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Answer — Exercise 4

7.2 - Switching off·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

Question

  1. Listen to three people talking about how they spend their free time and answer the questions.
  2. Listen again. Then write questions for these answers.
  3. Discuss with other students.

Answer

a)

  • Speaker 1 goes hiking. Doesn't see another person. Focuses on the walk and doesn't think about anything else.
  • Speaker 2 plays the piano. Finds it relaxing 'goes with the flow'.
  • Speaker 3 does team sports. Problems 'melt away'. Running around in the open air, getting sweaty, is a 'remnant of childhood' when you had nothing to worry about.

b)

  1. Where does he go hiking? / Where are the hiking trails?
  2. What did he see on a trail (about a year ago)?
  3. What instrument does she play to unwind?
  4. What do her friends say her music / stuff' sounds like?
  5. What does he do to relax?
  6. Who does he play with / meet up with?

c)

  1. 'A hard slog' means a difficult, long task
  2. 'Go with the flow' means proceed with no fixed plan. Liquids flow, eg, rivers.
  3. 'A remnant of childhood' means a memory remaining from your childhood.
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