thing I like to do is traveling on vacations. I went to Portugal last year. I really enjoyed and I used my time to learning a new language too.
Trina
Trina, this is a fantastic composition. Very well structured and organized. Your ideas are clearly expressed using the right vocabulary. You covered both the physical and the emotional aspect of activities we can do in our free time. It is very nice to read such nice pieces of writing. Excellent work!!
ReplyDeletePeople usually say that there is not time for leisure activities, but I don´t think so. Sometimes you only need a few minutes to rest your mind and body. When you do something different, it helps to clear your mind.
ReplyDeleteWhen I´m at home or sometimes in the office (if I´m bored or stressful) I enjoy playing video games, especially WW2 games. I think it´s intellectually stimulating because you need to plan your strategy and think what would be done by your enemy.
Personally I like to fix my car in my free time, it´s very relaxing to me, I can forget all my problems for a moment and save some bucks at the same time. My old chevy has been my little son for almost ten years but now that my wife is going to have a baby, maybe my free time is going to finish because you need to give a lot of attentions to the babies.
I know I´d practice some fitness activities because it´s healthy but I´m not particularly interested on that. Yoga sounds good to me and maybe I might give it a try.
Free time
ReplyDeleteActually it’s really difficult to me to say I have free time…almost on Sunday’s evening I get a lot of free time. I don’t like to do physical exercise like aerobics, running or other fitness activity…I’m I lazy girl. In the other hand, I hate handicraft activities, when I start to do some of them I feel stressful and I have to left it…
I prefer to play video games…Sometimes when my nephew comes to my home I use to play Nintendo Wii with them and I enjoy it because we make competitions and eventually I win… Additionally, I find relaxing watching TV, because I can rest and learn at same time, I use to watch educational programs in Discovery Channel or NatGeo…Finally the most enjoying activity to me is going out for shopping.. or even windows browsing…I feel relaxing and eventually I can buy new things for me or my family or friends…The rest of my free time is for studying English, doing the blog activities and researching for my tesis…
Lucy
Well, Evaristo enjoy the free time you have while you can because when the baby comes you will be very very busy…and by the way CONGRATS!!! :) Yoga sounds good too. You can do "Sirshasana" (stand on your head) and build up power and structure in both the neck and the upper back, and it also has a calming effect on your thinking.
ReplyDeleteLucy Lu, watching those Discovery and NatGeo programs and documentaries in English is very good to improve your listening comprehension skill…and in regard to shopping…well frequent shopping can help you improve your shopping skills too!!! (Not that you need improvement on that department...I don’t think!)
In my free time, I try to do any fitness activities, like play tennis or play soccer. After work if I haven't any business that to do, I going to court in the same University and play tennis with my friends.
ReplyDeletePlay tennis is so hard, requires a good condition physic, I have little time playing and I not play very well, but I still doing that because I like this.
Exist many benefits of leisure activities, for example; for me, to do fitness activities helps my health. I breathing better since that playing tennis.
Néstor A.
I never have enough free time to do all the things I would like to. Many times the stress really gets to me. Although, when I think about what I am doing, I can realize that it’s just me who has provoked that. It’s difficult for me stopping over-scheduling. Besides I use to work more hours that are expected, and teach when it is planed, I have to carry out with all my other duties at home.
ReplyDeleteOn the other side, I almost never know how to say “no” to other’s demands. Therefore, a technique that makes me being a little bit less stressed is to consider some activities like a leisure activities. I guess it is an attitude issue. When I help the kids (my 2 children and my 2 nephews) with their homework, I just enjoy being with them and teach them those things that they don’t know or need aid. The same thing is when my friends ask me for teaching them Math or Statistic, or when my family demand my help or company.
My leisure activities have changed throughout my life. When I was a little girl, I spend my free time reading. While I was a teenager, I belonged to a theater group, which made me live a wonderful experience. At the same time, and meanwhile I was a young adult, I used to exercise a lot, playing tennis, playing basketball, riding a bike or walking. In that way, I disconnected my thinking from work and studies. In the last years, I have been very sedentary; however, when I took my kids to their swimming classes, I decided to enroll myself and swim at the same time. In that way, the task was more enjoyable.
Now, when I have really free time, I love to spend my time alone, take it easy, listen to an instrumental music, and have a nap. Well, all depends on my mood and the real time I have; I can chose one among many activities, and really enjoy it. For instance, playing strategic games like chess or Otello with my kids is amazing. Other thing I enjoy so much is doing handcrafts, especially cards using different materials, and figures with foamy paper or wood. Also, I love to make, together with my kids, imitation jewelry like necklace, earrings, and bracelets. When I do handicrafts, I don’t realize how time pass. But, above all, the activities I like the most is drawing and painting. I guess when I retired I will spend my whole time drawing, and painting. I find them emotionally relaxing.
Militza
Once time I had a conversation with my university teacher, he asked me, What do you do between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am? I told him, I am sleeping that time, and then he told me, you shouldn't spent that free time sleeping you should uses it in something productive... He was very crazy.
ReplyDeleteIn my free time I often go out with my family to play in a park, do exercise or go to the movie or theater.
Last Sunday we came to the theater's university to see a play called Hadas y Duendes, a beautiful history, very emotionally. Sunday is the only day I have free time. I need a little R and R, my job is really getting to me.
Thanks God next Friday will start the vacations and the next Monday I will go to Tucacas with my wife and kids, five days of sun, water and arena, we need it.
Sometimes we only stay at home to watch a beautiful DVD movie and eat many delicious hot pop corn.
In conclusion, I spend my free time with my family. I love it.
Eric
Nice Eric....enjoy Tucacas!!
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