DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES
To develop an interest in
To take up a hobby
To be mad about
To be fascinated by
To be a fan of
To be into
To be a keen (collector / gardener)
 Rapport
 Group / pair work
 Role play
To be stuck in a rut
A nine-to-five job
To suffer from stress
To be overworked
To juggle demands
Family commitments
To find a compromise
 To lack motivation / focus
 To be motivated / focused
To be hooked on
To do something in your spare time
To be time consuming
To do something purely for pleasure
To make money out of an interest
To be rewarding
To dabble in lots of things
 Individual feedback  Social opportunities
 Cultural awareness
 Intensive / crash course
To get the balance right To pursue interests
Flexible working outside of work
To work flexitime Motivated workforce
To take unpaid leave Increased productivity
To job share Reduced absenteeism
To take a career break
To spend quality time
 Increased job opportunities
 To open up opportunities
 To give you the edge
 To be a compulsory subject
 To narrow down one’s options
 To weigh up one’s options
 To go into (a profession)
 To have long-term goals
 To have the relevant skills
 To arrange a work placement
 To gain work experience
 Entrance requirements (for a course)
 To make progress in / with
 To have a good grasp of
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 To make conversation
 To get by in a language
 To make yourself understood
 To be bilingual / multilingual
 Native / Non-native speaker
 To master another language
 Communication breakdown
 To overcome communication barriers
 To get an insight into another culture
 To broaden cultural understanding
 Cross-cultural communication
- Cultural sensitivity
- To increase job opportunities
- To improve your career prospects
- To have / give you a competitive edge
- To conduct business
- Personal gratification
- To expand your mind
- To broaden your horizons
- To form friendships
- To enrich your knowledge

o We've had some hard times, but we've come through. (managed to get to the end of a
difficult or dangerous situation)
o How long can they last out manage to stay alive without food?
o Since his cancer was diagnosed, he feels as if he's living on borrowed time.
(continue living after a point at which you might easily have died)
o She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave. for all of a person's life

o She was hooked on cocaine INFORMAL unable to stop taking a drug

o I was hooked after two episodes. INFORMAL enjoying something so much that you are
unable to stop having, watching, doing, etc.