Asking for advice. Giving advice.

1.Could you give me some advice? 1. Personally, I would advice you to…

2. You may not agree with me, but it

2.What shall I do / buy? may be a good idea if you …

3. What would you do in my position? 3. You ought to … / you must

4. What would you do if you were me? 4. I think you should …

Accepting advice. 5. If I were you, I would …

1.That seems a good idea / advice. Thank you. 6. It would be a good idea to …

2.Right. I'll do that. 7. You'd better…

3.That's a good idea, thanks. 8. What about …

4.I think I'll try that. 9. It's high time to …

10. Why don't you …

Rejecting advice.

1. That's not a good idea, I `m afraid.

2. I've already tried that.

3. I think that would be a mistake.

4. I'm afraid I can't.

 

IV. Illustrative Dialogues.

- You must go and see the new French film. It's brilliant.

- I'm afraid, I haven't got time this week.

 

- Could you give me some advice about sports?

- You may not agree with me, but if I were you I would take regular exercise. You are putting on weight.

- That’s a good idea. Thanks.

 

V. Make up your own dialogues.

VI. Read and translate the text.

Many of us have pets – dogs and cats. They are like members of our family. In England many years ago farmers displaced the same love for their horses. Some farmers even decorated their horses with flowers. Robbin, Dobbin and Hobbin were the names which farmers gave to their horses most often. The name Hobbin was changed into Hobby and became the word used for toy horses. And only many years later the word " hobby" began to be used in its modern meaning – " something that you do in your free time". Many people have different hobbies now.

 

 

VII. Sort out the hobbies and entertainment activities given below into the corresponding columns. Note that one and the same hobby can have several characteristics.

football cooking sailing skating riding

camping music skiing reading jogging

acting theatre – going collecting playing cards gardening watchingTV knitting painting chess windsurfing judo shooting visiting museums sewing

a) Educative b) Competitive c) Energetic d) Risk –taking

E) Relaxing

Example I. I think that stamp collecting is both an educative and relaxing hobby because, on the one hand, you learn a lot on the subject you collect stamps about and, on the other hand you are not under any pressure when you are doing it.

Example II. My hobby is playing hockey. I enjoy it because I am very competitive and energetic. I like to play in a team where I can feel support of my friends and team – makers. I enjoy taking risks.

 

VIII. Answer the following questions and explain the reasons why you enjoy the hobbies you have.

1. Are you an indoor or outdoor person? Why?

2. Are you competitive or a non – competitive person?

3. Are you energetic or do you need to take some effort to entertain yourself?

4. Do you like to relax with your family and friends or alone?

5. Do you prefer team games or individual sports?

6. Are you a risk – taker or a person who prefers a quiet hobby?

7. Do you spend or earn money on your hobby?

8. Do you like to do things with your hands or buy them ready made?

9. Do you like to take care of somebody or to be taken care of?

 

IX. Read and translate the text.

Many boys and girls in our country have different hobbies. They are interested in sports. Almost every young person likes music and communication. Ukrainian teenagers gather in smaller or larger companies usually called " tusovka" and walk together, discuss different things, especially personal relations and life. They like to organize parties and celebrate holidays or birthdays. Many young people understand that their better future depends on good education. So they attend additional classes, do some extra activities which can help to train or educate in something.

The great part in the development and education of any person belongs to art. Among the most popular in our country there are theatre, cinema, music and some others. Television takes a lot of free time too. It can be both useful and harmful. Teenagers are different in their tastes, style of life and views. And these points make them more interesting. They try to get along together in different kinds of their activities and the ways they spend their free time as well.

 

X. Retell the content of this text in your own words. Use the following expressions:

Frankly speaking …

According to this text …

The latest investigations prove that …

It's worth saying about …

As far as I know …

 

XI. You are going to read about different kinds of hobbies. These texts will help you to choose a hobby if you don’t have any.

Stamp – collecting can be a very interesting pastime. Stamps come in many different colours and sizes. They look beautiful and teach us much about the history and culture of other countries. Many people begin collecting stamps when they are children. Some of the world’s most famous people collected stamps. Bill Clinton built up a fine collection in his youth; Queen Elizabeth has the world’s largest collection. Despite this fact, stamp – collecting is still thought by many people to be boring. In fact, making your collection of stamps is regarding experience and the end product can be worth a lot of money. The world’s oldest stamp, which originally cost one penny, is now worth a fortune. So why not start collecting stamps?

 

Looking for Names.

Forty years ago Gordon Alford was on holiday when he decided to ask some famous footballers for their signatures. Since that time he has collected 7000 autographs of famous people. He has special albums for them. Most of his autographs are from famous actors, musicians, athletes. Some autographs are worth a lot of money. For example, an autograph from any of "The Beatles" may cost as much as $1.500. The highest price anyone paid for an autograph is $ 1.320.000 which was for President Abraham Lincoln's signature. And the autograph that every collector would love to have is the signature of William Shakespeare, the famous English playwright who died in 1916. A collector could pay more them two million pounds to get his signature.

 

Photography as a Hobby.

I'd like to give you some advice about my hobby. I'm sure many of you already use a camera. But you can only call it your hobby if you do it all year. not just at weekends. It needn`t be an expensive hobby. Cheap cameras can take wonderful pictures. Buying, developing and printing film can cost a lot, so be careful you don’t overspent your budget. You will also need something to keep your photos in. You don’t need any special training to take successful photograph. But remember some simple rules. Don’t aim the camera into the sun. Make sure your subject fills the picture. Finally, hold the camera tight. Not all your pictures will be brilliant, but they will be special. They will also be wonderful memory when you get older.

 

Are You Completely Bananas?

Eccentric as it may seem the latest new hobby to catch on in Britain involves collecting the tiny sticky labels that come attached to bananas. And the world leader in the fast growing craze is a 52 – year old government officer from London called John Stather who has travelled round the world in search of unusual stickers. John first became interested in the hobby four years ago. While on a trip abroad, he promised he would collect any stickers he saw for a friend who had started to collect them. Suddenly he found himself getting hooked on the pastime too. John now has over one thousand different stickers and his collection is still growing.

Anyone who might be tempted to laugh at John should remember that his hobby is not expensive and he gets to eat lots of fruit in the process.

 

My Hobbies.

I have some free time not only on Sundays and on my holidays, but also on weekdays. And as soon as I have a spare minute, I devote it to my hobbies. Tastes differ. Different people like different things, different people have different hobbies. I have four hobbies, so to speak. They are reading, listening to music, computer and going in for sports.

As for reading, I enjoy it very much. And it doesn't matter what kind of book it is. It can be a collection of short stories, an interesting novel or a book of poems. I equally enjoy them all. But there's one thing that matters. When I choose a book for reading, it shouldn't be dull but interesting. But I highly appreciate only those books that can teach me something or can make me think about the problem, raised in the book.

Speaking about music I can't help saying that music is an essential part of my daily life. I live with music. I'm reading, doing homework, morning exercises, and work about the house to music. I'm fond of modern music and I can't point out one certain style of music, I enjoy them all, including pop, rock, metal, techno, rave, rap, hip-hop and others. I'm also fond of different ballads because they are very melodious and tender.

In my daily life I use computer technologies that help me to be in course of all events in the world thanks for Internet. Computer helps me to make reports and homework. I write small computer programs, collect CD, when I have free time I like discover Internet.

Besides, I go in for sports. I go to the swimming pool twice a week, but I prefer to rest by the lake or river and swim there. I also attend volleyball, basketball and table tennis sections. As for me sport helps me to keep fit and always to be in good shape. I can't imagine my life without sport.

So, I think that my leisure time is quite variable. I'm not bored and always have a good mood.

My Hobby.

Tastes differ. Different people like different things, different people have different hobbies. I go in for sports, I like to play tennis. I go to play tennis every day.

Sport is a very important part of our life. Many people go in for sports; they are jogging, walking, swimming, skating, skiing, train themselves in clubs and different sections. Physical training is an important subject at school. Pupils play volleyball, football, basketball. 1 have been playing tennis for 5 years. Tennis became very popular now. I take part in different competitions.

To be in a good shape I jog every morning and do my morning exercises. Everyone should do all he can to stay healthy and choose the sport he is interested in. I do not understand people who say that they like sport, but they only watch sport on TV. If one goes in for sports he feels much better, looks much better, sleeps much better. Your physical appearance will change too. You will be slimmer. And what is even more important you will not get sick often.

Why do I go in for sports? Because I think that it is very important for a man to be strong and well-built. Sport is not for weak, because, you have to learn how to lose, and it's not easy. My favourite proverb is:" A sound mind in a sound body".

 

My Hobby.

I have a lot of hobbies because there are so many interesting things to do. Unfortunately I don't have much spare time as I'm going to be a student that's why I have to study a lot. I like doing different things, such as reading detective novels, listening to the music, playing tennis with my classmates. But my favourite hobby is solving crossword puzzles. It's not only interesting, but also useful. When you try to solve the puzzle, you find out and learn a lot of different facts. Because in puzzles there are questions about famous people, geographical places, countries, scientific achievements and so on. You also train your brain. There are different types of crossword puzzles. They are Scandinavian, English, Hungarian, Japanese, ordinary. The crosswords are published in newspapers and magazines and there are special newspapers that contain only crosswords. I sometimes try to make up my own puzzle and I can say that it is not less interesting. All the members of our family like to take part in solving puzzles, and this unites us very much.