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Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you talk about your personal interests? Listen out for useful language for talking about personal interests. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Emir: Hi, Paul. I made you a cup of tea. Just how you like it, milk and two sugars.
Paul: Oh, thanks, Emir.
Emir: You're welcome. So what do you do when you're not working?
Paul: Oh, umm, not much. I'm always really tired in the evenings and at weekends.
Emir: Haven't you got any hobbies?
Paul: Well, I've recently started doing meditation.
Emir: I didn't know you did meditation. I do too!
Paul: Oh, right. So, um, how often do you practise?
Emir: Most mornings usually, but if it's really busy, then sometimes it's hard to find time.
Paul: Yeah, I know what you mean. I normally meditate once or twice a week. I never have enough time to do it more than that.
Emir: What are you doing now?
Paul: Nothing much, just drinking my tea …
Ana: Hello again! Now that's something you don't see in the office every day! So, did you notice the useful phrases used for talking about your personal interests? Listen to me and then repeat.
What do you do when you're not working?
I didn't know you did meditation.
I do too!
How often do you practise?
Most mornings, usually.
Sometimes it's hard to find time.
I normally meditate once or twice a week.
I never have enough time.
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you talk about your personal interests in English. Bye for now!
I usually go shopping, hanging out with my friends and play football, but sometimes it's hard to find time to play football because i should study for my exam at Uni.
When I'm not working, I usually go shopping, playing with my cat, doing yoga and meditation. As well as I learning English for my future work.
I normally watch random videos on YouTube when I'm not working. But I study English twice or three times a week to improve my English.
Usually i spending my time in somethings usefully like go workout and learning new thing and see my friends or family, But there's it things fixed like go the gym and learning British English and gaming or wasted my time in social media.
When I´m not working, I spend time with my family and study English to improve my skills, finally I usually exercise every morning.
When I am not working I take care of my family, my father is very sick and I like to go out to see new places with my son and my dog
I like spending time with my family. I also make sports .
I go shopping . I watch films.
Good morning everyone! I don't know where on the page I can download and watch the video?
thanks for your help.
Hello mariam74,
I'm afraid our videos are not available for download. Sorry!
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Best wishes,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team