The key answer of exercise 8

a)

Possible 'meaningful' activities

• fitness-related → sports, gym, exercise class, etc.
• talking to friends
• reading
• volunteering
• performance-related → acting, singing, dancing, etc.

Possible 'meaningless' activities

• watching TV / DVDs / films
• playing computer games
• listening to music
• texting
• social networking
• shopping

c)

• Paragraph 1 → introduces the topic and gives the writer's point of view
• Paragraph 2 → develops one side of the argument, giving examples of meaningless activities
• Paragraph 3 → develops the other side of the argument, giving examples of meaningful activities
• Paragraph 4 → gives a conclusion or summary and repeats the writer's point of view

d)

• It seems to me that ...
• I agree that ...
• I feel that ...