Assignments

Ex. 1. Make sure you know the following words and word combinations. Make up the sentences of your own with them.

To fall back on old standbys; a fad; to jog to smb.; a grind; to try smth. out; to be proficient at smth.; an attempt at smth.; to get the hang of smth.; to be a computer buff; align; to jot down; a mind storm; to spark one’s interest; creative endeavours; skydiving; hang gliding; wind surfing; canoeing and kayaking; leisure measures; a zest; to accomplish a feat.

Ex. 2. Find in the text:

3. The synonyms to:

free time, opposite, let slip, regular course of action, choice, pleasure, craze, trotting, diligence, appraise, to sketch, to cause interest, drive (energy), mutual relation, labour, vogue, skilful (skilled), strengthen (reinforce).

4. The antonyms to:

direct, leisure, exhaustion (hebetude, weariness), unskillful, displeasure (misery, sadness), to weaken (relax, slacken), to suppress, disadvantage, unpromising (lacking in prospects).

Ex. 3*. Put these words into the correct columns.

your duty, a face, a go of, your homework, a noise, a profit, allowances, an appointment, your worst, business with, some washing, a cake, the best of, the gardening, your best, an excuse, war, a suggestion

to make	to do
a mistake	the ironing

Ex. 4*. Fill the gaps with prepositions or particles.

Example: These sentences have been made up to illustrate how different phrasal verbs based on “to do” and “to make” are used.

1. Why did Ivan make ___ so quickly when I arrived?

2. We’re doing ___ our kitchen and we could do ___ more paint.

3. Buying a house is expensive. We’ll have to do ___ a holiday this year.

4. A new house should make ___ ___ no holiday!

5. Ivan sent me a note yesterday and I can’t make ___ what Ivan’s written.

6. We’re doing ___ ___ our very old cooker and buying a new one.

7. We didn’t have a map, so we made ___ the hills hoping to find somewhere to stay.

Ex. 5*. Explain the difference between the following sentences.

My husband does a lot of work.	My husband makes a lot of work.
I’m going to do the windows today.	I’m going to make the windows today.
I have to do the dishes.	I have to make the dishes.
Ivan makes a lot of washing-up.	Ivan does a lot of washing-up.
Alex did his violin.	Alex made his violin.

Ex. 6. Answer the following questions.

1. What is your idea of “putting more enjoyment into your spare time”?

2. What do social scientists say about the relationship between what we do in our spare time and what we find satisfying and fun that they discovered?

3. Can you enlist leisure pastimes people usually get involved in?

4. Could you explain the reasons why people rarely do what they really find satisfying and fun?

5. What tips does the author give you to organize your spare time the way you like?

6. Would you enumerate the things that provide you with little and much pleasure or value?

7. What is the total amount of spare time distributed between two lists of yours?

8. What way did you understand the idea of “mind storm”?

9. How do your leisure measures meet your needs?

10. What would you recommend to those who want to put more enjoyment into their spare time?