Part 3. The way I spend my free time in different seasons.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

to depend [dɪ'pend] on smth (something) in the ice-rink ['aɪsˌrɪŋk] to do smb (somebody) a lot of (much) good to temper smth outdoor [ˌaut'dɔː] (indoor) [ˌɪn'dɔː] games to enjoy oneself [ɪn'ʤɔɪ] to spend time on smth to practice ['præktɪs] sports to go on a hike [haɪk] (excursion [ɪks'kɜːʃn] ) to put up a tent to make a fire to sunbathe ['sʌnbeɪð]  to dive [daɪv] to play ball games to feel fresh and full of energy ['enəʤɪ] weather ['weðə]

зависеть от чего-то на катке приносить кому-либо много пользы закалять что-либо игры на воздухе (в помещении) веселиться, хорошо проводить время тратить время на что-либо заниматься спортом пойти в поход (на экскурсию) поставить палатку развести костёр загорать нырять играть в игры с мячом чувствовать себя бодрым и полным энергии погода

The way I spend my free time in different seasons.

The way I spend my free time very often depends on the weather. In winter, for example, I enjoy skiing in the forest in sunny frosty weather, skating or playing hockey in the ice-rink. Going in for sport does anyone a lot of good because it tempers body and soul, especially in winter.

In early spring the weather isn’t good for outdoor sports, so I stay at home reading books, watching TV, listening to music, playing computer games. I seldom go to the theatre or museum.

In summer I enjoy myself because school is over. I spend much time on practicing sports: roller-skating, swimming, playing ball games. Sometimes my friends and I go on a hike. It is so romantic and exciting to put up a tent in the wood, to make a fire, to play the guitar and sing songs at night. Naturally I help my parents at our country cottage with gardening. Rather seldom my parents and I go to the seaside or on a journey. At the seaside we swim, sunbathe, dive and take walks along the seashore. At the end of the summer I feel fresh and full of energy.

In September school begins and there’s practically no free time. The weather is usually nasty and I am at home all the time except when I attend classes at school, at the English school and music school.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: to depend on the weather; all the time; listening to music; sunny frosty weather; to enjoy oneself; to help at a country cottage with gardening; to spend time on practicing sports; to put up a tent.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:например; кататься на лыжах в лесу; играть в хоккей на катке; разжечь костёр; быть дома; посещать занятия; играть в компьютерные игры; играть на гитаре и петь песни; закалять тело и душу; ранней весной; читать книги; ходить в театры и музеи; ездить на море; чувствовать себя бодрым и полным энергии.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions:

1. How do you spend your free time in summer (spring, autumn, winter)?

1. What’s the best season for outdoor games?

2. Do you spend your free time with your friends or anybody else?

3. Have you ever gone on a hike? (When? Where?)

4. Do your grandparents live in the country?

5. Do you often visit them?

6. Have you ever gone to the sea? (When? Where?)

7. What is the best way of spending one’s free time?

Exercise 4. Write the interrogative and negative forms of the following sentences:

1. In winter I enjoy skiing in the forest.

2. My parents are busy with gardening in summer.

3. My friend attends classes at school every day.

4. The weather is very nasty.

Exercise 5. Make up a story on the topic “The way I spend my free time in different seasons” using the vocabulary of the lesson.