11 English For Hobbies
Learn the English you need for more fluent conversations with this episode of Live Life in English!
One of the best ways to engage with someone in conversation is to talk about hobbies and interests. This is a nice, informal and neutral topic that can get people talking.
In this episode, Caroline and I chat about our hobbies and passions and you’ll learn phrasal verbs and expressions for this topic.
- What hobbies are you into?
- Have you ever taken up a musical instrument or unusual hobby?
- What book or TV series are you really getting into at the moment?
- Is there some kind of hobby or activity you have always wanted to try out?
Read below for this episode’s vocabulary.
PODCAST VOCABULARY LIST
Listen to the podcast conversation more than once and try to hear the key phrasal verbs, idioms and slang that we use.
The conversation starts at 7.18 minutes.
Do you know what the key phrasal verbs mean? Can you guess?
- to try out
- to go off
- to get into
- to take up
- to get around to
- to put off
- to join in
Other vocabulary:
- to be into something
- I’m not into ….(sport / pop music etc)
- It’s not my thing
- I’m a big sports fan
- I’m not big on …
- to give something a shot
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