6. A) Look at these words to express likes and dislikes. Put them in order from positive to negative.

all right awful boring brilliant dreadful dull exciting fun great nice OK relaxing superb terrible terrific wonderful

b) Look at the leisure activities in the box below. What's your opinion of them? Use the words in the box 1.

football tennis cricket do- it-yourself (DIY) fishing gardening entertaining shopping going to nightclubs watching television reading painting bird-watching train spotting playing cards swimming running walking

e.g. I think football is boring. Which other leisure activities do you like and dislike?

7. Are you a couch potato?

a) Read it and choose the best definition for a couch potato.

1. Someone who enjoys energetic sports and active hobbies.

2. Someone who takes little or no exercise, and who spends their free time doing very little.

3. Someone who doesn't like doing sports but is active in other ways.

4. Someone who likes indoor gardening.

b) Read the text to check your answer

Centuries ago, people didn't have much free time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britain in the nineteenth century, people had more spare time, but because the Victorians hated relaxing and doing nothing, they invented football, rugby and cricket. People took up more gentle activities too, like gardening, bird-watching and train spotting, and it was even possible simply to watch a sport and give the impression that you were actually doing something. Gradually, leisure activities have become less and less demanding, and most people have a variety of more or less energetic interests and hobbies. But now there is a new type of person who thinks that lying on the sofa watching television on Sunday afternoon or reading the newspaper from cover to cover is the most exciting activity they can manage. This is the twentieth-century couch potato. For them every activity is too much trouble, and laziness is an art form! So how do you spend your free time? Are you a couch potato?

c) Answer the following questions on the text

1. Can you say that you are a couch potato? If you have any doubts ask your friends to help.

2. Is it good for a person to be a couch potato?

3. Give your pros and cons of being a couch potato.

4. Why is active leisure considered to be healthier than being a couch potato?

8. Do you like to read horoscope?

a)Read the following and copy out the adjectives describing character.

Zodiac is an ima­ginary area of the sky containing the positions of the sun, the moon and the main planets, divided into 12 equal parts (the signs of the zodiac), named after 12 groups of stars. These signs used in astrology to predict the future. The signs of the zodiac are also called star signs. They are often called 'The Stars' in newspapers and magazines. Your date of birth determines which sign you are and this is supposed to have an influ­ence on your personality. 'What star sign are you?' 'I'm a Gemini.' Oh, he's a typical Pisces/a typical Piscean.’ She was born under the sign of Leo.

Aries. The 21^st of March – the 20^th of April

Aries people are inclined to shout, to be brusque and hurtfully out-spoken. They tend to be commanding rather than deferential or considerate of the feelings of others. Aries subjects say what they think and feel at the time of speaking.

Taurus. The 21^st of April – the 20^th of May

Taurus people tend to be slow, deliberate and slightly ponderous in the expression of their ideas. They seldom impose their thoughts and ideas on others: they are often very tenacious in their beliefs and very conservative in word and thought.

Gemini. The 21^st of May – the 21^st of June

Gemini subjects are born talkers. They like nothing better than having a good gossip. They are often witty but change their ideas very rapidly. It’s no good trying to hold them to what they said yesterday.

Cancer.The 22^nd of June – the 22^nd of July

Cancer subjects can be very skilled conversationalists. They have a knack of drawing people out while disclosing very little themselves. They often make skillful orators and political speakers.

Leo. The 23^rd of July – the 23^rd of August

Leo people are flamboyant and exhibitionist. They say startling things and like to “talk big”. Don’t look for modesty. Leos are past masters at kidding you into believing they are more distinguished, more important or more wealthy than they actually are.