DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES

To develop an interest in

To be hooked on

To take up a hobby

To do something in your spare time

To be mad about

To be time consuming

To be fascinated by

To do something purely for pleasure

To be a fan of

To make money out of an interest

To be into

To be rewarding

To be a keen (collector / gardener)

To dabble in lots of things

Rapport
Group / pair work
Role play

Individual feedback
Cultural awareness
Intensive / crash course

Social opportunities

To be stuck in a rut

To get the balance right

To pursue interests

A nine-to-five job

Flexible working

outside of work

To suffer from stress

To work flexitime

Motivated workforce

To be overworked

To take unpaid leave

Increased productivity

To juggle demands

To job share

Reduced absenteeism

Family commitments

To take a career break

To find a compromise

To spend quality time

Increased job opportunities

To open up opportunities

To give you the edge

To be a compulsory subject

To narrow down ones options

To weigh up ones options

To go into (a profession)

To have long-term goals

To have the relevant skills

To arrange a work placement

To gain work experience

Entrance requirements (for a course)

To lack motivation / focus

To make progress in / with

To be motivated / focused

To have a good grasp of

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To make conversation

To get by in a language

To make yourself understood

To be bilingual / multilingual

Native / Non-native speaker

To master another language

Communication breakdown

To overcome communication barriers

To get an insight into another culture

To broaden cultural understanding

Cross-cultural communication
- Cultural sensitivity
- To increase job opportunities
- To improve your career prospects
- To have / give you a competitive edge
- To conduct business
- Personal gratification
- To expand your mind
- To broaden your horizons
- To form friendships
- To enrich your knowledge

o We've had some hard times, but we've come through. (managed to get to the end of a
difficult or dangerous situation)

o How long can they last out manage to stay alive without food?
o Since his cancer was diagnosed, he feels as if he's living on borrowed time.
(continue living after a point at which you might easily have died)

o She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave. for all of a person's life
o She was hooked on cocaine INFORMAL unable to stop taking a drug
o I was hooked after two episodes. INFORMAL enjoying something so much that you are
unable to stop having, watching, doing, etc.