A few phrases to keep up the conversation about your hobby. What do you do in your free time? Why do you like to play tennis?

Phrases

1. I used to play tennis.
2. It was my favourite sport.
3. But now I can’t run because of my back problems.
4. I have a hernia in my spine.
5. I think that tennis is the most beautiful game in the world.
6. It is not enough to be better physically prepared in that game, here the winner is whoever figures out the weaknesses of their opponent and be able to use them tactically.
7. It’s more about psychology, where a small, but clever player can win against a big and physically perfect opponent.
8. I like listening to classical music.
9. I enjoy reading books or drawing sketches for my English blog.
10. When I have free time with my family, I watch movies.
11. I love the films of famous Directors such as Takeshi Kitano, Luke Besson, Terry Gilliam, Alfred Hitchcock and many others.
12. All my free time has been spent on learning English lately.
13. It has turned out to be a very interesting activity, because there are now a lot of resources on the Internet where you can learn the language.
14. While I was learning English I found new friends and learned more about the culture of their countries.

Vocabulary

• hernia - a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it (often involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall
• spine - a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone

Sources of information was used for preparing this article:

1. English Hilfen