Lesson 198 | Leisure time🏐
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Search for IELTS Ryan on YouTube to get access to all lessons. Hi, welcome to Lesson 198. If you find these resources helpful, hit that like button and click the join link at my YouTube page to unlock non-stop repeat after me lessons. This week, we are looking at IELTS Speaking Part 3 questions on the topic of leisure time. I'll read the questions to you now.

How do people in your country usually spend their leisure time? Do you think people have more or less free time now compared to the past? What are the benefits of having hobbies and leisure activities? Do you think leisure activities should always be productive? Alright, first thing, let's listen to the sample so you can hear the model spoken naturally. Here it is. How do people in your country usually spend their leisure time?

In my country, people engage in a variety of leisure activities. Many enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, and team sports, especially on weekends. Others prefer socializing with friends and family. Digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, has also become increasingly popular. Do you think people have more or less free time now compared to the past?

I believe people generally have less free time today compared to previous generations. Modern life has become significantly more fast-paced. Moreover, technology, while offering convenience, has blurred the boundaries between work and personal life. What are the benefits of having hobbies and leisure activities? There are numerous mental and physical benefits.

Hobbies serve as a stress reliever, allowing people to unwind and disconnect from their daily responsibilities. Also, hobbies such as reading or playing a musical instrument can enhance creativity, while physical activities promote overall health. Having enjoyable pastimes contributes to a more balanced, fulfilling life. Do you think leisure activities should always be productive?

Not necessarily. While some leisure activities can be productive, such as learning a new skill, the primary purpose of free time should be relaxation and enjoyment. Constantly striving for productivity can lead to burnout. Activities like watching movies and listening to music can be just as valuable, as they allow the mind and body to recharge. Thank you. That is the end of the IELTS Speaking Exam.

Okay, now we will start this week's speech shadowing exercise. In this week's free sample exercise, you will repeat the response to the first question from the model. I'll read this section of the response again to you now, just to refresh your memory. So, the examiner asks, And the candidate responds,

In my country, people engage in a variety of leisure activities. Many enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, and team sports, especially on weekends. Others prefer socializing with friends and family. Digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, has also become increasingly popular.

Okay, let's go ahead and start this week's speech shadowing exercise. If this is your first time doing a speech shadowing exercise, remember you should be speaking aloud as you listen. So, you will first hear a portion of the sample, and then you will be given a pause within which to repeat what you have heard. And the point of the exercise is to try to adjust your pronunciation to sound as much like the model as possible.

Remember that at the IELTS Ryan YouTube members channel, just 25 US dollars per month gives you access to the full shadowing lessons. Find a link to join in the description of this video. Okay, here's this week's speech shadowing exercise. Enjoy. How do people in your country usually spend their leisure time? In my country, people engage in a variety of leisure activities. People engage in a variety of leisure activities.

in a variety of leisure activities. People engage in a variety of leisure activities. In my country, people engage in a variety of leisure activities.

In my country, people engage in a variety of leisure activities. Many enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, and team sports, especially on weekends, especially on weekends, especially on weekends, like hiking, cycling, and team sports, and team sports, and team sports, like hiking, cycling, and team sports, like hiking, cycling, and team sports.

Many enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, and team sports, especially on weekends.

Others prefer socializing with friends and family. Digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, has also become increasingly popular.

Increasingly popular. Increasingly popular. Has also become increasingly popular. Has also become increasingly popular. Digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, or scrolling through social media, social media, social media, or scrolling through social media, such as watching Netflix, such as

such as watching Netflix, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, digital entertainment, digital entertainment, digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media,

Digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, has also become increasingly popular. Digital entertainment, such as watching Netflix or scrolling through social media, has also become increasingly popular. Thank you for leaving a like or share on this episode. If you have found these exercises helpful and would like more training, search for IELTS Ryan on YouTube, where you can find over 100 lessons to learn from.

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