2. Монологические высказывания Leisure and lifestyle

I have free time in the evening and at the weekend. I come home at 7 o’clock. After supper I read books or watch TV. I often surf the Internet. I usually go to bed 12 o’clock. At the weekend I spend time with my family. On Saturday I do the housework. In the evening we go to the cinema or to the theatre. I have many friends. I sometimes invite them to my house and we talk, listen to music and play different games. I am fond of playing tennis and go to the gym twice a week. I am interested in history. I have a good collection of historical books. I study the history of Russia. I love cats. I have a pet at home. I like playing with my cat.

Special occasions

My birthday is on the 6^th of July. I always celebrate my birthday because I have many friends and relatives. I call my friends and relatives to invite them to my birthday party. I decorate my flat and cook tasty food. I usually have ten or twelve guests every year. They come at 7 o’clock in the evening. They congratulate me and give presents, cards and flowers to me. We cook roast meat and potatoes, different salads and a cake for dinner. We drink wine and juice. We usually listen to music, dance and talk. We sometimes watch TV or play different games. We have fun.

Job selections.

1. My name’s Morgan and I’m from Australia … from a place called Brisbane. I’m still at high school. I love all the usual things really … like music, going to the movies … but most of all I love people. I’m really interested in people and making friends. One day, my ambition is to do something that can really help people. I’d like to study for that.

2. I’m Luke. I’m from England … I’m twenty years old … money is quite important to me when it comes to work. Also I’d like to work for myself. I don’t want to work in an office. I’m not really into computers and I like to be more independent. I don’t want to be in one place all the time.

3. My name is Carmen and I come from Mexico. I’m at college right now studying English and French … I want to meet people from all over the world, that’s why I study languages. I like reading too … and meeting people … I want to go to every continent, maybe learn some more languages … maybe Chinese.

4. I’m Jong. I am twenty-three years old, from Seoul in South Korea, and I’m studying hard right now. I am studying real hard and trying to improve my English … When I finish my studies, I hope I will get a good job. I want to maybe become a millionaire one day … I like to work hard, I’m a very ambitious person.

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How not to die before you get old

Chiako is active and healthy. She gets up at 7.00 a.m. every day and goes for a brisk walk. Three times a week she plays gate-ball – a popular national sport – with her friends. There is nothing unusual about this, except that Chiako is 102 years old. She is not alone – there are hundreds of centenarians who lead healthy lives like this in Okinawa.

Okinawa is a group of Japanese islands between Japan and Taiwan. Near a beach, there is a large stone with the following proverb engraved on it:”At 70 you are still a child; at 80 you are just a youth; and at 90, if the ancestors invite you into heaven, ask them to wait until you are 100, and then you might consider it.

Okinawans manage to stay slim in old age by eating a low-calorie diet which consists of three quarters plant food and one quarter animal food. They eat seven servings of fruit and vegetables every day and they stop eating when they are 80% full. They also keep physically active the natural way by dancing, doing martial arts, walking and gardening. In other words, they do the things they enjoy.

Okinawans have developed a stress-resistant personality. Nobody is in a hurry, timetables are non-existent, and there is always tomorrow. Hundreds of people, both young and old, go to the beach every day to watch the spectacular sunsets. In Okinawa there is always time to watch the sun set.

As well as large extended families, Okinawans have strong networks of friends. When someone is ill and doesn’t come to work, a neighbour will always knock on their door to find out how they are.

There’s no magic pill. If you keep fit, if you have good friends, a healthy diet and a stress-free lifestyle, you will live longer. It’s as simple as that!

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