Task 5. Read the text and fill in the table.

Many man, many minds. All people are different and so they prefer spending their free time in different ways. What time can be called our leisure time? It’s the period when we are not busy with our daily jobs or house chores.

Leisure time can be spent at home, when you relax in front of the TV or chat with your friends over the phone. Many teens spend most of their free time playing computer games, surfing Internet, blogging or in social nets. Social networks can be a great home on the web, can help you connect with people or reconnect with long-lost friends, and can even help your career by making business contacts. Social networks range from friends-based networks like Facebook and MySpace to music and movie networks like Flixster and Last.FM to business social networks like LinkedIn and XING. Another popular way of spending your leisure time today is skyping with friends, listening or downloading music, sometimes, when your friends come to visit, you may play cards or such board games as chess, checkers, dominoes, Scrabble or Monopoly. Many people relax when they complete the puzzles.

Another popular way of spending your free time is going out in the city or in the country. In the city there are numerous places to go — a park, a zoo, a circus, an aquarium, a botanical garden, a planetarium, a stadium, cinema, theatre, museums and exhibitions. Many people enjoy going to a bowling club, skating rink, eating out, window-shopping, visiting amusement parks or just hanging out with friends.

 

In my free time I often…
In my free time I sometimes…
In my free time I never…

Task 6. Describe the places of interest in the city using the table and the ‘Key Language’.

Zoo	Animals, zookeeper, cage, natural habitat, watch/feed the animals.
Circus	People: master of ceremonies, trapezists, acrobats, flame throwers/swallowers, strongman, knife thrower/knife swallower, tight rope walker, juggler, horse riding gals/ballerina, tumblers clown, balloon seller, popcorn seller. Circus objects: big top, trapeze, tight rope, three rings, hoops, cage, trampoline. Verbs: to announce, to perform, to applaud, to conduct.
Cinema/Film	Drama, comedy, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, western, adventure, documentary; 3D, 4D; actor/actress, starring, director, producer; aisle, row, seat.
Opera/ Music show	Composer, conductor, performer, band, orchestra, musician, singer, vocalist.
Theatre	Actor/actress, house, stage, curtains, wings, play, playwright, director, tickets, balcony, orchestra pit, aisle, row, seat.
Museums and Exhibitions	Opening times, guided/unguided tours, exposition, display, entrance fee, security check.
Bowling Club	Bowler, mark, track, strike, wall, strike-out, error.
Amusement/ Theme Park	Rides, entertainment attractions, carousel, roller coaster, train rides, bungee jumping, go-cart tracks, thrill rides, gravitron, chair swing.

Key Language

Positive Adjectives: interesting, intellectual, relaxing, exciting, cultural, educational, emotional, cheap, energetic, rewarding, thrilling, enjoyable, lively, fascinating, entertaining.

Negative Adjectives: boring, dull, loud, tiring, crowded, noisy, upsetting, horrifying, childish, dangerous, cruel, time-consuming, expensive, hazardous, drab.

Task 7. Hobbies.

a) Read and review the vocabulary.

Many people have a hobby to fill their free time. Experts consider hobbies a perfect way of relieving stress. They say hobbies are interesting stress busters. Hobby is the activity which is a break away from the real world of routine and monotony. Hobbies are divided into five large groups: doing things, making things, collecting things, learning things and keeping pets.

HOBBIES