Hobbies. Leisure Time: Учебно-методическое пособие

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации Омский государственный университет

УДК 20 ББК 81.2 Х 680 Рекомендовано к изданию редакционно-издательским советом ОмГУ Рецензенты: ст. преп. каф. англ. языка ОмГПУ Л.А. Бахмутская; ст. преп. каф. англ. языка ОмГУ О.В. Гоголь Х680

HOBBIES. LEISURE TIME Учебно-методическое пособие (для студентов гуманитарных специальностей, изучающих английский язык)

Изд-во ОмГУ

Омск 2004

Hobbies. Leisure Time: Учебно-методическое пособие (для студентов гуманитарных специальностей, изучающих английский язык) / Сост.: Е.А. Бекерова, Е.В. Зайцева, О.Ю. Казарина. – Омск: Изд-во ОмГУ, 2004. – 123 с. ISBN 5-7779-0495-5 Учебно-методическое пособие содержит тексты и задания для чтения и аудирования, лексико-грамматические и коммуникативные задания, словарь лексики и охватывает все аспекты обучения устной речи – аудирование, монологическую и диалогическую речь. Предлагаются упражнения, которые позволяют использовать как индивидуальную, так и разные формы интерактивной деятельности обучаемых (парную, групповую, фронтальную). Даны разнообразные задания для самостоятельной работы студентов. Пособие разработано с учетом принципа коммуникативной направленности и соответствует современным требованиям преподавания иностранных языков. Для студентов гуманитарных специальностей, изучающих английский язык.

ISBN 5-7779-0495-5

© Омский госуниверситет, 2004

Warming-ups TASK 1

TASK 2 Popular home-based leisure activities

An average family day

43% – Do-it-yourself

1. Study the diagram:

46% – Gardening

1 – Sleep

60% – Reading books and newspapers

2 – Breakfast travel

73% – Listening to music

3 – Start work, start school

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88% – Listening to the radio

4 – Lunch

95% – Visiting friends or relatives

5 – Finish school

99% – Watching TV

6 – Finish work

7 – Free time, homework

8– Dinner

9 – Watching TV

2. Now answer these questions: - How much do the people work? - How much time do they spend on eating meals? - How much time do they spend on eating meals? - How much leisure time do they have? 3. Make comparisons for your own family/country. 4. Draw a similar diagram and complete it for your family.

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1. Study the chart properly. 2. Describe a typical British Sunday. 3. Does it differ a lot from the typical Russian Sunday? Is there a special Sunday atmosphere in our country? 4. Tick the activities that people do in your family. Make a similar chart for your family. What is the most popular spare-time activity?

TASK 3 Survey questions 1. Are you a member of a youth group? 2. Do you play video games? 3. How much time do you spend on playing computer? 4. Do you prefer outdoor or indoor pursuits? 5. How many hours do you spend on TV and Internet per day? 6. If you could take up a new pastime what would you do? 7. What are you favourite hobbies?

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TASK 4 Look at the proverbs below, guess their meaning 1. Art is long, life is short. 2. Every man has his hobby-horse. 3. Tastes differ. 4. The busiest man finds the most leisure. 5. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 6. There is a time for everything. 7. The one who is first to act achieves success. Explain the meaning of each proverb in English. Think of Russian equivalents of these proverbs. Do you agree or disagree with the proverbs? Do you follow any of them?

TASK 5 Read the poem “Leisure” and answer the following questions: 1. What is meant by the word “leisure”? What does leisure consist of? What activities does it include? How can you characterize it? 2. What is the main idea of the poem? 3. What is your idea of leisure time? What does it include? How would you characterize your leisure time? Leisure

No time to see in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. A poor life this is if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.

Vocabulary I. Hobbies Ex. 1. Answer these questions: 1. Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it? 2. How long have you had this hobby? Why do you like it? 3. Is it an expensive hobby? 4. How much time do you spend on your hobby? 5. Is it a common hobby in your country? 6. Write down three other common hobbies in your country. If possible, ask another person these questions. Ex. 2. From the following list of pictures representing people’s hobbies find out the proper ones to fulfill the table below. Before doing this connect the pictures and the things they denote: Things Things Outdoor Creative hobbies people play people collect activities

by W.H. Davies What is this life if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

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Cards Board games DIY- do it yourself Chess Jogging Hunting Camping Saxophone Hiking Rock climbing Stamps Photography Sewing Coins Antiques Guitar

Ex. 3. Here are some people talking about their hobbies. Can you guess what the hobby is in each case? 1. I usually use colour, but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white. It really depends on the subject. 2. I really enjoy going round the shops and markets looking for a bargain. 3. I try to practise every day, but sometimes it's difficult because I don't like to disturb my neighbours too much. And one neighbour gets very angry if I play the same thing over and over again. 4. The great thing is you can do it when you like. I usually do it three or four times a week - either early in the morning, or after school, I only go for about 25 minutes but it really keeps me fit. 5. Obviously it saves me a lot of money; and in any case, I hate buying things in boutiques because so many things are badly made.

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6. I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and I now play twice a week in the evenings. It has helped me a lot and I have a much better memory for all the different moves and strategies. 7. I think this is a very common hobby for people like me, who have a house but don't have much money. That's why I started, but now I think I do a better job than many professionals. Ex. 4. Complete these sentences with a suitable verb. 1. How often do you jogging? 2. She………….. hiking because she wanted to get more exercise. Unfortunately, she didn't like it and she it about six months later. 3. She has always……….. her own clothes; it's much cheaper than buying them. 4. He old coins. 5. I ……………. quite a lot of rock climbing when I'm on holiday. 6. I learnt to the piano when I was at school. 7. I wanted to improve my chess, so I a chess club. 8. I don't really anything in my spare time.

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II. Sports Ex.1 Give the names to the following ball games and equipment:

Ex. 2. Define the following sports and required equipment: football basketball soccer rugby

golf

squash

cricket

volleyball

table tennis

badminton

Ex. 3. Describe your actions while playing the ball games using the verbs below:

Note: When you describe the playing area for football and the area around for the crowd (people who watch, also called ____4____), it is called a ____5_____. Players: Some games are played by individuals, others are ___6____ games. In a team, one player is the ____7_____, and there is a manager (e.g. in football) or a _____8____ (e.g. in basketball). Officials: Football, rugby and hockey have a _____9_____ but tennis, cricket and baseball have an____10_____. In football the referee has a whistle to control the game and two _____11______, in tennis there are _____12_____ to decide if the ball is 'in' or 'out'.

Ex. 5. Look through the table carefully and tell about some extra sports and necessary equipment: Name athletics motor racing swimming boxing skiing

to throw

to pass

to catch

to hit

to head

to kick

Ex. 4. Complete the information about fans and places where sport events take place: The playing area for football, rugby, hockey and cricket is called a ____1____; for tennis, volleyball, basketball, squash and badminton it is a ____2_____; for golf it is a _____3____. 9

Pitch Stadium Court Team

Course Coach Umpire Spectators Captain Referee Linesmen Line judges

Other sports Equipment vest, shorts, running shoes or spikes crash helmet swimming costume (women); trunks (men) vest, shorts, gloves, boots sticks, ski suit, ski boots

Place track track pool ring slopes (piste)

Ex. 6. True or false? If false, correct the sentence to make it true. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The people who watch a football match are the audience. The official who gives the score in tennis is the umpire. Athletes wear shorts. You need a stick to play hockey. Boxers wear gloves. Tennis is played on a pitch. The referee in football has a whistle. Women wear trunks for swimming. 10

Ex. 7. Answer these questions. If possible, ask a friend the same questions. 1. Are there any games or sports that you watch but don't play? If so, what are they and where do you watch them? 2. Are there any games or sports you play/do yourself? If so, which? 3. Are there any that you are good at? 4. Are there any that you hate? 5. Are there any that are not played much in your country? 6. Which game or sport is the most popular in your country? 7. Which game or sport is the most dangerous in your opinion? 8. Which game or sport requires the most strength? 9. Which one has the biggest crowds? Ex. 8. Sport activities quiz 1. Which of these sports is not played with a racquet? a. squash b. badminton c. tennis d. cricket 2. Which of these sports uses an oval ball? a. soccer b. rugby c. water polo d. hockey 3. Which of these sports is not played over a net? a. volleyball b. tennis c. squash d. badminton 4. Which of these sports does not involve throwing something? a. javelin b. shotput c. pole vault d. discus 11

5. Which of these is not a winter sport? a. tobogganing b. skating c. jogging d. skiing 6. Which of these is not an Olympic sport? a. parachuting b. rowing c. shooting d. archery 7. Where was the 1994 World Cup final held? a. Los Angelos b. Chicago c. New York d. San Francisco 8. Which of these games is not played on a table? a. snooker b. dominoes c. darts d. billiards 9. Which of these is not a martial art? a. judo b. karate c. croquet d. jujitsu 10. Which of these is not a water sport? a. windsurfing b. abseiling c. rowing d. snorkeling

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Ex. 9. Which of the mentioned above activities you find mostly: amazing

boring

delighting

puzzling popular

fascinating

embarrassing

interesting

exciting

captivating

frightening

extreme

ordinary

dangerous funny enjoyable challenging tiring draining exhausting rousing

expensive

cheap

safe

remarkable

slow

unpleasant.

Ex. 10. Complete the sentences with the appropriate adjectives: 1. 2. 3. 4.

It’s _________ to swim after a heavy meal. It’s _________ to wear a helmet when you go cycling. It’s _________ to wear a life-jacket when you go canoeing. It’s _________ to take a guide when you go into the mountains. 5. It’s _________ to buy good quality diving equipment. 6. It’s _________ to finish a Football World Cup with penalty shots. 7. It’s _________ to shake hands with your opponent after a tennis match. Ex. 11. Read the short extract below. Use the words given on the left of each line to form a word that fits the space on the same line. After reading discuss the advantages and disadvantages of running. Running In ancient Greece running had a special importance at the opening event of the Olympics and was a part of all public games. _____1____ runners were held in great respect and received the ____2___ rewards. Running is natural ___3____ and as well as events like the marathon that require very special ______4______ , it is also a ______5_____ part of many other sports 13

IMPORTANT SUCCESS HIGH ACTIVE PREPARE CENTRE

like football and tennis. If athletes are _____6_____ , they can use opportunities to save vital seconds and increase their lead over other ________7_______. Regular running helps general health and _____8_____, sharpening the senses and improving the _____9_____ of the heart and lungs. It can also improve stamina and general _____10______.

SKILL COMPETE FIT EFFICIENT STRONG

III. Leisure activities Answer these questions: 1. What type of character are you? 2. Are you an out-going person or not? 3. What is your favourite occupation in leisure time? 4. Did (or will you) you choose your job by economic necessity? 5. What is your friend’s hobby? What do passive people do during leisure hours? 6. How does a creative type of character spend his leisure time? 7. Why should leisure be refreshment?

Music Ex.1. Use the information given below to complete the chart. Search for some additional information. Classical music: e.g Beethoven's piano concertos, Schubert's symphonies. Beethoven and Schubert are both composers (= people who write classical music) and most of their music is played by an orchestra (= large group of musicians including violins, cellos, etc.) which is led by a conductor, e.g. Georg Soiti or Loren Maazel, as leader. Opera (= a play in which the words are sung): e.g. La Boheme by Puccini, Carmen by Bizet. Rock and pop music: e.g. U2, Bon Jovi, Maria Carey. This music is played by groups/bands, e.g. Bon Jovi, Simply Red; or solo artists,

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e.g. Madonna. Many solo artists, e.g. Phil Collins, are singersongwriters (= they write and perform/play their own songs). Jazz: e.g. Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Stan Getz. Style

Instruments

Musicians

Popular persons

Period of time

Ex. 2. What types of painting are these? a portrait (= a painting of part of the countryside) (= a painting that is not realistic') a self-portrait (= a painting of a person) = a painting of the artist himself/herself)

Ex. 2. Create a list of different musical instruments and people who play them starting from the information given at the pictures and then adding some extra ones: cellist

by

a landscape an abstract painting

saxophonist

Theatre and Cinema Ex. 1. Match the words from the left with the words from the right: flautist guitarist

saxophone

drums

Art Ex. 1. Before speaking about arts and leisure read and analyze these sayings. Give your personal opinion: 1. Art if long, life is short. – Искусство вечно, (а) жизнь коротка. 2. Every man has his hobby-horse. – У всякого свой конек. 3. Tastes differ. – О вкусах не спорят. 4. The busiest man finds the most leisure. – Самый занятой человек находит больше всего досуга.

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a) занавес b) бельэтаж c) номерок (гардероба) d) композитор e) суфлер f) постановщик g) гардероб h) оперный театр i) репетиция j) место (в театре) k) комедия l) аплодировать m) музыкант n) сцена o) актриса p) декорации

1. actress 2. a musician 3. a prompter 4. a composer 5. a stage-manager 6. a cloakroom 7. a curtain 8. a check 9. a stage 10. scenery 11. an opera-house 12. a rehearsal 13. the dress-circle 14. a seat 15. the comedy 16. to applaud

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Ex. 2. Say what they do.

enjoy (a party, a play etc.)

A dancer, an usher, an actor, a conductor, a singer, a clerk, a ticket taker, an actress, a musician, a composer, a prompter, a producer, a spectator, a playwright. Ex. 3. Give words or word combinations for the definitions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

the part of the theatre where the audience sits; a raised platform in a theatre where the actors appear; the highest balcony where the cheapest seats are placed; a place where hats and coats may be left; a piece of wood or metal with a number on it given in return for hat or a coat; a set of actors in a play; programme; the main role; a trial performance of a play; a person who shows people to their seats;’ seats in the theatre behind the stalls.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

show variety show ballet opera musical comedy drama tragedy concert spectator audience be a success (be popular with the public) 20. be a failure 21. film (picture; movie) 22. cartoon 23. feature

Ex. 4. Connect the topical vocabulary with the Russian translation: 1. leisure 2. spare time 3. go out 4. 5. 6. 7.

stay-at home favourite occupation hobby entertain (v) (guests) entertainment entertainment

8. enjoy oneself (have a good time)

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балет любимое занятие бывать в обществе, проводить время вне дома хобби свободное время домосед развлекать, принимать гостей развлечение, увеселение, представление хорошо провести время

получить удовольствие от… оперетта эстрадный концерт досуг концерт представление драма трагедия опера зрительная аудитория зритель иметь успех провалиться, не иметь успеха мультфильм кинофильм художественный (фильм)

Ex. 5. What do the words in italics refer to in the sentence below? a. It was so boring I fell asleep in the first act. b. I didn’t like his last one, but I couldn’t put his latest one down until the last chapter. c. It was excellent. Have you seen it yet? It stars Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. d. She’s usually very good but I don’t think she was right for this part. e. I think they spoil them. They always give them whatever they want. f. It was a good break, but the weather wasn’t very good. g. They were delicious. John had tomato and mozzarella topping and I had ham and mozzarella. h. It was really exciting, especially when Smith scored in the closing minutes. 18

Ex. 6. The following questions are all asking for opinions. Match them with the opinions given in the previous exercise. Did you like the film? What did you think of the play? Did you enjoy your pizza? Do you like Ben Brown’s novels? What do you think of their children? What was your holiday like? What did you think of Hannah Smart? What was the match like? Ex. 7. Translate the names of the additional leisure activities. What are they? Discuss the following ways of the pastime. 1. Games of chance 2. Spending time in the casino 3. To participate in talk shows in the capacity of spectators 4. To participate in talk shows in the capacity of the visitors 5. Clubbing in the night clubs 6. To keep personal diaries 7. The participation in the organizations 8. The participation in the young people’s movement 9. The survey of home video 10. Shooting, exposure 11. The guessing of crosswords 12. Collecting the recipes 13. To spend time sewing things 14. The study group of embroidery

ART

MUSIC

Ex. 9. Which of the following verbs can go with the nouns in Exercise 8? read write compose play hum tune

play in

draw paint

conduct

Ex. 10. Complete each of the following sentences with a verb in the right tense and a noun. a. Agatha Christie _______ many famous _______. b. I couldn’t put the book down until I _______ the last _______. c. I don’t know the words of the song but I can _______ the _______. d. The only _______ I can _______ is the piano. e. Picasso often _______ unusual _______ of his girlfriends. f. The _______ of Princess Diana _______ by the journalist, Andrew Morton. g. Listen! The show is starting. Can you hear the _______? They _______ their instruments. h. My brother is a soldier. He _______ the bugle in the army _______. i. Before I painted the picture I _______ a quick _______ in pencil.

Ex. 8. Look at the nouns below and write them in the correct column. composer poem author painter oil painting instrument band palette sketch tune chapter orchestra bugle biography brush detective story banjo portrait fiction play drawing novel pianist pop group

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LITERATURE

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Reading I. Hobbies 1. What is a hobby? 1.1. Pre-reading focus. What is a hobby? What hobbies do you know? - Work in two or three groups - Brainstorm your ideas - Write down the definition of the word “hobby” - Make out a list of hobbies - Exchange your ideas 1.2. Pre-reading task. Now read the text “Hobbies”. - Learn about the origin of the word “hobby” - Compare your group’s definition of the word “hobby’ with the definition given in the text - Classify hobbies. Write down examples of hobbies. Compare your group’s list of hobbies with the classification given in the text 1.3. Reading. Hobbies What is a hobby? In the 16th century a favorite toy for children of all ages was the hobbyhorse. In appearance a hobbyhorse could be as simple as a stick, or it could have a decorated wooden framework with an imitation horse's head attached. Whether simple or elaborate, children used them for the games of the time involving war and knighthood, much as children in the early part of the 20th century played cowboys and Indians. In time the popularity of the hobbyhorse declined, but the pleasure of doing something outside the routine activities of daily life had brought a new word into the language, the word hobby which is a shortened form of hobbyhorse.

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Hobbies today include a vast range of activities. The definition that best covers all these activities is probably constructive leisure-time activities. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things. The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball. Sport has always been popular in our country. There are different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world. Our sportsmen take part in the Olympic Games and always win a lot of gold, silver and bronze medals. Millions of people watch figure skating competitions, hockey and football matches, car races, tennis tournaments and other sports events. Certainly watching sports events and going in for sports are two different things. Now everybody knows that sport can be a profession and a business. But sport can be fun as well. Besides, it helps to stay in good shape, to keep fit and to be healthy. Doing sports is becoming more and more popular. Some people do it occasionally - swimming in summer, skiing or skating in winter - but many people go in for sports on a more regular basis. They try to find time to go to a swimming pool or a gym at least once a week for aerobics or yoga classes, body building or just work-out on a treadmill. Gardening is one of the oldest of man's hobbies. It's a wellknown fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses. Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It's always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.

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Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. City-dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun. Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them - the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls, forests; different kind of trees, flowers and plants, animals and birds. Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of the happy time they have had. People travel by train, by plane, by boat and by car. All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations. If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes. Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it's becoming more and more popular. Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill. Some hobbyists write music or play musical instruments. Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many worldfamous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.

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1.4. Comprehension. Answer the questions 1) What is the origin of the word “hobby”? 2) What is the definition of the word “hobby”? 3) What are 4 large classes? Hobbies are divided into? 4) What is the most poplar of all hobby groups? 5) What can sport be? (Can sport be fun as well?) 6) What is one of the oldest of man’s hobbies? 7) Why are people fond of travelling? 8) What is a relatively new hobby, which is becoming more and more popular? 9) What famous and well-known personalities were 2 of the most famous hobby painters? 10) What do people usually collect? 1.5. Discussion. 1) The text runs “If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting”. Do you agree/disagree? Explain why. 2) The text runs “No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it”. Do you agree/disagree? Explain why. 3) Speak to your partner about you hobby. Keep in mind the following issues: - Has your life become more interesting? - Have you learnt from your hobby?

2. Hobby: Collector 2.1. Pre-reading focus. Do you know anything about collector? What do people usually collect? What do you know? - Work in 3 groups - Brainstorm your ideas - Make out a list of things people usually collect 2.2. Pre-reading task. Now, read three texts about the collectors from Russia and the things they collect. The 1st group – read the text “Vladimir Andreevich Pelepenko” The 2nd group – read the text “Alexander” The 3rd group – read the text “Elena Lisina” Add the things these Russians collect to you group’s list of things people usually collect. 2.3. Reading. Vladimir Andreevich Pelepenko A collector, General chief of UMC «Nedra», owner of «Cameo» shop, was born in Tumen in 1935. He has been living in Ekaterinburg from 1957. In 1962 he graduated from Urals Polytechnical University as an electrician engineer. His passion to natural stone and wish to gather a collection appeared at the age of 36. At present time unique collection includes more than 10 thousand exhibits. There are 1000 agates of Chukotka (the most complete gathering), minerals of excellent beauty from whole USSR and many regions of the world. The collection was first exhibited in Munich (1988) and later in Vienna, Dortmund, Hamburg, Denver (1989), London (1993) and Athens (1994). Besides minerals the collection represents the products of stone made by Urals masters: Anatoly Ovchinnikov, Aleksei Antonov, Anatoly Zhukov, Jury Polovnikov, Viacheslav Obolensky. Their works of crystal and precious stones are of equal or better quality than 25

masterpieces of Faberge firm. By the way, the collection includes about 100 works by Jury Bakhtin made of mammoth tusk and Eugene Onishenko. Alexander My name is Alexander. I am a Russian policeman. I have my own web-site, which is about me and my job in the investigative service, it has some pictures of Russian militia and of my native city Vladivostok and talks about many other interesting things. I am often asked by my colleagues-collectors to send them Russian police and army insignia. At present time my financial situation does not allow me to give out these items as presents. The reason for that is an extremely high price of postal services in Russia and the expensiveness of the insignia itself. I have an access to acquiring patches, pins, orders and uniforms of Russian police and army at a low price. Besides, I have my own stock of these items. If you are interested in getting Russian police, army and KGB patches, pins, decorations and uniforms - I can help you with that. Police collectors have a practice of exchanging patches from their departments, and it is like a sign of friendship. I support this tradition. Elena Lisina Elena Lisina is a designer, the member of the Union of Designers of Russia since 1988. Since 1989 she has been making unique, one-of-a-kind cloth dolls. She is a member of British Doll Artists Association (BDA). Elena Lisina has been collecting dolls since 1989 and exhibiting them. In 1997, on the Convention of the United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC) in Los-Angeles, Elena was awarded with "The Award of Excellence" for the "Exhibit of Dolls". Since 1992 Elena Lisina's dolls collection has been exhibited in the Museum of Ural's Writers of Ekaterinburg, Elena also organizes doll exhibits in the other towns - Tumen, Rezh and etc. In the process of collaboration with the Museum of the Ural's Writers the unique form of a Doll museum was found - the combination of doll exhibit with literary themes that makes exhibits more educational and informative. 26

The exhibits that lasted for 1 year each, had such themes: "Dolls in Russian & foreign Fairy Tales", "Russian Toys", "The Nutcracker and the Doll Kingdom", "Tales for Alyonushka" and etc. made the acquaintance not only with doll history, but with literature and tales as well. Every year they organized the children's contests of handmade dolls & toys, the themes were: "My Favorite Literary Hero", "Doll as a Literary Character". 2.4. Post-reading discussion

Now, read four texts about “strange hobbies” of Americans The 1st group – read the text “Duct Tape Artist” The 2nd group – read the text “Junk Craftsman” rd The 3 group – read the text “Skunk Enthusiast” The 4th group – read the text “Clown” Add strange hobbies these Americans have to your group’s list of “strange hobbies”. 3.3. Reading.

• Now find a partner from each group. Work in groups of three. Exchange the ideas. • What do people usually collect? What do people rarely collect? Discuss in the class Make a table on the blackboard COMMON COLLECTIONS

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• Do you collect anything? Are you a collector? If your answer is a positive one, say what you collect. If your answer is a negative one, say what you would like to collect or explain why you wouldn’t like to collect anything.

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Duct Tape Artist Melody Williams, 17 Greers Ferry, Arkansas As you can see, Melody's hobby is duct tape art. Her creations include shoes, clothes, jewelry, cards and sculptures–even a model of Shakespeare's Globe Theater (which later became a home for her pet turtle, Shelley). Most people aren't quite sure what to make of Melody's fascination with duct tape. "They laugh and mock me, "she says, "but they always come to me when they need an adhesive." Laughter isn't the only "difficulty Melody encounters while pursuing her hobby, "Duct tape is very sticky," she says, "When I was making my skirt, I had a lot of problems with it sticking to itself in places it wasn't supposed to. Also, wearing duct tape is slightly uncomfortable. It's stiff and difficult to breathe very well" Not that any of these drawbacks have diminished her love for the "handyman's friend." She's even written a song about it: I have to say that my world is gray, not because of compromises made or morals in the shade, but because of a sticky tape and the way it takes shape. There are so many uses and not many abuses of this great sticky mess 28

the component of my dress ... Ode to duct tape, my best friend; Ode to duct tape, may the gray never end. Junk Craftsman Zach Duke, 19 Palatka, Florida "Have you ever dreamed of having one thing in your life that you could say you’ve made? Well, if so, this is the hobby to get into. All you need is an imagination, some old junk, and a creative outlook. This hobby is completely original: No one's junk is the same!" Zach’s hobby includes making picture frames, clocks and little storage boxes out of odd items ("junk" items). He uses materials ranging from CD sleeves and license plates to an old snare drum. What surprises him about his creations isn't just how well they turn out—he can't believe that people want to pay for them. "When I made the storage boxes," he says, "a few of my friends offered me money for them. Then when I made a clock, people offered to buy that, too. I was amazed that my small ideas to create something a little out-of-the-ordinary would receive so much attention". Skunk Enthusiast Brittany Miller, 21 Stillwater, Oklahoma Collecting stuffed animals is quite a common hobby. But collecting skunks is something else. “I have never met another person who even likes skunks–much less collects them”, Brittany says. There aren’t too many collectors with Brittany’s taste, besides the toys can be pretty tough to locate. "You can find plenty of miniature dogs, stuffed bunnies and model horses, but skunks aren't as common," she says. “It seems, though, that there are starting to be more and more. Since I buy one every time I see one, skunk producers are probably starting to think they’re a hot item!'' Which is fine with her, as long as skunk supply continues to exceed skunk demand. "If everyone collected skunks, my hobby wouldn't seem as special to me,” 29

she says. "And besides, if everyone took up my hobby, there would be fewer skunks out there for me to collect!” Clown Tracy Earley, 16 Richmond, Virginia “Have you ever met anybody who wears a red nose and floppy shoes for fun?” Tracy asks. “That’s me! I’m a clown!” Tracy got into clowning as part of a church ministry. She's still a part of that group, and she's also started clowning around at kids’ birthday parties. She can tie animal balloons, ride a unicycle, paint faces, juggle and do magic tricks. One of the toughest things about clowning, besides coming up with new routines all the time, is the expense – a pair of clown shoes alone costs over $200. But Tracy still loves her hobby. "I love making people laugh!" she says. "In the serious, fast-paced world we live in, clowning is a way to relax and have fun. Plus it becomes fun during boring moments at school. Sometimes in the middle of a really slow day, I gather up things to juggle from my friends' backpacks and liven up the class a bit!" 3.4. Post-reading discussion. • Find a partner from each group. Work in groups of four. Exchange the ideas. • What is the most unusual hobby of all hobbies discussed? What do you think? • Do you want to have this hobby? Why? /Why not? Explain. • Do you have a strange hobby? Vote and make a table on the blackboard NO YES If you have an unusual hobby, say what it is. • Do you want to have your groupmates’ hobbies? Why? /Why not? Explain. 30

4. Famous people’s collections 4.1. Pre-reading focus. • Have you heard anything about famous and well-known people’s collections? • Who are these collectors? • What do these personalities collect? 4.2. Pre-reading task. Now read two texts about famous and well-known American actors John Travolta and Robert De Niro. Work in two groups The 1st group – read the text about John Travolta The 2nd group – read the text about Robert De Niro

Secondly, they are thrown about in disturbance all over the house. De Niro says that it is done deliberately – it's easier for him to choose the cut, corresponding to his mood. De Niro's collection is "active" – now and then he puts on one of his hats and wears it. But the most interesting fact is that all of his wives and girlfriends assure that when De Niro puts on one of his hats, his image transforms thoroughly. 4.4. Post-reading discussion. • Find a partner from the other group and exchange the information about these collectors. • Have you known about John Travolta’s and Robert De Niro’s collections? • Are these collections common or strange? Why or why not? Explain.

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The psychologists assure that collecting stimulates the interest to life and raises the feeling of self-esteem.

Using the Internet and personal web-sites of your favorite star or person make a report about “Famous and well-known people’s collections”. Represent your project in the class.

It is known about John Travolta that before he has become a collector, he was a normal, cheerful lad that did all with appetite: ate, rescued and loved his wife Kelly Preston. But once upon a time Travolta has bought a plane – a small storm trooper, which initiated the hasty disease. Travolta liked the new toy so much, that he has decided to collect the flying machines. The storm trooper was followed by the reactive "Golfstrim", then "Boing-707", all in all now he possesses 7 planes! Imagine how much space this collection occupies! And how much money it costs? Last year Travolta ordered to install in each of the airsheds the extremely sensitive cameras and the security system, the central board of which is set into the back of his bed.

5. Prestige Hobbies 5.1. Pre-reading focus. • Collections are known to become work sometimes. Do you know anything about the collector who established a museum, a gallery or a shop? • Who were/are these collectors? • What did they establish? 5.2. Pre-reading task.

Robert De Niro's collection is not so extravagant - it's just the collection of hats. But, first, there are plenty of them – approximately 1500.

Now read the text “Prestige Hobbies”, dealing with the experience of establishing so-called “Hobby City”. Do you like the idea? Why/ Why not? Explain.

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5.3. Reading. Prestige Hobbies In 1955 the grounds of an old 3-acre chicken ranch were being cleared. On this land the DeArmond family would build a growing city with the hobbyist in mind. Within a few years, 3 additional acres were added to the original location making room for more collector shops and expanded free parking. In 1994, an additional 4 acres were acquired, providing room for more parking and Adventure City, an amusement park built just for kids. Imagine a 10 acre little city filled with thousands of interesting collectibles. The hobby and art shops in Hobby City are housed in uniquely constructed theme buildings. Bear collectors will surely enjoy visiting the old tree trunk towering into the sky almost 38 feet. Or visit the 1/2 scale replica of the White House, in which you can find some of the rarest dolls and toys.

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6.2. Pre-reading task. Read the essay “Reading for pleasure” written by Bala Yahaya in groups. (Each paragraph is of each student). Find benefits of reading - While reading the essay compare your group’s list of the benefits with those given by Bala Yahaya. - After reading the essay add the benefits of reading given in the essay to yours. 6.3. Reading.

5.4. Project Time. Work in two groups. Create your own project. It may be a museum, a gallery, a shop, a club, a centre, etc. Represent your project in the class. Keep in mind the following issues: - Why have you decided to organize it? - What will be exhibited there? Why is it worth visiting?

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Reading for pleasure Bala Yahaya Human beings have various ways of relaxation. Some prefer spending their free time listening to music, while some prefer going out to the beach to savour the good provisions of nature; to some others, the best way to enjoy one's free time is to be glued to the TV set watching soap operas, home videos, musicals, etc. One very good way of enjoying one's free time is through reading. Unfortunately, the number of people taking advantage of this wonderful hobby is fast declining. Most people today see reading as a burdensome endeavour that should only be embarked upon when 'chasing' degrees, diplomas, or certificates. To this group of people, reading outside the classroom is a way of stressing oneself. According to the Californian Department of Education, "Professional educators and the public at large have long known that reading is an enabling skill that traverses academic disciplines and translates into meaningful personal, social, and economic outcomes for individuals." 34

Because of the society's growing apathy for reading, the number of 'non-academic' visitors to our libraries has, over the years, drastically reduced. This dearth of reading culture has contributed a lot to our collective stagnation as a people. We tend to see things from very myopic, sentimental and even outrightly uncivilised points of view. This, perhaps, explains why we no longer appreciate the good virtue of putting ourselves last and others first when such need arises. It further explains why our national aspiration of establishing a strong, virile, independent nation continues to elude us. At the local level, inherited values of good neighbourliness, courage, honesty, and industry are grossly discarded and in their place selfishness, laziness, insincerity, and sycophancy become the order of the day. This is because it is an established fact that reading of high quality materials helps in moulding, in a positive way, the character trait of children and to some extent, redirecting that of adults. Lyon and Chhabra (1996) opine that, "It is common knowledge that reading is the fulcrum of academics, the pivotal ability that stabilizes and leverages children's opportunities to learn and to become reflective, independent learners." A child who grows up in an environment where the reading culture is alive and kicking, grows up to, in majority of cases, become a fully enlightened, broadminded, socially balanced, culturally aware, and philosophically outstanding individual. Such individuals are, of course, the assets any country needs to attain greatness. Furthermore, reading is a good way of chasing away boredom. This is because engaging oneself in reading of a well-written book, piece, biography, play, poem, etc., could effectively divorce him from any unpleasant realities of life that may be bedeviling him at any point in time. Any person who makes reading a hobby would readily attest to the fact that when he lays his hands on an interesting story, he finds himself so carried away that he doesn't even remember that it is time for lunch! Now if reading could divorce one from a reality like hunger, the issue of boredom is certainly a minimal one. 35

Moreover, reading of relevant materials avails us the opportunity to fairly assess our condition, make comparisons, and come out seeing our problems as very minor and thanking God in the process. For example, a nagging wife who reads Isidore Okphe who's novel, "The Victims", would transform to a good housewife and thank God for not letting her into the shoes of Nwabunor, Ogugua, and all other such characters and their plights that combine to make the story a tragic one. In the same vein, reading George Orwell's "Animal Farm" could also make a society to tread softly, the path of instigated rebellion against constituted authorities because their supposed messiahs may turn out to be their evil predators. Reading also has the potential of bringing oat the best in us by making us to be creative. Readers have the natural tendency of seeing their favorite writers as role models thus wanting to become like them. This ignites the urge in the individual to write in the characteristic style of his own role model. Writing is said to be one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. Thus an individual gets inspired by the works of others and makes all the sacrifices to produce a unique work of his own. This makes the society become an ocean of valuable ideas. Another benefit of reading as a hobby is that, far more than other pastimes, it develops one's intellectual capacity and understanding of hitherto, strange things. Reading a good travelogue, for example, gives one an insight into the lifestyle of people in other countries, continents and even creatures in other planets. The knowledge of their culture, religion and climatic conditions makes one to appreciate why they dress in a particular way, why they eat a particular kind of food, why they engage in a particular kind of trade among many other 'whys'. Thus unlike, the unenlightened individual, he does not bring himself to blindly copy the life style of others. Consequently, he becomes proud of his own culture and becomes ready to claim his nationality with all its peculiarities; and without any unjustifiable negative feeling of inferiority. It also enables one to get acquainted with the meanings and usage of several words and phrases. This aids the individual's

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communication skills in his business and social dealings with other members of the society.) Having considered some of the benefits accruable to an individual who adopts reading as a pastime, it will be appropriate to, at this juncture, examine some of the ways through which the reading culture can be revived among our people. In the first place, it is said that 'charity begins at home', thus it is the humble opinion of this writer that the inculcation of reading culture in our people should start from the home. This is because, any hobby good or bad adopted from childhood automatically becomes part and parcel of the individual and will be very difficult to discard. Therefore while it is recommended that parents should try and arouse the interest of their children towards reading, it is also necessary to add that they should, at the same time, regulate the kinds of materials accessible to them. Secondly, government should also set in motion, a pragmatic programme for the resuscitation of the reading culture in our society. This could be done through resuscitation of our library system, creation of reading centres in our various relaxation spots, setting up of internet cafes where people can have access to the net at affordable rates, subsidizing reading materials, recognition and encouragement of writers through sponsorship of writing competitions, publication of materials, and funding of literary activities. Many people allow themselves to ditch this great pastime relying on the not-so-plausible excuse of "I don't have time for reading" and thus allow even incisive and analytic newspaper features to pass them. Thus, at the individual level, we should make conscious effort to "create time for reading", knowing fully well that it is not only a good way of keeping ourselves abreast of happenings around us and beyond, but also an effective means of spending our free time. A way of using one stone to kill two birds, if you like. 6.4. Post-reading discussion. Now, exchange your ideas. Find a partner from another group What group had found more benefits of reading? Do the students of each group adopt reading as a pastime? 37

6.5. Discussion. • Human beings have various ways of relaxation. Some prefer spending their free time listening to music while others prefer going out to the beach to savour the good provisions of nature; for some others the best way to enjoy one’s free time is to be glued to the TV set watching soap operas, homevideos, musicals, etc. One very good way of enjoying one’s free time is through reading. “Tastes differ”. • What is your hobby? • The text runs: “Any hobby good or bad adopted from childhood automatically becomes part and parcel of the individual and will be very difficult to discard”. Do you agree/disagree? Explain. If you agree, say, what parents should do to try and arouse the interest of their children towards reading/ towards other hobbies? • The text runs “Many people allow themselves to ditch this great pastime relying on the not-so-plausible excuse of "I don't have time for reading (a hobby)"” Is it an excuse? What do you think? Explain, why? If you think, that it is not an excuse, say, what people should do to manage their time?

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That is interesting! It is possible to use the personal pronouns he/she when talking about pets. You can use them when you treat your pet as a member of your family. Here are some examples: I have got a pet. She is a cat. Her name is Fluffy. I’ve got a dog. His name is Snoopy. 8) It is not a secret that British people love pets to bits and would do anything to make their life enjoyable. But just how far does this love go? Do you know the answer? 7.2. Pre-reading task. Now, read the text “Just how much do they love their pets?” While reading fill in the vocabulary table. Then compare you tables in the class. to love smb. to bits

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smile. British pet owners spend around 3.5 billion pounds a year on pet care and products. In the last five years, the amount spent on pet food, toys and vet bills has risen by almost 25%. There are some pet owners who spend thousands of pounds on medical care to keep their sick pets alive. Pets can even have their teeth cleaned and special pet contact lenses prescribed. Recently, it has become legal to use organ transplants to treat serious pet illnesses, such as kidney failure. However, it has not yet been decided on the source of donor organs. In America, organ transplants for pets have been allowed for a long time. Normally, owners of pets receiving the organs are expected to adopt the donor animal, usually a stray animal, and care for both. There are a number of pet accessories available to pets and their owners. Special flashing collars for walking at night, water-resistant dog jackets, car ramps for old or overweight dogs - you name it, they have got it! There are also special accessories designed to keep your pet fit, such as treadmills for dogs to exercise indoors or orthopaedic beds for dogs that suffer from a bad back. There is even a special pet hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne that offers cats and dogs an opportunity to exercise in the indoor gym, relax in the Jacuzzi or watch videos of their owners on personal TV and video sets. Unfortunately, in spite of Britain's reputation as pet lovers, animal abuse and cruelty still happen. There are a number of organisations that protect animals in Britain, but the most important is the RSPCA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The word 'Royal' indicates that the Society is under special patronage of the Queen. Compare this to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and you will get a quick taste of how serious the British are about animal welfare. Although all pets are entitled to love and devotion from their owners, there are some pets that deserve good treatment and care more than others. These are assistance dogs. Endal, an assistance dog owned by a Gulf-war veteran Allen Parton, who is confined to a wheel-chair after suffering a serious head injury, has even won a number of awards recognising the dog's achievements in helping people. Endal can use cashpoint machines, buy bus tickets and do the shopping. 40

Endal is not the only dog that deserves a reward. For example, Rosie, a search and rescue dog from Scotland, once helped find a threeyear-old boy who had gone missing. The list could be easily continued. Well, the British may be crazy about animals, but isn't it nice to know that the animals themselves play an increasingly important role in British life? M. Morris to love smb to bits очень любить literally буквально, Cheshire cat Чеширский кот vet (veterinary) bill счет от ветеринара lens линза to prescribe прописывать organ transplant пересадка органов kidney failure почечная недостаточность to adopt усыновлять, принимать как члена семьи stray [strei] бездомный (о животных) accessory аксессуары available доступный flashing collar светящийся ошейник car ramp пандус, приспособление для погрузки животного в машину treadmill тренажер orthopaedic ортопедический to suffer from a bad back страдать от болей в спине animal abuse and cruelty жестокое обращение с животными patronage покровительство to get a quick taste получить короткое представление welfare благополучие to be entitled (to) иметь право на assistance dog собака-помощник Gulf-war veteran ветеран войны в Персидском заливе to be confined (to) быть прикованным к wheel-chair инвалидная коляска head injury ранение в голову achievement достижение, успех cashpoint machine банкомат search and rescue поисковые и спасательные работы increasingly все более

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7.4. Post-reading discussion. - What is the author’s attitude towards British people, their pets and their love? - What is your attitude towards British people, their pets and their love? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard: + ? - What is your attitude towards pets? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard: + ? 7. 5. Writing. There is the following saying: “The dog is a man’s best friend”. Do you agree/disagree with it? Why/why not? Explain your view in written form. If possible give illustrative examples. 7.6. Quiz. Give honest answers to the following questions. The results of the quiz will help you to figure out your real attitude towards pets. Maybe taking care of animals is just what you need for your leisure time. Will you make a good owner? So you decided to get a dog. And you prepared to devote a little time to it? Will you make its life happy? Read the questions and answer "yes" or "no": 1. A good owner must have a sense of responsibility. 2. A dog mustn't be aggressive. 3. Cross-breeds (mongrels) are not so clever as their pedigreed brothers. 4. A dog depends upon its owner for all its needs. 42

5. Small dogs live longer than big ones. 6. Dogs can eat the same food their owners have. 7. The normal temperature of the dog is between 38-39 degrees. 8. Daily exercises are not necessary for small dogs. 9. After a year, a dog can have two or even one meal a day. 10. Regular check-ups by a vet are not necessary for a healthy dog. Check your score: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 – “yes”. 3, 6, 8, 10 – “no”. Congratulations! You’ll be a good owner. Or, perhaps, you are doing this test together with you faithful pet… 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 – “yes”. One of 3, 6, 8, 10 – “no”. You have a chance to become a good owner. Try to learn more about dogs. 1, 3, 6, 8 – “Yes”. Three or more of 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 – “no”. Stop! Are you really eager to have a dog? Start with a goldfish. And don’t forget to ask your mum to feed it from time to time.

II. A Couch Potato 1. Do You REALLY ENJOY BEING A COUCH POTATO? 1.1. Pre-reading focus. What are your favorite hobbies and pastimes? (Маке а list of favorite hobbies and pastimes on the blackboard) Do you have enough time to pursue the pastimes you really enjoy? Fill in the table on the blackboard YES NO 1.2. Pre-reading task. Read the article “Do You REALLY ENJOY BEING A COUCH POTATO?” and do the tasks below. Give the definitions to the following words and phrases: leisure hobby pastime socializing roller coasting orienteering letterboxing Answer the following questions: - What are the top 5 leisure activities among Americans? - What are 3 of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies? - Why are they all so popular?

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1.3. Reading. Do You REALLY ENJOY BEING A COUCH POTATO? A husband and wife Are you having an exciting come home from work, time surfing, dear? exhausted and stressed out. They don't feel like preparing a real dinner, so they pop something in the microwave. Then they sit down on the couch for an evening of being mesmerized by the TV set. Hours later, after having fallen asleep, they wake up and stumble off to bed. Each day they continue to do the same thing: Get up, go to work, come home, grab a bite, then sit down and vegetate in front of the TV set Does this sound like you? If so, are you satisfied with your existence? Isn't there more to life than being a couch potato? Some people apparently don't think so. In their recent book Time for Life, researchers John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey state that the average amount of time that people in the United States have to devote to leisure activities is actually increasing. While this may sound unlikely. Robinson and Godbey claim that Americans now spend almost forty hours a week doing leisure-time activities, and something similar may be true all over the industrialized world. Here's what Robinson and Godbey say are the top five leisure activities among Americans: Watching television, at 15.0 hours a week, is by far the most popular. Number two on the list is socializing – 6.7 hours a week. Number three, at 4.4 hours weekly, is home communication. Reading, at 2.8 hours a week, ranks number four. And number five on the list, engaging in hobbies, comes in at 2.7 hours a week. Judging from these statistics, we might conclude that many Americans seem to enjoy being couch potatoes. Now, if you want to spend your leisure time channel 45

surfing, that's your choice. There are, however, many rewarding pursuits out there. With all the extra leisure time that we supposedly have, it behooves us to know how to spend it interestingly. Here are three of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies. Roller coasting has become so popular that there's even an organization called ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) that is dedicated to preserving, appreciating, and enjoying roller coasters. The precursors of roller coasters originated in Russia as ice slides built high into the air, and the first actual mechanical roller coasters were also constructed in Russia. From there the idea migrated to Paris, where a kind of roller coaster with wheels was built in 1804. Eventually the roller coaster made its way to the United States, with more and more coasters being built until Depression times. Then they began to fell out of fashion, and many were torn down. It was not until the 1950s, with Walt Disney's opening of the first Disneyland, that roller coasters began to make a comeback. Now they're being built at breakneck speed. Marie Miller, a member of ACE now in her eighties, is a major enthusiast. She figures she's ridden on most of the roller coasters in the United States, saying, "There was a time when I rode every wooden coaster in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but I can't keep up with them. One thing's certain: I'll never stop riding until I'm in my grave." Another fascinating pastime is orienteering, a combination of map reading and cross-country skiing or running. Orienteers are given a map that shows where a set of "control points" are located. They try to follow the map by interpreting it carefully and using a compass to plot their course. Each time they succeed in finding a control point, they stamp a card that validates their having completed that part of the game. The sport is competitive: Participants get a starting time and have a prescribed time period for locating all of the control points. 46

Orienteering has become extremely popular. Why? There are several reasons. It's interesting and healthy. You get the chance to enjoy the outdoors. Best of all, it taxes both your physical strength and your mental acumen. Then there's letterboxing, a hobby that is like a combination of orienteering and treasure hunting. It began in England in 1854, when an English gentleman put his calling card (a little like today's business card) into a bottle and left it on the bank of a pond. Someone else found it and contacted him, and from this the hobby sprang up. What happens is this: People put a notebook and a rubber stamp in a bottle (the letterbox) and they provide special clues for finding the bottle. Participants have to follow the clues by hiking in certain sections of the English countryside until they finally locate the letterbox and stamp their notebook. For some aficionados, letterboxing is so enjoyable that it's become a way of life. These are just three examples of captivating pastimes. Why are they all so popular? One principal reason is that they're basically active, not passive. Aficionados of these hobbies get out and act rather than passively sitting in front of the TV screen. Suppose that at some future time we start engraving, on our tombstones, not only the names and the dates of people's births and deaths but also their hobbies and accomplishments. Which would look better on a gravestone: JOHN L DOE, COUCH POTATO, or JOHN L. DOE, ORIENTEER?

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1.4. Post-reading discussion. Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary. Leisure – 1) freedom from the demands of work or duty; 2) time free from the demands of work or duty, when one can rest, enjoy hobbies or sports, etc. Hobby pastime –- something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport Socializing - associating or mingling sociably with others Roller coasting – spending time at a small gravity railroad, esp. in an amusement park, having a train with open cars that moves along a high, sharply winding trestle built with steep inclines that produce sudden, speedy plunges for thrill-seeking passengers. Orienteering – a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that tests the skills of map reading and cross-country running, in which competitors race through an unknown area to find various checkpoints by using only a compass and topographical map, the winner being the finisher with the lowest elapsed time. Letterboxing – a combination of orienteering and treasure hunting. Answer the following questions: - What are the top 5 leisure activities among Americans? What do Robinson and Godbey say? #1 on the list is … at 15.0 hours a week #2 on the list … 6.7 hours a week #3 on the list … 4.4 hours weekly #4 on the list … at 2.8 hours a week #5 on the list … at 2.7 hours a week - What are 3 of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies? - Why are they all so popular? What does the article run? Continue: - one principle reason is that they’re basically active, not passive - … - … 48

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2. The Computer and the Internet 2.1. Pre-reading focus. Do you use the Internet? If yes, how do you use it?

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2.2. Pre-reading task. Read the text “My Internet hell” and answer the questions after the text. 2.3. Reading. My Internet hell As an experiment, four volunteers each lived alone for 100 hours. They were dressed only in a bathrobe and had to get everything that they needed from the Internet

b) 3 of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies. Are they similar or different in comparison with those given in the article? № Popular Hobbies Description 1 2 3 Compare your lists of preferences with the lists of the other groups. Are they similar or different? Why are they all so popular? 1.6. Writing. Write a few paragraphs about yourself. Tell about your interests and hobbies. Keep in mind the following issues: - your top leisure activities - some more unusual and interesting popular hobbies.

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A dazed but relieved Emma Gibson told of her 'seedy' ordeal yesterday after four days trapped in cyberspace. With three other volunteers, the out-of-work actress had agreed to be locked alone in a small room with just a computer and the Internet for company. One hundred hours, three marriage proposals and dozens of lewd messages later, Miss Gibson, 30, emerged blinking into the sunshine rather glad the experience was over. With the eyes of the world quite literally upon her - small cameras broadcast her every move on the Web - Internet Heaven had become more of a nightmare at times. 'I wanted to get out at the end. Too much Internet is bad for the health,' she said. Net users were able to contact her using e mails or chat rooms electronic conversation forums. Miss Gibson, from London, added: 'Chat rooms are a pretty seedy experience in my view, especially if you are female and being viewed by a web-camera. It attracts a few perverts. I was being looked at and when someone was getting pervy with their language, a towel went over the camera." 50

Miss Gibson was chosen from more than 250 applicants for the experiment. Shut up in a secure room at a central London hostel, she had to take off all her clothes and was given a bathrobe, a credit card and a budget of £500 to feed, clothe and amuse herself with all purchases ordered via the Internet. Organisers eventually had to start deleting all the abusive mail before it appeared on screen. Three men also offered proposals of marriage. 'I didn't accept any,' said Miss Gibson. To keep sane during her confinement, Miss Gibson managed to download software from an Australian radio station to pipe out constant music. 'Spending time on your own in a room in front of a computer does change the way you see the world. My thought processes became quite obtuse. It was draining but I became quite addicted. I had to get out.' She was going straight out for a stiff gin and tonic and a walk in the fresh air. 'I'm definitely not going on the Net for a few days.' Results of the experiment, organised by Microsoft, will be studied by Dr Helen Petrie, of the University of Hertfordshire. Despite their reservations she believed the volunteers coped 'better than we anticipated.' She added: 'Of course, there have been ups and downs but overall they had a very positive experience." Daily Mail 2.4. Comprehension. 1. How many volunteers were there? 2. How did they obtain what they needed? 3. How could people contact Emma? 4. What did Emma do to stop herself going mad? 5. In what ways did the experiment affect Emma? 6. On the whole, how did Helen Petrie describe the feelings of the volunteers?

2) Do you use e-mail at home and at work? How has it changed the way you communicate with people? 3) Do you use it for anything else, such as banking or booking holidays? 4) Do you think the Internet is more male-oriented (used more by men and aimed more at them)? If so, why is that? 5) What advantages does it have over other media, such as TV, magazines and newspapers? 6) Whose responsibility should it be to check exactly what material goes on the Internet? Should it be the government or the companies who provide the service (Internet Service Providers)? 7) Have you ever used a chat room? Do you think they might be dangerous in any way? Why, why not? 8) Do you think that it is dangerous for certain people to have access to sexual and violent material on the Internet? Why? 9) How do you think the Internet will develop over the next few years? Ammunition Box Key words proxy server an Internet Service Provider that filters out some incoming content; some countries such as Singapore insist on this to censor to remove material that is considered indecent, offensive or a threat to security web site where people can find information about a certain topic home page the first, guiding page of your site e mail electronic mail chat rooms a service where messages are written and exchanged download to transfer data from a large computer system to a smaller one

2.5. Discussion. 1) If you don't use the Internet, why not? Are you afraid of it, or don't you have any interest in it? 51

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2.6. Activities. A. Read the letter written to a newspaper advice column. Discuss possible solutions with a partner and then write a reply to the woman. Dear Miriam My husband’s addicted to the Internet. Day and night he chats to an American woman, sometimes intimately. We’ve been married for 27 years and a few months ago he told me he wanted a divorce. I found out he’s been sending flowers to this woman he met on the Internet and he intends to go over and visit her. He’s 50 and all my friends have told me he’s probably going through a midlife crisis. He talks all the time to this woman. I know for sure he’s not seeing anyone else, it’s just the Internet that’s got a stranglehold on him. He’s always been a bully and has threatened that if I did anything to get in touch with the woman, he’d set our two Alsatian dogs on me. What can I do? Daily Mirror B. It is fair to say that people are getting addicted to the computer and the Internet. Children play computer games. Teenagers chat. Grown ups go to different Web sites. What is your attitude towards the computer and the Internet? Is it a positive/a negative one? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard.

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Vote again. What is your attitude towards the computer and the Internet? Has your attitude changed during the debate? Fill in the table on the blackboard

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Websites: www.profound.cc.uk www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk/censor/ www.birmingham.co.uk/english

III. Sports and Leisure Activities 1. Popular Sports and Leisure activities in Britain 1.1. Pre-reading focus. 1) It is fair to say that Russia as most Western countries has become a leisure-orientated society. Do you agree/disagree? 2) Russian people have also become extremely healthconscious and for many young people keep-fit is a very important part of their lives. Do you agree/disagree? 1.2. Pre-reading task. Read the essay written by a British teacher, Mrs. Penn, about popular sports and leisure activities in Britain. • When you have finished, give the definitions to the following words and phrases: to mushroom health-conscious keep-fit (a noun) to be preoccupied with aerobics weight-lifting 54

to spring up light exercises exhilarating addiction. • While reading think of possible evidence to prove that the following statement are true: “For many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of their lives”. “Many people say that aerobics is a very exhilarating experience”. 1.3. Reading. Popular Sports and Leisure Activities in Britain Over recent decades the number and range of available leisure activities has mushroomed, in Britain. It is fair to say that Britain, in common with most Western countries, has become a leisure-orientated society. Western people have also become extremely health-conscious, and for many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of their lives. In addition there is a widespread preoccupation with healthy eating: trying to avoid fatty and fried foods, and cutting down on sugary products, eating vegetables and fruit. Many young people, especially young women, regularly go to the gym to do aerobics, weight-lifting, and so on. Aerobics is equivalent to what the Russians call "Shaping". Such Keep-fit centres offering these kinds of exercises have sprung up all over Britain and there, mostly women-of all shapes, sizes, and ages, gather together to do light exercises often to the latest hit records. Many people say that the experience is a very exhilarating one, that their adrenalin flows, and that attending aerobics classes becomes akin to an addiction...but a healthy one at least! 1.4. Post-reading discussion. Give the definitions to the following words and phrases: to mushroom health-conscious 55

keep-fit (a noun) to be preoccupied with aerobics weight-lifting to spring up light exercises exhilarating addiction. Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary. to mushroom – to spread, grow, or develop quickly. health-conscious – aware of one's own health and body keep-fit (a noun) – being in good physical condition; in good health to be preoccupied with – to be absorbed or engrossed to the exclusion of other things aerobics – 1. also called aerobic exercises. (used with a pl. v.) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen. 2. (used with a sing. v. ) a physical fitness program based on such exercises: Aerobics is a good way to get your body in shape. weight-lifting - the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise. to spring up - to grow rapidly light exercises - of little weight; not heavy exhilarating - enlivening; invigorating; stimulating addiction - the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Prove that the following statements are true: “For many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of their lives”.

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“Many people say that aerobics is a very exhilarating experience”.

"extreme sports"

1.5. Discussion. With your partner (using the above vocabulary) discuss the following matter: Are you a person who is preoccupied with keeping fit and are you conscious about healthy eating?

2. Extreme Sports

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While reading think of possible answers to the following questions: - Why do most people like sports, at least a little bit? - Why do people participate in extreme sports? 2.3. Reading.

2.1. Pre-reading focus. 1) What is your view of sports? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard + ? 2) In recent years, "extreme" sports, such as bungee jumping and skiing off cliffs, have become increasingly popular. What is your view of these kinds of activities? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard + ? 2.2. Pre-reading task. Read the article “Going to extremes?” and then fill in the table "Extreme Sports":

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Going to Extremes? A pickup truck rolls to the center of a deserted bridge. Several get out. Two of them, a thirty-something young man and a twentysomething young woman, are both wearing a strange-looking harness on their backs. The others with them check their harnesses to make sure all is well. As soon as they complete these preparations, they attach a long cord to each harness and securely fasten the cords to the bridge. When that is finished, the young man and woman climb up onto the bridge rail, wave to the crowd below, and jump. No, this is not a suicide attempt. The elastic cords attached to their backs are so strong and flexible that the young people will be able to drop close to the canyon floor below without hitting it. This is bungee jumping, one of a new set of sports that bungee jumping are being described as "extreme." Most people, if they're really honest with themselves, will admit they like sports at least a little bit. When the first Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 B.C., something within the human spirit was tapped. Most of us like to be challenged, and many of us are at least 58

moderately competitive. Sports provide benefits: they amuse and excite us, provide jobs for many people, and allow individuals who might not have other opportunities to achieve success. Although sports have long been popular, something significant has changed in the last ten to twenty years. A whole new set of sports has been created. They are called "extreme" because participants are pushing themselves to extreme (and even ski jumping dangerous) levels. Why do people participate in extreme sports? Mark Musgrave, an "extreme" sportsman who windsurfs all year around, says people do it because it's a question of attitude, not the activity per se. "These sports are so hard," says Musgrave, "they don't attract the masses; I think that's one of the appealing things about it. You can excel in it if you put your mind to it. There's not a thousand people out there crowding you or doing what you're doing." He adds, "There is no right. There is no wrong. There are no rules. You can do what you want and no one cares." windsurfing

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though riding your mountain bike down a gentle slope at a leisurely speed doesn't make you an extreme biker. What does is piloting that bike down a steep, rocky mountain path at a speed of at least 35 miles per hour. You can also call yourself an extreme sports enthusiast if you ski off cliffs, jump out of a plane and sky surf, or go in-line skating. By now, someone somewhere is probably mounting a campaign to make extreme sports safer to save extreme sports enthusiasts from themselves. Are these sports too dangerous? in-line skating Perhaps. Even if they are, isn't a personal choice involved here? It occurs to this writer that the development of extreme sports is understandable, even quite predictable. We live in such a globalized, homogenized world today that a counterrevolution seems to have started. Wherever we go, we see sameness: a McDonald's in Moscow is only marginally different from one in Paris or in Pensacola, Florida. There seem to be far fewer singusky surfing

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there were in the past. Maybe extreme-sport people are merely striking a blow for truly individualized and unique experiences. 2.4. Post-reading discussion. Answer the following questions: Why do most people like sports, at least a little bit? What does the article run? Continue: - Sports provide benefits: they amuse and excite us, provide jobs for many people, and allow individuals who might not have other opportunities to achieve success. -… 60

-… What do you think? -… -…

Jumping for joy

Why do people participate in extreme sports? What does the article run? Continue: - Extreme-sport people are merely striking a blow for truly individualized and unique experiences. -… -… What do you think? -… -… 2.5. Additional reading. Now, read this personal web page “Jumping for Joy” and then complete the table "Extreme Sports". What new items can we add?

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Hi, I'm Jason Barricelii and thanks for visiting my website. I've been building this site for a while, and I'm almost finished. I've written this page to introduce myself. I've always been a work-hard, play-hard kind of guy. I grew up in Idaho, and my family did a lot of adventure sports like rock climbing and white-water rafting. Lately, people have named these activities "extreme sports," but to me they've always seemed just like normal fun. I've been working on a master's degree for a couple of years, but I still take time out to play. Since I moved to San Diego, I've gone on six scuba dives, and last year, 1 finally learned how to skydive. This month, I've already completed five jumps. Yes, I have a social life too. In fact, last month I got engaged to a fantastic woman. Here's a picture of the two of us jumping together. Joy hasn't been skydiving that long, but she wanted to celebrate our engagement with a jump. 2.6. Answer the following questions:

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What sort of person is pushing himself to extreme (and even dangerous) levels? hardworking What does the article run? Continue: What do you think?

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While reading think of possible answers to the following question: What sort of person is pushing himself to extreme (and even dangerous) levels?

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2.7. Discussion. - Do you do any sports? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard NO YES - Why do you do sports? Example: Sports amuse and excite me. - Do you participate in extreme sports? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard NO YES - Why do you participate in extreme sports? Example: There are no rules. You can do what you want and no one cares.

3. Why do people risk? 3.1. Pre-reading focus. 1) Have you ever done extreme sports? - Work all together. Vote. Fill in the table on the blackboard. Never Once I do extreme sports regularly.

- Have you got some friends who are very fond and interested in extreme sports? Work all together. Vote. Fill in the table on the blackboard. YES NO

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- What is it that makes people regularly risk their own lives for a short adrenaline buzz? Why do people risk? What do you think? 3.2. Pre-reading task. Read the text about extreme sports. The author of the article – Nina Zavrieva – interviewed a few people on their opinions on extreme sports. Focus on people’s opinions. 3.3. Reading. X-treme Sports Why do people risk? I’ve never done extreme sports and never really intended to, I have some friends who are very fond and interested in them though. I was always wondering what it is that makes people regularly risk their own lives for a short adrenalin buzz, so I interviewed a few people on their opinions on extreme sports. The first person I talked to about it was my friend Peter. Here’s what he said: ‘Personally I don’t understand why they do it. Maybe it’s like a drug, they do it for the first time just because some of their friends said it was great and then end up being addicted to it. The more they do them the more they want to do it again. Or probably they start doing it because they want to show how strong and courageous they are and then end up liking it and as I’ve said before become addicted. I’d never try anything like that, I’m addicted to safety.’ I was having a conversation with a girl called Anna the other day. What she said was this: ‘I’m just dying to do BASE-jumping. All my friends do it. It’s a relatively new sport, base is an acronym for building, antenna, span (bridge) and earth (cliffs). Jumpers leap from stationery objects and deploy a parachute. Unlike skydiving, no aircraft is involved. They’ve said it’s a feeling nothing can be compared to, in a short period of time 64

you experience so much. They go almost every month, I think they’re obsessed. Even though it’s pretty dangerous I’m not a least bit scared, the only problem is my parents – I’m afraid they will not let me do it.’ Then I spoke to my relative Michael who is a lot older than me. He is interested in extreme sports so I wanted to know his opinion. ‘I work in a bank and I can’t say it’s a particularly exiting job. You often want a change. You get bored with e-mails, faxes, deadlines, work challenges. I found the perfect escape in skydiving. When I do it all my personal problems go away, and when I get back to real life they don’t seem that bad anymore. And to add up to that skydiving is an ultimate thrill and a real pleasure. I’ve also made a lot of friends who share the same passion. I’d never abandon it. Never’. Whatever you say Michael. Now it’s clearer to me why people do extreme sports. I started to understand them better. But it definitely doesn’t mean I’m going to do it. Too scared, and as well as Peter, I am addicted to safety. Nina Zavrieva 3.4. Post-reading discussion. 1) Speak out Peter’s, Anna’s, Michael’s and the author’s opinion on extreme sports. Who do you agree with? Why? Who do you disagree with? Why? Explain. 2) What is your personal opinion on extreme sports? Is it clearer to you now why people do extreme sports? Can you explain? 3) Have you got any stories on sports to share? (about you, your group/former classmates, your friends, your parents and relatives, etc.). Write a few lines. Keep in mind the following issues: - Who is your essay about? - What kind of sports/extreme sports is/was he/she fond of and interested in? - Why is/was he/she keen on it? - What is your opinion on it? Do you like it or not? - Do you understand him/her or not? - Would you like to do it or not? Why/why not?

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4. Quiz Answer the questions given in the following quiz. The results of the quiz will help you to figure out whether “extreme sports” can be your hobby or one of the ways of spending your leisure time. Pop quiz Are you the sort of person who loves adventure? 1. Which activity would you prefer? a. Gliding b. Horse-riding c. Stamp-collecting 2. You are lost in a strange town. What would you do? a. I'd panic. If I had enough money, I'd take a taxi. b. I'd ask a passer-by for directions. c. If I wasn't in a hurry, I'd explore. 3. You've been to a disco. It's past midnight and you have missed the last bus home. What would you do? a. I'd start walking home. b. I'd hitch a lift from a passing car. c. I'd phone home and ask to be collected. 4. You are invited to dinner by some Australian friends. They want you to try a special dish: kangaroo steaks. What would you say? a. I'd say 'Fantastic! I wouldn't miss it!' b. I would make an excuse so that I didn't have to go. c. I would accept the invitation, a bit hesitantly. 5. If your best friend dyed his/her hair blue, what would you think? a. I would think about changing my own hairstyle to something a little bit more original. b. I'd think that they were mad. c. It would depend whether or not the colour suited them.

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6. You win first prize in a competition: a trip to East Africa. What would be the main attraction for you? a. I'd enjoy staying in a luxury hotel and relaxing b. I'd enjoy improving my sun-tan at the beach and joining a couple of sight-seeing tours. c. The main attraction would be discovering a new country: the people, the scenery, the wildlife. Add up your points

to be lost потеряться passer-by прохожий to explore обследовать to hitch a lift подъехать kangaroo кенгуру steak бифштекс hesitantly нерешительно to dye красить mad сумасшедший to depend зависеть trip путешествие

sight-seeing tour осмотр достопримечательностей scenery пейзаж wildlife животный мир to score набрать очки confidence уверенность common sense здравый смысл well-balanced рассудительный spirit характер; дух sensible разумный to blind ослеплять

How to score the quiz: 1. a = 3; b = 2; c = 1 2. a = 1; b = 2; c = 3 3. a = 2; b = 3; c = 1

4. a = 3; b = 1; c = 2 5. a = 3; b = 2; c = 3 6. a = 1; b = 2; c = 3

If you scored between six and ten points: You are not an adventurer. You don't like to take risks. 'You are the sort of person who feels most comfortable with the people and places you know. Our advice: Have more confidence in yourself and in other people. Try something new you might enjoy it! If you scored between 11 and 14 points: You are the sort of person who is not afraid of adventure. But you have enough common sense not to take unnecessary risks. Our advice: You seem to be a well-balanced person. Enjoy yourself! If you scored between 15 and 18 points: You have a very adventurous spirit. You are the sort of person who loves to try anything new. You are happy to take risks. Our advice: Be sensible. Don't let your enthusiasm for adventure blind you to the danger of a situation. adventure приключение gliding планеризм horse-riding верховая езда stamp марка

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5. Fans 5.1. Pre-reading focus. Hobby does not include only participating in sports but also being a fan of your favourite sportsman or team. There are a lot of people including some famous ones who are sports fans. 1) Are you a sports fan? YES NO 2) What is your view of sports fans? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard + ? 5.2. Pre-reading task. Read the article about football fans in England. Work in 4 groups. Each paragraph is for each student within the group. While reading the article think of the answers to the following questions: - What sort of person can be a sports fan (a football fan)? 68

- Why is there an epidemic of violence associated with football in England today? Each group should explain it from different points of view. The 1st group gives the reasons, connected with culture. The 2nd group gives the reasons connected with money. The 3rd group gives the reasons connected with history. The 4th group gives the reasons connected with nationalism. 5.3. Reading. ‘The Barmy Army’ – Football: ENGLAND’S GLORY? Solicitors, doctors, bankers, teachers... What do all these groups have in common? Well, individuals from these professions have all been arrested at some point for football hooliganism. Surprising? In England today there is an epidemic of violence associated with football. But why is this? There are many reasons — connected with culture, money, history and nationalism. Myth number 1: Football is a working class game, for working class people. Fact: Probably more than in any other country in the world, football in England has a national following. Just switch on the TV on a Saturday. Much of the afternoon on the two major channels is taken up by football coverage. People from all walks of life watch, play, and go to matches. It is also big business, with top players like Beckham getting paid around $40000 a week, whether they are fit to play or not. Much of the violence associated with football actually comes from the richer supporters. People with prestigious, well-paid jobs often go to football matches just in order to have a fight. It is as if they have the right to lose control and go mad for a while — to forget they are respectable people. This perverse situation even extends to semi-secret uniforms among hooligans. Many fans interested in ultra-violence wear the same checked Burberry clothing — an extremely expensive American brand. Other hooligans are members of the shadowy Combat 18 neo-nazi organisation that has provoked huge race-riots in the north of England. 69

Myth number 2: Football hooligans follow a favourite team and especially their national team. Fact: Hooligans often don't even watch the match of the team they are supposed to be following. They are more interested in 'having a go' at supporters of the opposing team. They travel large distances in order to attack anyone in the vicinity of the ground, or the town centre. Sometimes they even fight their own supporters. Unfortunately this is especially true of the England fans. At the recent Turkey-England Euro2004 qualifier in Sunderland all the fighting was between rival England supporters — in particular between club supporters of Sunderland and Newcastle: two towns about 15 kilometres from each other, both premier division teams with an intense hatred and rivalry. Myth number 3: Football violence is unorganised and spontaneous. Fact: The police and the Home Office have tried to deal with hooligans travelling to England matches abroad by confiscating the passports of known hooligans and by monitoring ports and airports carefully. Groups of hooligans have recently gone as far as travelling through third countries. For example: if there is a match in Holland, then to avoid getting caught, hooligans have flown to Spain and caught trains to Holland to escape detection. Once near the football ground, rival groups of hooligans even telephone each other by mobile to organise massive fights and to avoid the police. One English club side has even begun to employ former hooligans as security specialists, but this seems to have backfired, as the club in question still has some of the worst violence and racism in the country. Myth number 4: Football violence is an English problem. Fact: It is true that a lot of club violence takes place in England rather than on the Continent. But much of the time it is limited in scope and ferocity. At a recent UEFA match in Turkey between Galtasarai and 70

Leeds, two peaceful Leeds supporters were stabbed to death in the city centre. Of course, 99% of supporters who travel to games are completely peaceful. 99% of supporters are not racist or neo-nazis. Unlike many European countries, families including women and children make up a large proportion of supporters who travel to games. Hopefully, this kind of tendency will improve the game and discourage hooligans. Hooliganism is not an English problem alone. It is just that English hooligans are perhaps the most visible (partly because of the effective British police campaigns against them). Football will continue to be the 'beautiful game', the biggest spectator sport in the world. And Britain will always be the birthplace of this most English game. As the supporters of England like to sing: 'It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming. Football's coming home!' Hopefully, with an improved reputation, England will sometime soon host a major championship again. Jeremy Morris barmy ['ba:mi] спятивший, сумасшедший glory ['glori] слава, гордость solicitor адвокат individual индивидуум at some point в какой-то момент hooliganism хулиганство epidemic of violence эпидемия насилия to associate ассоциировать, связывать nationalism национализм myth миф, легенда to have a national following иметь поклонников, приверженцев по всей стране major channel центральный канал (TB) football coverage освещение футбольных событий people from all walks of life представители всех слоев общества to be fit to play быть в форме, быть готовым к игре supporter болельщик prestigious престижный respectable уважаемый, респектабельный perverse порочный, извращенный 71

to extend [ik'stend] распространяться semi-secret полусекретный, подпольный checked клетчатый brand [ brænd] торговая марка shadowy тайный, теневой neo-nazi неонацистский to provoke провоцировать race-riot расовые столкновения, беспорядки to have a go зд. выяснять отношения, устроить «разборку» in the vicinity (of) поблизости (от) ground (football ground) футбольное поле, стадион qualifier отборочный матч rival ['raivl] соперничающий, конкурирующий in particular особенно premier division teams команды премьер-лиги intense [in'tens] сильный hatred ненависть rivalry соперничество, конкуренция spontaneous спонтанный, неподготовленный Home Office Министерство внутренних дел to deal with бороться monitoring мониторинг, наблюдение, контроль to avoid [avoid] избегать to escape detection избежать ареста club side зд. руководство клуба, администрация to employ нанимать на работу, пользоваться услугами former бывший security безопасность to backfire иметь обратный эффект, привести к неожиданным последствиям in question данный, упомянутый Continent Европа (в отличие от Британских островов) scope масштаб, размах ferocity жестокость to stab заколоть, зарезать to discourage отбивать охоту visible заметный spectator sport зрелищный вид спорта to host принимать у себя

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Now, after reading the article and discussing it within your group, exchange your ideas in the class. - What sort of person can be a sports fan (a football fan)? What does the text run? Continue:

Work in 2 groups. Group 1 – fans and people who approve their actions Group 2 – those who don’t approve fans’ actions Exchange your ideas trying to persuade each other that your opinion is right. At the end of the discussion vote again. What is your view of sports fans now? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Has your view changed during the discussion? Vote. Write down your answers on the blackboard

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Yes, he is.

Where ... live? What … do? How many children ...? How ... relax after work? How much ... per week? What ... do at the weekend? How often … holiday abroad?

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3. John Smith's lifestyle doesn't seem very exciting. - Why do you think he is so happy? - Why is his wife less happy? - Do you think men are generally happier than women in your country? Now listen to Roger Dromard, also age 45, talking about himself. [T.1] 1. Answer the questions. 1) What's the best thing that ever happened to him? 2) What was his job before? What does he do now? 3) Where does he live? 4) Is he married? 5) What does Fiona, do? Does Roger earn more than Fiona? 6) What is Roger's hobby? What is Fiona's hobby? 7) Does Roger play any sports? 8) Are there any problems with his job? 9) Does he often eat out in restaurants? 10) Is Roger's life like John Smith's? Is he happy? 2. Listen again. Complete the sentences with the exact words Roger uses. a. In summer I usually ________________ home at about 5.30 in the morning. b. I _________________ a small van, and I ______________ all my tools and equipment in that. 77

c. It's autumn now so I ____________ the gardens and _____________ leaves. d. I ______________ lots of daffodils and tulips. e. After work I always ___________ home and ___________ in a hot bath. f. I usually _______ our evening meal because she (Fiona) _______ home from work after me. g. At weekend we often __________ into the country and ____________ to antique shops and antique sales. h. We ____________ a television! Everybody ___________ one these days but we_________. i. I ____________ old radios and Fiona ___________ old cookery books. j. I've just bought two 1930s radios and I _____________ them and ____________ them. k. I never___________ any sports. l. I ____________ much in autumn and winter so I _____________ much at the moment.

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Talk to a partner. How many similarities and differences can you find? 2. Collectors LISTENING AND SPEAKING Pre-listening task 1. What kinds of things do people often collect? 2. Do you collect anything? Did you use to when you were younger? Listening You are going to listen to two people who are both keen collectors. Divide into groups. Look at the picture about your person. What can you see? What does she/he collect? What questions would you like to ask her/ him? Listen and answer the questions. Group A [T.2a] Listen to Margaret Tyler. She lives in Wembley, north London. Her children have now grown up and left home, and so she lives alone with her incredible collection.

Group B [T.2b] Listen to Ted Hewill. He lives with his wife and three small children in Chorleywood, a village between London and Oxford. He owns a coach business. Comprehension check 1. Where does she/he live? Who with? 2. What does she/he do for a living? 3. How big is her/his collection? 4. How long has she/he been collecting? 5. How many rooms of the house are taken up with the collection? 6. What’s her/his favourite piece? 7. How much has the collection cost? 8. Where do the pieces come from? 9. Is she/he in touch with other people who share the same hobby? 10. What ambitions does she/he have? When you have answered the questions, find a partner from the other group. Compare and swap information. Guessing Game Your teacher will tell one student what he or she collects. The others must ask questions to find out what it is. Can you buy them?

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When you’ve guessed what it is, ask some of the questions in the Comprehension check above. How long have you been collecting? 3. ‘Pet Hates’ Listening [T.3] Most people have something in particular that they dislike doing – maybe getting up early or waiting in queues. We call these things ‘pet hates’. A. Some friends are discussing their pet hates. Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions: 1. How many people are talking? 2. Are they enjoying themselves? 3. Are the speakers students or working women? 4. Do they all hate paying taxes? 5. Do they hate going to the cinema? B. Read the list of pet hates. Listen to the cassette again and put a tick by the pet hates the speakers mention: 10. having to wear smart 1. cleaning the bath clothes to work 2. queuing for the bus 11. playing sports 3. cooking cabbage 12. going to the dentist 4. cleaning fish 13. doing exams 5. being late 14. eating out alone 6. going for interviews 15. meeting people 7. going to see their bank 16. getting up early manager 17. cleaning the lavatory 8. paying tax 9. queuing for the cinema С. Now underline your pet hates. You will need this for the Development exercise.

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Are you a couch potato? VOCABULARY & READING 1. 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 great nice OK relaxing superb terrible terrific wonderful

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2. Look at the leisure activities in the box below. What's your opinion of them? Use the words in the box in 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 I think football is boring. Which other leisure activities do you like and dislike? 3. “Are you a couch potato?” is about leisure activities. 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. Are you a couch potato? 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? 83

4. Work in pairs. Decide how energetic the activities in the box in 2 are. Give them a score from 1 (= lazy), to 10 (= energetic). LISTENING [T.4] 1 . Listen to nine people talking about what they like doing. Put the number of the speaker by the activity in the box in Vocabulary and reading 2 which they like doing. 2. Work in pairs and decide how old each person might be. Which person or people would you describe as a couch potato? What else did they say about their leisure activities? Listen again and check. FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR Adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency Adverbs of frequency usually go before a full verb, but after be or an auxiliary verb. I always spend the weekend doing housework. She sometimes likes playing cards. I am often out in the evening. I’ve never enjoyed football. I hardly ever go to the cinema. Here are some common adverbial phrases of frequency. They usually go at the end of a clause. every day, week, month, year, two days, other day, now and then once/twice/three times a day, a week, a month, a year most days, mornings, once in a while Talking about likes and dislikes You can put an -ing form verb or a noun after the following expressions. I adore shopping. I love entertaining. I enjoy watching television. I hate running. I can't stand staying at home. I detest collecting the leaves. 84

I don't mind spending Saturday with the children. Verb patterns (1): to or -ing Like and love + -ing means enjoy doing something. I like going shopping. = I enjoy it. Like and love + to + infinitive suggests that you choose to do something because it's a good idea. You may or may not enjoy it as well. I like to go shopping on Mondays. = Mondays is the best time for me to go shopping. Remember that you can use would love/like to + infinitive to talk about ambitions, hopes or preferences. I'd love to learn to ski. I’d like to have lessons this winter. Exercises 1. Write sentences saying how you feel about these activities. – shopping – bird-watching – swimming – train sporting 2. Choose the best verb pattern. If two answers are possible, explain the difference in meaning.

SPEAKING AND WRITING 1. Work in groups of three or four and find out if there are any couch potatoes in your class. 1. Make a list of your five favourite free time activities. 2. Give each activity a score from 1 (lazy) to 10 (energetic). 3. Add up the scores for your activities. Is the person with the lowest score a couch potato? 2. Go round the class asking and talking to people in other groups about your favourite and least favourite leisure activities. Find out if there are any other couch potatoes in your class. 3. Write a paragraph about what three or four people in your class enjoy doing. Use linking words and, but and because. - Say what they like doing. Federico likes going to football and tennis matches… - Say why they like doing it. ... because he thinks they're very exciting. - Say if they dislike anything. ... but he can’t stand the crowds. Say how often they enjoy doing it. He goes five or six times a year.

1. I like to go/going to the dentist every six months. 2. She likes to get/getting home before it’s dark. 3. She likes to visit/visiting her parents. 4. He likes to do /doing the washing on Mondays. 3. Write sentences saying how often you do the following activities. Make sure you put the adverb or adverbial phrase in the right position. 1. have a holiday 2. read a newspaper

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Speaking Work in groups of four. On the right is a list of leisure-time activities. Tick (√) the activities that you are interested in. Then record the preferences of the other students in your group. When you have collected the information from your group, work with your teacher to produce an overall preference for your class.

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Skiing Camping Hiking Swimming Sailing Cycling Other: Collecting: - stamps - coins Going to: -the cinema -the theatre -concerts -museums -zoos -parks -the seaside Reading Listening to music Watching TV Meeting friends Playing cards, chess Listening [T.5] 1. Listen to a young person talking about an unusual leisure activity and tick (√) the picture which best illustrates his hobby.

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Language Focus Future continuous Use a suitable verb in the future continuous tense to complete the following sentences. 1. While most of the cyclists going to Brighton are going by the main road, Alan and his friends _______ on bridle paths and footpaths. 2. Next week, Rachel _______ another speaker to her programme and he/she ____ listeners about his/her spare-time interests. 3. I'm so happy I'm going on holiday. This time next week _____ on a beach in Greece. 4. I (not) _______ for my food, because it's all included in the package holiday. 5. I ______ all that lovely Greek food and drinking their exotic drinks.

2. Now study the questions below. Choose the correct answers from the choices given. Then listen to see if you were right. 1. Alan Ainslie is riding to Brighton this weekend: а) for charity; b) by an unusual route; c) with 25,000 others; d) with some friends from a cycling club. 2. According to the law, cyclists are not allowed on: a) bridle paths; c) river banks; b) footpaths; d) disused railway tracks. 3. Alan has not published his routes because: a) they would be used by people on motor bikes; b) they are only suitable for mountain bikes; c) it would be a nuisance to hikers and ramblers; d) it would spoil the pleasure of rough cycling.

Speaking Making a speech Prepare to give a two-minute talk to the class about a spare-time activity you are interested in. Use the questions below and Alan's answers (when he gave a similar talk) to help you form a rough plan. Type of information to cover Alan's answers 1 What is your spare-time inter- Rough cycling. est? 2 Why does it interest you (in Get out of the city - finding new general terms)? routes - sense of adventure. 3 When and why did you start Cycling club - bored - too much this hobby? traffic - no time to enjoy view. 4 What does it consist of? Finding routes - cycling off roads through countryside. 5 What do you do? Is it a hobby Go along footpaths, bridle paths you do alone or with others? can go alone, but with friends. 6 How often do you participate in Every weekend. this sport? 7 How do people interested in Ring Central Office for informathis sport become involved? tion.

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It's a snap. No sweat. It's a piece of cake. How much? and How many? PRONUNCIATION

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ACT I Outside the Stewarts' house early Friday evening. Marilyn Stewart rides to the house on a bicycle. Inside, her husband Richard is looking at photos in his album. Marilyn enters and sits on the floor. Marilyn: I am exhausted.1 My new exercise class is so hard. Richard: Your new exercise class? Marilyn: Yeah, My new advanced2 exercise class. Richard: Why advanced? Marilyn: My instructor thought that the beginner's class was too easy for me. Richard: [He laughs because she looks so tired.] Too easy for you? [He helps her stand up.] Marilyn: Don't laugh. In the beginner's class, they give you a chance to rest between exercises. Richard: So? Marilyn: The advanced class is nonstop.3 Richard: [He teases4 her.] I lift weights every morning for sixty minutes without stopping. [He shows her his arm muscle.] No problem. 5 Marilyn: Listen, Richard, doing aerobics6 for an hour is a lot different than7 lifting weights. The better form is different from. Like Marilyn, some Americans use than after the word different. Richard: Yeah. Quite a bit different. I think aerobics is easy. I could8 work out9 in your class with no problem. Marilyn: You think so? 1

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Oh, without a doubt.10 When's the next class? Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Try it. Tomorrow morning after lifting weights, I'll try aerobics. [He snaps his fingers.] It's a snap.11 Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.

In Richard and Marilyn's room the next morning. Richard is lifting weights. Marilyn is sewing. Marilyn: Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning? Richard: [He finishes exercising and puts the weights on the floor.] Of course. Easy. [He snaps his fingers.) No sweat.12 Marilyn: You are not going to be able to move after this and the aerobics class. Richard: Are you kidding13 me? It's going to be a piece of cake. 14 [Marilyn shakes her head no.] Richard: You want to bet? 15 In Do you . . . questions, it is common not to say Do. Also, Richard pronounces want to as wanna. This is a common informal pronunciation. Marilyn: Richard:

Yeah. What's the bet?16 I bet I can go17 one hour in your class this morning and not feel a thing!

The bet is – I win, and you cook dinner for the entire18 family. Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. Richard: [He shakes her hand.] It's a bet. Marilyn: OK. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now. His number is 555-8842. The advanced class starts at ten o'clock. Richard: Well, it's eight twenty now. Marilyn: It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics class. Give him a call. [Richard calls Jack Davis.] Jack: Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health Richard: Jack Davis, please. Jack: This is Jack Davis. Richard: Hello. This is Richard Stewart. My wife, Marilyn Stewart, is a member of your program. I'd like to come to the ten o'clock advanced class this morning. Jack: Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes early. You need to complete some forms before the class. Richard: Thanks. I'm on my way over.19 Jack: Good-bye. Richard: Bye-bye. [He hangs up.] It's all set.20 I'm going. [He puts his camera bag over his shoulder.] Marilyn: Bye. Richard: See you later. [They kiss.] Marilyn: Good luck. Richard: Don't forget about the bet. Dinner for the entire family. And that includes Susan.21 Marilyn:

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Marilyn: Don't you forget. [Richard snaps his fingers and leaves. Marilyn snaps her fingers and smiles.] END OF ACT I U.S. LIFE Aerobic exercises are very popular in the United States. Today, millions of Americans are exercising for good health. One out of every ten Americans exercises every day to stay in shape (in good physical condition). This fitness craze (interest in exercising and eating healthy foods) is popular all across the country. Each year in many cities, including Boston, New York, San Fransisco, and Honolulu, there are longdistance races, or marathons. Even ordinary people run in these events. Every day in the United States, thousands of men, women, and children run through parks or city streets for good health. More than ever before, a good diet and exercise program are important in the United States. Today, fitness is part of the American way of life. YOUR TURN • What kinds of exercises are popular in your country? • What exercises do you do every day?

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ACT I ACTIVITIES Here are some activities to help you check your understanding of Act I. IDIOMS IN ACTION Answer each of the following questions. Tell the truth about yourself. Circle a, b, or c. 1. Can you run a mile? a. Yes, it's a piece of cake. b. Yes, but it's rough for me. c. No, I can't. 2. Can you swim for half an hour without stopping? a. Yes, it's a snap. b. Yes, but it's tough for me. c. No, I can't. 3. Can you touch your toes without bending your knees? a. No problem. b. Yes, but it's not easy for me. c. No, I can't. 4. Can you lift thirty pounds? a. No sweat. b. Yes, but it's difficult. c. No, I can't 5. Can you hold your breath for a minute? a. Yes, it's a piece of cake. b. Yes, but it's hard. c. No, I can't. IN FACT Reread Act I to find the answers to these questions. Write the answers on the lines. Try to find all the answers in two minutes! 1. How long does Richard lift weights every morning?___________ 2. What time is the next aerobics class? ____________ 96

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Good. Do you have any back or knee problems? Nope.3 I am in perfect health. What do you do for a living,4 Mr. Stewart? I'm a photographer. Interesting. What do you photograph? Everything. The American scene. People, places, events. Did you5 ever think of photographing an aerobics class? No ... I can't remember taking pictures of people exercising. But don't you6 think it'd be a good subject? Sure. I need some good photos for my advertising, Mr. Stewart. Maybe you can photograph a class, and I can give you and Mrs. Stewart a month of classes-free. When can I photograph a class? Anytime.7 How about today? Terrific! Terrific!

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YOUR TURN When was your last complete physical? In the exercise classroom at the Davis Aerobics Center. Jack Davis and another instructor are about to teach a class. Richard is taking many photographs. Jack: [He enters.] Hi. Instructor: Oh, hi. Jack: Are we ready to go? Instructor: Yeah. Yeah, [to students] Let's get in our lines. We're going to take it slow first. Stretch up ... and we're going to go left first... 2, 3, 4 ... now switch.8 . . . OK, hold to the right. Sunrises. Stretch it out. Flat back. Bring it up ... and twists9 . . .and side ... 2, 3 ... and left ... push ... push . . . turn ... hit the floor. Take it side again.... OK, and switch. Stretch it out. And we're going to warm down with a tango. 10 Left, right. Enjoy it. In Richard and Marilyn's room later that day. Marilyn is alone, waiting for Richard. She is folding some towels. Richard sings and dances into the room. Marilyn: Richard, did you go to the Davis Aerobics class today? Richard: [He takes off his camera and film bags and dances around the room.] Yes, I went to the aerobics class today. Marilyn: What is wrong with you?

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ACT III In the Stewarts' kitchen a little later. Richard is drinking a soda. Marilyn is writing a grocery list. Marilyn: [counting] Grandpa, Ellen, Philip, Robbie, you and me. That's six steaks. Richard: Don't forget Susan. Marilyn: Seven steaks. Cooking dinner for the entire family is not so easy. [She points to her list] The shopping: the salad: tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, and onions. The main course: steak and potatoes. Richard, how much broccoli1 do I need for seven people? Richard: Marilyn, I have to tell you something. At today's exercise class .. . Marilyn: Yes, Richard. Richard: Well, I didn't really exercise. Marilyn: I knew it! Richard: I wanted to, but Jack Davis needed a photographer. [He laughs.] I'm sorry, Marilyn. Marilyn: I don't understand. Did you exercise or not? Richard: No. Instead of exercising, I photographed the class. Marilyn: And you didn't exercise? 1

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No. There's another advanced class today at four o'clock. We'll go together. Richard: What about the bet? Marilyn: Oh, the bet is still on, but you shop for the groceries. Remember, you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. Richard: You win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. Marilyn: Including Susan. Four o'clock at the advanced exercise class. With me. [They shake hands and laugh.] Jack: Don't forget to breathe. Instructor: Skip, hop, front. Twist. . . again. . . . OK, now . . . scissors.2 Richard: This is fun. It's a piece of cake. Marilyn: Yeah. Just wait. Instructor: 5, 6, 7, go right, 1, 2, back, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, pony,3 pony . . . 1, 2, 3, kick ... 1, 2, 3, kick . . . pony. And twist, twist. Jack: OK. Let's pick up the pace.4 [Richard is getting tired.] Marilyn: How are you doing, Richard? Richard: I can barely5 move. Instructor: 2, 3, 4, front. Now we're going to run it off. Front. . . knees up, knees up. OK. Finish off by jogging6 in place.7 OK. Keep those knees up. All right. That's it8 for today. Thank you, everyone. See you next week.

Richard: [to Marilyn] Thank you, Jack, but no thank you. Marilyn: The advanced exercise class is not so easy, huh? 9 [Richard slowly falls to the floor.] Richard: No, no, you were right. I was wrong. Marilyn: Come on, Richard. Get up. Let's go. You have to cook dinner for the entire family. Richard: Marilyn, I'm exhausted. I can't move. Marilyn: Oh, you'll do it. It's a piece of cake. [She snaps her fingers.] Jack: Excuse me, Richard, Marilyn. Richard: You are a terrific instructor, Jack. Jack: Thanks. But I have a question. Is this your very first advanced aerobics class? Richard: [He laughs.] Yes. It is. Jack: You are in great shape,10 Richard. Very few people last11 in this class for the full hour the very first time. Marilyn: It's true. You are in great shape. Richard: Thanks! Marilyn: I think we'll cook dinner together. [They smile and kiss.] END OF ACT III

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Speaking 1. Dialogue Time 1) Let’s imagine it’s a Sunday morning. You’ve decided to call round to see a friend of yours, to see whether or not she’d like a day out in your native city/town. - Where would you like to go? - Think of your favourite hobbies and leisure activities. - Brainstorm your ideas in the class а. Go around the class. Ask as many group-mates as it’s possible: - Where would you like to go? - What are your favourite hobbies and leisure activities? b. Fill in the following table: № Name Place Hobby 1 Di The Royal Opera House A keen theatre-goer 2 3 - What are your group-mates’ preferences? Make out a list of preferences. № 1 preference № 2 preference № 3 preference 2) You are going to read the dialogue “Di and Angie deciding to have a day out”. • Look at the following words and expressions. Do you know their meaning? Give synonyms. - to pop round - to fancy going somewhere - down in the dumps - in the mood - to be a sport - the world of good - for a change - smb’s cup of tea 107

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from Picasso, you know that! And anyway, museums are about as interesting as watching grass grow. Angie, you’re so narrow-minded, so negative all the time. Why don’t you try something different for once in your life? You never know you might enjoy it. OK, if you don’t like that idea how about Covent Garden then? There’s a really brilliant market there… we could grab a bite to eat and have a coffee. Now you’re talking, that sounds a whole lot better than some stuffy gallery. I could do with a new frock. I want something not too dear, but classy. Hey, a girl at work was telling me that Covent Garden’s number one in London for unusual stuff, for bargains. At long last, I’ve talked you into it. If we go to Covent Garden you’ve got to make a compromise. You and me are going to watch an opera at the Royal Opera House after we’ve been shopping and had something to eat. Is it a deal or not? Do we have to Di? – I can’t stick those high-pitched voices, and I can’t understand a word they’re singing about… Oh, alright then, if you insist. I suppose I’ll just have to grit my teeth and put up with it, if it makes you happy and it means I’ll get that new dress.

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Situation 2: One student has decided to call round to see his/her friend and to see whether of not he/she would like a day out. The other student agrees. Use the words and expressions from the exercises above. Example: Student 1: I thought I’d pop round to see if you’d like to go out somewhere for the day. Come on, how about Covent Garden? Student 2: Now you are talking. Situation 3: One student has decided to call round to see his/her friend and to see whether or not he/she would like a day out. The other student disagrees. Use the words and expressions from the exercises above. Student 1: Well, in a place like London we’ve got a lot of choice. There’s the British Museum… then there’s the Tate… you’ve never been there, have you? Student 2: No, but you know that art galleries are not really my cup of tea. I feel out of place there. And anyway, museums are about as interesting as watching grass grow. Situation 4: One student wants to know where the other student wants to go. The other student explains and proposes his ideas. Use the words and expressions from the exercises above. Student 1: Where do you fancy going? Student 2: How about Covent Garden? There’s a really brilliant market there… we could grab a bite to eat and have a coffee. 6) This time you are to act out your own dialogue according to the following structure: Step 1 – Student 1 invites Student 2 to go out somewhere. 111

Step 2 – Student 2 doesn’t want to go out anywhere because he/she is not really in the mood. Step 3 – Student 3 insists and proposes to go to: a) the junk shop because he/she is a collector; b) the museum/the art gallery because he/she is an arts-lover; c) the theatre because he/she is a keen theatre-goer; d) the gym, because he/she does sports/ extreme sports; e) the library because he/she is fond of reading; f) the zoo because he/she is an animal-lover. Step 4 – Student 4 disagrees and proposes: a) to go shopping because he/she is a shopaholic; b) to be out clubbing; c) to go to the café where they could grab a bite to eat and have a coffee. Step 5 – Student 1 and Student 2 make a compromise. 7) Now, act on the spot. Together with one of the students in the class make a dialogue. Imagine it is a Sunday morning. You’ve decided to call round to see a friend of yours, to see whether or not he/she’d like a day out in your native city/town. Keep in mind your favourite hobbies and leisure activities. Don’t forget to use the words and expressions from the exercises above. 2. Role-play Form of the role-play: Talk-Show List of participants: - a moderator - studio guests - public authorities - journalists - a writer - a film director - an X-sportsman/woman 112

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Tapescripts don, in the suburbs. I'm not married but I live with my girlfriend, Fiona. I usually cook our evening meal because she gets home from work after me. She's a graphic designer and earns a lot of money, much more than me! She earns more but I think I enjoy my work more. At weekends we often drive into the country and go to antique shops and antique sales. I collect old radios, you see. We don't have a television! Can you believe it? Everybody has one these days but we don't! Yes, er..., er ... I collect old radios and Fiona collects old cookery books. We take our dog, we have a lovely dog, and we like taking her on long walks. I've just bought two 1930s radios and I'm cleaning them and mending them. All my radios work, you know! I never play any sports. Is this unusual? I think there is only one problem with my job. It's seasonal, so I don't earn much in the autumn and winter, so er ... I'm not earning much at the moment. I earn most money in spring and summer. But it's OK, I earn enough, not enough to eat out often in expensive restaurants or go to

Tapescript 1 [Headway Intermediate (Unit 2) – Tapescript 12] Roger the gardener D'you know the best thing that ever happened to me? D'you know what it was? It was when I lost my last job. Yes, really! I never liked it -hated it in fact stuck in an office all day with computers and a telephone. Now my hobby is my full-time job! I start work very early, er ... in summer I usually leave home about 5.30 in the morning, but in winter not until about 8.00. I have a small van, and I carry all my tools and equipment in that. It's autumn now so I'm tidying the gardens – I'm picking up leaves and pulling up old summer flowers, Oh, and I'm planting bulbs as well. I'm planting lots of daffodils and tulips. Every season is so different, and I love them all. I just love working outside in the open air after all those years in a stuffy office. I never noticed the seasons there! After work I always go home and relax in a hot bath. I have a flat in London but most of my work is outside of Lon114

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sat in front of the screen, mesmerized. But it wasn't until later that I started collecting. I've been collecting for eighteen years. The first things I bought were a dish with the Queen's head in the centre, and a few Coronation mugs to go with it. I What sort of things have you got? M Oh, everything! Oh, pictures, paintings, ashtrays, hundreds of mugs, um .... er ... tea-pots, tea-cloths, biscuit tins, posters, books, flags, toast racks, egg cups, candle sticks, the lot! I've got over four thousand Royal souvenirs. I All in this house? M All in this house, yes. The house has been extended three times to fit it all in. They're in all the rooms downstairs, and in the four bedrooms upstairs, and in the attic, too. I Incredible! M It takes all my spare time to keep everything clean and dusted. I'm always playing around, making a special area for one of the Royals or another. Er ... It keeps me amused for hours, and the

Tapescript 2a [Headway Intermediate (Unit 10) – Tapescript 75a] I = Interviewer M — Margaret Tyler I Margaret, may I ask you what you do for a living? M Well. I work for a children's charity. That's a full-time job, but I also have guests coming to stay with me at weekends. I You mean ... paying guests? M Yes. This house, which is called Heritage House, is a bed-and-breakfast place, too. I What I can see around me, Margaret, is amazing! How long have you been collecting all this royal memorabilia? M Well. I first got interested in the Royal family when I saw the wedding of Princess Margaret on TV in 1960. Urn, my father wouldn't let us have a television in the house because he said it would stop me doing my homework, so on the day of the wedding, I went round to a friend's house, and I just 115

visitors who come, mainly foreign visitors, never get tired of talking about our Royal family. I Is there one piece that's your favourite? M Yes. I was desperately upset when Princess Diana and Prince Charles split up, and I wrote to Princess Diana, saying I hoped they might get together again. I got a lovely letter back from her Lady-inWaiting. Sarah Campden, and that's the most important part of my whole collection. I Have you had to spend a lot of money on your collection? M Oh. I don't know. I've never thought about it. No, I don't think so. Once, when Prince Andrew married Fergie, a shop filled its windows with nothing else but mementoes of them, and I walked in and bought the lot. But I ... I can't remember how much it was. I And where do you get it all from? M All over the place. There are lots of people who collect this stuff. I go up and down the country. We have conventions where we swap

things. And there are specialist magazines and shops, and ... and jumble sales. I Have you ever had to fight to get something you really wanted? M Well, once I was in a shop and the shop keeper was drinking his tea from a lovely Coronation mug. I offered to buy it from him but he wasn't interested. So off I went to a shop nearby and bought a plain mug and presented it to him. 'Now will you do a swap?' I said to him. And he did. Oh. it was driving me mad, the thought of him using this mug every day! I wanted to give it a proper home! I Is there anything you haven't got that you'd really like to have? M Not a thing, but a person. Princess Diana is my favourite Royal. She's warm, wonderful, giggly, real. I'd love to meet her. I Well. I hope your dream comes true! If she ever came to your house, she'd feel very at home!

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T I haven't counted them for a long time, but there must be at least five hundred. I should think. I Which is your favourite? T Well, my favourite is probably what is also the oldest, and that's a er ... little tinplate double-decker bus, loosely based on a London Transport double-decker of the period. I And how old is that? T Er ... that would have been manufactured in the ... in the late thirties, early forties... I And ... T ... I think. I And we've got it here. It's lovely. And it ... and it ... it ... it winds up. Will you ... will you ...? T Yes. It’s … I …do it for us? T It’s a clockwork. So, er… winds up like that. I Oh, it’s marvelous. How long have you had that? Did you have it as child? T Er… no, no. That one doesn’t date from that period. Erm… probably about ten years I’ve had that one. I Hmm. Do you keep your collection all in here? Is this the complete collection?

Tapescript 2b [Headway Intermediate (Unit 10) – Tapescript 75b] I = Interviewer T – Ted Hewitt I Ted, we're silting in your dining-room, surrounded by a wonderful collection of miniature coaches. When did you start collecting them? T Well, some of them date back to when I was a child, and they were given to me as toys, so ... at the age of five or six. But the bulk of them I've added er ... in the last ten, fifteen years. I Now, I can understand a child enjoying playing with them, but why did you carry on, and actually make this collection? T Well, it's because of my family background, em ... I'm the third generation in a family coach business, so I've been ... lived with and been brought up with coaches all my life. I Mmm. So you've got the real thing, and ... and the miniatures as well? T That's right, yes. I How many miniatures do you think you've got?

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T The bulk of it is here, but er… I have others in other rooms of the house, and some stored up in the attic, as well. I Do many people collect miniature coaches? Where … where do you get your coaches from? Where do you find them? T Yes, There are a surprisingly huge number of people collect buses and coaches, and erm… there are specialist shops that sell them. And then there’s also a… a net work of what are called swapmeets, where people go and trade in either current models or old models. So there’s no difficulty in finding… models at all. I Are they expensive? If I decided that I wanted to collect… ? T No, not necessarily. You can… you can but contemporary models… anything from about two ninety-nine upwards. And the sky’s the limit. I Give me a figure. T Oh, some people pay thousands and thousands for a special model.

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Which do you think was your most expensive? Don’t really know. Erm… I’ve never paid more than… probably about fifty, sixty pounds. I think, yes. Have you got any very rare ones that people would fight for? I’ve got some that have... have become rare. Weren’t particularly rare when… when I bought it. It’s… there’s no rhyme or reason, but there… there is one that I bought probably for seven or eight pounds which is now worth about a hundred and eighty. And that’s quite good in… sort of seven or eight years. That’s not bad. Would you ever… would you ever sell it? No, I don’t think so. Unless I had to. No. No. No. I’m too attached to them to sell them. It’s like the real ones. Are there any that you would really like to have that you haven’t got. that you… you look for when you go to these swapmeets? There’s a lot that I’m tempted by, but er… no, no

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we all meet up for a game of football. I belong to the Southfiekl Superstars, which is part of the Southern Sunday League. We play every Sunday from September to May.

try to go out every night if I can, because, I can't stand staying at home. I usually stay out until about, two or three, unless I'm going to work, Then I try to be in bed by midnight.

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And it gives you something to talk about when you're at work the next day. Tapescript 5 [Synthesis Plus (Unit 3) – 3.2] Rachel Crane runs a weekly radio programme giving listeners information about leisure activities. Every week she invites speakers to talk about their interests. Crane My first guest this week is Alan Ainslie, who's going to talk about an interesting new cross-country activity, rough cycling. Alan, this weekend there's going to be a charity bicycle ride from London to Brighton, and over 25,000 riders will be taking part, but you're not going with them, I gather. Ainslie No, I'll be going to Brighton with a group of about forty others, but we won't be going along the main road. We'll be cycling off the road. In fact the whole attraction of rough cycling is to ride on roads as little as possible. Crane How did you get involved in this? Ainslie I used to belong to a cycling club, but one day some friends of mine and I suddenly said to ourselves: 'We're not en-

7 I go down to the river at least once a week, usually on Sunday because that's when I want to get away from the children at home. I don't mind spending Saturday with the children, but I get bored if it's the whole weekend. My wife doesn't mind. She says she prefers me out of the house. Rut she's pleased when I catch enough fish for supper. 8 I spend a lot of time there now that I'm retired. There's always something to do, cutting the grass, weeding the flower beds, planting bulbs. I like the spring best of all - not much lo do and lots to look at. But I detest collecting the leaves in autumn. SPEAKER

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joying this any more. There's so much traffic on the roads nowadays that you can't even stop or look round to enjoy the view. If we could get off the roads and into the country, we'd have much more fun.' So we began by finding our way through London, keeping to parks, river banks, sometimes riding on disused railway tracks. Then we began to make our own route maps to get out of the city so that we'd be able to get out into the country and ride along bridle paths and footpaths. Crane I thought cyclists were restricted to bridle paths, like riders on horseback. Isn't it illegal to ride bikes on footpaths? Don't country people object? Ainslie As long as you keep off the well-known paths used by hikers and ramblers, you shouldn't have any problems. It's a mat-

ter of common sense and good manners. Kids on motor bikes do far more harm. They're a real nuisance. Crane Is any bike suitable? Do you need a racing bike, for instance? Ainslie Oh, no, they're no use. You see, it's not speed that matters, it's being able to deal with tall grass or bumpy surfaces. You need a mountain bike. Crane Are you going to tell us your route to Brighton? Ainslie No, we never publish our routes because if we did thousands of people would follow them, and it would take away the spirit of adventure. Finding your own way, that's one of the most enjoyable things about rough cycling. But if listeners would like some further information they could get in touch with me ...

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Contents Warming-ups ...................................................................................... 3 Vocabulary I. Hobbies ............................................................................... 6 II. Sports ................................................................................. 9 III. Leisure activities ............................................................ 14 Reading I. Hobbies ............................................................................. 21 II. A Couch Potato ............................................................... 44 III. Sports and Leisure Activities.......................................... 54 Listening I. Hobbies ............................................................................. 75 II. A Couch Potato ............................................................... 82 III. Sports and Leisure Activities ......................................... 87 Video (Aerobics) .............................................................................. 91 Speaking ......................................................................................... 107 Tapescripts ...................................................................................... 114

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