Vocabulary

leisure, n досуг, свободное время in all probability по всей вероятности necessity, n необходимость to gain a living зарабатывать на жизнь vast, adj огромный choose (chose, chosen),v выбирать force, n сила v заставлять, принуждать entertainment, n развлечения, увеселения effort, n усилие, попытка require, v требовать eagerness, n пыл, рвение, желание hurry, v торопиться, спешить carpentry, n плотничные работы model engineering техническое моделирование gardening, n садоводство satisfy, v удовлетворять creative, adj творческий, созидательный review, v обозревать, осматривать achieve, v достигать travel, v путешествовать ancient, adj древний discover, v открывать, обнаруживать quiet, adj тихий, спокойный bathe, v купаться laze, v бездельничать, лентяйничать regret, v сожалеть, горевать refresh, v освежать, подкреплять(ся) vigour, n сила, энергия promise, n обещание temporary, adj временный virtue, n добродетель, достоинство, целомудрие spring, n источник, родник the former …the latter первый … последний (из ряда перечисленных)  

1. Read and transcribe the following words. Consult the dictionary:

leisure, scheme, ancient, picturesque, restaurant, quite, quiet, sea, bathe, rhythm, virtue, museum.

1. Guess the meaning of the following international words. Consult the dictionary.

Nouns: character, action scheme, plan, hobby, model, type, million, continent, ruins, music, gallery, restaurant, sports, visit, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis, occupation, nature, sort.

Adjectives: economic, passive, modern, interesting, exotic, professional, normal.

 

1. Read the verbs and the nouns derived from them. Translate the nouns: achieve - достигать achievement - ... refresh - освежать refreshment - ... entertain - развлекать entertainment - ... satisfy - удовлетворять satisfaction - ... occupy - занимать occupation - ... create - создавать creativeness - ... .  

2. Match the English and Russian words:

   entertainment  eagerness  necessity  hurry ancient  effort  force  gardening  satisfy  achievement  discovery  spring

   пыл, рвение торопиться усилие, попытка заставлять, принуждать древний необходимость развлечения достижение открытие источник, родник удовлетворять садоводство

3. Find the opposites to the first word in each line:

to rest / to try, to last, to get, to work; to leave / to walk, to come, to live, to die; passive/ creative, interesting, professional, active; rich / poor, pure, full, beautiful; to laze / to live, to lie, to work, to look; ancient / old, typical, different, modern.

 

1. Read the text ‘The Use of Leisure’. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian phrases:

для большинства людей работа - необходимость; по всей вероятности; делать то, что действительно хочется; их подлинное "Я" отражается в поступках; полные стремления начать какое-нибудь дело; творческий тип личности; развалины древних городов; наслаждаться живописными местами; открывать новое; горожане любят тихо проводить отдых у моря; десятки тысяч болельщиков смотрят крупные спортивные состязания; испытывать глубокое чувство сожаления; источники прекрасного.

1. Read the text ‘The Use of Leisure’ again. Answer the following questions:

1. Can the character of a man be told by the way of using his leisure? 2. What is work for most people? And what about leisure time? 3. What can you say about people who are passive during leisure time? 4. How does a creative type of person use his leisure hours? 5. Do most people like travelling? What is the purpose of travelling? 6. Where do those who live in the country like to go? What about town-dwellers? 7. Do you like sports? Do you prefer going in for sports or watching sports events? 8. What does one feel when he has used his leisure time well? 9. What should leisure be? 10. How does a man get full value from his leisure? 11. How do you prefer to use leisure time?

 

1. Express disagreement with the following utterances. Prove your statements by the facts from the text. Begin your sentences with the following:  

 

I don't agree with you ... You are mistaken ... As far as I know ...

1. All people are passive during their leisure time. 2. In their leisure time people can't do what they really want. 3. It’s not interesting to travel. 4. People can't enjoy sports. 5. Everyone is glad when leisure time is over. 6. The true use of leisure is sleeping or watching TV.

 

1. Complete the following sentences:

1. By the way in which a man uses his leisure his character can be told more surely than ... . 2. For most men, work is necessity ... . 3. In leisure time people do ... . 4. Those who live in the country like ... . 5. City-dwellers usually like ... . 6. The whole virtue of leisure time is that ... . 7. Sooner or later leisure time comes to an end and ... . 8. A man gets full value from his leisure by ... .

 

1. Speak about your own way of using leisure time.