Unit 2 All Work and No Game Make Jack a Dull Boy

A. Focus	Vocabulary
when you stay at home:	go camping
stay in	go over to smb's house
watch TV	hang out with smb
listen to music	go on an excursion
play computer games	go fishing
read	ride a horse
get a video	go sightseeing
get a takeaway	go sunbathing
have friends over/round	to do gardening
play chess, draughts, cards etc
	doing sport:
when you go out:	go skiing
go out for a meal	go skating
go out to dinner/lunch	go swimming
go out with your boyfriend/girlfriend	play tennis/badminton/golf
go to the cinema (movies - AmE)
go to a concert	describing a weekend:
teenager's party	fabulous
go to a gig	fascinating
go clubbing/go to a club	exciting
go to a cafe/a bar	fantastic
go to the theatre	marvellous
go shopping	superb
go to the beach	interesting
go to the park	terrific
go for a walk	wonderful
go for a run	excellent
have a picnic	delightful
walk the dog/take the dog for a walk	to be fun
go sailing	to have a good time
go climbing
	boring
hobbies:	dreadful
to take up dancing	horrible
play musical instruments	disgusting
collect postcards/stamps	terrible
flower-arranging
drawing
knitting

Word Meaning

Note:

hobby- an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time;

habit- smth you do regularly, often without thinking about it because you have done it so many times before;

interest- smth you enjoy doing where you are not working:

pastime- smth you do because you find it enjoyable or interesting

Ex. 1 Complete the sentences with one of the words 'habit', 'hobby', 'interest' or 'pastime'.

1. Her main______in life is tennis.

2. List your leisure time______on the back of the form.

3. Reading was her favourite______.

4. Jeff was in the______of taking a walk after dinner.

5. Since I stopped taking lessons, I've got out of the ____saxophone.

6. My_____are wind-surfing and playing the guitar. And what are your _____?

Ex. 2 Fill in the leisure questionnaire. Put your top four of the following leisure time activities in order of preference. (1 = favourite; 2 = next favourite; etc)

participating in some kind of sport or physical exercise - which?________

watching sport in a stadium or on TV - which sport?__________

playing some other game (e.g. computer, cards) - which?______

reading - what?___________

some kind of hobby - what?____________

listening to music at home or in a concert hall - what kind of music?________

playing a musical instrument - which? _____

going to the cinema or watching videos

going to the theatre or opera

watching TV - which programmes?________

dancing - where?__________

going to cafes, restaurants, etc with friends?

visiting discos/night clubs

□ other-what?___________

Compare your answers with those of your partner's. What are the main similarities and differences between the ways in which you like to spend your

leisure time?

1. How much real leisure time do you have each working day/each weekend?

_______hours.

2. How often do you do any of the activities mentioned above?

Ex. 3 Read the text about leisure habits in Britain and compare them with those in your country or any other countries you've visited or read about.