1.2 Harry and svetlana’s weekend
LISTENING
Task 1. What do you usually do at the weekend? What is your favourite pastime? Do you have to do any routine? Do you play any sports?
Harry is American. He works as a sound engineer in a recording studio in San Francisco.
Svetlana works in an infants' school during the day, and studies languages at the University of Leningrad in the evening.
Listen to these two people talking about their weekends. For each person write down the things that he or she does at the weekend. Compare your lists with a partner. Whose weekend is most like your own?
Task 2. Make up a conversation with your partner discussing the way you usually spend your weekend.
1.3 Spare time
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
1.3.1 Hobbies
Task 1. Read the passage below and find words or phrases that mean:
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A: What kinds of activities do you recommend for people without much money?
B: An inexpensive hobby is jogging. All you really need is a good pair of running shoes. It will keep you fit too - lots of fresh air and exercise is so good for you.
A: How about people who are not so energetic?
B: You can always watch rather than play - spectator sports like football and tennis are popular. It's better to go to the matches than see them on TV. But if you really want something exciting then try an outdoor activity like rock climbing, parachuting or hang gliding. But be careful because these are all fairly dangerous - you must learn how to do them without hurting yourself.
A: Is there a good way of getting to know people through a hobby?
B: Yes. My favourite pastime is playing squash and I belong to a club. After the game I have time to be sociable with the other members.
A: Let's finish with something more relaxing.
B: Well after a hard day's work some people like painting, reading or listening to music and I suppose there's always the television.
Task 2. Which of these hobbies or pastimes are mentioned in the previous task? Write them under the pictures below. There is one extra picture. Can you find it and describe the activity? |
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Task 3. Discuss the following questions as a class.
What is your favourite spare time activity? Do you have a hobby? If yes, what is it? How long have you been involved in it? What activity would you like to take up if you had enough time, money, etc. Do you know any people who have extraordinary hobbies? Do you enjoy sports? What do you do to keep fit? Do you usually spend your free time in an active way or are you more of a couch potato?
1.3.2 Going out, staying in
Task 1. Where to go on a Saturday night? Can you find the names of the following places in this word puzzle?
Somewhere open late at night where you can see a show or have a dance |
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Somewhere with a stage where you can watch a play |
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A place to watch films |
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Somewhere to listen to music |
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A place to dance to music |
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A place to see shows of dancing, singing and comedy |
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A place to watch dancing |
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A place to have a drink |
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Task 2. You are staying in tonight. What is there to watch on TV? Complete the TV guide using these words:
Documentary News Soap opera Quiz show Detective series Sports
6.00 a) ____________________ All the latest from around the world |
8.00 b) ____________________ Football action from the top games in Division 1 |
6.30 c) ____________________ Win a car or a holiday in our fun game! |
9.00 d) ____________________ Can Sherlock Holmes catch the drug dealers? |
7.00 e) ____________________ A report on the increase in crime in the UK |
10.00 f) ____________________ Everyday life of the most famous family in France |
Task 3. Discuss the following questions as a class.
Do you ever do any of the things listed in Task 1? Where do you go to do those? How often do you watch TV? What are your favourite TV programmes? What time do you watch them?