Do you have any favorite pastime? This video contains the lesson “Have you any favorite pastime?”. Have you any favorite pastime? is the lesson on unit 2, lesson 1 of SSC Class 9 10 English First Paper.
Do you have any favorite pastime ?
Learning outcomes
After we have studied the unit, we will be able to
narrate incidents and events in a logical sequence.
participate in conversations, discussions, and debates.
read maps, charts, graphs, etc.
Look at the pictures. What are the people doing here? When do people do these kinds of work?
B. Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
Tiya : Anusha, what happens? You’ve sports trousers, T-shirts, sports
shoes, and a carry bag! Where are you coming from? And you look tired!
Anusha: Not exactly, Tiya. I’m great because I’m just from the gym.
Tiya: Do you go to the gym regularly?
Anusha: Yes, I do. I go twice a week. It’s one of my favorite pastimes.
Tiya: Really! Going to the gym is your favorite pastime! You make me
laugh!
Anusha: Why not? I like sports because I like to be fit. I’m not a
lazy person like you!
Tiya: What do you do there?
Anusha: I do yoga.
Tiya: Don’t you have any other pastimes?
Anusha: Hmm… yes, I have. I like playing chess, painting, and reading
books when I’m free. I also like photography but I’m yet to learn it. What do you do for pastime?
Tiya: I like watching TV, listening to music, reading books and
magazines, and playing games on the computer. I do like
gardening. But we don’t have sufficient space. So I do pot planting. By the way, I don’t know much about yoga. Would you please tell me about it?
Anusha: Sure! I’ll give an article on it. It will help you know about it. Okay?
Questions
- Why does Anusha like going to the gym?
- what are her pastimes?
- Make a list of Tiya’s pastimes.
- How will Tiya learn about yoga?
Read the following texts. Then check (√) the statements below:
Yoga: Tap into the many health benefits
Suppose your kids are demanding the latest video game, your boss wants that report done today by five, and your partner wants to know what’s for dinner tonight. Stress and anxiety are everywhere. In this situation, to keep fit as well as to give them the best you need to do something. And here comes yoga to help you.
Understanding yoga
Yoga is a kind of posture and breathing exercises. It brings together physical and mental disciplines to achieve peace of body and mind, helping you relax and manage stress and anxiety. Traditional yoga puts emphasis on behavior, diet, and meditation. But if you’re just looking for better stress management –and not an entire lifestyle change, yoga can still help. Yoga trainers gradually choose easier to complex activities for participation. However, all practitioners do not necessarily need the same kinds of practice.
The health benefits of yoga
The potential health benefits of yoga are numerous and may include.
Stress reduction. With its quiet, precise movement, yoga draws your focus away from your busy, chaotic day and towards calm as you move your body through poses that require balance and concentration.
Increased fitness. As you learn and refine new poses, you may enjoy improved balance, flexibility, range of motion, and strength. This means you’re less likely to injure yourself in other physical endeavors or in your daily activities.
Management of chronic health conditions. Yoga might help with a variety of health conditions, such as cancer, depression, pain, anxiety and insomnia, fatigue, and mood. Yoga can also help reduce heart rate and blood pressure.
Weight loss. If you’re overweight or have an eating disorder, yoga may help you make the healthy lifestyle changes necessary to change control of your eating and drop those extra pounds.
While you should not expect yoga to cure you are offer you relief 100 percent, it can help some health conditions when combined with standard treatment. And if you already enjoy good health, yoga can be an enjoyable supplement to your regular fitness routine.
- Work in pairs. Talk about these questions. Give your own opinions.
- How does exercise work on our memory?
- What other benefits can you think of from exercise?
- What is the most important benefit of exercise to you and why?
- Complete the sentences.
- Yoga is a practice of [dash]
- Traditional Yoga works through [dash]
- Yoga is very effective in managing [dash]
- Through the poses of balance and concentration Yoga [dash]
- [dash] results in increased fitness.
- Yoga can reduce or work for [dash]
- Yoga can control [dash]
- Yoga cannot cure 100 percent, but [dash]
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