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Lesson 64 / Hobbies & choices
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Sign up for activities, opt in, and realize missed opportunities.
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Fill out this form to join the art club.
Fill out this form to join the art club.
I filled the registration form out with my teacher’s help.
I filled the registration form out with my teacher’s help.
Close to the meaning of “fill in” in the previous lesson; “fill out” is often used in American English for filling out a form.
I opted out of the noisy game and chose a quiet activity.
I opted out of the noisy game and chose a quiet activity.
You can opt out if this activity is not for you.
You can opt out if this activity is not for you.
Emphasize the active choice not to participate; different from accidentally missing in “miss out”.
Cambridge Dictionary · opt out
I arrived too late and missed out on the craft workshop.
I arrived too late and missed out on the craft workshop.
Book a place early so you do not miss out.
Book a place early so you do not miss out.
You don't get good opportunities or experiences; not necessarily actively refused.
Cambridge Dictionary · miss out
After trying three clubs, I settled on the art club.
After trying three clubs, I settled on the art club.
We have settled on a name for our club.
We have settled on a name for our club.
Emphasize coming to the final choice after consideration; Close to the meaning of “decide on”, not the emotional stability in “settle down”.
My friend talked me into trying the art club.
My friend talked me into trying the art club.
I talked my brother into joining our drawing game.
I talked my brother into joining our drawing game.
The person being persuaded stands between “talk” and “into”. After “into” use a noun or -ing form.
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 45, 92, 87, 115, 130. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Khoa filling out club registration form, with Minh next to him.
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Khoa actively chooses not to play noisy games and chooses to be quieter.
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Khoa arrives after the craft session has ended and feels disappointed about missing the opportunity.
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Khoa finally chose the art club after comparing three picture cards.
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Khoa was explained by his friend and agreed to try the art club.
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Can I opt out of the overnight trip?
Can I opt out of the overnight trip?
Yes. You will not miss out on the daytime activities.
Yes. You will not miss out on the daytime activities.
Thanks. I have settled on the art club instead.
Thanks. I have settled on the art club instead.
“Opt out” means choose not to participate; “miss out” means lose an enjoyable or useful opportunity. Not participating may be a choice rather than a lack of opportunity.
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The answers below are models. Other answers can also work if they preserve the facts, meaning and structure requested in the task.
A club offers optional camping and a daytime workshop. A member refuses camping but wants the workshop place.
Describe the camping decision.
She opts out of the camping trip.
Camping is optional, so “opts out of” expresses a decision not to participate.
Complete: I do not want to miss ___ on the workshop.
out
“Miss out on the workshop” means lose the chance to attend; keep “out on” before the activity.
Write a clear preference using settle on.
I have settled on the daytime workshop instead of camping.
“Settled on” confirms the daytime workshop instead of camping, rather than declining all club activities.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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