Conversation Lesson 28
 
 
 
 
Lesson 28 - Pastimes

Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language.
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Pastimes

Roger: What do you do in your spare time?

Barry: Oh, nothing special. I read… watch TV… go to the movies.

Roger: Don’t you have any hobbies, like stamp collecting or things like that?

Barry: No, I don’t have any hobbies. How about you?

Roger: I have just one—photography. It’s expensive, but it’s a lot of fun.
Conversation Notes
  • spare time
  • Meaning is leisure; extra time; free time.
  • nothing special
  • Meaning is no particular thing. I read. . . watch TV ... go to the movies. Notice the rising intonation on the first two elements of the series.
  • stamp collecting
  • A compound noun. Therefore the principal stress falls on the first word.
  • How about you
  • Meaning is do you have any hobbies? This question How about you? has the effect of directing the original question back to the other speaker.
  • just
  • Meaning is only.
Source: U.S. State Department
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