Table 7.
Findings of the analysis of the ACTIVITY metaphor.
| Conceptual Domain: ACITVITY (f:18) | Exact words of students' responses |
|---|---|
| CONSTANT UPS AND DOWNS | A roller-coaster of emotions. At the end, you either hate it or love it. |
| Rollercoaster | |
| ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITY | an adventure |
| an Adventure | |
| RULE-BASED ACTIVITY | knitting patterns |
| a game | |
| Playing chess, which easy to start but hard to win. | |
| professional sport, takes a lot of dedication and practice, however from time to time you also need a bit of luck. | |
| Marathon. Slow and steady win the race | |
| Driving | |
| driving a bicycle | |
| GOAL-ORIENTED ACTIVITY | taking an exam |
| an investigation | |
| pass complicated but interesting quest | |
| Writing an academic paper in English is like learning new skill. We need to practice on it then we will get used of it. | |
| learning how to walk for the first time. | |
| going to the farm with the appropriate farm tools | |
| Fruit growing |