1) Read the dialogue and reproduce it.

Dave: Hello?

Jim: Hi. My name’s Jim Brady. I’m calling about the ad for a roommate.

Dave: Oh, yes.

Jim: Are you still looking for someone?

Dave: Yes, we are.

Jim: Oh, good. I’m really interested.

Dave: Well, there are four of us, and it’s a fairly small house, so we want someone who’s easy to get along with.

Jim: Well, I’m pretty easygoing.

Dave: Great! Can I ask you a few questions?

2) Recite the poem. To a false friend

By Thomas Hood

(1798 - 1845)

Our hands have met, but not our hearts;

Our hands will never meet again.

Friends, if we have ever been,

Friends, we cannot now remain.

I only know I loved you once,

I only know I loved in vain;

Our hands have met, but not our hearts,

Our hands will never meet again...

Unit 2: Relax

The main vocabulary

to have a short nap

to float in water

to have a leisurely hot bath

to take different routes to work

to have a massage

to change the routine

to dream in colour

to go for a run

sophisticated

to fidget

to talk non-stop

to fiddle with smth

to bite the nails

to have a lie-in

at the crack of dawn

to switch off from work

to sit back

to lose one’s temper

to give up smoking

to be absolutely exhausted

The additional vocabulary

A) Some adjectives to describe free time and leisure activities:

Adjective	meaning	possible examples
Rewarding	gives you a lot of positive experiences	doing voluntary work, helping charity
Fruitful	produces good results	collaborating/cooperating with someone in an activity
Lucrative	makes a lot of money	selling your own arts or crafts, writing computer games
Therapeutic	makes you healthy in body and/or mind	gardening, yoga, meditation
relaxing/calming	reduces stress, gives a peaceful feeling	reading, listening to music
time-consuming	takes a long time to do	being president of a club, being a member of a committee

I enjoyed being the secretary of the sports club but it was very time-consuming.

The conservation work I do is very rewarding. I feel I'm doing something good and useful.

Photography has been а lucrative pursuit for her. She often sells her pictures to magazines.

Painting is such а therapeutic activity. It makes me feel good, and teaches me patience.

B) Some informal words describing the way people spend their leisure

Bob’s а real culture vulture; he goes to every theatre and art gallery he can find. [a big fаn of anything cultural]

I'm а bit of а соaсh potato: I spend hours every day just watching ТV. [physically very inactive person]

Laura's а shopaholic. She buys all sorts of things she doesn't need. [a person addicted to shopping; compare alcoholic: addicted to alcohol]

Mary's а bit of а dabbler: she does а pastime for а соuple of weeks, then she gets bored and starts something different. [a person who never keeps doing one activity for long]

Francis is а real doer. Не never sits round for long and always has some projects. [a person who believes in acting and doing things, not just thinking]

C) Expressions and collocations connected with involvement in activities

Joe is heavily into downhill skiing these days. [informal: takes а great interest in / is involved in]

I went off football and I started playing golf instead. [informal: stopped liking / lost interest in]

She locks herself away for hours in front of the computer and surfs the Internet every night. [isolates herself from the world]

He's totally hooked оn motor racing these days. [informal: is addicted to]

Do you have а hectic social life? Yes, I have а pretty full diary. [а lot of commitments/ activities]