II. Listening

1. Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the gaps.

A.:	We __________ go to the cinema.
B.:	Hmm, may be.
A.:	Okay, __________ renting a video?
B.:	Yes. Good idea!
A.:	We could __________ for a __________.
B.:	Oh, I don’t like burgers __________.
A.:	Well, what’s about __________?
B.:	Yes, __________!

2. Listen to two people speaking about their plans.

Write: a) what is the first speaker going to do:

1.	on Friday evening;
2.	on Saturday morning / evening;
3.	on Sunday

b) what would the second speaker like to do:

1.	on Saturday afternoon / evening;
2.	on Sunday

3. Tell about your plans for the weekend.

III. Video listening

1. Translate the following words and expressions into Russian.

record collection, opportunity, to force musical tastes on to other people, attach, refreshing, invigorating, to keep fit, relaxing, therapeutic

2. Watch the video “Our teachers. My hobby”. Answer the following questions:

1.	What are the hobbies of those three teachers?
2.	How often does the first speaker go swimming?
3.	When and why did the second speaker start working as a DJ?
4.	Why do they like their hobbies?

IV. Reading

Do you have enough free time? How do you like to spend your free time: going shopping? going to the cinema? chatting? playing computer games? going to the disco? playing sports? reading? relaxing? What hobbies do you have? Where do young people in your country usually spend their spare time?

1. a) Read and translate the text into Russian:

Hobbies not only provide us the oasis like experience in the deserts of our life but also provide us nourishing facts of knowledge along with an escape from monotonous life. Life would be very boring without hobbies; we would appear like robots, without feelings, like aliens on our own planet. Hobbies give sense to our existence.

Since early childhood we have a daily routine, since our first nursery school day. Therefore, in order to keep a balance between busy moments and free time we take up hobbies. We could talk about a long list of hobbies and interests. These lists are different, depending on factors like age, sex, region, family background, education or personality.

For example, let’s start a list of hobbies according to age. When we are small children, our hobbies may be: playing computer games, watching cartoons, taking up different sports (football, handball, basketball, gymnastics, volleyball), playing a musical instrument, looking after a pet, horse riding, collecting things (stamps, badges, postcards, pens).

An unusual hobby is to make garden decorations from stone and cement, with glass patterns. They are easy to be made and they are not very expensive, as when we take up a hobby, we must also take into account whether it is expensive or affordable. You can create models from glass, ceramics, metal or any other material which may look good in your garden.

Teenagers change their hobbies or add new hobbies to the list. They are mainly having following Interests:

1.	music, dancing, disco;
2.	sport, even extreme sports;
3.	fitness, especially those girls or women who are afraid of putting on weight;
4.	cars and scooters – not just the driving but gaining detailed knowledge about their parts, different specifications of different models, their functions etc.;
5.	computers, not necessarily games : they are interested in chatting with friends, sometimes with friends from other countries made on the Internet;
6.	movies, actors and actresses.

The most courageous ones may take up extreme sports like: bungee jumping, hang gliding, parachuting, windsurfing, hot air ballooning.

If you live in a mountain area, you may have hobbies like mountain climbing, you may be interested in different species of plants, animals, birds or insects which have the habitat in your area. If you have a nice voice, you may start singing and even making a band. According to sex, I can say that girls and later women are interested in: fashion, cosmetics, astrology, yoga, child care, diets, natural remedies, knitting, sewing, dancing, jewels. Special hobbies taken up by men, in general are: football or any other sport; computers; movies; traveling; driving; riding motorbikes; mountain climbing; photography – there is much more than just clicking. There are various types like still photography, digital photography and various techniques like adjusting range, light and shadow, printing techniques; reading; playing cards (which may even lead to gambling and addiction); fishing, especially in the case of extremely calm people; playing chess or backgammon.

Hobbies depend on personality. A choleric person could never take up a hobby like making models, as he or she would not have the patience necessary.

Actually, life is great and you can make a hobby out of the most insignificant thing, with a little imagination, and it will help you have a positive thinking.