CLASSROOM Grammar Elite
for Junior Secondary Students
Words by Theme

Theme: Teenage life—leisure and hobbies (p.108)

1. 
   Soothing (adj.): making you feel calm
   
   
   e.g.
   People are listening to relaxing music when doing yoga (瑜伽). They think that it has a soothing (使人平靜的) effect (作用).


2. 
   Duet (n.): a piece of music for two players or singers
   
   
   e.g.
   Some music lovers think that a duet (二重奏) is more interesting than a solo (獨奏) because a duet requires (要求) cooperation (合作) and teamwork.


3. 
   Occupied (adj.): busy or interested
   
   
   e.g.
   The boys always keep themselves occupied (忙於) at weekends. Sometimes, they go geocaching (使用全球定位系統搜尋獎品的一種活動). At other times, they make slime (俗稱「鬼口水」的半固體的玩具).


4. 
   Passion (n.): an extreme interest in or wish for doing something
   
   
   e.g.
   The school-leaver (中學畢業生) chose to pursue (追求) his passion (熱愛) for painting even though it is difficult to make a living (謀生) as a painter in Hong Kong.


5. 
   Piano keys (n. phr.): any of the wooden or metal parts that you press to play a musical instrument
   
   
   e.g.
   The young pianist (鋼琴家) was so in love with the piano that he enjoyed the pleasant (令人愉快的) sound every time he touched the piano keys (鋼琴鍵).