C Say what you think of the free-time activities, using the phrases from exercise 1b.

shopping

window-shopping

visiting museums and art galleries

visiting historical places

being in the countryside

swimming and sunbathing

going for walks

meeting people, eating and drinking

collecting stamps, postcards etc.

cooking at home

watching television

C Using words and phrases from the exercises above, describe how you spend your free time when you do not go away and your holidays.

 

 

2 Reading

 

2a Match the words with their definitions:

1. recreation

2. benefit

3. knick-knack

4. self-expression

a) small objects that people keep as ornaments or toys

b) a good result of something that makes life better for you

c) things that you do in your spare time

d) your feelings, personality and emotions

 

B Read the text. Complete each sentence (A-E) with one of the endings (1-5).

 

A hobby makes your life much more interesting

Our life would be difficult without rest and recreation. People have different ideas of how to spend their free time. For some of them the only way to relax is watching TV or reading. But others use their spare time getting maximum benefit from it. If you enjoy doing some activity for fun and enjoyment in your free time, then you have a hobby. It is a kind of self-expression, the way to understand other people and the whole world. A person`s hobbies depend on age, intelligence level, character and personal interests. That is why some people prefer knitting, cooking, collecting, painting, fishkeeping while others like dancing, travelling, camping or sports.

Collecting things is a very popular hobby and it may deal with almost any subject. Some people collect stamps, coins, books, clocks or toys. Other people collect beer cans, stones, matchboxes and all sorts of things. Some people don`t even remember how their collection started and now their houses are full of different knick-knacks. But others collect valuable and rare things as they consider it to be good investment of their money.

If you are active and tired of town life and you want to get away from civilization, then camping is for you. It is a cheap way to rest, to improve your health, to enjoy nature. Some people like extreme camping when they have to survive out-of-doors, obtain food from the wild and build shelters.

Thus, a hobby plays a very important educational and psychological role, makes you stronger physically and mentally, helps you escape from reality, improve your knowledge, broaden your mind, develop your skills and gain a better understanding of how the world works.

 

A. If you enjoy doing some activity in your free time, then

B. A person`s hobbies depend on his

C. What is interesting to one person

D. Camping is a cheap way

E. A hobby plays a very important

 

1. educational and psychological role

2. can be boring to another.

3. you have a hobby.

4. to rest, to improve your health, to enjoy nature

5. age, intelligence level, character and personal interests.

 

C Look at the following statements, which are true? Which are false?

1. Our life is very easy without rest and recreation.

2. A hobby is a way of self-expression and understanding of different people.

3. A person`s hobbies do not depend on age, intelligence level, character and personal interests.

4. Camping is for lazy people who like to be at home.

5. A hobby is an important component of life.

 

3 Listening

 

3a Guess the meaning of new words and match them with their definitions:

1. sticker	a. it is a short board with four small wheels in each corner
2. competitive	b. it is a small piece of paper with a picture on one side and glue on the other
3. skateboard	c. it is an object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose
4. treasure	d. having a strong desire to be more successful than others
5. device	e. a quantity of precious metals, stones, or other valuable objects