Hobbies. Leisure Time. Бекерова Е.А - 33 стр.

you experience so much. They go almost every month, I think they’re                                         4. Quiz
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.’           Answer the questions given in the following quiz. The results of
       Then I spoke to my relative Michael who is a lot older than me.       the quiz will help you to figure out whether “extreme sports” can be
He is interested in extreme sports so I wanted to know his opinion.          your hobby or one of the ways of spending your leisure time.
       ‘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, dead-                                          Pop quiz
lines, work challenges. I found the perfect escape in skydiving. When                  Are you the sort of person who loves adventure?
I do it all my personal problems go away, and when I get back to real
                                                                             1. Which activity would you prefer?
life they don’t seem that bad anymore. And to add up to that skydiving
                                                                                 a. Gliding
is an ultimate thrill and a real pleasure. I’ve also made a lot of friends
                                                                                 b. Horse-riding
who share the same passion. I’d never abandon it. Never’.
                                                                                 c. Stamp-collecting
       Whatever you say Michael. Now it’s clearer to me why people
do extreme sports. I started to understand them better. But it definitely    2. You are lost in a strange town. What would you do?
doesn’t mean I’m going to do it. Too scared, and as well as Peter, I am          a. I'd panic. If I had enough money, I'd take a taxi.
addicted to safety.                                                              b. I'd ask a passer-by for directions.
                                                           Nina Zavrieva         c. If I wasn't in a hurry, I'd explore.
3.4. Post-reading discussion.                                                3. You've been to a disco. It's past midnight and you have missed
       1) Speak out Peter’s, Anna’s, Michael’s and the author’s opin-           the last bus home. What would you do?
ion on extreme sports. Who do you agree with? Why? Who do you                    a. I'd start walking home.
disagree with? Why? Explain.                                                     b. I'd hitch a lift from a passing car.
       2) What is your personal opinion on extreme sports? Is it                 c. I'd phone home and ask to be collected.
clearer to you now why people do extreme sports? Can you explain?
                                                                             4. You are invited to dinner by some Australian friends. They want
       3) Have you got any stories on sports to share? (about you, your
                                                                                you to try a special dish: kangaroo steaks. What would you say?
group/former classmates, your friends, your parents and relatives, etc.).
                                                                                 a. I'd say 'Fantastic! I wouldn't miss it!'
Write a few lines. Keep in mind the following issues:
                                                                                 b. I would make an excuse so that I didn't have to go.
       - Who is your essay about?
                                                                                 c. I would accept the invitation, a bit hesitantly.
       - What kind of sports/extreme sports is/was he/she fond of and
interested in?                                                               5. If your best friend dyed his/her hair blue, what would you think?
       - Why is/was he/she keen on it?                                             a. I would think about changing my own hairstyle to something a
       - What is your opinion on it? Do you like it or not?                           little bit more original.
       - Do you understand him/her or not?                                         b. I'd think that they were mad.
       - Would you like to do it or not? Why/why not?                              c. It would depend whether or not the colour suited them.



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