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17- Some people believe that people’s choice of leisure activities is to a 
great extent affected by fashions, while others believe that people still 
choose their favorite leisure activities regardless of fashions.
With which opinion do you agree? Use specific reasons to support your 
opinion.
By comparison with even the recent past, the choice of leisure activities on offer 
today is vast, but while it may seem reasonable to argue that some of these 
activities reflect the trends and fads of the day, I believe the majority still choose 
to take up their hobbies out of interest.
While some may fall victim to fashion in the modern world, many people of all 
ages and backgrounds take up hobbies for social reasons. Traditional hobbies 
range from participation in active sports like tennis to old favorites such as chess 
and stamp collecting, and these continue to be popular. There are still people
who collect shells as a hobby and they eagerly pursue their hobbies irrespective 
of the fashions that catch on and fall out day in day out. 
Where sports is concerned, most people know what they like and participate out 
of love of the game, rather than because it is currently fashionable. People have 
been interested in a particular sport during their whole life and changes in 
fashion have rarely affected their interests. It is worth mentioning that children’s 
games such as hide and seek and tag are still widely appreciated by most 
children all around the world regardless of the new games that are being 
introduced on a daily basis. 
However, for some people as new hobbies and activities are introduced, other 
hobbies are history. For example, sports such as rollerblading lose their 
fascination after a few months. Current trends are always overshadowed by the 
new ones being promoted through massive advertisement. Electronic games go 
out of date almost as soon as you have bought them and this is so because 
manufacturers promote the fact that only the latest version is worth having, and 
so ensure continued sales. 
Therefore, I feel that while fashions have an influence, particularly among the 
young, the majority of people enjoy their hobbies for their own sake.
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Essay Practice 
Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully. Others choose not 
to make any plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of planning free-time 
activities with the benefits of not making plans. Which do you prefer-planning or not 
planning for your leisure time? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your 
choice. 

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