Hobbies and Free Time：練習題

Which of the following hobbies involves using a needle and thread to make or repair clothes?

While listening to a group discussion about leisure activities, a student hears the speaker use a falling intonation on the phrase "That sounds boring."

Based on the Effective Listening Skills (page 4), what is the student primarily doing when they pay attention to this?

When writing a blog post about a new hobby, which cohesive device would be most appropriate to introduce a contrasting point about the cost of the equipment?

A student is writing a blog post about their hobby of astronomy. According to the Drafting Stage guidelines (page 56), which of the following should be their primary focus?

When participating in a role play about a party (as described in the syllabus), which type of information are students expected to exchange during a social chat?

Under the theme Hobbies and Free Time, a guessing activity is used for woodworking tools. How do students provide information without naming the tool?

In a social chat activity about Hobbies and Free Time, a student says: "I spend most of my weekends building model airplanes." Identify one strategy or communicative goal this student is demonstrating based on the syllabus objectives for oral interaction.

During a discussion about Hobbies and Free Time, a group of students is asked to perform a ranking activity to decide which leisure activities are most beneficial for health. Explain one specific communication strategy and one cognitive goal this activity helps students achieve according to the syllabus guidelines.

In Hobbies and Free Time, some activities are creative while others are physical.
(a) Give \( 1 \) example of a creative hobby and \( 1 \) example of a physical hobby.
(b) State \( 2 \) reasons why having a balance of different types of hobbies is beneficial for a secondary student's well-being.

A group of J2 students were surveyed about how they spend their free time. The results are as follows: Reading (\( 30\% \)), Playing Sports (\( 40\% \)), Gaming (\( 20\% \)), and Other Hobbies (\( 10\% \)). (a) If there are \( 200 \) students in total, calculate the exact number of students who chose 'Playing Sports' and 'Gaming'. (b) Based on the data, identify the most popular and the least popular hobbies. (c) Suggest two reasons why 'Playing Sports' might be the most popular choice among junior secondary students and provide one benefit of having a hobby like 'Reading'.