Why Hobbies Are Important for Divorced People

When it comes to people who are experiencing a divorce, hobbies can help. Hobbies allow the individual in question to focus on something other than the situation at hand and the feelings that he or she may be experiencing. Furthermore, most hobbies encourage socialization, which is a key for divorced men and women to successfully overcoming their current issues often associated with the dissolution of a marriage. Finally, hobbies are a chance to begin or continue a specific passion that may have been abandoned or discontinued due to issues regarding the marriage.
Purpose of Hobbies
Everyone can use hobbies as a way to focus their energies to other factors outside of the marriage. Many individuals are encouraged to continue a specific hobby or passion even during the duration of the marriage. When divorce enters into the picture, this encouragement to continue the hobby in question is still present, as the hobby can work to help the healing process. Many studies have shown that individuals with hobbies or activities actually complete the healing process much better than those individuals who do not engage in hobbies. Finally, adopting a hobby allows the individual to learn a new technique, as the continuation of learning is incredibly important.
Options for Hobbies
Hobbies come in all shapes, sizes, and forms. Whether you choose a more traditional hobby like gardening or painting or a more untraditional hobby like tending for farm animals, the options are endless. There are many social groups and even classes available regarding a host of hobbies, so see if one of these fantastic options is available in your location. Enrolling in a class or participating in a workshop that deals with a specific hobby is a great way to learn the basics of the activity. Furthermore, most workshops or classes allow an individual to meet other individuals who are currently participating in or are looking into adopting the specific hobby. 
Hobbies and Support Groups
For hundreds of years, hobbies and support groups have gone hand in hand. Take for example the quilting bee. This event was a circle of women who shared in one common goal—the completion of a quilt. However, during the sewing and quilting process, the women in the bee chatted and discussed their personal lives and life in general. Serving as a type of informal group therapy, the quilting bee is making a comeback. Today’s quilting bees do not have to necessarily involve quilting, as groups centered around popular activities like card making or scrap booking are often the hobbies of focus. Investment clubs are also a big hit for both men and women.  Consider establishing a special group geared towards divorced individuals who all share a hobby of choice. This is a great way to allow people to socialize and expand their passion for the hobby in question.

Answer these questions.
1. Does the majority of hobbies help meeting new people?
2. Do you ever reinvent a favourite activity, once you have left it behind?
3. Does a hobby have a connection to recovery from divorce?
4. Do workshops exclude social contact?
5. Is attending a class a good way to learn the basics of a particular activity?
6. Can group activities be percieved as a psychological therapy?

KEY
Yes –  1, 3, 5, 6 No – 2, 4,

MISTAKE DETECTION

Find the mistakes and reform correct sentences.

1. Were you frightened of the wolfs?
2. The ladys walked quickly out of the room.
3. The room was full of shelfs.
4. There were a lot of persons at the annual conference.
5. They packed everything into boxs.
6. Could I have tin of peas, please?
7. A lot of people wear the fur now.
8. The machine´s made of a silver.
9. It was the terrible experience.
10. She´s a sculptor – she works with the stone.

KEY
1. Were you frightened of the wolves?
2. The ladies walked quickly out of the room.
3. The room was full of shelves.
4. There were a lot of people at the annual conference.
5. They packed everything into boxes.
6. Could I have a tin of peas, please?
7. A lot of people wear fur now.
8. The machine´s made of silver.
9. It was a terrible experience.
10. She´s a sculptor – she works with stone.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS alebo slová, ktoré si často mýlime

PRACTICAL EXAGGERATION, or How to make things bigger

There are some words which can be used to 'intensify' many adjectives – 'very' 'really' 'totally' 'absolutely' 'completely' 'utterly' 'entirely'.
o It's very tall.
o We're really happy.
o She's totally exhausted.
o I'm absolutely horrified.
o He's completely hopeless.
o You look utterly miserable.
o I'm entirely satisfied.
Certain adjectives have their own 'special' intensifiers which are often used with them. Here are some common ones:
blind drunk
o He was blind drunk and behaved really badly.
bone dry
o I must have a drink. I'm bone dry.
brand new
o I've just bought a brand new car.
crystal clear
o The sea near Rhodes is crystal clear.
dead easy
o That exam was dead easy. I've certainly passed.
 
o He's won three lottery prizes this year. He's dead lucky.
dead right
o I agree entirely. You are dead right.
dirt cheap
o I bought my car for a dirt cheap price from an old lady who had hardly driven it.
fast asleep / sound asleep
o I was in bed and fast asleep by nine.
o I was sound asleep and I didn't hear anything.
paper thin
o These office walls are paper thin. You can hear everything said in the next office.
pitch black
o There's no moon. It's pitch black out there.
razor sharp
o Be careful with that knife- it's razor sharp.
rock hard
o It's impossible to dig this soil – it's rock hard.
stark naked
o The hotel door slammed behind me and I was left standing stark naked in the middle of the corridor.
stone deaf
o He can't hear a thing. He's stone deaf.
wide awake
o I was wide awake by six.
wide open
o Who left the door wide open?