UNIT 1: HABITS & HOBBIES

• How often do you eat out?

• What are you keen on?

• I frequently watch soap operas.

• I can’t stand cooking.

• We get on really well.

READING

1.1. Read the text and complete the table below.

Meet Maryl & Steve…

It was love at first sight for 29-year-old Maryl Priestley and 24-year-old Steve Parker when they met at the “Sports Person of the Year” TV Awards last year. She’s a popular newsreader and he’s an international football star. They’re an unusual couple. Maryl was born in Dublin, Ireland and has got a first class degree in politics from Oxford University. Steve plays football for England, and he left school at sixteen. Steve lives in a penthouse flat in Manchester, and Maryl lives in an 18^th century house in London. They’re both very busy, and they only meet two days a week. “It’s difficult”, says Maryl, “because I work in the evenings in London, and Steve trains in the mornings in Manchester. I fly to Manchester, or Steve drives to London in his Ferrari on Saturday night, and then we both go back to work on Tuesday morning.”

Steve’s hobby is cooking. “My father’s a chef”, he says, “And my mother’s a great cook too”. Maryl likes reading biographies of famous people, and she is a keen chess player, but she doesn’t like cooking. She watches every news programme on TV, but Steve only watches sports programmes. They eat at home on Sundays and Mondays. “I’m in restaurants and hotels every day of the week”, she says, “I go to a lot of charity dinners. Steve cooks a romantic dinner with wine and candles on Sundays, but I’m happy with a sandwich and a nice hot cup of tea in front of the telly.”

1.2. Comprehension questions.

- What do they do?

- What degree has Maryl got?

- Do they live together in Manchester?

- Who works in the evenings?

- What are Steve and Maryl keen on?

1.3. Vocabulary. Find English equivalents.

Награда ……………………………………………………………………………..

Необычная пара ………………………………………………………………..

Ученая степень ……………………………………………………..…………..

Повар …………………………………………………………………………………

Увлеченный …………………………………………..…………………………..

Благотворительный ужин ……………………………….………………..

Свечи …………………………………………………………………………….…..

Перед телевизором ………………………………..…………………………

1.4. Check yourself! Fill in the gaps.

1. It was love ________________________ first sight.

2. He is _______________ international football star.

3. Maryl ________________________ born in Dublin.

4. Leo trains _____________________ the mornings.

5. Leo drives to London ___________ Saturday night.

6. Maryl likes ______________________ biographies.

7. She ___________________________ like cooking.

8. I’m happy _______________________ a sandwich.

1.5. Say about yourself.

Example:

- Maryl works in the evenings. And you?

- Me, too./But I don’t. I work from 10a.m to 5 p.m.

1. Maryl is a keen chess player.

2. Steve only watches sports programmes.

3. They eat at home on Sundays and Mondays.

4. Maryl goes to a lot of charity dinners.

5. Steve’s hobby is cooking.

1.6. Discussion and speaking.

What do you think of this couple? Why are they unusual?

Is it possible to have good relationship at a distance?

Tell about them using the table.

	Age, where from	Job, place of work	Education	Likes	Dislikes
Maryl
Steve

GRAMMAR

Present SImple

“to be”

+	I am keen on sport.
-	He isn’t keen on sport.
?	Are you keen on sport?

“to do”

+	I usually take the bus.
-	We don’t take the bus.
?	Do they take the bus?
?	Where do you live?

+	She loves rock music.
-	He doesn’t like rock.
?	Does she like pop music?
?	What does he do?

Adverbs of Frequency

Example: I often go shopping. I am never late for work.

Always, every day	100%
Often, three times (a week)	75%
Usually, normally	65%
Quite often, sometimes, twice a week	50%
Occasionally, once (a week)	35%
Hardly ever, rarely, seldom	15%
Never	0%

1.7. Put the verb into the correct form.

1) They like films but they .............................................. to the cinema very often. (go)

2) Nick ...................................... four languages — English, French, German and Spanish. (speak)

3) Amanda is married but she .............................................. a ring. (wear)

4) I ........................................ much about politics. I'm not interested in it. (know)

5) Jim ......................................... a lot of tea. It's his favourite drink. (drink)

6) Mark is a vegetarian. He .................................. meat. (eat)

7) ............................................................. football? (he / like)

8) ................................................................ a bicycle? (often / you / ride)

9) What .............................................. ? (this / mean / word)

10) Where ...................................................? (your / live / parents)

1.8. Choose the verb and put it into the correct form.

make play play design employ eat live produce travel present use work be be do

Lorella Braglia ................ the founder of Dielle, and also

the main designer. Her husband, Danilo, ................. for the company as Marketing Director. Lorella .................... two collections every year and .................... them at fashion shows in London, Paris, and New York.

Dielle .................... everything in Italy, and ..................... very modern equipment in its workshops. The company .................... the services of seventy workshops in and around Reggio Emilia. It ..................... 100,000 units per year. Lorella and her husband .................... in a house in the centre of Reggio Emilia, not far from the office. They ................... not often there, because they both ...................... a lot. How do they relax? 'I ..................... yoga and Danilo ..................... golf,' says Lorella. At the weekends they .................... golf together and ................... out at local restaurants with their children.

1.9. Make the questions.

1) He needs a permanent job.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

2) In an average day our customers spend $56,700.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

3) They plan to expand their business in Europe.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

4) Hundreds of foreign visitors shop at Harrods every year.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5) She travels to work by car every day.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

6) The staff usually works from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

7) You work in the Accounts Department.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

8) The retail industry is changing very fast.

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

1.10. Tell about yourself using adequate adverbs of frequency.

1. I usually take the bus.

2. I …............................... drink champagne.

3. I am …........................ busy on weekdays.

4. I ….............................. walk on my own at night.

5. I ….............................. have bad dreams.

6. I ….............................. watch soap operas.

7. I ….............................. read horoscopes.

8. I ….............................. eat out.