Hobbies. Leisure Time. Бекерова Е.А - 7 стр.

Ex. 9. Which of the mentioned above activities you find mostly:                       like football and tennis.                            SKILL
amazing    boring      delighting    embarrassing            exciting   frightening   If athletes are _____6_____ , they can use           COMPETE
                                                                                      opportunities to save vital seconds and increase
puzzling   fascinating     interesting          captivating     extreme    ordinary   their lead over other ________7_______.              FIT
popular                                                                               Regular running helps general health and             EFFICIENT
                                                                                      _____8_____, sharpening
dangerous funny enjoyable challenging tiring draining exhausting                      the senses and improving the _____9_____ of the      STRONG
                                                                                      heart and lungs. It can also improve stamina and
rousing    expensive     cheap      safe        remarkable     slow     unpleasant.   general _____10______.

                                                                                                              III. Leisure activities
Ex. 10. Complete the sentences with the appropriate adjectives:
                                                                                      Answer these questions:
     1. It’s _________ to swim after a heavy meal.
     2. It’s _________ to wear a helmet when you go cycling.                                1. What type of character are you?
     3. It’s _________ to wear a life-jacket when you go canoeing.                          2. Are you an out-going person or not?
     4. It’s _________ to take a guide when you go into the                                 3. What is your favourite occupation in leisure time?
        mountains.                                                                          4. Did (or will you) you choose your job by economic necessity?
     5. It’s _________ to buy good quality diving equipment.                                5. What is your friend’s hobby? What do passive people do
     6. It’s _________ to finish a Football World Cup with penalty                    during leisure hours?
        shots.                                                                              6. How does a creative type of character spend his leisure time?
     7. It’s _________ to shake hands with your opponent after a                            7. Why should leisure be refreshment?
        tennis match.
                                                                                                                      Music
Ex. 11. Read the short extract below. Use the words given on the                      Ex.1. Use the information given below to complete the chart.
left of each line to form a word that fits the space on the same line.                Search for some additional information.
After reading discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
running.                                                                                     Classical music: e.g Beethoven's piano concertos, Schubert's
                                                                                      symphonies. Beethoven and Schubert are both composers (= people
                    Running                                                           who write classical music) and most of their music is played by an
In ancient Greece running had a special                         IMPORTANT             orchestra (= large group of musicians including violins, cellos, etc.)
importance at the opening event of the Olympics                                       which is led by a conductor, e.g. Georg Soiti or Loren Maazel, as leader.
and was a part of all public games. _____1____                  SUCCESS                      Opera (= a play in which the words are sung): e.g. La Boheme by
runners were held in great respect and received                 HIGH                  Puccini, Carmen by Bizet.
the ____2___ rewards. Running is natural                        ACTIVE                       Rock and pop music: e.g. U2, Bon Jovi, Maria Carey. This music
___3____ and as well as events like the marathon                PREPARE               is played by groups/bands, e.g. Bon Jovi, Simply Red; or solo artists,
that require very special ______4______ , it is                 CENTRE
also a ______5_____ part of many other sports

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