Lesson 24

1. Warming up activities

1. In my understanding, leisure is a pleasant pastime. This is the free time that a person has left after he has completed all the mandatory tasks. He can spend this time on recreation, entertainment, hobbies or any other activities of his choice. As a rule, leisure is called some kind of activity, not doing nothing. Leisure is aimed at relieving tension, replenishing physical strength and restoring mental balance.

3. People are attached to their hobbies because they like spending time like this, they like what they do. These activities bring them pleasure, they reduce stress and calm the person, which is why they want to do it. I have a few hobbies, I don't get attached for a long time, but some have sunk into my soul. One of these is professional swimming, which I have been doing for more than 11 years, and I have never had the desire to quit this business. I also like to write poems, all my emotions are conveyed in them: feelings, joy, anger, hatred, love; I write poems because this is how I express my emotions more accurately. I like to draw, it calms my nerves. I read books on psychology that make me think about a lot and develop myself.

4. Naturally, there are such hobbies that are dangerous for a person. Any sport carries danger, even if you think it's safe at first. For example, hobbies such as skydiving, diving, swimming with sharks carry a huge danger. But people like it, they like to get adrenaline from these activities, they take everything from such moments. Even the usual exercises on the horizontal bars can cause harm, you can fall and hurt yourself. Therefore, hobbies can be dangerous, but they satisfy people's needs anyway.

2. Follow up activities

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1. The express train due at 11 o'clock sharp arrived late.

2. Our cat likes to walk freely, 1 doubt if he’d enjoy sitting somewhere near waiting to be petted like your dog.

3. Mother just studied the letter closely and looked at me sharply.

4. You know pretty well that his discovery is not so widely accepted as he pretends.

5. Look, the swallows flow high over the lake, it is not likely to rain soon.

6. You can get free to this performance but mostly in the morning.

7. He was cut short in the middle of a phrase: a lady prettily dressed in black came close going to say something.

8. I haven't seen his sister lately — after she was nearly bitten by a stray dog.

9. He didn’t work very hard and missed so many classes that by the end of the term teachers could hardly remember his name.

10. Reviewers justly agree that she performed fine for a beginner, they think high of her talents.

3. Focus on reading

1. T

2. T

3. F

4. F

5. T

6. F

7. F

4. Vocabulary building and word formation (5 ex.)

1) Ночные клубы, несмотря на их популярность, тоже не самая блестящая идея — это мое личное мнение — проводить свободное время. Во-первых, вы не можете попасть туда бесплатно, и не все родители готовы спонсировать его, по крайней мере, не слишком часто, я думаю. Во — вторых, вы не можете проводить каждую ночь-это действительно ночные клубы — на дискотеках, так как вы должны посещать школу, а это довольно сложно после бессонной ночи, не так ли? Я полагаю, что пропускать уроки не очень популярно ни у родителей, ни у учителя.

2) И это показывает, что нет никаких оснований для беспокойства и называть молодое поколение “потерянным”: они не потеряны, они только молоды. Это не ошибка; это просто период, когда все думают, что впереди еще много времени, которое можно потратить впустую, надеясь наверстать упущенное позже.

5. Achievement test

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. C

8. B

9. A

10. B

6. Extention activities

1. Hobbies are a necessary pastime for everyone, because it's not just lying on the couch doing nothing, it's active recreation, it's watching movies, it's creativity, it's sports. Everyone can just relax, but not everyone can find a hobby to their liking. Hobbies help us to escape from real life and immerse ourselves in the world of hobbies. Everyone should find their hobby, you need to try different options, choose what is more to their liking, the only way you can find something that really interests you.

2. Do you often go to the discotheque? What attracts you there?

I go to the disco clubs quite rarely, but I can say what attracts me there. Firstly, you forget about everything on it, you relax, dance, get to know people, move from the real world to the world of illusion and dance. Secondly, you listen to music, I love loud music, but I can't always listen to it, so disco is my salvation. Thirdly, I spend time with friends, communicate with them and find common interests. Fourth, the club is just a loss of consciousness, you are so immersed in this atmosphere that you want to stay there much longer. Fifth, in the dance you discard all the negative emotions that have accumulated over time. Someone thinks that clubs are bad, but this is just their opinion, I think otherwise, and I will remain with my opinion.

3. My favorite activity is swimming. This is a huge physical load that makes you forget about negative emotions. This activity does not leave me the strength to cry and be sad. After such trainings, I just want to smile and fill other people with positive emotions. I adore this type of activity because it saved me at crucial moments of my life: are you sad? Go to the pool! Are you lonely? Go to the pool! Are you feeling aggressive and afraid to yell at your loved ones? Go to the pool! I tried to quit swimming, but it led to a sad outcome, all emotions turned into tears, and then the coach told me : "Even though you quit swimming, swimming didn't leave you!" This phrase made me think, and I decided to return back to professional activity. I have never regretted that at the age of 7 I chose just such an occupation.