Focus on Words

3. Words in use
a. Insert the words.
garden decorations, create models, taking up something, making models,
take up, take into consideration, afford, likely.
It depends on personality
A choleric 1 person could never take up a hobby like ..., as he or she would not
have the patience necessary. An unusual hobby is to make ... from stone and cement,
with glass patterns. They are easy to be made and they are not very expensive, as when
we ... a hobby, we must also. .. whether we can ... it. You can ... from glass, ceramics,
metal or any other material which may look good in your garden.
Family background is also important in.... For example, in a family where one of
the members is an artist or sportsperson, it is very ... that their children will have the
same hobbies or interests.
Actually, life is great and you can make a special interest out of the most
insignificant thing, with a little imagination, and it will help you have a positive
thinking, and you even might consider you a happy person.
b. Complete the dialogue.
Tigran: Are you coming to the photo club today?
Armen: ...
Tigran: Why did you decide to dive it up?
Armen: ...
Tigran: Don’t you think it’s dangerous?
Armen: ...
Read the text and do the exersise.
It is thought that leisure in a way defines the identities of young people. The
society undoubtedlty needs to think more creatively about how to support their
activities.
Some young people seem to have less and less leisure time: their days are taken up
completely with work and study. Others have too much leisure, in that they have
dropped out of school and the labour market. Some have retreated into the privacy of
their bedrooms to play games against machines and generally to develop an
individualised leisure experience. Others are all too visible - hanging around on the
street, enjoying collective leisure.
One thing is certain – there has been a decline in organised leisure and young
people are now deciding far more how they use this time. How young people’s selfdetermined
leisure can be supported. Solitary leisure playing computer games might be
fine for some, but for others it might reinforce their loneliness. Exploration, whether on
the internet or in physical space, may be risky without some guidance. These two
positions might be thought of in terms of “intended” and “obstructed” leisure.
There is an idea that needs more attention. It is to do with the design of public
space and requires the involvement of planning and architecture. instead of spiking
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