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WEHADAGREATTIMEPASTSIMPLEWHATDOYOUDOINYOURFREETIME?ChineseCheckersDogardeningPlaysportsGotothemovies•MostpopularleisureactivitiesamongadultsintheUnitedStatesasofSeptember2013Retirees[rɪ,taɪə'ri]spendoverhalfoftheirleisuretimewatchingTVYoungerpeopletypicallyspendlesstimereading,averagingaboutathirdofanhourdaily.Seniorsages75andolderspendnearlythreequartersofanhoureachdayrelaxingandthinking.Whatdoyouliketodomostinyoursparetimeandhowmuchtimedoyouusuallyspendonit?•7WaysSuccessfulPeopleSpendTheirFreeTime•Whenyougethomefromwork,whatdoyoudo?Hereareseventhingssuccessfulpeopledowiththeirfreetime.1.TheyExercise.Physicalexerciseisimportantforbothphysicalandmentalhealth.Takingahalfhourafterworkoronaweekendcangiveyouareleaseafteradayofstress.You’llalsobuildmuscleandburncalories.2.TheyRead.Readingisalifelongskill,andbookshelpgiveyouagreaterunderstandingoftheworldaroundyou.3.TheyTakeClasses.Educationshouldn'tstopatcollege,andshouldn'tberestrictedtoinstitutions.IfyouhaveafreehourandanInternetconnection,youcanstartlearninganewskill.4.TheyVolunteer.Volunteering,nomatterwhereorhowyoudoit,isbeneficialforyouandyourcommunity.5.TheyNetwork.Manynetworkingeventsexistoutsidetherealmofcorporatehours.Theyincludeweekendbreakfasts,cocktailhours,andafter-hoursgatheringsforconversationandusuallyfoodanddrinks.Thewideryournetworkofcontactsis,themoreopportunitiesyou'llhavedowntheroad.6.TheyHaveHobbies.Findingandpursuingahobbyhelpsyourelievestressandbuildskills.7.TheySpendTimeWithFriendsandFamily.Yourjobisn'teverything.Ifyouwanttobesuccessfulinlife,youhavetoprioritizeyourpersonalrelationships--yourbondwithyourfriendsandfamilymembers.CONVERSATIONDIDYOUDOANYTHINGSPECIAL?•WhatdidMegdoonSaturday?•WhatdidRickdo?UsefulExpressions:Ihadagreattime.Thatsoundslikefun.Howaboutyou?Didyougoanywhere?Iforgotallaboutthat.Ididn’tknowyouhavejob.GRAMMARFOCUS•A:你周六就在家呆着吗？•B:没有，我给我朋友打电话，然后我们开车去咖啡厅吃了个午饭。•A:你上次生日是怎么过的？•B:我开了个生日聚会，大家都玩得很开心。但是邻居们不喜欢这些噪音。•A:你昨晚做什么了？•B：我去看JimCarrey的新电影了。我老喜欢它了。•A:你周末做了啥特别的事儿没？•B:是的。我去逛街了。不幸的是，我花光了所有的钱。我现在可破产了！•A:你周五晚上出去玩儿了吗？•B:没有。我把朋友们叫过来（inviteover），给他们做了一顿晚餐。CHORESANDACTIVITIESthebedavacationagoodtimeatripshoppingalotoffunthedishesdancingthelaundrysomephotocopiesbowlingapartymyhomeworkadayoffaphonecalldogohavemaketakemyhomeworkthedishesthelaundrybowlingshoppingdancingapartyagoodtimealotoffunaphonecallthebedsomephotocopiesadayoffavacationatripDISCUSSION--ANYQUESTIONS?•Iwent….on**night.•Wheredidyougo?•to……•Whodidyougowith?•Iwentwith…•Whattimedidyougo?•Wewentaround….•Howdidyoulikeit?•…Agoodlistenershowsinterestinaconversationbyaskingfollow-upquestions.LISTENINGWHATDIDYOUDOLASTNIGHT?•Usefulexpressions:•Really?Howwasit?•Well,thatdoesn’tsoundlikemuchfun.•Hmm,itsoundslikeyouhadamuchbettertimethanIdid.•Iguessyouareright.CONVERSATIONHOWWASYOURVACATION?•DidDonenjoyhisvacation?•Wheredidhego?•Howlongwashethere?•WhodidDongowith?•Howwastheweather?•Howwerethewaves?•UsefulExpressions:•Howwasyourvacation?•Luckyyou.•Howlongwereyouthere?•Fantastic!•Notreally.•mostofthetime•So,whatwasthebestthingaboutthetrip?•Butthat’snotall.DISCUSSIONONVACATIONmangosteen['mæŋgə,stin]Wheredidyouspendyourlastvacation?Howlongwereyouaway?Whowereyouwith?Whatdidyoudothere?Howwastheweather?thefood?Doyouwanttogothereagain?