Unit 8, Lesson 4, Ex. 2a

Nick: Oh, hi! How are you?

Ben: Fine, thanks. And you?

Nick: Alright. What were you doing last night?

Ben: Why?

Nick: I called you at 7.

Ben: I went to the cinema. I watched Labyrinth. It’s a horror film, not for kids.

Nick: Wow!!! What was it like?

Ben: Amusing.

Nick: Where are you going now?

Ben: To the library.

Nick: To the library? Already? Have you read all the books you borrowed last time? We went there only a week ago, didn’t we?

Ben: Oh, yes. Sure. The books were really interesting.

Nick: Did you borrow an adventure book or a detective story?

Ben: I liked Gulliver’s Travels most of all. It’s an exciting adventure story.

Nick: Do you like adventure stories?

Ben: Oh, yes. They are my favourite. You like them too, don’t you?

Nick: Yes. Very much. They can be fun, too.

Ben: What’s your favourite book?

Nick: Robinson Crusoe.

Ben: Robinson who?

Nick: Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe. You haven’t read it, have you?

Ben: No, not yet. Do you think I’d like it?

Nick: Oh, yes. By the way. What are you going to do this evening?

Ben: I don’t know yet. Why?

Nick: I’m going to watch a video. Would you like to come?

Ben: I’d love to. Thanks. So, see you this evening.

Nick: See you.

Unit 8, Lesson 9, Ex. 2a

A

Maurice: Hi, Jen. This is Maurice. How are you?

Jen: Hello, Maurice! I’m fine. How are you?

Maurice: I’m very well, thanks. Let’s go to the cinema tomorrow.

Jen: What’s on?

Maurice: There’s a great western on in the Odeon.

Jen: Oh, sorry. I don’t like westerns. I think they are really boring. I’d like to watch something more amusing.

Maurice: Have you seen Madagascar? It’s about animals that run away from the zoo.

Jen:Is it a comedy?

Maurice:It’s a really funny cartoon. You must see it!

Jen: Well, OK. What time does it start?

Maurice:6 o’clock. See you there.

Jen: Bye!

B

Sam: Hi, Kevin. What are you doing?

Kevin: Nothing much. Just reading a story.

Sam:Oh, great! What kind of story?

Kevin: Benny gave me the book. It’s not for girls. It’s about the future. How terrible our life is going to be in 50 years. In the future people are species in danger, machines are catching them to kill. And only the main character, a funny professor, can save the world.

Sam: Wow! How exciting! I love science-fiction!

Kevin: Do you? What books have you read?

Sam:Mmm… Oh, many. About other planets, and aliens, and robots...

Kevin: Well, I’m going to the library now. Would you like to come? We’ll find some books for you to read.

Sam: Great! I’d love to.

UNIT 9

Unit 9, Lesson 1, Ex. 3a

1. Girl: This game is great! You must be clever to play it. I often play chess with my Granddad. He can play chess very well. It’s a very difficult game. But it’s so enjoyable!

2. Boy: It can be dangerous, especially in the seas where sharks live – in the warm seas. I love it, because I love swimming. I have done it many times. I first did it when I was eight. It’s fantastic: you can see fish, beautiful sea grass and crabs. I think, it’s the most enjoyable hobby!

3. Girl: It’s a sport, but it’s a hobby too. I like it a lot! For example, in Britain many people like it.

4. Boy: You need a lot of money for this hobby. You must have a good camera, then – photos, albums. But I think everyone just loves it.

5. Girl: I go to Art school four days a week. We draw and paint there. I like drawing, but I think painting is more interesting. I’ve already painted our garden in winter and in spring. My favourite colours are green and blue.

6. Boy: I started doing it when I was three. I made a model of a plane. It was red and white. It was great! I made it from “LEGO” bricks. Now I have more than thirty “LEGO” sets. I can make models of ships, cars, buses, planes and houses. It’s fun. It can help you to be a good engineer when you grow up too. Have you ever done it?

Unit 9, Lesson 1, Ex. 5b

Girl: My sister Julia has lots of hobbies. She loves keeping pets – she’s got a dog, two cats and three rabbits. She also likes sports: diving and cycling. She enjoys learning languages. Now she’s learning Russian. Can you imagine?! She thinks taking photos is OK, but she dislikes collecting things and she hates knitting. I don’t know why. I love knitting. Look at this pullover. I’ve made it myself!

Unit 9, Lesson 2, Ex. 1a

Do you like sightseeing? – I like it! I love it!

Do you like cycling? – I think it’s OK.

Do you like hunting? – I hate it! Just hate it!

Do you like sleeping? – Don’t ask me again.

Unit 9, Lesson 3, Ex. 2b

People have always had fun. 2000 years ago Greeks enjoyed running races. More than two thousand years ago the children of Rome made toys and played games. People have always liked playing chess. Theatre has been popular for hundreds of years.

Today, we still have fun doing all these things. But every year we take up new hobbies. We go diving. We like playing football, basketball and volleyball. We’re good at jogging and aerobics. We go to zoos and fun parks. We love watching TV and playing the computer. We go swimming and hiking in summer. In winter we enjoy outdoor sports - skiing and skating, and indoor activities - reading books and making models.

Everyone has hobbies. Those who like active hobbies hate doing nothing. Such hobbies as mountain climbing can be dangerous. There are quiet hobbies – knitting, for example.

Most schoolchildren have hobbies: girls and boys go to dancing classes or play musical instruments. Some kids are interested in history or books about nature. Others have unusual hobbies like collecting phone cards. Some hobbies are ideal for just one person – knitting, collecting or tracing a family tree, for example. Others are great fun to do with a friend or in a group. But whatever hobbies we have, we like having fun. We always have and we always will.

Unit 9, Lesson 4, Ex. 1a

Sue’s such a good girl, she’s so good!

Unit 9, Lesson 5, Ex. 2b

Amelia: I once saw a TV show about a man. He made a fantastic show, a bubble show. He was making bubbles of different size, small, big. He was using different soap so his bubbles were of different colours. I asked my mum to buy me special soap to make bubbles. So my parents and my friends presented me with lots of soap. In the beginning it was interesting to make bubbles, but the problem with them is that they don’t live long.

One day my cousin showed me his photo camera and taught me how to use it. And that was a great idea. Now I can not only make bubbles, I can take pictures of them.

Now when my friends come to me they love making bubbles. And I enjoy taking photos. I’ve got a big collection of my pictures. Some of them are very beautiful, some are funny.

Amelia’s friend: Amelia was first interested in bubbles. I thought it’s silly. My little sister likes it. But then she started making wonderful pictures. I liked them very much. I think I’ll take up photography too. May be I’ll take pictures of birds or of my mum’s flowers.

Oliver: I was interested in stars and planets when I learned to read. I loved magazines and books about space. When I graduate from the university I want to be an astronomer. It’s a person who studies stars. Now I can only watch the stars. My granny bought me a telescope. It’s cool. When there aren’t many clouds in the sky I can see the Moon, some stars in the Milky Way and sometimes I can watch small comets flying in space. My dad helps me to find the information about the comets and stars that I see. They all have names and I write their names in a special notebook. Star watching is never boring. It’s beautiful.

Oliver’s mum: I know my son enjoys star and comet watching. But I don’t like it very much. It was ok when he read different articles in newspapers. And now he’s got the telescope. Of course he wants to use it every day, hmm, sorry, every night. You can only see stars at night. The problem is he never goes to bed in time. Then it’s difficult to get up in the morning and he’s always late for school. He’s always tired. So I think his hobby is dangerous. He can get ill soon!