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Hobbies Make us Happy (Advanced Program) · Spotlight English: Advanced

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Spotlight Advanced. I'm Andrew Davis and.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Alice Irasari. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
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  Speaker 2: It is easier for people to understand no matter where
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  Speaker 2: in the world they live.
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  Speaker 1: Todd Hinson works with computers in the information technology field.
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  Speaker 1: He has done this for almost forty years. It is
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  Speaker 1: a stressful job. He manages many big projects. He often
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  Speaker 1: works late at night and on weekends. He must finish
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  Speaker 1: projects when they are due. When he finishes work, he
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  Speaker 1: needs to rest. His favorite way to have fun is
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  Speaker 1: to play tennis. He is a good tennis player. He
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  Speaker 1: enjoys competing against other players. He also joins tennis groups
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  Speaker 1: to work on certain skills. He practices to improve his weaknesses.
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  Speaker 1: Hinson escapes the pressures of his job through tennis. Tennis
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  Speaker 1: makes him happy. Tennis is his hobby.
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  Speaker 2: Today's Spotlight is about hobbies. Hobbies are fun activities that
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  Speaker 2: people pursue outside of their main work. Hobbies are meant
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  Speaker 2: for enjoyment and inspiration. Sometimes people pick a hobby in
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  Speaker 2: an area that already interests them. They might enjoy finding things,
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  Speaker 2: so they start collecting unique postage stamps. Stamps are small
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  Speaker 2: labels that prove postage was paid to cover the cost
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  Speaker 2: of sending the letter or package. One woman may like
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  Speaker 2: working with her hands. She starts carving wooden statues or
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  Speaker 2: making clothing with woolen yarn.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes people try something completely new. A friend might encourage
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  Speaker 1: him to join a cooking class, or he might want
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  Speaker 1: to learn how to brew beer. Others learn how to
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  Speaker 1: play a new sport like golf. Some go to writing classes.
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  Speaker 1: Some people take lessons to learn how to play music.
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  Speaker 2: Hobbyists often make friends with others in clubs or classes.
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  Speaker 2: These friends share the same passion. Often these new friendships
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  Speaker 2: last a long time because of the bond their hobby created.
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  Speaker 2: A man named Mark joined a photography club. He had
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  Speaker 2: taken pictures with his camera for years, but he always
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  Speaker 2: worked alone. He wanted to learn more. He was very
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  Speaker 2: nervous on the first day of the photography club. He
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  Speaker 2: was scared to walk into the room. He did not
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  Speaker 2: think he would be as good as the other photographers
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  Speaker 2: in the club. But by the end of the night
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  Speaker 2: he made a few new friends. He even planned to
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  Speaker 2: take pictures that weekend with one of his new friends.
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  Speaker 2: The hobby blog I'm Coming says.
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  Speaker 3: Hobbies are better when shared. Research shows that seventy five
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  Speaker 3: percent of hobbyists make at least one new friend through
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  Speaker 3: their activities. Why because shared passions give a natural foundation
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  Speaker 3: for building connections. When you are doing something you love,
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  Speaker 3: speech comes easy, relationships grow naturally.
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  Speaker 1: Hobbies can improve physical health. A man named James struggled
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  Speaker 1: with back pain for years. He tried different medical treatments
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  Speaker 1: without improvement. He felt helpless. He gave up hope, but
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  Speaker 1: then he tried a new hobby called yoga. Yoga combines stretching, breathing,
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  Speaker 1: technical and different body positions to improve a person's overall
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  Speaker 1: well being. James started slowly with yoga. He did not
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  Speaker 1: believe it would help, but he kept doing it. He
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  Speaker 1: learned different breathing techniques that allowed him to manage his pain.
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  Speaker 1: Instead of resisting his discomfort, he learned to focus his
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  Speaker 1: mind on managing it. He became mentally strong. He began
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  Speaker 1: seeing his physical pain as just another part of his
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  Speaker 1: life that he could deal with. His back pain was
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  Speaker 1: no longer an overwhelming obstacle. James grew stronger at every
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  Speaker 1: yoga session. Yoga reduced his stress. It made him feel
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  Speaker 1: like he was in control. Of his body for the
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  Speaker 1: first time in years. His mobility and enthusiasm increased. He
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  Speaker 1: returned to his favorite activities he had given up because
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  Speaker 1: of his pain.
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  Speaker 2: Hobbies also improve mental health. Hobbies such as learn a
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  Speaker 2: new language, playing chess games, or finishing word puzzles involve
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  Speaker 2: problem solving. Hobbyists must learn new skills to succeed. These
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  Speaker 2: hobbies sharpen and strengthen brains. This is especially important for
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  Speaker 2: older people. Sometimes mental abilities decline. If an older person
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  Speaker 2: exercises their brain, their memory and attention may improve. Doctor
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  Speaker 2: Lee Jong studied the brains of older adults.
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  Speaker 4: She said, we encourage older adults to play a musical
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  Speaker 4: instrument or to learn a new language. We want them
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  Speaker 4: to exercise regularly. They need to pursue other hobbies that
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  Speaker 4: can strengthen mental abilities and slow age related decline.
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  Speaker 1: Grandma Moses lived and worked on a farm for most
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  Speaker 1: of her life. When she was old, she moved in
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  Speaker 1: with her daughter. She started to paint pictures. She managed
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  Speaker 1: to sell a few paintings at a local store for
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  Speaker 1: a little money. Then an art collector saw them and
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  Speaker 1: loved Moses's simple, yet unique style. Moses used bold colors
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  Speaker 1: to show American farm life. The paintings reminded the collector
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  Speaker 1: of simpler times long ago. He bought all of them
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  Speaker 1: and went to her house and bought ten more paintings.
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  Speaker 1: Moses' paintings were then shown in museums and galleries. By
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  Speaker 1: the time she died, each of Moses's paintings cost eight
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  Speaker 1: to ten thousand dollars.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes a person has no choice but to start a
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  Speaker 2: new hobby. Emily Kim is from South Korea. When she
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  Speaker 2: moved to America, she could not find any businesses that
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  Speaker 2: served Korean food in her town. She started making Korean
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  Speaker 2: food and giving it to Korean friends. They loved it.
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  Speaker 2: Her cooking became very popular. She began publishing Korean food
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  Speaker 2: cooking videos on YouTube. She now has over five million
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  Speaker 2: subscribers on YouTube. She also wrote and published a cookbook
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  Speaker 2: with her Korean recipes.
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  Speaker 1: One of the best hobbies that anyone can do is
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  Speaker 1: help others. A person can use his passion and skills
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  Speaker 1: with a particular hobby as a way of helping someone else.
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  Speaker 1: Someone who loves gardening can help with community gardening projects
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  Speaker 1: in local areas. A cook can help in kitchens that
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  Speaker 1: support homeless people. A teacher can help tutor students who
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  Speaker 1: need extra help.
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  Speaker 2: Hobbies provide rest and inspiration. Hobbies give opportunities to help others.
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  Speaker 2: They create friendships. On the worst days, hobbies offer something
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  Speaker 2: to look forward to On the best days, they change
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  Speaker 2: their lives.
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  Speaker 1: doing it? Have you heard of any of the hobbies
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  Speaker 2: The writer of this program was Peter Anderson. The producer
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  Speaker 2: was mitchey Osaki. The voices you heard were from the
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  Speaker 2: Hobbies Make Us Happy.
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