Hobbies. Leisure Time. Бекерова Е.А - 19 стр.

communication skills in his business and social dealings with other
members of the society.)                                                      6.5. Discussion.
       Having considered some of the benefits accruable to an
                                                                                    • Human beings have various ways of relaxation. Some prefer
individual who adopts reading as a pastime, it will be appropriate to, at
                                                                                      spending their free time listening to music while others prefer
this juncture, examine some of the ways through which the reading
                                                                                      going out to the beach to savour the good provisions of nature;
culture can be revived among our people. In the first place, it is said
                                                                                      for some others the best way to enjoy one’s free time is to be
that 'charity begins at home', thus it is the humble opinion of this writer
                                                                                      glued to the TV set watching soap operas, homevideos,
that the inculcation of reading culture in our people should start from
                                                                                      musicals, etc. One very good way of enjoying one’s free time
the home.
                                                                                      is through reading. “Tastes differ”.
       This is because, any hobby good or bad adopted from childhood
automatically becomes part and parcel of the individual and will be                 • What is your hobby?
very difficult to discard. Therefore while it is recommended that                   • The text runs: “Any hobby good or bad adopted from
parents should try and arouse the interest of their children towards                  childhood automatically becomes part and parcel of the
reading, it is also necessary to add that they should, at the same time,              individual and will be very difficult to discard”.
regulate the kinds of materials accessible to them. Secondly,                         Do you agree/disagree? Explain.
government should also set in motion, a pragmatic programme for the                   If you agree, say, what parents should do to try and arouse the
resuscitation of the reading culture in our society. This could be done               interest of their children towards reading/ towards other
through resuscitation of our library system, creation of reading centres              hobbies?
in our various relaxation spots, setting up of internet cafes where                 • The text runs “Many people allow themselves to ditch this
people can have access to the net at affordable rates, subsidizing                    great pastime relying on the not-so-plausible excuse of "I don't
reading materials, recognition and encouragement of writers through                   have time for reading (a hobby)"”
sponsorship of writing competitions, publication of materials, and                    Is it an excuse? What do you think? Explain, why?
funding of literary activities.                                                       If you think, that it is not an excuse, say, what people should do
       Many people allow themselves to ditch this great pastime relying               to manage their time?
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.                                  7. Animal Lovers
Thus, at the individual level, we should make conscious effort to
                                                                              7.1. Pre-reading focus.
"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,              1) Do you think that keeping pets is a good idea?
but also an effective means of spending our free time. A way of using             2) What pets are generally kept in town? In the country?
one stone to kill two birds, if you like.                                         3) What are unusual (exotic) pets to keep? What is the most
                                                                                     unusual pet you have heard of?
6.4. Post-reading discussion.                                                     4) What problems do people face if they keep pets?
                                                                                  5) Why do people keep pets nowadays?
      Now, exchange your ideas. Find a partner from another group
                                                                                  6) Have you ever had a pet? What was it?
      What group had found more benefits of reading?
                                                                                  7) Are you keeping a pet now? What is it and what is it like?
      Do the students of each group adopt reading as a pastime?

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