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Topic: activities and doing sports

1) Types of activities
Bake cakes – to cook some sweets
Baking – to cook food by dry heat/ usually in an oven
Collect figures / stamps – to gather some kind of unusual things
Hang out with somebody – to to spend good time with someone
Sewing – to repair using a needle and stitches
Make clothes – to create different kind of clothes
Blogging – add new funny / educational content daily
Personal-development - to focus on your own interests
Handicraft – activity involving of making decorative things
Making money – to get money using your brain

2) do/ play or go
Do + individual sports (not +ing) - do yoga/ karate …
Play + team sports – play football / basketball
Go + activities with (+ing) - go skiing/climbing

3) Describing sports
Most + adjectives
Example: most challenging sport is …
Most fun activity is …
Most difficult part of sport is …
Enjoyable – fun enough to engoy
Excting – cool/ giving pleasure
Frightening – can be scary
Frustrating – very disappointing / upset
Relaxing – calming
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Risky – very dangerous
Thrilling – very exciting
Violent – involving physical force to hurt
Annoying – making you aggressive/ or unpleasant
Home-based activity - we can do at home
Outdoor activities – we do outside
Computer-based activity – we do on computer
Indoor activities – we do inside the buildings

4) Phrasal verbs and idioms

Catch up - Go faster so that you reach the person in front of you.
Cheer on - Encourage (someone) with shouts or cheers.
Cool down - Finish with gentle exercises to prevent injury.
Keep up with - Maintain the same pace as someone else.
Loosen up - Do gentle exercises to prepare for intensive activity.
Take up - Start an activity.
Wear out - Become tired or exhausted.
Work off – to get rid of something e.g. weight or extra calories.
Bulk up – to build muscles
Pass out – to lose consciousness

Call the shots - to be in charge

“I’m stepping and calling the shots from now on. Everyone get back to work
immediately.”
Dropp the ball – to miss the opportunity
“I can’t believe I dropped the ball. I completely forget about Jessica’s
birthday.”
Hit your target – to achieve something
“If we work hard, we can still hit our target and sell more than last month.”
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Take sides – to join a side or group when in an argument against the other
group
“You and Tom really need to sort out your issues. I don’t want to take sides
with either of you any more.”
Blind sided – not to see something coming
“I was completely blind-sided. I never thought she would do that.”