Hobbies. Leisure Time. Бекерова Е.А - 28 стр.

          to spring up                                                            keep-fit (a noun)
          light exercises                                                         to be preoccupied with
          exhilarating                                                            aerobics
          addiction.                                                              weight-lifting
                                                                                  to spring up
        • While reading think of possible evidence to prove that the fol-         light exercises
lowing statement are true:                                                        exhilarating
          “For many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of             addiction.
their lives”.
          “Many people say that aerobics is a very exhilarating experi-     Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary.
ence”.                                                                             to mushroom – to spread, grow, or develop quickly.
                                                                                   health-conscious – aware of one's own health and body
1.3. Reading.                                                                      keep-fit (a noun) – being in good physical condition; in good
                                                                            health
          Popular Sports and Leisure Activities in Britain                         to be preoccupied with – to be absorbed or engrossed to the ex-
       Over recent decades the number and range of available leisure        clusion of other things
activities has mushroomed, in Britain. It is fair to say that Britain, in          aerobics – 1. also called aerobic exercises. (used with a pl. v.)
common with most Western countries, has become a leisure-orientated         any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or
society. Western people have also become extremely health-conscious,        cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby im-
and for many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of their        proving the body's utilization of oxygen.
lives. In addition there is a widespread preoccupation with healthy eat-                        2. (used with a sing. v. ) a physical fitness program
ing: trying to avoid fatty and fried foods, and cutting down on sugary      based on such exercises: Aerobics is a good way to get your body in
products, eating vegetables and fruit. Many young people, especially        shape.
young women, regularly go to the gym to do aerobics, weight-lifting,               weight-lifting - the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given
and so on. Aerobics is equivalent to what the Russians call "Shaping".      poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or condition-
Such Keep-fit centres offering these kinds of exercises have sprung up      ing exercise.
all over Britain and there, mostly women-of all shapes, sizes, and ages,           to spring up - to grow rapidly
gather together to do light exercises often to the latest hit records.             light exercises - of little weight; not heavy
Many people say that the experience is a very exhilarating one, that               exhilarating - enlivening; invigorating; stimulating
their adrenalin flows, and that attending aerobics classes becomes akin            addiction - the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to
to an addiction...but a healthy one at least!                               something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as nar-
                                                                            cotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
1.4. Post-reading discussion.                                               Prove that the following statements are true:
Give the definitions to the following words and phrases:                            “For many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of
      to mushroom                                                           their lives”.
      health-conscious

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