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Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации УДК 20 ББК 81.2 Омский государственный университет Х 680

Рекомендовано к изданию редакционно-издательским советом ОмГУ

Рецензенты: ст. преп. каф. англ. языка ОмГПУ Л.А. Бахмутская; ст. преп. каф. англ. языка ОмГУ О.В. Гоголь

Х680 . Time: Учебно-методическое пособие (для студентов гуманитарных специальностей, изучающих HOBBIES. LEISURE TIME английский язык) / Сост.: Е.А. Бекерова, Е.В. Зайцева, Учебно-методическое пособие О.Ю. Казарина. – Омск: Изд-во ОмГУ, 2004. – 123 с. (для студентов гуманитарных специальностей, ISBN 5-7779-0495-5 изучающих английский язык) Учебно-методическое пособие содержит тексты и зада- ния для чтения и аудирования, лексико-грамматические и коммуникативные задания, словарь лексики и охватывает все аспекты обучения устной речи – аудирование, монологи- ческую и диалогическую речь. Предлагаются упражнения, которые позволяют использовать как индивидуальную, так и разные формы интерактивной деятельности обучаемых (парную, групповую, фронтальную). Даны разнообразные задания для самостоятельной работы студентов. Пособие разработано с учетом принципа коммуникативной направ- ленности и соответствует современным требованиям препо- давания иностранных языков. Для студентов гуманитарных специальностей, изучаю- щих английский язык.

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Warming-ups TASK 2

TASK 1 Popular home-based leisure activities An average family day 43% – Do-it-yourself 1. Study the diagram: 46% – 1 – 60% – books and newspapers 2 – Breakfast 73% – Listening to 3 – Start , start school 3 88% – Listening to the radio 4 – Lunch 95% – Visiting friends or relatives 5 – Finish school 99% – Watching TV 6 – Finish work

7 – Free time, homework 1. Study the chart properly. 8– Dinner 2. Describe a typical British Sunday. 9 – Watching TV 3. Does it differ a lot from the typical Russian Sunday? Is there a special Sunday atmosphere in our country? 2. Now answer these questions: 4. Tick the activities that people do in your family. Make a - How much do the people work? similar chart for your family. What is the most popular spare-time - How much time do they spend on eating meals? activity? - How much time do they spend on eating meals? - How much leisure time do they have? TASK 3 3. Make comparisons for your own family/country. Survey questions 1. Are you a member of a youth group? 4. Draw a similar diagram and complete it for your family. 2. Do you play video ? 3. How much time do you spend on playing computer? 4. Do you prefer outdoor or indoor pursuits? 5. How many hours do you spend on TV and Internet per day? 6. If you could take up a new pastime what would you do? 7. What are you favourite hobbies?

3 4 TASK 4 No time to see in broad daylight, Look at the proverbs below, guess their meaning Streams full of stars, like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, 1. is long, life is short. And watch her feet, how they can . 2. Every man has his -horse. 3. Tastes differ. A poor life this is if full of care, 4. The busiest man finds the most leisure. We have no time to stand and stare. 5. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 6. There is a time for everything. 7. The one who is first to act achieves success. Vocabulary

Explain the meaning of each proverb in English. Think of I. Hobbies Russian equivalents of these proverbs. Do you agree or disagree with the proverbs? Do you follow any Ex. 1. Answer these questions: of them? 1. Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it? 2. How long have you had this hobby? Why do you like it? 3. Is it an expensive hobby? TASK 5 4. How much time do you spend on your hobby? 5. Is it a common hobby in your country? Read the poem “Leisure” and answer the following questions: 6. Write down three other common hobbies in your country. 1. What is meant by the word “leisure”? What does leisure If possible, ask another person these questions. consist of? What activities does it include? How can you characterize it? 2. What is the main idea of the poem? Ex. 2. From the following list of pictures representing people’s 3. What is your idea of leisure time? What does it include? hobbies find out the proper ones to fulfill the table below. Before How would you characterize your leisure time? doing this connect the pictures and the things they denote: Things Things Outdoor Creative hobbies Leisure people play people collect activities by W.H. Davies

What is this life if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

5 6 6. I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and I now play Cards twice a week in the evenings. It has helped me a lot and I Board games have a much better memory for all the different moves and DIY- strategies. 7. I think this is a very common hobby for people like me, who have a house but don't have much money. That's why I started, but now I think I do a better job than many professionals. Saxophone Ex. 4. Complete these sentences with a suitable verb. Rock 1. How often do you jogging? Stamps 2. She………….. hiking because she wanted to get more exercise. Unfortunately, she didn't like it and she it about six months later. Coins 3. She has always……….. her own clothes; it's much cheaper Antiques than buying them. Guitar 4. He old coins. 5. I ……………. quite a lot of when I'm on Ex. 3. Here are some people talking about their hobbies. Can you holiday. guess what the hobby is in each case? 6. I learnt to the piano when I was at school. 1. I usually use colour, but sometimes you get a better effect 7. I wanted to improve my chess, so I a chess club. with black and white. It really depends on the subject. 8. I don't really anything in my spare time. 2. I really enjoy going round the shops and markets looking for a bargain. 3. I try to practise every day, but sometimes it's difficult because I don't like to disturb my neighbours too much. And one neighbour gets very angry if I play the same thing over and over again. 4. The great thing is you can do it when you like. I usually do it three or four times a week - either early in the morning, or after school, I only go for about 25 minutes but it really keeps me fit. 5. Obviously it saves me a lot of money; and in any case, I hate buying things in boutiques because so many things are badly made.

7 8 II. Note: When you describe the playing area for Course football and the area around for the crowd (people Coach Ex.1 Give the names to the following ball games and equipment: who watch, also called ____4____), it is called a Umpire ____5_____. Spectators Players: Some games are played by individuals, Captain others are ___6____ games. In a team, one player is Referee the ____7_____, and there is a manager (e.g. in Linesmen football) or a _____8____ (e.g. in ). Line judges Officials: Football, rugby and hockey have a _____9_____ but , and have

an____10_____. In football the referee has a whistle to control the and two _____11______, in tennis there are _____12_____ to decide if the ball is 'in' or 'out'. Ex. 2. Define the following sports and required equipment: Ex. 5. Look through the table carefully and tell about some extra football basketball soccer cricket sports and necessary equipment: rugby Other sports Name Equipment Place athletics vest, shorts, or spikes track Ex. 3. Describe your actions while playing the ball games using the motor racing crash helmet track verbs below: swimming costume (women); trunks pool (men) vest, shorts, gloves, boots ring sticks, ski suit, ski boots slopes (piste)

to throw to pass to catch to hit to head to kick Ex. 6. True or false? If false, correct the sentence to make it true. 1. The people who watch a football match are the audience.

2. The official who gives the score in tennis is the umpire. Ex. 4. Complete the information about fans and places where 3. Athletes wear shorts. events take place: 4. You need a stick to play hockey. The playing area for football, rugby, hockey and Pitch 5. Boxers wear gloves. cricket is called a ____1____; for tennis, volleyball, Stadium 6. Tennis is played on a pitch. basketball, squash and badminton it is a Court 7. The referee in football has a whistle. ____2_____; for golf it is a _____3____. Team 8. Women wear trunks for swimming.

9 10 Ex. 7. Answer these questions. If possible, ask a friend the same questions. 5. Which of these is not a winter sport? a. tobogganing 1. Are there any games or sports that you watch but don't play? b. skating If so, what are they and where do you watch them? c. jogging 2. Are there any games or sports you play/do yourself? If so, d. skiing which? 3. Are there any that you are good at? 6. Which of these is not an Olympic sport? 4. Are there any that you hate? a. 5. Are there any that are not played much in your country? b. 6. Which game or sport is the most popular in your country? c. 7. Which game or sport is the most dangerous in your opinion? d.

8. Which game or sport requires the most strength? 7. Where was the 1994 World Cup final held? 9. Which one has the biggest crowds? a. Los Angelos

b. Chicago Ex. 8. Sport activities quiz c. New York 1. Which of these sports is not played with a racquet? d. San Francisco a. squash b. badminton 8. Which of these games is not played on a table? c. tennis a. snooker d. cricket b. dominoes c. 2. Which of these sports uses an oval ball? d. billiards a. soccer b. rugby 9. Which of these is not a martial art? c. water a. d. hockey b. c. croquet 3. Which of these sports is not played over a net? d. jujitsu a. volleyball b. tennis 10. Which of these is not a water sport? c. squash a. windsurfing d. badminton b. c. rowing 4. Which of these sports does not involve throwing something? d. a. javelin b. shotput c. pole vault d. discus

11 12 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 . 1. What type of character are you? 3. It’s ______to wear a life-jacket when you go . 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 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

13 14 e.g. Madonna. Many solo artists, e.g. Phil Collins, are singer- Ex. 2. What types of are these? songwriters (= they write and perform/play their own songs). a portrait Jazz: e.g. Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Stan Getz. (= a painting of part of the Style Instruments Musicians Popular Period countryside) persons of time (= a painting that is not realistic')

a self-portrait (= a painting of a person) = a painting of the artist by himself/herself) Ex. 2. Create a list of different musical instruments and people who a landscape play them starting from the information given at the pictures and an abstract painting then adding some extra ones:

cellist saxophonist Theatre and Cinema Ex. 1. Match the words from the left with the words from the right: flautist 1. actress a) занавес guitarist saxophone 2. a musician b) бельэтаж drums 3. a prompter c) номерок (гардероба) Art 4. a composer d) композитор 5. a stage-manager e) суфлер Ex. 1. Before speaking about and leisure read and analyze 6. a cloakroom f) постановщик these sayings. 7. a curtain g) гардероб 8. a check h) оперный театр Give your personal opinion: 9. a stage i) репетиция 1. Art if long, life is short. – Искусство вечно, (а) жизнь 10. scenery j) место (в театре) коротка. 11. an opera-house k) комедия 2. Every man has his hobby-horse. – У всякого свой конек. 12. a rehearsal l) аплодировать 3. Tastes differ. – О вкусах не спорят. 13. the dress-circle m) музыкант 4. The busiest man finds the most leisure. – Самый занятой 14. a seat n) сцена человек находит больше всего досуга. 15. the comedy o) актриса

16. to applaud p) декорации

15 16 Ex. 2. Say what they do. enjoy (a party, a play etc.) получить удовольствие от… A dancer, an usher, an actor, a conductor, a singer, a clerk, a ticket 9. show оперетта taker, an actress, a musician, a composer, a prompter, a producer, a 10. variety show эстрадный концерт spectator, a playwright. 11. ballet досуг

12. opera концерт Ex. 3. Give words or word combinations for the definitions: 13. musical comedy представление 1. the part of the theatre where the audience sits; 14. драма 2. a raised platform in a theatre where the actors appear; 15. tragedy трагедия 3. the highest balcony where the cheapest seats are placed; 16. concert опера 4. a place where hats and coats may be left; 17. spectator зрительная аудитория 5. a piece of wood or metal with a number on it given in return 18. audience зритель for hat or a coat; 19. be a success (be popular with the иметь успех 6. a set of actors in a play; public) 7. programme; 20. be a failure провалиться, не иметь 8. the main role; успеха 9. a trial performance of a play; 21. (picture; movie) мультфильм 10. a person who shows people to their seats;’ 22. cartoon кинофильм 11. seats in the theatre behind the stalls. 23. feature художественный (фильм) Ex. 4. Connect the topical vocabulary with the Russian translation: 1. leisure балет Ex. 5. What do the words in italics refer to in the sentence below? 2. spare time любимое занятие a. It was so boring I fell asleep in the first act. 3. go out бывать в обществе, b. I didn’t like his last one, but I couldn’t put his latest one проводить время вне down until the last chapter. дома c. It was excellent. Have you seen it yet? It stars Anthony 4. stay-at home хобби Hopkins and Emma Thompson. 5. favourite occupation свободное время d. She’s usually very good but I don’t think she was right for 6. hobby домосед this part. 7. entertain (v) (guests) развлекать, принимать e. I think they spoil them. They always give them whatever гостей they want. entertainment развлечение, f. It was a good break, but the weather wasn’t very good. увеселение, g. They were delicious. John had tomato and mozzarella представление topping and I had ham and mozzarella. 8. enjoy oneself (have a good time) хорошо провести h. It was really exciting, especially when Smith scored in the время closing minutes.

17 18 Ex. 6. The following questions are all asking for opinions. Match ART MUSIC LITERATURE them with the opinions given in the previous exercise. Did you like the film? What did you think of the play? Did you enjoy your pizza? Ex. 9. Which of the following verbs can go with the nouns in Do you like Ben Brown’s novels? Exercise 8? What do you think of their children? read write compose play play in draw paint conduct What was your holiday like? hum tune What did you think of Hannah Smart? What was the match like? Ex. 10. Complete each of the following sentences with a verb in the Ex. 7. Translate the names of the additional leisure activities. What right tense and a noun. are they? Discuss the following ways of the pastime. a. Agatha Christie ______many famous ______. 1. Games of chance b. I couldn’t put the book down until I ______the last 2. Spending time in the casino ______. 3. To participate in talk shows in the capacity of spectators c. I don’t know the words of the song but I can ______the 4. To participate in talk shows in the capacity of the visitors ______. 5. Clubbing in the night clubs d. The only ______I can ______is the piano. 6. To keep personal diaries e. Picasso often ______unusual ______of his girlfriends. 7. The participation in the organizations f. The ______of Princess Diana ______by the journalist, 8. The participation in the young people’s movement Andrew Morton. 9. The survey of home video g. Listen! The show is starting. Can you hear the ______? 10. Shooting, exposure They ______their instruments. 11. The guessing of h. My brother is a soldier. He ______the bugle in the army 12. the recipes ______. 13. To spend time sewing things i. Before I painted the picture I ______a quick ______in 14. The study group of pencil.

Ex. 8. Look at the nouns below and write them in the correct column. composer poem author painter oil painting instrument band palette sketch tune chapter orchestra bugle biography brush detective story banjo portrait fiction play novel pianist pop group

19 20 Reading Hobbies today include a vast range of activities. The definition that best covers all these activities is probably constructive leisure-time I. Hobbies activities. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according 1. What is a hobby? to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes 1.1. Pre-reading focus. more interesting. What is a hobby? What hobbies do you know? Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making - Work in two or three groups things, collecting things, and things. - Brainstorm your ideas The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes - Write down the definition of the word “hobby” a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and - Make out a from chess to volleyball. - Exchange your ideas Sport has always been popular in our country. There are different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in 1.2. Pre-reading task. different international tournaments and are known all over the world. Our sportsmen take part in the Olympic Games and always win a lot of Now read the text “Hobbies”. gold, silver and bronze medals. - Learn about the origin of the word “hobby” Millions of people watch figure skating competitions, hockey - Compare your group’s definition of the word “hobby’ with the and football matches, races, tennis tournaments and other sports definition given in the text events. Certainly watching sports events and going in for sports are two - Classify hobbies. Write down examples of hobbies. Compare different things. Now everybody knows that sport can be a profession your group’s list of hobbies with the classification given in the text and a . But sport can be fun as well. Besides, it helps to stay in good shape, to keep fit and to be healthy. Doing sports is becoming 1.3. Reading. more and more popular. Some people do it occasionally - swimming in Hobbies summer, skiing or skating in winter - but many people go in for sports What is a hobby? on a more regular basis. They try to find time to go to a swimming pool In the 16th century a favorite toy for children of all ages was the or a gym at least once a week for aerobics or classes, body hobbyhorse. In appearance a hobbyhorse could be as simple as a stick, building or just work-out on a treadmill. or it could have a decorated wooden framework with an imitation Gardening is one of the oldest of man's hobbies. It's a well- horse's head attached. Whether simple or elaborate, children used them known fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing for the games of the time involving war and knighthood, much as , especially roses. children in the early part of the 20th century played cowboys and Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays Indians. In time the popularity of the hobbyhorse declined, but the travelling, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change pleasure of doing something outside the routine activities of daily life of scene. It's always interesting to discover new things, different ways had brought a new word into the language, the word hobby which is a of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to shortened form of hobbyhorse. different musical rhythms.

21 22 Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the their time visiting and art galleries, looking at shop windows opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is and dining at exotic . City-dwellers usually like a quiet interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and most exciting aspect of a hobby. bathe and laze in the sun. Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and 1.4. Comprehension. take pictures of everything that interests them - the sights of a city, old Answer the questions churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, 1) What is the origin of the word “hobby”? waterfalls, forests; different kind of trees, flowers and plants, animals 2) What is the definition of the word “hobby”? and birds. 3) What are 4 large classes? Hobbies are divided into? Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of 4) What is the most poplar of all hobby groups? the happy time they have had. 5) What can sport be? (Can sport be fun as well?) People travel by train, by plane, by boat and by car. All means of 6) What is one of the oldest of man’s hobbies? travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one 7) Why are people fond of travelling? according to their plans and destinations. 8) What is a relatively new hobby, which is becoming more and If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that more popular? we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in 9) What famous and well-known personalities were 2 of the most books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way famous hobby painters? to study is to travel, and the best way to get to know and 10) What do people usually collect? understand people is to meet them in their own homes.

Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different 1.5. Discussion. computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it's becoming more and more popular. 1) The text runs “If you have chosen a hobby according to your Making things includes drawing, painting, making , character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes designing costumes, handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby more interesting”. Do you agree/disagree? Explain why. painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill. Some 2) The text runs “No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he hobbyists write music or play musical instruments. always has the opportunity of learning from it”. Do you Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: agree/disagree? Explain why. stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. 3) Speak to your partner about you hobby. Keep in mind the Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so following issues: valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world- - Has your life become more interesting? famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People - Have you learnt from your hobby? with a good deal of money often collect , rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

23 24 2. Hobby: Collector masterpieces of Faberge firm. By the way, the collection includes about 100 works by Jury Bakhtin made of mammoth tusk and Eugene 2.1. Pre-reading focus. Onishenko. Do you know anything about collector? What do people usually collect? What do you know? Alexander - Work in 3 groups My name is Alexander. I am a Russian policeman. I have my - Brainstorm your ideas own web-site, which is about me and my job in the investigative - Make out a list of things people usually collect service, it has some pictures of Russian militia and of my native city

Vladivostok and talks about many other interesting things. 2.2. Pre-reading task. I am often asked by my colleagues-collectors to send them Now, read three texts about the collectors from Russia and the things Russian police and army insignia. At present time my financial they collect. situation does not allow me to give out these items as presents. The The 1st group – read the text “Vladimir Andreevich Pelepenko” reason for that is an extremely high price of postal services in Russia The 2nd group – read the text “Alexander ” and the expensiveness of the insignia itself. I have an access to The 3rd group – read the text “Elena Lisina” acquiring patches, pins, orders and uniforms of Russian police and Add the things these Russians collect to you group’s list of army at a low price. Besides, I have my own stock of these items. If things people usually collect. you are interested in getting Russian police, army and KGB patches, pins, decorations and uniforms - I can help you with that. 2.3. Reading. Police collectors have a practice of exchanging patches from their departments, and it is like a sign of friendship. I support this Vladimir Andreevich Pelepenko tradition. A collector, General chief of UMC «Nedra», owner of «Cameo» shop, was born in Tumen in 1935. He has been living in Ekaterinburg Elena Lisina from 1957. In 1962 he graduated from Urals Polytechnical University Elena Lisina is a designer, the member of the Union of as an electrician engineer. His passion to natural stone and wish to Designers of Russia since 1988. Since 1989 she has been making gather a collection appeared at the age of 36. At present time unique unique, one-of-a-kind cloth . She is a member of British collection includes more than 10 thousand exhibits. There are 1000 Artists Association (BDA). Elena Lisina has been collecting dolls since agates of Chukotka (the most complete gathering), minerals of 1989 and exhibiting them. In 1997, on the Convention of the United excellent beauty from whole USSR and many regions of the world. The Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC) in Los-Angeles, Elena was awarded collection was first exhibited in Munich (1988) and later in Vienna, with "The Award of Excellence" for the "Exhibit of Dolls". Dortmund, Hamburg, Denver (1989), London (1993) and Athens Since 1992 Elena Lisina's dolls collection has been exhibited in (1994). the of Ural's Writers of Ekaterinburg, Elena also organizes Besides minerals the collection represents the products of stone doll exhibits in the other towns - Tumen, Rezh and etc. In the process made by Urals masters: Anatoly Ovchinnikov, Aleksei Antonov, of collaboration with the Museum of the Ural's Writers the unique form Anatoly Zhukov, Jury Polovnikov, Viacheslav Obolensky. Their works of a Doll museum was found - the combination of doll exhibit with of crystal and precious stones are of equal or better quality than literary themes that makes exhibits more educational and informative.

25 26 The exhibits that lasted for 1 year each, had such themes: "Dolls in 3.2. Pre-reading task Russian & foreign Fairy Tales", "Russian Toys", "The Nutcracker and Now, read four texts about “strange hobbies” of Americans the Doll Kingdom", "Tales for Alyonushka" and etc. made the st The 1 group – read the text “Duct Tape Artist” acquaintance not only with doll , but with literature and tales as nd The 2 group – read the text “Junk Craftsman” well. rd The 3 group – read the text “Skunk Enthusiast” Every year they organized the children's contests of handmade th The 4 group – read the text “Clown” dolls & toys, the themes were: "My Favorite Literary Hero", "Doll as a Add strange hobbies these Americans have to your group’s list of Literary Character". “strange hobbies”.

2.4. Post-reading discussion 3.3. Reading. • Now find a partner from each group. Work in groups of three. Duct Tape Artist Exchange the ideas. Melody Williams, 17 • What do people usually collect? Greers Ferry, Arkansas What do people rarely collect? As you can see, Melody's hobby is duct tape art. Her creations Discuss in the class include shoes, clothes, jewelry, cards and –even a model of Make a table on the blackboard Shakespeare's Globe Theater (which later became a home for her turtle, Shelley). COMMON COLLECTIONS UNCOMMON COLLECTIONS Most people aren't quite sure what to make of Melody's fascination with duct tape. "They laugh and mock me, "she says, "but they always come to me when they need an adhesive." • Do you collect anything? Are you a collector? Laughter isn't the only "difficulty Melody encounters while If your answer is a positive one, say what you collect. pursuing her hobby, "Duct tape is very sticky," she says, "When I was If your answer is a negative one, say what you would like to making my skirt, I had a lot of problems with it sticking to itself in collect or explain why you wouldn’t like to collect anything. places it wasn't supposed to. Also, wearing duct tape is slightly uncomfortable. It's stiff and difficult to breathe very well" 3. Strange Hobbies Not that any of these drawbacks have diminished her love for the "handyman's friend." She's even written a song about it: 3.1. Pre-reading focus. I have to say that my world is gray, Do you know anything about “strange hobbies”? not because of compromises made What are strange hobbies? What do you think? or morals in the shade, - Work in 4 groups but because of a sticky tape - Brainstorm your ideas and the way it takes shape. - Make out a list of “strange hobbies” There are so many uses and not many abuses of this great sticky mess

27 28 the component of my dress ... she says. "And besides, if everyone took up my hobby, there would be Ode to duct tape, my best friend; fewer skunks out there for me to collect!” Ode to duct tape, may the gray never end. Clown

Tracy Earley, 16 Junk Craftsman Richmond, Virginia Zach Duke, 19 “Have you ever met anybody who wears a red nose and floppy Palatka, Florida shoes for fun?” Tracy asks. “That’s me! I’m a clown!” "Have you ever dreamed of having one thing in your life that Tracy got into clowning as part of a church ministry. She's still a you could say you’ve made? Well, if so, this is the hobby to get into. part of that group, and she's also started clowning around at kids’ All you need is an imagination, some old junk, and a creative outlook. birthday parties. She can tie animal balloons, ride a , paint This hobby is completely original: No one's junk is the same!" faces, juggle and do tricks. Zach’s hobby includes making picture frames, clocks and little One of the toughest things about clowning, besides coming up storage boxes out of odd items ("junk" items). He uses materials with new routines all the time, is the expense – a pair of clown shoes ranging from CD sleeves and license plates to an old snare drum. What alone costs over $200. But Tracy still loves her hobby. "I love making surprises him about his creations isn't just how well they turn out—he people laugh!" she says. "In the serious, fast-paced world we live in, can't believe that people want to pay for them. clowning is a way to relax and have fun. Plus it becomes fun during "When I made the storage boxes," he says, "a few of my friends boring moments at school. Sometimes in the middle of a really slow offered me money for them. Then when I made a clock, people offered day, I gather up things to juggle from my friends' backpacks and liven to buy that, too. I was amazed that my small ideas to create something up the class a bit!" a little out-of-the-ordinary would receive so much attention". 3.4. Post-reading discussion. Skunk Enthusiast • Find a partner from each group. Work in groups of four. Brittany Miller, 21 Exchange the ideas. Stillwater, Oklahoma • What is the most unusual hobby of all hobbies discussed? Collecting stuffed animals is quite a common hobby. But What do you think? collecting skunks is something else. “I have never met another person • Do you want to have this hobby? Why? /Why not? Explain. who even likes skunks–much less collects them”, Brittany says. • Do you have a strange hobby? There aren’t too many collectors with Brittany’s taste, besides Vote and make a table on the blackboard the toys can be pretty tough to locate. "You can find plenty of NO YES miniature dogs, stuffed bunnies and model horses, but skunks aren't as common," she says. “It seems, though, that there are starting to be more and more. Since I buy one every time I see one, skunk producers are probably starting to think they’re a hot item!'' Which is fine with If you have an unusual hobby, say what it is. her, as long as skunk supply continues to exceed skunk demand. "If • Do you want to have your groupmates’ hobbies? Why? /Why everyone collected skunks, my hobby wouldn't seem as special to me,” not? Explain.

29 30 4. Famous people’s collections Secondly, they are thrown about in disturbance all over the house. De Niro says that it is done deliberately – it's easier for him to 4.1. Pre-reading focus. choose the cut, corresponding to his mood. De Niro's collection is • Have you heard anything about famous and well-known "active" – now and then he puts on one of his hats and wears it. But the people’s collections? most interesting fact is that all of his wives and girlfriends assure that • Who are these collectors? when De Niro puts on one of his hats, his image transforms thoroughly. • What do these personalities collect? 4.4. Post-reading discussion. 4.2. Pre-reading task. • Find a partner from the other group and exchange the Now read two texts about famous and well-known American information about these collectors. actors John Travolta and Robert De Niro. • Have you known about John Travolta’s and Robert De Niro’s Work in two groups collections? The 1st group – read the text about John Travolta • Are these collections common or strange? Why or why not? The 2nd group – read the text about Robert De Niro Explain.

4.3. Reading. 4.5. Project Time. The psychologists assure that collecting stimulates the interest to Using the Internet and personal web-sites of your favorite star or life and raises the feeling of self-esteem. person make a report about “Famous and well-known people’s collections”. Represent your project in the class. It is known about John Travolta that before he has become a collector, he was a normal, cheerful lad that did all with appetite: ate, 5. Prestige Hobbies rescued and loved his wife Kelly Preston. But once upon a time Travolta has bought a plane – a small storm trooper, which initiated the 5.1. Pre-reading focus. hasty disease. Travolta liked the new toy so much, that he has decided • Collections are known to become work sometimes. Do you to collect the flying machines. The storm trooper was followed by the know anything about the collector who established a museum, reactive "Golfstrim", then "Boing-707", all in all now he possesses 7 a gallery or a shop? planes! Imagine how much space this collection occupies! And how • Who were/are these collectors? much money it costs? Last year Travolta ordered to install in each of • What did they establish? the airsheds the extremely sensitive cameras and the security system, the central board of which is set into the back of his bed. 5.2. Pre-reading task.

Robert De Niro's collection is not so extravagant - it's just the Now read the text “Prestige Hobbies”, dealing with the collection of hats. But, first, there are plenty of them – approximately experience of establishing so-called “Hobby City”. Do you like the 1500. idea? Why/ Why not? Explain.

31 32 5.3. Reading. Prestige Hobbies № BENEFIT EXPLANATION 1 In 1955 the grounds of an old 3-acre chicken ranch were being 2 cleared. On this land the DeArmond family would build a growing city 3 with the hobbyist in mind. Within a few years, 3 additional acres were added to the original location making room for more collector shops and expanded free parking. In 1994, an additional 4 acres were 6.2. Pre-reading task. acquired, providing room for more parking and Adventure City, an Read the essay “Reading for pleasure” written by Bala Yahaya amusement park built just for kids. in groups. (Each paragraph is of each student). Find benefits of Imagine a 10 acre little city filled with thousands of interesting reading collectibles. The hobby and art shops in Hobby City are housed in - While reading the essay compare your group’s list of the uniquely constructed theme buildings. Bear collectors will surely enjoy benefits with those given by Bala Yahaya. visiting the old tree trunk towering into the sky almost 38 feet. Or visit - After reading the essay add the benefits of reading given in the the 1/2 scale replica of the White House, in which you can find some of essay to yours. the rarest dolls and toys. 6.3. Reading. 5.4. Project Time. Reading for pleasure Work in two groups. Create your own project. It may be a museum, a gallery, a shop, a club, a centre, etc. Represent your project Bala Yahaya in the class. Keep in mind the following issues: - Why have you decided to organize it? Human beings have various ways of relaxation. Some prefer - What will be exhibited there? spending their free time listening to music, while some prefer going out Why is it worth visiting? to the beach to savour the good provisions of nature; to some others, the best way to enjoy one's free time is to be glued to the TV set 6. Reading as a Hobby watching soap operas, home videos, musicals, etc. One very good way of enjoying one's free time is through reading. Unfortunately, the 6.1. Pre-reading focus. number of people taking advantage of this wonderful hobby is fast 1) Do you read for pleasure? declining. Most people today see reading as a burdensome endeavour Vote and fill in the table on the blackboard that should only be embarked upon when 'chasing' degrees, diplomas, or certificates. To this group of people, reading outside the classroom is OFTEN SOMETIMES NEVER a way of stressing oneself. According to the Californian Department of , "Professional educators and the public at large have long

known that reading is an enabling skill that traverses academic

disciplines and translates into meaningful personal, social, and 2) What are the benefits of reading as a hobby? economic outcomes for individuals." Brainstorm your ideas in 2-3 groups. Write them down.

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Because of the society's growing apathy for reading, the number Moreover, reading of relevant materials avails us the opportunity of 'non-academic' visitors to our libraries has, over the years, to fairly assess our condition, make comparisons, and come out seeing drastically reduced. This dearth of reading culture has contributed a lot our problems as very minor and thanking God in the process. For to our collective stagnation as a people. We tend to see things from example, a nagging wife who reads Isidore Okphe who's novel, "The very myopic, sentimental and even outrightly uncivilised points of Victims", would transform to a good housewife and thank God for not view. This, perhaps, explains why we no longer appreciate the good letting her into the shoes of Nwabunor, Ogugua, and all other such virtue of putting ourselves last and others first when such need arises. It characters and their plights that combine to make the story a tragic one. further explains why our national aspiration of establishing a strong, In the same vein, reading George Orwell's "Animal Farm" could also virile, independent nation continues to elude us. At the local level, make a society to tread softly, the path of instigated rebellion against inherited values of good neighbourliness, courage, honesty, and constituted authorities because their supposed messiahs may turn out to industry are grossly discarded and in their place selfishness, laziness, be their evil predators. insincerity, and sycophancy become the order of the day. This is because it is an established fact that reading of high quality materials Reading also has the potential of bringing oat the best in us by helps in moulding, in a positive way, the character trait of children and making us to be creative. Readers have the natural tendency of seeing to some extent, redirecting that of adults. their favorite writers as role models thus wanting to become like them. This ignites the urge in the individual to write in the characteristic style Lyon and Chhabra (1996) opine that, "It is common knowledge of his own role model. is said to be one percent inspiration and that reading is the fulcrum of academics, the pivotal ability that 99 percent perspiration. Thus an individual gets inspired by the works stabilizes and leverages children's opportunities to learn and to become of others and makes all the sacrifices to produce a unique work of his reflective, independent learners." A child who grows up in an own. This makes the society become an ocean of valuable ideas. environment where the reading culture is alive and kicking, grows up Another benefit of reading as a hobby is that, far more than other to, in majority of cases, become a fully enlightened, broadminded, pastimes, it develops one's intellectual capacity and understanding of socially balanced, culturally aware, and philosophically outstanding hitherto, strange things. Reading a good travelogue, for example, gives individual. Such individuals are, of course, the assets any country one an insight into the lifestyle of people in other countries, continents needs to attain greatness. and even creatures in other planets. The knowledge of their culture, religion and climatic conditions makes one to appreciate why they Furthermore, reading is a good way of chasing away boredom. dress in a particular way, why they eat a particular kind of food, why This is because engaging oneself in reading of a well-written book, they engage in a particular kind of trade among many other 'whys'. piece, biography, play, poem, etc., could effectively divorce him from Thus unlike, the unenlightened individual, he does not bring himself to any unpleasant realities of life that may be bedeviling him at any point blindly copy the life style of others. Consequently, he becomes proud in time. Any person who makes reading a hobby would readily attest to of his own culture and becomes ready to claim his nationality with all the fact that when he lays his hands on an interesting story, he finds its peculiarities; and without any unjustifiable negative feeling of himself so carried away that he doesn't even remember that it is time inferiority. It also enables one to get acquainted with the meanings and for lunch! Now if reading could divorce one from a reality like hunger, usage of several words and phrases. This aids the individual's the issue of boredom is certainly a minimal one.

35 36 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 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?

37 38 That is interesting! smile. British pet owners spend around 3.5 billion pounds a year on pet It is possible to use the personal pronouns he/she when talking care and products. In the last five years, the amount spent on pet food, about pets. You can use toys and vet bills has risen by almost 25%. them when you treat your pet as a member of your family. Here are There are some pet owners who spend thousands of pounds on some examples: medical care to keep their sick pets alive. Pets can even have their teeth I have got a pet. She is a cat. Her name is Fluffy. cleaned and special pet contact lenses prescribed. Recently, it has I’ve got a dog. His name is Snoopy. become legal to use organ transplants to treat serious pet illnesses, such as kidney failure. However, it has not yet been decided on the source of donor 8) It is not a secret that British people love pets to bits and would organs. In America, organ transplants for pets have been allowed for a do anything to make their life enjoyable. But just how far does long time. Normally, owners of pets receiving the organs are expected this love go? Do you know the answer? to adopt the donor animal, usually a stray animal, and care for both. There are a number of pet accessories available to pets and their 7.2. Pre-reading task. owners. Special flashing collars for at night, water-resistant Now, read the text “Just how much do they love their pets?” dog jackets, car ramps for old or overweight dogs - you name it, they While reading fill in the vocabulary table. Then compare you have got it! There are also special accessories designed to keep your tables in the class. pet fit, such as treadmills for dogs to exercise indoors or orthopaedic beds for dogs that suffer from a bad back. There is even a special pet to love smb. to hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne that offers cats and dogs an opportunity bits to exercise in the indoor gym, relax in the Jacuzzi or watch videos of their owners on personal TV and video sets. Unfortunately, in spite of Britain's reputation as pet lovers, Key vocabulary animal abuse and cruelty still happen. There are a number of organisations that protect animals in Britain, but the most important is the RSPCA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The word 'Royal' indicates that the Society is under special patronage of the Queen. Compare this to the National Society for the 7.3. Reading. Prevention of Cruelty to Children and you will get a quick taste of how serious the British are about animal welfare. A Nation of Animal Lovers: Although all pets are entitled to love and devotion from their Do you have a pet? It is no secret that British people love their pets owners, there are some pets that deserve good treatment and care more to bits and would do anything to make their life enjoyable. But just than others. These are assistance dogs. Endal, an assistance dog owned how far does this love go? The answer is QUITE far. by a Gulf-war veteran Allen Parton, who is confined to a wheel-chair As you walk anywhere in Britain, you are greeted by hundreds after suffering a serious head injury, has even won a number of awards of literally smiling cat faces, which makes you think that the Cheshire recognising the dog's achievements in helping people. Endal can use cat in Alice in Wonderland might not have been a mere product of cashpoint machines, buy tickets and do the . Lewis Carroll's imagination. Well, British cats have every reason to

39 40 Endal is not the only dog that deserves a reward. For example, 7.4. Post-reading discussion. Rosie, a search and rescue dog from Scotland, once helped find a three- - What is the author’s attitude towards British people, their pets year-old boy who had gone missing. The list could be easily continued. and their love? Well, the British may be crazy about animals, but isn't it nice to - What is your attitude towards British people, their pets and know that the animals themselves play an increasingly important role their love? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or in British life? something in between? M. Morris Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard: to love smb to bits очень любить + ? - literally буквально, Cheshire cat Чеширский кот - What is your attitude towards pets? Is it basically positive, vet (veterinary) bill счет от ветеринара basically negative, or something in between? lens линза to prescribe прописывать Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard: organ transplant пересадка органов + ? - kidney failure почечная недостаточность to adopt усыновлять, принимать как члена семьи stray [strei] бездомный (о животных) 7. 5. Writing. accessory аксессуары available доступный There is the following saying: “The dog is a man’s best friend”. flashing collar светящийся ошейник Do you agree/disagree with it? Why/why not? Explain your view in car ramp пандус, приспособление для погрузки животного в машину written form. If possible give illustrative examples. treadmill тренажер orthopaedic ортопедический 7.6. Quiz. to suffer from a bad back страдать от болей в спине animal abuse and cruelty жестокое обращение с животными Give honest answers to the following questions. The results of patronage покровительство the quiz will help you to figure out your real attitude towards pets. to get a quick taste получить короткое представление Maybe taking care of animals is just what you need for your leisure welfare благополучие time. to be entitled (to) иметь право на Will you make a good owner? assistance dog собака-помощник Gulf-war veteran ветеран войны в Персидском заливе So you decided to get a dog. And you prepared to devote a little to be confined (to) быть прикованным к time to it? Will you make its life happy? Read the questions and wheel-chair инвалидная коляска answer "yes" or "no": head injury ранение в голову 1. A good owner must have a sense of responsibility. achievement достижение, успех 2. A dog mustn't be aggressive. cashpoint machine банкомат 3. Cross-breeds (mongrels) are not so clever as their pedigreed search and rescue поисковые и спасательные работы brothers. increasingly все более 4. A dog depends upon its owner for all its needs.

41 42 5. Small dogs live longer than big ones. II. A Couch Potato 6. Dogs can eat the same food their owners have. 1. Do You REALLY ENJOY BEING A COUCH POTATO? 7. The normal temperature of the dog 1.1. Pre-reading focus. is between 38-39 degrees. 8. Daily exercises are not necessary What are your favorite hobbies and pastimes? (Маке а list of for small dogs. favorite hobbies and pastimes on the blackboard) 9. After a year, a dog can have two or Do you have enough time to pursue the pastimes you really even one meal a day. enjoy? 10. Regular check-ups by a vet are not Fill in the table on the blackboard necessary for a healthy dog. YES NO

Check your score: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 – “yes”. 3, 6, 8, 10 – “no”. 1.2. Pre-reading task. Congratulations! You’ll be a good owner. Or, perhaps, you are Read the article “Do You REALLY ENJOY BEING A COUCH doing this test together with you faithful pet… POTATO?” and do the tasks below. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 – “yes”. One of 3, 6, 8, 10 – “no”. You have a chance to become a good owner. Try to learn more Give the definitions to the following words and phrases: about dogs. leisure 1, 3, 6, 8 – “Yes”. Three or more of 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 – “no”. hobby pastime Stop! Are you really eager to have a dog? Start with a goldfish. socializing And don’t forget to ask your mum to feed it from time to time. roller coasting

Answer the following questions: - What are the top 5 leisure activities among Americans? - What are 3 of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies? - Why are they all so popular?

43 44 1.3. Reading. , that's your choice. There are, however, many rewarding pursuits out there. With all the extra leisure time that we supposedly Do You REALLY ENJOY BEING A COUCH POTATO? have, it behooves us to know how to spend it interestingly. Here are three of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies. A husband and wife Are you having an exciting Roller coasting has come home from work, time surfing, dear? become so popular that exhausted and stressed out. there's even an organization They don't feel like preparing called ACE (American a real dinner, so they pop Coaster Enthusiasts) that is something in the microwave. dedicated to preserving, Then they sit down on the appreciating, and enjoying couch for an evening of being roller coasters. The mesmerized by the TV set. precursors of roller coasters Hours later, after having originated in Russia as ice fallen asleep, they wake up slides built high into the air, and the first actual mechanical roller and stumble off to bed. Each coasters were also constructed in Russia. From there the idea migrated day they continue to do the to Paris, where a kind of roller coaster with wheels was built in 1804. same thing: Get up, go to work, come home, grab a bite, then sit down Eventually the roller coaster made its way to the United States, with and vegetate in front of the TV set Does this sound like you? If so, are more and more coasters being built until Depression times. Then they you satisfied with your existence? Isn't there more to life than being a began to fell out of , and many were torn down. It was not until couch potato? the 1950s, with Walt Disney's opening of the first Disneyland, that Some people apparently don't think so. In their recent book Time roller coasters began to make a comeback. Now they're being built at for Life, researchers John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey state that the breakneck speed. Marie Miller, a member of ACE now in her eighties, average amount of time that people in the United States have to devote is a major enthusiast. She figures she's ridden on most of the roller to leisure activities is actually increasing. While this may sound coasters in the United States, saying, "There was a time when I rode unlikely. every wooden coaster in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but I Robinson and Godbey claim that Americans now spend almost can't keep up with them. One thing's certain: I'll never stop riding until forty hours a week doing leisure-time activities, and something similar I'm in my grave." may be true all over the industrialized world. Here's what Robinson and Another fascinating pastime is orienteering, a combination of Godbey say are the top five leisure activities among Americans: map reading and cross-country skiing or running. Orienteers are given Watching television, at 15.0 hours a week, is by far the most popular. a map that shows where a set of "control points" are located. They try Number two on the list is socializing – 6.7 hours a week. Number to follow the map by interpreting it carefully and using a compass to three, at 4.4 hours weekly, is home communication. Reading, at 2.8 plot their course. Each time they succeed in finding a control point, hours a week, ranks number four. And number five on the list, they stamp a card that validates their having completed that part of the engaging in hobbies, comes in at 2.7 hours a week. Judging from these game. The sport is competitive: Participants get a starting time and statistics, we might conclude that many Americans seem to enjoy being have a prescribed time period for locating all of the control points. couch potatoes. Now, if you want to spend your leisure time channel

45 46 Orienteering has become extremely 1.4. Post-reading discussion. popular. Why? There are several Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary. reasons. It's interesting and healthy. Leisure – 1) freedom from the demands of work or duty; 2) time You get the chance to enjoy the free from the demands of work or duty, when one can rest, enjoy outdoors. Best of all, it taxes both hobbies or sports, etc. your physical strength and your Hobby pastime –- something that serves to make time pass mental acumen. agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, , or sport Then there's letterboxing, a Socializing - associating or mingling sociably with others hobby that is like a combination of Roller coasting – spending time at a small gravity railroad, esp. orienteering and treasure hunting. It in an amusement park, having a train with open that moves along a began in England in 1854, when an high, sharply winding trestle built with steep inclines that produce English gentleman put his calling sudden, speedy plunges for thrill-seeking passengers. card (a little like today's business Orienteering – a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that card) into a bottle and left it on the tests the skills of map reading and cross-country running, in which bank of a pond. Someone else found competitors race through an unknown area to find various checkpoints it and contacted him, and from this the hobby sprang up. What happens by using only a compass and topographical map, the winner being the is this: People put a notebook and a rubber stamp in a bottle (the finisher with the lowest elapsed time. letterbox) and they provide special clues for finding the bottle. Letterboxing – a combination of orienteering and treasure Participants have to follow the clues by hiking in certain sections of the hunting. English countryside until they finally locate the letterbox and stamp their notebook. For some aficionados, letterboxing is so enjoyable that Answer the following questions: it's become a way of life. - What are the top 5 leisure activities among Americans? These are just three examples of captivating pastimes. Why are What do Robinson and Godbey say? they all so popular? One principal reason is that they're basically active, #1 on the list is … at 15.0 hours a week not passive. Aficionados of these hobbies #2 on the list … 6.7 hours a week get out and act rather than passively sitting #3 on the list … 4.4 hours weekly in front of the TV screen. Suppose that at #4 on the list … at 2.8 hours a week some future time we start , on #5 on the list … at 2.7 hours a week our tombstones, not only the names and - What are 3 of the more unusual and interesting popular the dates of people's births and deaths but hobbies? also their hobbies and accomplishments. - Why are they all so popular? Which would look better on a gravestone: What does the article run? JOHN L DOE, COUCH POTATO, or Continue: JOHN L. DOE, ORIENTEER? - one principle reason is that they’re basically active, not passive - … - …

47 48 What do you think? Continue 2. The Computer and the Internet - … - … 2.1. Pre-reading focus. - … Do you use the Internet? If yes, how do you use it?

1.5. Discussion. 2.2. Pre-reading task. Work in groups of three or four. Make a list of: Read the text “My Internet hell” and answer the questions after a) the top 5 leisure activities the text. Are they similar or different in comparison with those given in

the article? 2.3. Reading. № Leisure activities Description My Internet hell 1 As an , four volunteers each lived alone for 100 hours. 2 They were dressed only in a bathrobe and had to get everything 3 that they needed from the Internet 4 5 A dazed but relieved Emma Gibson told of her 'seedy' ordeal yesterday after four days trapped in cyberspace. b) 3 of the more unusual and interesting popular hobbies. With three other volunteers, the out-of-work actress had agreed Are they similar or different in comparison with those given in to be locked alone in a small room with just a computer and the Inter- the article? net for company. № Popular Hobbies Description One hundred hours, three marriage proposals and dozens of lewd 1 messages later, Miss Gibson, 30, emerged blinking into the sunshine 2 rather glad the experience was over. 3 With the eyes of the world quite literally upon her - small cam- Compare your lists of preferences with the lists of the other groups. eras broadcast her every move on the Web - Internet Heaven had be- Are they similar or different? Why are they all so popular? come more of a nightmare at times. 'I wanted to get out at the end. Too much Internet is bad for the health,' she said. Net users were able to contact her using e mails or chat rooms - 1.6. Writing. electronic conversation forums. Write a few paragraphs about yourself. Tell about your interests and Miss Gibson, from London, added: 'Chat rooms are a pretty hobbies. Keep in mind the following issues: seedy experience in my view, especially if you are female and being - your top leisure activities viewed by a web-camera. It attracts a few perverts. I was being looked - some more unusual and interesting popular hobbies. at and when someone was getting pervy with their language, a towel went over the camera."

49 50 Miss Gibson was chosen from more than 250 applicants for the 2) Do you use e-mail at home and at work? How has it changed experiment. Shut up in a secure room at a central the way you communicate with people? London hostel, she had to take off all her clothes and was given 3) Do you use it for anything else, such as banking or booking a bathrobe, a credit card and a budget of £500 to feed, clothe and holidays? amuse herself with all purchases ordered via the Internet. Organisers 4) Do you think the Internet is more male-oriented (used more by eventually had to start deleting all the abusive mail before it appeared men and aimed more at them)? If so, why is that? on screen. Three men also offered proposals of marriage. 'I didn't ac- 5) What advantages does it have over other media, such as TV, cept any,' said Miss Gibson. magazines and newspapers? To keep sane during her confinement, Miss Gibson managed to 6) Whose responsibility should it be to check exactly what mate- download software from an Australian radio station to pipe out con- rial goes on the Internet? Should it be the government or the companies stant music. 'Spending time on your own in a room in front of a com- who provide the service (Internet Service Providers)? puter does change the way you see the world. My thought processes 7) Have you ever used a chat room? Do you think they might be became quite obtuse. It was draining but I became quite addicted. I had dangerous in any way? Why, why not? to get out.' 8) Do you think that it is dangerous for certain people to have She was going straight out for a stiff gin and tonic and a walk in access to sexual and violent material on the Internet? Why? the fresh air. 'I'm definitely not going on the Net for a few days.' Re- 9) How do you think the Internet will develop over the next few sults of the experiment, organised by Microsoft, will be studied by Dr years? Helen Petrie, of the University of Hertfordshire. Ammunition Box Despite their reservations she believed the volunteers coped 'bet- Key words ter than we anticipated.' She added: 'Of course, there have been ups and proxy server an Internet Service Provider that filters out some in- downs but overall they had a very positive experience." coming content; Daily Mail some countries such as Singapore insist on this to censor to remove material that is considered indecent, offensive 2.4. Comprehension. or a threat 1. How many volunteers were there? to security 2. How did they obtain what they needed? web site where people can find information about a certain topic 3. How could people contact Emma? home page the first, guiding page of your site 4. What did Emma do to stop herself going mad? e mail electronic mail 5. In what ways did the experiment affect Emma? chat rooms a service where messages are written and exchanged 6. On the whole, how did Helen Petrie describe the feelings of download to transfer data from a large computer system to a the volunteers? smaller one

2.5. Discussion. 1) If you don't use the Internet, why not? Are you afraid of it, or don't you have any interest in it?

51 52 2.6. Activities. Vote again. What is your attitude towards the computer and the Inter- net? Has your attitude changed during the debate? A. Read the letter written to a newspaper advice column. Discuss Fill in the table on the blackboard possible solutions with a partner and then write a reply to the woman. Dear Miriam + – My husband’s addicted to the Internet. Day and night he chats to an American woman, sometimes intimately. We’ve been married for 27 years and a few months ago he told me he wanted a divorce. Websites: I found out he’s been sending flowers to this woman he met on the www.profound.cc.uk Internet and he intends to go over and visit her. www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk/censor/ He’s 50 and all my friends have told me he’s probably going www.birmingham.co.uk/english through a midlife crisis. He talks all the time to this woman. I know for sure he’s not seeing anyone else, it’s just the Internet that’s got a stranglehold on him. III. Sports and Leisure Activities He’s always been a bully and has threatened that if I did anything to get in touch with the woman, he’d set our two Alsatian dogs on 1. Popular Sports and Leisure activities in Britain me. What can I do? 1.1. Pre-reading focus.

Daily Mirror 1) It is fair to say that Russia as most Western countries has be- come a leisure-orientated society. Do you agree/disagree? B. It is fair to say that people are getting addicted to the com- 2) Russian people have also become extremely health- puter and the Internet. Children play computer games. Teenagers chat. conscious and for many young people keep-fit is a very important part Grown ups go to different Web sites. What is your attitude towards the of their lives. Do you agree/disagree? computer and the Internet? Is it a positive/a negative one? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard. 1.2. Pre-reading task. + – Read the essay written by a British teacher, Mrs. Penn, about popular sports and leisure activities in Britain. • When you have finished, give the definitions to the following words and phrases: С. Work in two groups and debate the following issue: to mushroom Can the computer or the Internet be a hobby? health-conscious Group 1 – You are to support this opinion keep-fit (a noun) Group 2 – You are against this opinion to be preoccupied with Share your opinions. aerobics weight-lifting

53 54 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 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

55 56 “Many people say that aerobics is a very exhilarating experi- "extreme sports" ence”.

1.5. Discussion.

With your partner (using the above vocabulary) discuss the fol- windsurfing lowing matter: Are you a person who is preoccupied with keeping fit and are you conscious about healthy eating? While reading think of possible answers to the following questions: - Why do most people like sports, at least a little bit? - Why do people participate in extreme sports? 2. Extreme Sports 2.3. Reading. 2.1. Pre-reading focus. Going to Extremes? 1) What is your view of sports? Is it basically positive, basi- cally negative, or something in between? A pickup truck rolls to the center of a Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard deserted bridge. Several get out. Two of them, + ? - a thirty-something young man and a twenty- something young woman, are both wearing a strange-looking harness on their backs. The 2) In recent years, "extreme" sports, such as bungee jumping others with them check their harnesses to make and skiing off cliffs, have become increasingly popular. sure all is well. As soon as they complete these What is your view of these kinds of activities? Is it basically preparations, they attach a long cord to each positive, basically negative, or something in between? harness and securely fasten the cords to the Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard bridge. When that is finished, the young man + ? - and woman climb up onto the bridge rail, wave to the crowd below, and jump. No, this is not a suicide attempt. The elastic cords attached to 2.2. Pre-reading task. their backs are so strong and flexible that the Read the article “Going to extremes?” and then fill in the table young people will be able to drop close to the "Extreme Sports": canyon floor below without hitting it. This is bungee jumping, one of a new set of sports that bungee jumping are being described as "extreme." Most people, if they're really honest with themselves, will admit they like sports at least a little bit. When the first Olympic Games be- gan in Greece in 776 B.C., something within the human spirit was tapped. Most of us like to be challenged, and many of us are at least

57 58 moderately competitive. Sports provide though riding your mountain bike down a gentle benefits: they amuse and excite us, pro- slope at a leisurely speed doesn't make you an vide jobs for many people, and allow in- extreme biker. What does is piloting that bike dividuals who might not have other op- down a steep, rocky mountain path at a speed of portunities to achieve success. Although at least 35 miles per hour. You can also call sports have long been popular, something yourself an extreme sports enthusiast if you ski significant has changed in the last ten to off cliffs, jump out of a plane and sky surf, or twenty years. A whole new set of sports go in-line skating. has been created. They are called By now, someone somewhere is probably "extreme" because participants are push- mounting a campaign to make extreme sports ski jum p in g ing themselves to extreme (and even safer to save extreme sports enthusiasts from dangerous) levels. themselves. Are these sports too dangerous? in-line skating Why do people participate in extreme Perhaps. Even if they are, isn't a personal sports? Mark Musgrave, an "extreme" choice involved here? It occurs to this sportsman who windsurfs all year around, writer that the development of extreme says people do it because it's a question of sports is understandable, even quite pre- attitude, not the activity per se. "These dictable. We live in such a globalized, sports are so hard," says Musgrave, "they homogenized world today that a counter- don't attract the masses; I think that's one of revolution seems to have started. Wher- the appealing things about it. You can excel ever we go, we see sameness: a McDon- in it if you put your mind to it. There's not a ald's in Moscow is only marginally dif- thousand people out there crowding you or ferent from one in Paris or in Pensacola, doing what you're doing." He adds, "There Florida. There seem to be far fewer singu- is no right. There is no wrong. There are no sky surfing lar, individualized experiences today than rules. You can do what you want and no one cares." windsurfing there were in the past. Maybe extreme-sport people are merely striking So what are some of these new ex- a blow for truly individualized and unique experiences. treme sports? Musgrave's own sport of windsurfing is one, though windsurfing on 2.4. Post-reading discussion. a quiet summer day at a speed of 2 miles Answer the following questions: an hour hardly qualifies. If you want to Why do most people like sports, at least a little bit? become extreme, you'll have to travel What does the article run? Continue: much faster, above the water, with a much - Sports provide benefits: they amuse and excite us, provide jobs more powerful wind blowing while you're for many people, and allow individuals who might not have other op- trying to do a forward flip. portunities to achieve success. Then there's mountain biking, al- - …

59 60 - … Jumping for joy What do you think? Hi, I'm Jason Barricelii and thanks for visiting my website. I've - … - … been building this site for a while, and I'm almost finished. I've written this page to introduce myself. I've always been a Why do people participate in extreme sports? work-hard, play-hard kind of What does the article run? Continue: guy. I grew up in Idaho, and - Extreme-sport people are merely striking a blow for truly indi- my family did a lot of adven- vidualized and unique experiences. - … ture sports like rock climbing - … and white-water . Lately, people have named What do you think? these activities "extreme - … sports," but to me they've al- - … ways seemed just like normal fun. I've been working on a master's degree for a couple of years, but 2.5. Additional reading. I still take time out to play. Since I moved to San Diego, I've gone on Now, read this personal web page “Jumping for Joy” and then six scuba dives, and last year, 1 finally learned how to skydive. This complete the table "Extreme Sports". What new items can we add? month, I've already completed five jumps. Yes, I have a social life too. In fact, last month I got engaged to a fantastic woman. Here's a picture of the two of us jumping together. Joy hasn't been skydiving that long, but she wanted to celebrate our engagement with a jump. extreme sports in-line skating bungee jumping 2.6. Answer the following questions: What sort of person is pushing himself to extreme (and even danger-

windsurfing sky surfing ous) levels? hardworking What does the article run? Continue: What do you think? ski jumping ski off cliffs mountain biking

While reading think of possible answers to the following ques- tion: What sort of person is pushing himself to extreme (and even dangerous) levels?

61 62 2.7. Discussion. - What is it that makes people regularly risk their own lives for a short adrenaline buzz? - Do you do any sports? Why do people risk? What do you think? Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard

NO YES 3.2. Pre-reading task.

Read the text about extreme sports. The author of the article – - Why do you do sports? Nina Zavrieva – interviewed a few people on their opinions on extreme Example: Sports amuse and excite me. sports. - Do you participate in extreme sports? Focus on people’s opinions. Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard NO YES 3.3. Reading. X-treme Sports Why do people risk? - Why do you participate in extreme sports? Example: There are no rules. You can do what you want and I’ve never done extreme sports and never really intended to, I no one cares. have some friends who are very fond and interested in them though. I was always wondering what it is that makes people regularly risk their own lives for a short adrenalin buzz, so I interviewed a few people on 3. Why do people risk? their opinions on extreme sports. The first person I talked to about it was my friend Peter. Here’s 3.1. Pre-reading focus. what he said: ‘Personally I don’t understand why they do it. Maybe it’s like 1) Have you ever done extreme sports? a drug, they do it for the first time just because some of their friends - Work all together. Vote. Fill in the table on the blackboard. said it was great and then end up being addicted to it. The more they Never Once I do extreme sports do them the more they want to do it again. Or probably they start do- regularly. ing it because they want to show how strong and courageous they are and then end up liking it and as I’ve said before become addicted. I’d never try anything like that, I’m addicted to safety.’

I was having a conversation with a girl called Anna the other - Have you got some friends who are very fond and interested in day. What she said was this: extreme sports? Work all together. Vote. Fill in the table on the blackboard. ‘I’m just dying to do BASE-jumping. All my friends do it. It’s YES NO a relatively new sport, base is an acronym for building, antenna, span (bridge) and earth (cliffs). Jumpers leap from stationery objects and deploy a parachute. Unlike skydiving, no aircraft is involved. They’ve said it’s a feeling nothing can be compared to, in a short period of time

63 64 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 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.

65 66 6. You win first in a competition: a trip to East Africa. What to be lost потеряться sight-seeing tour осмотр достопри- would be the main attraction for you? passer-by прохожий мечательностей a. I'd enjoy staying in a luxury hotel and relaxing to explore обследовать scenery пейзаж b. I'd enjoy improving my sun-tan at the beach and joining a cou- to hitch a lift подъехать wildlife животный мир ple of sight-seeing tours. kangaroo кенгуру to score набрать очки steak бифштекс confidence уверенность c. The main attraction would be discovering a new country: the hesitantly нерешительно common sense здравый смысл people, the scenery, the wildlife. to dye красить well-balanced рассудительный mad сумасшедший spirit характер; дух to depend зависеть sensible разумный Add up your points trip путешествие to blind ослеплять How to score the quiz:

1. a = 3; b = 2; c = 1 4. a = 3; b = 1; c = 2 5. Fans 2. a = 1; b = 2; c = 3 5. a = 3; b = 2; c = 3 3. a = 2; b = 3; c = 1 6. a = 1; b = 2; c = 3 5.1. Pre-reading focus. Hobby does not include only participating in sports but also If you scored between six and ten points: You are not an adven- being a fan of your favourite sportsman or team. There are a lot of turer. You don't like to take risks. 'You are the sort of person who feels people including some famous ones who are sports fans. most comfortable with the people and places you know. 1) Are you a sports fan? Our advice: Have more confidence in yourself and in other peo- YES NO ple. Try something new you might enjoy it!

If you scored between 11 and 14 points: You are the sort of per- 2) What is your view of sports fans? son who is not afraid of adventure. But you have enough common Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in sense not to take unnecessary risks. between? Our advice: You seem to be a well-balanced person. Enjoy your- Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard self! + ? -

If you scored between 15 and 18 points: You have a very adven- turous spirit. You are the sort of person who loves to try anything new. 5.2. Pre-reading task. You are happy to take risks. Our advice: Be sensible. Don't let your enthusiasm for adventure Read the article about football fans in England. Work in 4 blind you to the danger of a situation. groups. Each paragraph is for each student within the group. adventure приключение attraction то, что привлекает While reading the article think of the answers to the following gliding планеризм luxury роскошный questions: horse-riding верховая езда to relax расслабляться - What sort of person can be a sports fan (a football fan)? stamp марка sun-tan загар

67 68 - Why is there an epidemic of violence associated with football Myth number 2: in England today? Each group should explain it from different points Football hooligans follow a favourite team and especially their na- of view. tional team. The 1st group gives the reasons, connected with culture. Fact: The 2nd group gives the reasons connected with money. Hooligans often don't even watch the match of the team they are The 3rd group gives the reasons connected with history. supposed to be following. They are more interested in 'having a go' at The 4th group gives the reasons connected with nationalism. supporters of the opposing team. They travel large distances in order to attack anyone in the vicinity of the ground, or the town centre. Sometimes they even fight their own supporters. Unfortunately this is 5.3. Reading. especially true of the England fans. At the recent Turkey-England Euro2004 qualifier in Sunderland all the fighting was between rival ‘The Barmy Army’ – Football: England supporters — in particular between club supporters of Sunder- ENGLAND’S GLORY? land and Newcastle: two towns about 15 kilometres from each other, Solicitors, doctors, bankers, teachers... What do all these groups both premier division teams with an intense hatred and rivalry. have in common? Well, individuals from these professions have all Myth number 3: been arrested at some point for football hooliganism. Surprising? In Football violence is unorganised and spontaneous. England today there is an epidemic of violence associated with foot- Fact: ball. But why is this? There are many reasons — connected with cul- The police and the Home Office have tried to deal with hooli- ture, money, history and nationalism. gans travelling to England matches abroad by confiscating the pass- Myth number 1: ports of known hooligans and by monitoring ports and airports care- Football is a working class game, for working class people. fully. Groups of hooligans have recently gone as far as travelling Fact: through third countries. For example: if there is a match in Holland, Probably more than in any other country in the world, football in then to avoid getting caught, hooligans have flown to Spain and caught England has a national following. Just switch on the TV on a Saturday. trains to Holland to escape detection. Much of the afternoon on the two major channels is taken up by foot- Once near the football ground, rival groups of hooligans even ball coverage. People from all walks of life watch, play, and go to telephone each other by mobile to organise massive fights and to avoid matches. It is also big business, with top players like Beckham getting the police. One English club side has even begun to employ former paid around $40000 a week, whether they are fit to play or not. Much hooligans as security specialists, but this seems to have backfired, as of the violence associated with football actually comes from the richer the club in question still has some of the worst violence and racism in supporters. People with prestigious, well-paid jobs often go to football the country. matches just in order to have a fight. It is as if they have the right to Myth number 4: lose control and go mad for a while — to forget they are respectable Football violence is an English problem. people. This perverse situation even extends to semi-secret uniforms Fact: among hooligans. Many fans interested in ultra-violence wear the same It is true that a lot of club violence takes place in England rather checked Burberry — an extremely expensive American brand. than on the Continent. But much of the time it is limited in scope and Other hooligans are members of the shadowy Combat 18 neo-nazi or- ferocity. At a recent UEFA match in Turkey between Galtasarai and ganisation that has provoked huge race-riots in the north of England.

69 70 Leeds, two peaceful Leeds supporters were stabbed to death in the city to extend [ik'stend] распространяться centre. semi-secret полусекретный, подпольный Of course, 99% of supporters who travel to games are com- checked клетчатый pletely peaceful. 99% of supporters are not racist or neo-nazis. Unlike brand [ brænd] торговая марка many European countries, families including women and children shadowy тайный, теневой neo-nazi неонацистский make up a large proportion of supporters who travel to games. Hope- to provoke провоцировать fully, this kind of tendency will improve the game and discourage hoo- race-riot расовые столкновения, беспорядки ligans. Hooliganism is not an English problem alone. It is just that Eng- to have a go зд. выяснять отношения, устроить «разборку» lish hooligans are perhaps the most visible (partly because of the effec- in the vicinity (of) поблизости (от) tive British police campaigns against them). Football will continue to ground (football ground) футбольное поле, стадион be the 'beautiful game', the biggest spectator sport in the world. And qualifier отборочный матч Britain will always be the birthplace of this most English game. As the rival ['raivl] соперничающий, конкурирующий supporters of England like to sing: 'It's coming home, it's coming home, in particular особенно it's coming. Football's coming home!' Hopefully, with an improved premier division teams команды премьер-лиги reputation, England will sometime soon host a major championship intense [in'tens] сильный hatred ненависть again. rivalry соперничество, конкуренция Jeremy Morris spontaneous спонтанный, неподготовленный Home Office Министерство внутренних дел barmy ['ba:mi] спятивший, сумасшедший to deal with бороться glory ['glori] слава, гордость monitoring мониторинг, наблюдение, контроль solicitor адвокат to avoid [avoid] избегать individual индивидуум to escape detection избежать ареста at some point в какой-то момент club side зд. руководство клуба, администрация hooliganism хулиганство to employ нанимать на работу, пользоваться услугами epidemic of violence эпидемия насилия former бывший to associate ассоциировать, связывать security безопасность nationalism национализм to backfire иметь обратный эффект, привести к неожиданным последст- myth миф, легенда виям to have a national following иметь поклонников, приверженцев по всей in question данный, упомянутый стране Continent Европа (в отличие от Британских островов) major channel центральный канал (TB) scope масштаб, размах football coverage освещение футбольных событий ferocity жестокость people from all walks of life представители всех слоев общества to stab заколоть, зарезать to be fit to play быть в форме, быть готовым к игре to discourage отбивать охоту supporter болельщик visible заметный prestigious престижный spectator sport зрелищный вид спорта respectable уважаемый, респектабельный to host принимать у себя perverse порочный, извращенный

71 72 5.4. Post-reading discussion. 5.6. Class debate. Now, after reading the article and discussing it within your Work in 2 groups. group, exchange your ideas in the class. Group 1 – fans and people who approve their actions - What sort of person can be a sports fan (a football fan)? What Group 2 – those who don’t approve fans’ actions does the text run? Continue: Exchange your ideas trying to persuade each other that your opinion is right.

At the end of the discussion vote again. What is your view of sports fans now? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between? Has your view changed during the discussion? People from all walks of life Vote. Write down your answers on the blackboard

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- Why is there an epidemic of violence associated with football in England today? What does the text run? Exchange your ideas.

The 1st group gives the reasons, connected with culture. The 2nd group gives the reasons connected with money. The 3rd group gives the reasons connected with history. The 4th group gives the reasons connected with nationalism.

5.5. Discussion. - Is there an epidemic of violence associated with football in Russia today? What do you think? What do you know? Give some examples. - Is there an epidemic of violence associated with any other kind of sports? What is it? - If there is any, explain: Why is this? Are there any reasons? What are these reasons? Give your own attitude towards this.

73 74 Listening What does his wife do? His wife is happy, too, but not quite as happy. She runs the home I. Hobbies and has a job, but she doesn't earn as much as her husband.

1. Happy people Grammar questions READING AND LISTENING - What tense are all the verbs in italics? Why? - Why do the verbs in the text end in -s? Read and listen to the text. - Which auxiliary verb is used to form questions and negatives The happiest person in Britain in the Present Simple? The happiest person in Britain today is a professional mar- ried man between the ages of 35 and 54. He lives in the south of PRACTICE England but not in London. He owns a comfortable, detached Speaking house and has two children. 1. Ask and answer questions about John Smith. What does he do? Example He has a steady job in an ... married? office in London. After a hard day at work, he relaxes in front Is he married? Yes, he is. of the television or watches a video. He doesn't go out every a. Where ... live? evening, but two evenings a b. What … do? week he meets friends for a c. How many children ...? drink in the local pub. He owns d. How ... relax after work? a pet, usually a dog, and takes it e. How much ... per week? for a-walk every day after work. f. What ... do at the weekend? He spends on average £120 per g. How often … holiday abroad? week. Where does he go? At the weekend, he regu- Listen and check your answers. larly eats in restaurants, goes to 2. Ask and answer the same questions with a partner. see shows, and plays a sport (usually golf). Most weekends Are you married? he puts on a pair of old blue jeans, and potters in the garden. He usually goes on holiday abroad more than once a year. No, I’m not.

75 76 3. John Smith's lifestyle doesn't seem very exciting. c. It's autumn now so I ______the gardens and ______leaves. - Why do you think he is so happy? d. I ______lots of daffodils and tulips. - Why is his wife less happy? e. After work I always ______home and ______in - Do you think men are generally happier than women in your a hot bath. country? f. I usually ______our evening meal because she (Fiona)

______home from work after me. Now listen to Roger Dromard, also age 45, talking about himself. g. At weekend we often ______into the country and [T.1] ______to antique shops and antique sales. h. We ______a television! Everybody ______one 1. Answer the questions. these days but we______. 1) What's the best thing that ever happened to him? i. I ______old radios and Fiona ______old cook- 2) What was his ery books. job before? What does j. I've just bought two 1930s radios and I ______them he do now? and ______them. 3) Where does k. I never______any sports. he live? l. I ______much in autumn and winter so I 4) Is he married? ______much at the moment. 5) What does Fiona, do? Does Roger Grammar questions earn more than Fiona? - What tense are the verbs in sentences a and b? Why? 6) What is Find some more examples of this tense. Roger's hobby? What is - What tense are the verbs which complete sentence c? Fiona's hobby? Why? Find some more examples. 7) Does Roger play any sports? - What part of speech are the words in italics? Which 8) Are there any problems with his job? tense do they (nearly always) go with? 9) Does he often eat out in restaurants? 10) Is Roger's life like John Smith's? Is he happy? Note-taking and speaking Write notes about John Smith and Roger Dromard under the 2. Listen again. Complete the sentences with the exact words Roger headings. uses. a. In summer I usually ______home at about 5.30 John Smith in the morning. Work Leisure Home & Family b. I ______a small van, and I ______all my tools and equipment in that.

77 78 Roger Dromard Group B Work Leisure Home & Family [T.2b] Listen to Ted Hewill. He lives with his wife and three small children in Chorleywood, Talk to a partner. How many similarities and differences can you a village between London and find? Oxford. He owns a coach busi-

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2. Collectors Comprehension check LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1. Where does she/he live? Pre-listening task Who with? 1. What kinds of things do people often collect? 2. What does she/he do for 2. Do you collect anything? Did you use to when you were a living? younger? 3. How big is her/his col- lection? 4. How long has she/he been collecting? Listening 5. How many rooms of the house are taken up with the collec- You are going to listen to two people who are both keen collec- tion? tors. Divide into groups. 6. What’s her/his favourite piece? Look at the picture about your person. What can you see? What 7. How much has the collection cost? does she/he collect? What questions would you like to ask her/ him? 8. Where do the pieces come from? Listen and answer the questions. 9. Is she/he in touch with other people who share the same hobby? Group A 10. What ambitions does she/he have? [T.2a] Listen to Margaret Tyler. She lives in Wembley, When you have answered the questions, find a partner from the other north London. Her children group. Compare and swap information. have now grown up and left home, and so she lives alone Guessing Game with her incredible collection. Your teacher will tell one student what he or she collects. The others must ask questions to find out what it is.

Can you buy them? How big are they?

79 80 When you’ve guessed what it is, ask some of the questions in the Com- Pronunciation prehension check above. On the tape you will hear some phrases we use to agree and disagree with each others’ opinions and experiences. Listen and repeat. How long have you been collecting? Development In pairs, discuss your pet hates, and the pet hates of members of your family and friends. Use the list to give you ideas. Discuss in pairs, and 3. ‘Pet Hates’ give your opinions and experiences. Listening [T.3] Vocabulary Bank: life style, to bear, to be crazy about, to dislike, to Most people have something in particular that they dislike doing – be fond of, to hate, to be keen on, to mind maybe getting up early or waiting in queues. We call these things ‘pet hates’. A. Some friends are discussing their pet hates. Listen to the II. A Couch Potato dialogue and answer the following questions: 1. How many people are talking? 2. Are they enjoying themselves? 3. Are the speakers students or working women? 4. Do they all hate paying taxes? 5. Do they hate going to the cinema?

B. Read the list of pet hates. Listen to the cassette again and put a tick by the pet hates the speakers mention: 1. cleaning the bath 10. having to wear smart 2. queuing for the bus clothes to work 3. cabbage 11. playing sports 4. cleaning fish 12. going to the dentist Are you a couch potato? 5. being late 13. doing exams 6. going for interviews 14. eating out alone VOCABULARY & READING 7. going to see their bank 15. meeting people manager 16. getting up early 8. paying tax 17. cleaning the lavatory 1. Look at these words to express likes and dislikes. Put them in 9. queuing for the cinema order from positive to negative. all right awful boring brilliant dreadful dull exciting fun С. Now underline your pet hates. You will need this for the great nice OK relaxing superb terrible terrific wonderful Development exercise.

81 82 2. Look at the leisure activities in the box below. What's your opinion of them? Use the words in the box in 1. 4. Work in pairs. Decide how energetic the activities in the box in 2 football tennis cricket do-it-yourself (DIY) are. Give them a score from 1 (= lazy), to 10 (= energetic). gardening entertaining shopping going to nightclubs watching television reading painting bird-watching LISTENING [T.4] train spotting playing cards swimming running walking 1 . Listen to nine people talking about what they like doing. Put the number of the speaker by the activity in the box in Vocabulary and I think football is boring. reading 2 which they like doing. Which other leisure activities do you like and dislike? 2. Work in pairs and decide how old each person might be. Which person or people would you describe as a couch potato? What 3. “Are you a couch potato?” is about leisure activities. Read it and else did they say about their leisure activities? choose the best definition for a couch potato. Listen again and check.

1. Someone who enjoys energetic sports and active hobbies. FUNCTIONS AND GRAMMAR 2. Someone who takes little or no exercise, and who spends their free time doing very little. Adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency 3. Someone who doesn't like doing sports but is active in other Adverbs of frequency usually go before a full verb, but after be or ways. an auxiliary verb. 4. Someone who likes indoor gardening. I always spend the weekend doing housework.

She sometimes likes playing cards. Are you a couch potato? I am often out in the evening. Centuries ago, people didn't have much free time, because everybody I’ve never enjoyed football. was working too hard. In Britain in the nineteenth century, people had I hardly ever go to the cinema. more spare time, but because the Victorians hated relaxing and doing nothing, they invented football, rugby and cricket. People took up Here are some common adverbial phrases of frequency. They usu- more gentle activities too, like gardening, bird-watching and train spot- ally go at the end of a clause. ting, and it was even possible simply to watch a sport and give the im- every day, week, month, year, two days, other day, now and then pression that you were actually doing something. Gradually, leisure once/twice/three times a day, a week, a month, a year activities have become less and less demanding and most people have most days, mornings, once in a while a variety of more or less energetic interests and hobbies But now there is a new type of person who thinks that lying on the sofa watching Talking about likes and dislikes television on Sunday afternoon or reading the newspaper from cover to You can put an -ing form verb or a noun after the following ex- cover is the most exciting activity they can manage. This is the twenti- pressions. eth-century couch potato. For them, every activity is too much trouble, I adore shopping. I love entertaining. I enjoy watching television. and laziness is an art form! So how do you spend your free time? I hate running. I can't stand staying at home. Are you a couch potato? I detest collecting the leaves.

83 84 I don't mind spending Saturday with the children. SPEAKING AND WRITING 1. Work in groups of three or four and find out if there are any Verb patterns (1): to or -ing couch potatoes in your class. Like and love + -ing means enjoy doing something. 1. Make a list of your five favourite free time activities. I like going shopping. = I enjoy it. 2. Give each activity a score from 1 (lazy) to 10 (energetic). Like and love + to + infinitive suggests that you choose to do some- 3. Add up the scores for your activities. Is the person with the thing because it's a good idea. lowest score a couch potato? You may or may not enjoy it as well.

I like to go shopping on Mondays. = Mondays is the best time for me to 2. Go round the class asking and talking to people in other groups go shopping. about your favourite and least favourite leisure activities. Find out Remember that you can use would love/like to + infinitive to talk if there are any other couch potatoes in your class. about ambitions, hopes or preferences. I'd love to learn to ski. I’d like to have lessons this winter. 3. Write a paragraph about what three or four people in your class enjoy doing. Use linking words and, but and because. Exercises - Say what they like doing. 1. Write sentences saying how you feel about these activities. Federico likes going to football and tennis matches… – shopping - Say why they like doing it. – bird-watching ... because he thinks they're very exciting. – swimming - Say if they dislike anything. – train sporting ... but he can’t stand the crowds. Say how often they enjoy doing it. 2. Choose the best verb pattern. If two answers are possible, He goes five or six times a year. explain the difference in meaning. 1. I like to go/going to the dentist every six months. 2. She likes to get/getting home before it’s dark. 3. She likes to visit/visiting her parents. 4. He likes to do /doing the washing on Mondays.

3. Write sentences saying how often you do the following activities. Make sure you put the adverb or adverbial phrase in the right position. 1. have a holiday 3. listen to the radio 2. read a newspaper 4. go to the cinema

85 86 III. Sports and Leisure Activities Students Group pref- Class prefer- Activity who like erence ence (Num- Leisure Time this (Number) ber)

Skiing Camping Hiking Swimming Cycling Other: Collecting: - stamps - coins Going to: -the cinema -the theatre -concerts -museums -zoos -parks -the seaside Reading Listening to mu- sic Watching TV

Meeting friends Playing cards, Speaking chess Work in groups of four. On the right is a list of leisure-time ac- tivities. Tick (√) the activities that you are interested in. Then record the preferences of the other students in your group. Listening [T.5] 1. Listen to a young person talking about an unusual leisure ac- When you have collected the information from your group, work tivity and tick (√) the picture which best illustrates his hobby. with your teacher to produce an overall preference for your class.

87 88 Language Focus Future continuous Use a suitable verb in the future continuous tense to complete the following sentences. 1. While most of the cyclists going to Brighton are going by the main road, Alan and his friends ______on bridle paths and footpaths. 2. Next week, Rachel ______another speaker to her pro- gramme and he/she ____ listeners about his/her spare-time interests. 3. I'm so happy I'm going on holiday. This time next week _____ on a beach in Greece. 4. I (not) ______for my food, because it's all included in the package holiday. 5. I ______all that lovely Greek food and drinking their exotic drinks.

Speaking Making a speech Prepare to give a two-minute talk to the class about a spare-time 2. Now study the questions below. Choose the correct answers activity you are interested in. Use the questions below and Alan's an- from the choices given. Then listen to see if you were right. swers (when he gave a similar talk) to help you form a rough plan. 1. Alan Ainslie is riding to Brighton this weekend: Type of information to cover Alan's answers а) for charity; 1 What is your spare-time inter- Rough cycling. b) by an unusual route; est? c) with 25,000 others; 2 Why does it interest you (in Get out of the city - finding new d) with some friends from a cycling club. general terms)? routes - sense of adventure. 2. According to the law, cyclists are not allowed on: 3 When and why did you start Cycling club - bored - too much a) bridle paths; c) river banks; this hobby? traffic - no time to enjoy view. b) footpaths; d) disused railway tracks. 3. Alan has not published his routes because: 4 What does it consist of? Finding routes - cycling off roads a) they would be used by people on motor bikes; through countryside. b) they are only suitable for mountain bikes; 5 What do you do? Is it a hobby Go along footpaths, bridle paths - c) it would be a nuisance to hikers and ramblers; you do alone or with others? can go alone, but with friends. d) it would spoil the pleasure of rough cycling. 6 How often do you participate in Every weekend. this sport? 7 How do people interested in Ring Central Office for informa- this sport become involved? tion.

89 90 Video ACT I Aerobics Outside the Stewarts' house early Friday evening. Marilyn Stewart rides to the house on a bicycle. Inside, her husband Richard is “A Piece of Cake” looking at photos in his album. Marilyn enters and sits on the floor. 1 ACT I Marilyn: I am exhausted. My new exercise class is so hard. In this episode, you will study Richard: Your new exercise class? 2 VOCABULARY Marilyn: Yeah, My new advanced exercise class. Richard: Why advanced? aerobics Marilyn: My instructor thought that the beginner's class was too kidding easy for me. bet Richard: [He laughs because she looks so tired.] Too easy for twist you? [He helps her stand up.] GRAMMAR AND EXPRES- Marilyn: Don't laugh. In the beginner's class, they give you a SIONS chance to rest between exercises. Richard: So? It's a snap. ACT III Marilyn: The advanced class is nonstop.3 No sweat. Richard: [He teases4 her.] I lift weights every morning for It's a piece of cake. sixty minutes without stopping. [He shows her his arm How much? and How many? muscle.] No problem. 5 Marilyn: Listen, Richard, doing aerobics6 for an hour is a lot PRONUNCIATION different than7 lifting weights. can (cn) What do you . . . ? (Waddaya) The better form is different from. Like Marilyn, some Americans use did you (didja) than after the word different. ACT III don't you (dontcha) Richard: Yeah. Quite a bit different. I think aerobics is easy. I 8 9 could work out in your class with no problem. U.S. LIFE Marilyn: You think so? What do Americans do to stay healthy? 1 exhausted: very tired 2 advanced: more difficult YOUR TURN 3 nonstop: without stopping What kinds of exercises are popular 4 teases: annoys by joking with someone in your country? 5 No problem. - It's easy. 6 Here is the complete script with aerobics: exercises for good breathing and a strong heart 7 different than study material. Use these materials 8 before or after you watch. I could ... = It is possible for me to... 9 work out: to exercise

91 92 Richard: Oh, without a doubt.10 When's the next class? Marilyn: The bet is – I win, and you cook dinner for the entire18 Marilyn: Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Try it. family. Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire Richard: Tomorrow morning after lifting weights, I'll try aero- family. bics. [He snaps his fingers.] It's a snap.11 Tomorrow Richard: [He shakes her hand.] It's a bet. morning at ten o'clock. Marilyn: OK. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now. His number is 555-8842. The advanced class starts at ten In Richard and Marilyn's room the next morning. Richard is lift- o'clock. ing weights. Marilyn is sewing. Richard: Well, it's eight twenty now. Marilyn: Aren't you going to the aerobics class this Marilyn: It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics morning? class. Give him a call. Richard: [He finishes exercising and puts the weights on the [Richard calls Jack Davis.] floor.] Of course. Easy. [He snaps his fingers.) No Jack: Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health sweat.12 Richard: Jack Davis, please. Marilyn: You are not going to be able to move after this and the Jack: This is Jack Davis. aerobics class. Richard: Hello. This is Richard Stewart. My wife, Marilyn Richard: Are you kidding13 me? It's going to be a piece of Stewart, is a member of your program. I'd like to cake. 14 come to the ten o'clock advanced class this morn- [Marilyn shakes her head no.] ing. Richard: You want to bet? 15 Jack: Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes early. You In Do you . . . questions, it is common not to say Do. Also, Richard need to complete some forms before the class. pronounces want to as wanna. This is a common informal pronuncia- Richard: Thanks. I'm on my way over. 19 tion. Jack: Good-bye. Richard: Bye-bye. [He hangs up.] It's all set.20 I'm going. Marilyn: Yeah. What's the bet?16 [He puts his camera bag over his shoulder.] Richard: I bet I can go17 one hour in your class this morning and Marilyn: Bye. Richard: See you later. [They kiss.] not feel a thing! Marilyn: Good luck. Richard: Don't forget about the bet. Dinner for the entire fam- ily. And that includes Susan.21

10 without a doubt: sure; of course 11 It's a snap. = 12No sweat. 12 Both expressions mean "It's easy." 17 I can go ... = I can exercise ... 13 kidding: joking with Pronunciation: I cn go. When can has a verb after it, we do not usually pro- 14 a piece of cake: easy nounce the a in can because the word is not stressed. It is not a strong syllable 15 You want to bet? = Do you want to bet? in the sentence. (Here, go means "to exercise.") bet (verb): to agree to pay or do something, as in a game 18 entire: whole 16 bet (noun): an agreement between two persons to pay or do something if 19 on my way over: leaving for a place one person is wrong 20 set: arranged

93 94 Marilyn: Don't you forget. ACT I [Richard snaps his fingers and leaves. Marilyn snaps her fingers and ACTIVITIES smiles.] END OF ACT I Here are some activities to help you check your understand- U.S. LIFE ing of Act I. Aerobic exercises are very popular in the United States. Today, millions of Americans are exercising for good health. One out of IDIOMS IN ACTION every ten Americans exercises every day to stay in shape (in good Answer each of the following questions. Tell the truth about physical condition). This fitness craze (interest in exercising and yourself. Circle a, b, or c. eating healthy foods) is popular all across the country. 1. Can you run a mile? Each year in many cities, a. Yes, it's a piece of cake. including Boston, New b. Yes, but it's rough for me. York, San Fransisco, and c. No, I can't. Honolulu, there are long- 2. Can you swim for half an hour without stopping? distance races, or mara- a. Yes, it's a snap. thons. Even ordinary peo- b. Yes, but it's tough for me. ple run in these events. c. No, I can't. Every day in the United 3. Can you touch your toes without bending your knees? States, thousands of men, a. No problem. women, and children run b. Yes, but it's not easy for me. through parks or city streets for good health. c. No, I can't. More than ever before, a good diet and exercise program are important 4. Can you lift thirty pounds? in the United States. Today, fitness is part of the American way of life. a. No sweat. YOUR TURN b. Yes, but it's difficult. • What kinds of exercises are popular in your country? c. No, I can't • What exercises do you do every day? 5. Can you hold your breath for a minute? a. Yes, it's a piece of cake. b. Yes, but it's hard. c. No, I can't.

IN FACT Reread Act I to find the answers to these questions. Write the an- swers on the lines. Try to find all the answers in two minutes! 1. How long does Richard lift weights every morn- ing?______21 And that includes Susan. (Susan is Richard's sister. She doesn't live with 2. What time is the next aerobics class? ______the family. She has her own apartment in Manhattan.)

95 96 3. How long does Richard think he can exercise in the class? Jack: Good. Do you have any back or knee problems? ______Richard: Nope.3 I am in perfect health. 4. What is Jack Davis's telephone number? ______Jack: What do you do for a living,4 Mr. Stewart? 5. What time does Richard call Jack? ______Richard: I'm a photographer. 6. How long does it take to get to the class by bicycle? Jack: Interesting. What do you photograph? ______Richard: Everything. The American scene. People, places, events. THE BET Jack: Did you5 ever think of photographing an aerobics Marilyn and Richard make a bet about the aerobics class. Which two class? sentences explain their bet? Circle the numbers of the two correct an- Richard: No ... I can't remember taking pictures of people exer- swers cising. 1. Richard will be able to Jack: But don't you6 think it'd be a good subject? do aerobics with no problem, Richard: Sure. and Marilyn will cook dinner. Jack: I need some good photos for my advertising, Mr. 2. Richard will not be able Stewart. Maybe you can photograph a class, and I can to do aerobics, and Marilyn give you and Mrs. Stewart a month of classes-free. will cook dinner. Richard: When can I photograph a class? 3. Marilyn will be able to Jack: Anytime.7 do aerobics with no problem, Richard: How about today? Terrific! and she will cook dinner. Jack: Terrific! 4. Marilyn will not be able to do aerobics, and she will cook dinner. U.S. LIFE 5. Richard will not be able to do aerobics, and he will cook dinner. Many Americans have a complete physical once a year. During a complete physical, the doctor checks the patient's pulse and blood pres- ACT II sure. The patient may also have blood tests and a chest X-ray. At the Outside, on a busy street in Riverdale. Inside, the Davis Aerobics end of a physical, the doctor may recommend a fitness program (a Center for Good Health. Jack Davis is taking Richard's blood diet and exercise) for good health. pressure.

Jack: OK, Richard. That's terrific. Your pressure is 120 over 3 75,1 and that's fine. Now stand up, please. [Richard Nope. = No. This is a very informal word. stands up, and Jack takes his blood pressure again.] 4 2 What do you do for a living? = What is your job Good, it's 122 over 80. You can sit down now. When A common pronunciation of What do you is Waddaya. was your last complete physical? 5 did you Richard: [He thinks.] Six months ago. Jack uses the common informal pronunciation, didja 6 don't you 1 120 over 75; 2 122 over 80 Jack uses the common informal pronunciation, don 2 120 over 80 is perfect blood pressure. 7 Anytime. = It's not important when; you decide.

97 98 YOUR TURN Richard: Nothing. I am in excellent health. [He starts dancing with 11 When was your last complete physical? Marilyn.] I have ideal blood pressure. A perfect heart. In other words, I'm in wonderful condition. In the exercise classroom at Marilyn: Richard, did you go to the aerobics class, really? the Davis Aerobics Center. Richard: Don't forget to invite Susan for dinner. Marilyn: [not pay- ing attention] And your legs don't hurt? Jack Davis and another in- 12 structor are about to teach a Richard: [He jumps up and down.] Hurt? What do you mean? class. Richard is taking Marilyn: What about your arms? Lift your arms up like this. [She many photographs. lifts up her arms to show him, and he lifts his arms.] And Jack: [He enters.] Hi. they don't hurt—not even a little? Richard: Nope. Instructor: Oh, hi. 13 Jack: Are we ready to go? Marilyn: You are in great condition. I can't believe it! Instructor: Yeah. Yeah, [to students] Let's get in our lines. We're go- END OF ACT II ing to take it slow first. Stretch up ... and we're going to go left first... 2, 3, 4 ... now switch.8 . . . OK, hold to the right. Sunrises. Stretch it out. Flat ACT II back. Bring it up ... and ACTIVITIES twists9 . . .and side ... 2, 3 ... and left ... push ... push . . . Here are some activities to help you check your understanding of turn ... hit the floor. Take it Act II. side again.... OK, and switch. PRONUNCIATION Stretch it out. And we're going to warm down with a tango. 10 Each of the following four sentences shows a typical pronuncia- Left, right. Enjoy it. tion. What is the correct spelling for each word or phrase in italics? Circle a or b. In Richard and Marilyn's room later that day. Marilyn is alone, 1. Waddaya mean? waiting for Richard. She is folding some towels. Richard sings and a. What do you b. What did you into the room. 2. Didja ever think of that? Marilyn: Richard, did you go to the Davis Aerobics class today? a. Did he b. Did you Richard: [He takes off his camera and film bags and dances around 3. Dontcha like the idea? the room.] Yes, I went to the aerobics class today. Marilyn: a. Don't you b. Doesn't he What is wrong with you? 11 ideal: perfect 12 What do you mean? 8 switch: change The informal pronunciation is Waddayamean? 9 twists: turns from side to side 13 You are in great condition. = You do have a very strong and healthy 10 tango: a dance from Argentina body.

99 100 4. I cn do it. Anytime Terrific Nope a. couldn't b. can 1. Jack asked, "Do you have any back or knee problems?" 2. Richard answered, " ______Nope. " WHAT'S THE ORDER? 3. ______asked, "When can I photograph a class?" 4. answered, " ." Put the following sentences in the correct order. Rewrite them on the 5. asked, "How about today?" blank lines. 6. answered, " ."

1. ______The class begins. 2. ______Richard goes home. ACT III 3. ______Jack asks Richard to take photos of the class. In the Stewarts' kitchen a little later. Richard is drinking a 4. ______Jack takes Richard's blood pressure. soda. Marilyn is writing a grocery list. Marilyn: [counting] Grandpa, Ellen, Philip, Robbie, you and me. AFTER CLASS That's six steaks. Richard: Don't forget Susan. What happens after the class? Circle a, b, or c. Marilyn: Seven steaks. Cooking dinner for the entire family is not so 1. Richard sings and dances because easy. [She points to her list] The shopping: the salad: to- a. he is happy that he won the bet, and he doesn't have to cook dinner matoes, lettuce, cucumbers, and onions. The main course: for the entire family. steak and potatoes. Richard, how much broccoli1 do I b. he enjoys doing exercises, and he wants to teach some exercises to need for seven people? Marilyn. Richard: Marilyn, I have to tell you something. At today's exercise c. he wants Marilyn to think that he feels fine after exercising. class .. . 2. Richard makes Marilyn believe that Marilyn: Yes, Richard. a. he didn't really exercise. Richard: Well, I didn't really exercise. b. he photographed the class. Marilyn: I knew it! c. he exercised with no problem. Richard: I wanted to, but Jack Davis needed a photographer. [He 3. Richard laughs.] I'm sorry, Marilyn. a. tells Marilyn the truth. Marilyn: I don't understand. Did you exercise or not? b. doesn't tell Marilyn the truth. Richard: No. Instead of exercising, I photographed the class. c. doesn't remember the truth. Marilyn: And you didn't exercise?

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1 How much broccoli...? We ask how much with uncountable nouns like Who asked each question, and who answered it? Fill in the broccoli, lettuce, water, and traffic. We ask how many with countable nouns blanks with the correct names and answers. Choose the answers to the like tomatoes, onions, glasses, and cars. questions from the box. The first one is done for you. Later, at the aerobics class. Marilyn and Richard are exercising to music. They are following the instructor's and Jack's directions.

101 102 Richard: No. Richard: [to Marilyn] Thank you, Jack, but no thank you. Marilyn: There's another advanced class today at four o'clock. We'll Marilyn: The advanced exercise class is not so easy, huh? 9 go together. [Richard slowly falls to the floor.] Richard: What about the bet? Richard: No, no, you were right. I was wrong. Marilyn: Oh, the bet is still on, but you shop for the groceries. Re- Marilyn: Come on, Richard. Get up. Let's go. You have to cook din- member, you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. ner for the entire family. Richard: You win, and I cook dinner for the entire family. Richard: Marilyn, I'm exhausted. I can't move. Marilyn: Including Susan. Four o'clock at the advanced exercise Marilyn: Oh, you'll do it. It's a piece of cake. [She snaps her fin- class. With me. [They shake hands and laugh.] gers.] Jack: Don't forget to breathe. Jack: Excuse me, Richard, Marilyn. Instructor: Skip, hop, front. Twist. . . again. . . . OK, now . . . scis- Richard: You are a terrific instructor, Jack. sors.2 Jack: Thanks. But I have a question. Is this your very first ad- Richard: This is fun. It's a piece of cake. vanced aerobics class? Marilyn: Yeah. Just wait. Richard: [He laughs.] Yes. It is. Instructor: 5, 6, 7, go right, 1, 2, back, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, pony,3 pony . . . 1, Jack: You are in great shape,10 Richard. Very few people last11 2, 3, kick ... 1, 2, 3, kick . . . pony. And twist, twist. in this class for the full hour the very first time. Jack: OK. Let's pick up Marilyn: It's true. You are in great shape. the pace.4 Richard: Thanks! [Richard is getting tired.] Marilyn: I think we'll cook dinner together. [They smile and kiss.] Marilyn: How are you do- END OF ACT III ing, Richard? Richard: I can barely5 move. Instructor: 2, 3, 4, front. Now we're going to run it off. Front. . . knees up, knees up. OK. Finish off by jogging6 in place.7 OK. Keep those knees up. All right. That's it8 for today. Thank you, everyone. See you next week.

2 scissors Here, the instructor means a kind of exercise. 7 in place: in the same position 3 pony: a young horse 8 That's it. = That's the end. Here, the instructor means a dance step. 9 Huh? = Right? 4 Pick up the pace. = Move more quickly. 10 in great shape: in good physical condition 5 barely: almost not at all This is an informal use. 6 jogging: running slowly for exercise 11 last: can stay

103 104 ACT III 9. It's easy! It's a piece of______. 10. It's easy! It's a ______. ACTIVITIES 11. Richard with Marilyn about being tired. He______Here are some activities to help you check your understand- her. ing of this episode. 12. It's not a beginner's class; it's an ______one. 13. Marilyn's husband's name is ______. "HOW MUCH" AND "HOW MANY" 14. Richard and Marilyn make a ______about the class. Marilyn asks, "Richard, how much broccoli do I need for seven peo- 15. Jack takes Richard's blood ______. ple?" 16. Richard shows Marilyn the muscle in his______. Use how much with uncountable nouns such as water and nee. Un- countable nouns do not usually appear the plural form. Use how W A E R O B I C S L M P many with countable nouns such as apples and oranges. E O D L E S S O N S B H Write How much or How many at the beginning of each of the follow- ing questions. I B R V Q O Y C A K E Y 1. ______tomatoes does she need? G A R K A U M B P R T S 2. ______lettuce does she need? 3. ______cucumbers does she need? H J R M E N T I R E D I 4. ______onions does she need? T E A S E S C D B X A C 5. ______salad does she need? S C D L P N E E Z K V A 6. ______potatoes does she need? 7. ______does she need? S W R I C H A R D H I L

P R E S S U R E H O S K WORD SEARCH Read the clues. Then find the words and circle them. The an- E T O A J P M U S C L E swers are written across, down, or at an angle. The answers are circled H E A L T H O J I T R M for you. Clues

1. Aerobics are exercises for good breathing. 2. Jack Davis. 3. To exercise means the same as to work out. 4. A doctor's exam is a______. 5. Jack offers a month of free ______in his class. 6. Exercise and a diet are important for good ______. 7. Richard life ______. 8. Richard has a strong ______in his arm.

105 106 Speaking - about as interesting as watching grass grow - to talk smb. into smth. 1. Dialogue Time - a compromise - to grit one’s teeth 1) Let’s imagine it’s a Sunday morning. You’ve decided to call - to put up with smth. round to see a friend of yours, to see whether or not she’d like a day out in your native city/town. • In the dialogue, find the words and phrases which express: - Where would you like to go? a. the mood of a person - Think of your favourite hobbies and leisure activities. b. approval - Brainstorm your ideas in the class c. invitation/ persuasion а. Go around the class. Ask as many group-mates as it’s d. agreement/hesitation/disagreement possible: e. attitude to smb./smth. - Where would you like to go? - What are your favourite hobbies and leisure activi- ties? Dialogue: Di and Angie deciding to have a day out b. Fill in the following table: № Name Place Hobby It’s a Sunday morning and Diane has decided to call round to see 1 Di The Royal Opera House A keen theatre-goer Angie, to see whether or not she’d like a day out in London. 2 Diane: Hi ya Angie! I thought I’d pop round to see if you’d like to go 3 out somewhere for the day. Come on, where do you fancy go- - What are your group-mates’ preferences? Make out a list of ing then? preferences. Angie: That’s really thoughtful of you Di, but I’m feeling a bit down № 1 preference № 2 preference № 3 preference in the dumps. I’m not really in the mood. My boss has been so ratty with me lately, he’s making my life a misery. 2) You are going to read the dialogue “Di and Angie deciding Diane: Never mind, be a sport. Go on, it would really cheer you up to have a day out”. and take your mind off things. It would do you the world of • Look at the following words and expressions. Do you know good to get out of this dump and go out somewhere interesting their meaning? Give synonyms. for a change. - to pop round Angie: Where did you have in mind, then? - to fancy going somewhere Diane: Well, in a place like London we’ve got a lot of choice. There’s - down in the dumps the British Museum, with the Egyptian Mummies… then - in the mood there’s the Tate with so many fabulous painting… you’ve - to be a sport never been there, have you? - the world of good Angie: No, but you know that art galleries are not really my cup of tea. - for a change I feel out of place there, and I can’t even tell Gainsborough - smb’s cup of tea

107 108 from Picasso, you know that! And anyway, museums are - a compromise – settlement of a dispute by making conces- about as interesting as watching grass grow. sions Diane: Angie, you’re so narrow-minded, so negative all the time. - to grit one’s teeth – to decide to carry on in a difficult situa- Why don’t you try something different for once in your life? tion You never know you might enjoy it. OK, if you don’t like that - to put up with smth. – to endure, to tolerate idea how about Covent Garden then? There’s a really brilliant market there… we could grab a bite to eat and have a coffee. 4) Give your illustrative examples from the dialogue. Fill in the Angie: Now you’re talking, that sounds a whole lot better than some table: stuffy gallery. I could do with a new frock. I want something not too dear, but classy. Hey, a girl at work was telling me that the attitude to invitation/ agreement/ attitude to Covent Garden’s number one in London for unusual stuff, for mood of smb./smth. persuasion hesitation/ smb./smth. bargains. a person disagree- Diane: At long last, I’ve talked you into it. If we go to Covent Garden ment you’ve got to make a compromise. You and me are going to to be (to Never mind, Would you Oh, alright To be (to be watch an opera at the Royal Opera House after we’ve been be not) be a sport like to go then, if you not) smb.’s shopping and had something to eat. Is it a deal or not? really in out some- insist cup of tea Angie: Do we have to Di? – I can’t stick those high-pitched voices, the where and I can’t understand a word they’re about… Oh, al- mood right then, if you insist. I suppose I’ll just have to grit my teeth and put up with it, if it makes you happy and it means I’ll get that new dress.

5) Work in pairs. Act out the following situations. 3) Now, try to explain the meaning of the following words and Situation 1: One student is not really in the mood. The other expressions with the help of synonyms. Compare you list of synonyms student tries to cheer him/her up. Use the words with the one given below. and expressions from the exercises above. - to pop round – to pop out/ to nip out, to drop by Example: - to fancy – to like, to have a wish for Student 1: I’m feeling a bit down in the dumps. I - to feel down in the dumps – to be blue, to be low am not really in the mood. My boss has - in the mood – in a good temper been so ratty with me lately, he’s making - to be a sport – to be a good chap my life a misery. - the world of good – a lot of good Student 2: Never mind, be a sport. Go on, it would - to do smth. for a change – to do smth. different really cheer you up and take you mind of - smb’s cup of tea – to/for smb.’s taste things. It would do you the world of - about as interesting as watching grass grow - boring good to get out of this dump. - to talk smb. into smth. – to persuade

109 110 Situation 2: One student has decided to call round to see Step 2 – Student 2 doesn’t want to go out anywhere because his/her friend and to see whether of not he/she he/she is not really in the mood. would like a day out. The other student agrees. Step 3 – Student 3 insists and proposes to go to: Use the words and expressions from the exercises a) the junk shop because he/she is a collector; above. b) the museum/the art gallery because he/she is an Example: arts-lover; Student 1: I thought I’d pop round to see if you’d c) the theatre because he/she is a keen theatre-goer; like to go out somewhere for the day. d) the gym, because he/she does sports/ extreme Come on, how about Covent Garden? sports; Student 2: Now you are talking. e) the library because he/she is fond of reading; f) the zoo because he/she is an animal-lover. Situation 3: One student has decided to call round to see his/her Step 4 – Student 4 disagrees and proposes: friend and to see whether or not he/she would like a) to go shopping because he/she is a shopaholic; a day out. The other student disagrees. Use the b) to be out clubbing; words and expressions from the exercises above. c) to go to the café where they could grab a bite to eat Student 1: Well, in a place like London we’ve got a and have a coffee. lot of choice. There’s the British Mu- Step 5 – Student 1 and Student 2 make a compromise. seum… then there’s the Tate… you’ve never been there, have you? 7) Now, act on the spot. Together with one of the students in Student 2: No, but you know that art galleries are the class make a dialogue. Imagine it is a Sunday morning. You’ve not really my cup of tea. I feel out of decided to call round to see a friend of yours, to see whether or not place there. And anyway, museums are he/she’d like a day out in your native city/town. Keep in mind your about as interesting as watching grass favourite hobbies and leisure activities. Don’t forget to use the words grow. and expressions from the exercises above. Situation 4: One student wants to know where the other student wants to go. The other student explains and pro- poses his ideas. Use the words and expressions 2. Role-play from the exercises above. Form of the role-play: Talk-Show Student 1: Where do you fancy going? List of participants: Student 2: How about Covent Garden? There’s a - a moderator really brilliant market there… we could - studio guests grab a bite to eat and have a coffee. - public authorities

- journalists 6) This time you are to act out your own dialogue according to - a writer the following structure: - a film director Step 1 – Student 1 invites Student 2 to go out somewhere. - an X-sportsman/woman

111 112 - an actor/actress Tapescripts - a chief manager of a popular TV-Channel Problem to be discussed: don, in the suburbs. I'm not mar- Tapescript 1 [Headway Inter- “Leisure in the future: would be the traditional pastime activities ried but I live with my girlfriend, mediate (Unit 2) – Tapescript substituted by new and modern ones?” Fiona. I usually cook our eve- 12] Some helpful quotes: ning meal because she gets home from work after me. She's a o “Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, some Roger the gardener few to be chewed and digested.”(Francis Bacon, British phi- graphic designer and earns a lot losopher and essayist) D'you know the best thing that of money, much more than me! o “In a very good we have a dinner that is specially ever happened to me? D'you She earns more but I think I en- cooked for us, in a canteen we are merely served with standard know what it was? It was when I joy my work more. portions of a standard meal. And this is the difference between lost my last job. Yes, really! I At weekends we often drive the living theatre and mass entertainment of , radio and never liked it -hated it in fact - into the country and go to an- television. In the theatre the play is specially cooked for stuck in an office all day with tique shops and antique sales. I us.”(J.B. Priestly) computers and a telephone. Now collect old radios, you see. We o “TV is the miracle of the XX century” my hobby is my full-time job! I don't have a television! Can you o “We live in such a globalized, homogenized world today that a start work very early, er ... in believe it? Everybody has one counterrevolution seems to have started. Wherever we go, we summer I usually leave home these days but we don't! Yes, see sameness: a Mc Donald’s in Moscow is only marginally about 5.30 in the morning, but in er..., er ... I collect old radios and different from one in Paris or in Pensacola, Florida. There winter not until about 8.00. I Fiona collects old cookery seem to be far fewer singular, individualized experiences today have a small van, and I carry all books. We take our dog, we have than there were in the past. Maybe, X-sport people are merely my tools and equipment in that. a lovely dog, and we like taking striking a blow for truly individualized and unique experi- It's autumn now so I'm tidying her on long walks. I've just ence.” the gardens – I'm picking up bought two 1930s radios and I'm leaves and pulling up old sum- cleaning them and mending mer flowers, Oh, and I'm plant- them. All my radios work, you ing bulbs as well. I'm planting know! I never play any sports. Is lots of daffodils and tulips. this unusual? Every season is so different, and I think there is only one prob- I love them all. I just love work- lem with my job. It's seasonal, so ing outside in the open air after I don't earn much in the autumn all those years in a stuffy office. and winter, so er ... I'm not earn- I never noticed the seasons ing much at the moment. I earn there! After work I always go most money in spring and sum- home and relax in a hot bath. I mer. But it's OK, I earn enough, have a flat in London but most not enough to eat out often in of my work is outside of Lon- expensive restaurants or go to

113 114 shows, but enough for my dog sat in front of the screen, visitors who come, mainly things. And there are spe- and my hobby. I'm a very happy mesmerized. But it wasn't foreign visitors, never get cialist magazines and shops, man! until later that I started col- tired of talking about our and ... and jumble sales. lecting. I've been collecting Royal family. I Have you ever had to fight Tapescript 2a [Headway In- for eighteen years. The first I Is there one piece that's your to get something you really termediate (Unit 10) – Tape- things I bought were a dish favourite? wanted? script 75a] with the Queen's head in the M Yes. I was desperately upset M Well, once I was in a shop I = Interviewer M — Margaret centre, and a few Coronation when Princess Diana and and the shop keeper was Tyler mugs to go with it. Prince Charles split up, and I drinking his tea from a I Margaret, may I ask you I What sort of things have you wrote to Princess Diana, say- lovely Coronation mug. I of- what you do for a living? got? ing I hoped they might get fered to buy it from him but M Well. I work for a children's M Oh, everything! Oh, pic- together again. I got a lovely he wasn't interested. So off I charity. That's a full-time tures, paintings, ashtrays, letter back from her Lady-in- went to a shop nearby and job, but I also have guests hundreds of mugs, um .... er Waiting. Sarah Campden, bought a plain mug and pre- coming to stay with me at ... tea-pots, tea-cloths, bis- and that's the most important sented it to him. 'Now will weekends. cuit tins, posters, books, part of my whole collection. you do a swap?' I said to I You mean ... paying guests? flags, toast racks, egg cups, I Have you had to spend a lot him. And he did. Oh. it was M Yes. This house, which is candle sticks, the lot! I've of money on your collec- driving me mad, the thought called Heritage House, is a got over four thousand tion? of him using this mug every bed-and-breakfast place, too. Royal . M Oh. I don't know. I've never day! I wanted to give it a I What I can see around me, I All in this house? thought about it. No, I don't proper home! Margaret, is amazing! How M All in this house, yes. The think so. Once, when Prince I Is there anything you haven't long have you been collect- house has been extended Andrew married Fergie, a got that you'd really like to ing all this royal memora- three times to fit it all in. shop filled its windows with have? bilia? They're in all the rooms nothing else but mementoes M Not a thing, but a person. M Well. I first got interested in downstairs, and in the four of them, and I walked in and Princess Diana is my favour- the Royal family when I saw bedrooms upstairs, and in bought the lot. ite Royal. She's warm, won- the wedding of Princess the attic, too. But I ... I can't remember derful, giggly, real. I'd love Margaret on TV in 1960. I Incredible! how much it was. to meet her. Urn, my father wouldn't let M It takes all my spare time to I And where do you get it all I Well. I hope your dream us have a television in the keep everything clean and from? comes true! If she ever came house because he said it dusted. I'm always playing M All over the place. There are to your house, she'd feel would stop me doing my around, making a special lots of people who collect very at home! homework, so on the day of area for one of the Royals or this stuff. I go up and down the wedding, I went round to another. Er ... It keeps me the country. We have con- a friend's house, and I just amused for hours, and the ventions where we swap

115 116 Tapescript 2b [Headway In- T I haven't counted them for a T The bulk of it is here, but I Which do you think was termediate (Unit 10) – Tape- long time, but there must be er… I have others in other your most expensive? script 75b] at least five hundred. I rooms of the house, and T Don’t really know. Erm… I = Interviewer T – Ted Hew- should think. some stored up in the attic, I’ve never paid more than… itt I Which is your favourite? as well. probably about fifty, sixty I Ted, we're silting in your T Well, my favourite is proba- I Do many people collect pounds. I think, yes. dining-room, surrounded by bly what is also the oldest, miniature coaches? Where I Have you got any very rare a wonderful collection of and that's a er ... little tin- … where do you get your ones that people would fight miniature coaches. When did plate double-decker bus, coaches from? Where do for? you start collecting them? loosely based on a London you find them? T I’ve got some that have... T Well, some of them date Transport double-decker of T Yes, There are a surprisingly have become rare. Weren’t back to when I was a child, the period. huge number of people col- particularly rare when… and they were given to me as I And how old is that? lect and coaches, and when I bought it. It’s… toys, so ... at the age of five T Er ... that would have been erm… there are specialist there’s no rhyme or reason, or six. But the bulk of them manufactured in the ... in the shops that sell them. And but there… there is one that I've added er ... in the last late thirties, early forties... then there’s also a… a net I bought probably for seven ten, fifteen years. I And ... work of what are called or eight pounds which is I Now, I can understand a T ... I think. swapmeets, where people go now worth about a hundred child enjoying playing with I And we've got it here. It's and trade in either current and eighty. And that’s quite them, but why did you carry lovely. And it ... and it ... it models or old models. So good in… sort of seven or on, and actually make ... it winds up. Will you ... there’s no difficulty in find- eight years. That’s not bad. this collection? will you ...? ing… models at all. I Would you ever… would T Well, it's because of my T Yes. It’s … I Are they expensive? If I you ever sell it? family background, em ... I …do it for us? decided that I wanted to col- T No, I don’t think so. Unless I'm the third generation in a T It’s a clockwork. So, er… lect… ? I had to. No. family coach business, so winds up like that. T No, not necessarily. You I No. I've been ... lived with and I Oh, it’s marvelous. How can… you can but contem- T No. I’m too attached to them been brought up with long have you had that? Did porary models… anything to sell them. It’s like the coaches all my life. you have it as child? from about two ninety-nine real ones. I Mmm. So you've got the real T Er… no, no. That one upwards. And the sky’s the I Are there any that you would thing, and ... and the minia- doesn’t date from that pe- limit. really like to have that you tures as well? riod. Erm… probably about I Give me a figure. haven’t got. that you… you T That's right, yes. ten years I’ve had that one. T Oh, some people pay thou- look for when you go to I How many miniatures do I Hmm. Do you keep your sands and thousands for a these swapmeets? you think you've got? collection all in here? Is this special model. T There’s a lot that I’m the complete collection? tempted by, but er… no, no

117 118 one specific model erm… we all meet up for a game of try to go out every night if I can, And it gives you something to financial constraint is the… football. I belong to the South- because, I can't stand staying at talk about when you're at work is the problem, I’m afraid. fiekl Superstars, which is part of home. I usually stay out until the next day. However, if a model appears the Southern Sunday League. about, two or three, unless I'm of an actual vehicle that I … We play every Sunday from going to work, Then I try to be Tapescript 5 [Synthesis Plus that I own, then financial September to May. in bed by midnight. (Unit 3) – 3.2] constraint or not… no, I Rachel Crane runs a weekly ra- would have to have it, I SPEAKER 3 We always have SPEAKER 7 I go down to the dio programme giving listeners think. people for dinner on Saturday river at least once a week, usu- information about leisure activi- I Well, I think they’re all nights, or we get invitations to ally on Sunday because that's ties. Every week she invites lovely. Thank you very have dinner with friends. Some- when I want to get away from speakers to talk about their inter- much, Ted. times we go out lo restaurants. the children at home. I don't ests. T Thank you. We like Chinese food, and there mind spending Saturday with the Crane My first guest this week are also plenty of good Indian children, but I get bored if it's is Alan Ainslie, who's going to Tapescript 3 [см. Making restaurants. the whole weekend. My wife talk about an interesting new Waves 2 (p. 105)] doesn't mind. She says she pre- cross-country activity, rough SPEAKER 4 I go shopping. I fers me out of the house. Rut cycling. Alan, this weekend Tapescript 4 [Reward Inter- adore it and I go shopping for she's pleased when I catch there's going to be a charity bi- mediate (Unit 4) – Listening, clothes at least twice a month. enough fish for supper. cycle ride from London to activity 1] And if I haven't got any money, I Brighton, and over 25,000 riders SPEAKER l I spend most of my go window shopping and decide SPEAKER 8 I spend a lot of time will be taking part, but you're not time doing odd jobs around the what I'm going to buy when I'm there now that I'm retired. going with them, I gather. house. I really like painting and rich. There's always something to do, Ainslie No, I'll be going to decorating, although I can do cutting the grass, weeding the Brighton with a group of about most things. If I run out of things SPEAKER 5 In the summer, I beds, planting bulbs. I forty others, but we won't be go- to do at home, I usually offer to watch the cricket, I adore it, it's a like the spring best of all - not ing along the main road. We'll be help the neighbours. I hate hav- very relaxing game. I like watch- much lo do and lots to look at. cycling off the road. In fact the ing nothing to do, ing local matches on the village But I detest collecting the leaves whole attraction of rough cycling green, but I also like to go to the in autumn. is to ride on roads as little as SPEAKER 2 Well, I go to the Test matches if I can. And if I possible. match on Saturday afternoon, can't, I listen to the radio com- SPEAKER 9 In the evenings we Crane How did you get in- and then go out with my mates mentary on the BBC. watch television, mostly. We volved in this? for a drink in the evening. If it's don't go out much because our Ainslie I used to belong to a cy- a home game, I can usually get SPEAKER 6 I go round the clubs, children are still quite young. cling club, but one day some back to watch Match of the Day meeting friends, dancing, listen- We've got satellite TV so there's friends of mine and I suddenly on television. Then on Sunday ing to music, that sort of thing. I plenty of programmes to watch. said to ourselves: 'We're not en-

119 120 joying this any more. There's so ter of common sense and good Contents much traffic on the roads nowa- manners. Kids on motor bikes do days that you can't even stop or far more harm. They're a real Warming-ups ...... 3 look round to enjoy the view. If nuisance. we could get off the roads and Crane Is any bike suitable? Do Vocabulary into the country, we'd have much you need a racing bike, for in- I. Hobbies ...... 6 more fun.' So we began by find- stance? ing our way through London, Ainslie Oh, no, they're no use. II. Sports ...... 9 keeping to parks, river banks, You see, it's not speed that mat- III. Leisure activities ...... 14 sometimes riding on disused rail- ters, it's being able to deal with way tracks. Then we began to tall grass or bumpy surfaces. Reading make our own route maps to get You need a mountain bike. I. Hobbies ...... 21 out of the city so that we'd be Crane Are you going to tell us able to get out into the country your route to Brighton? II. A Couch Potato ...... 44 and ride along bridle paths and Ainslie No, we never publish our III. Sports and Leisure Activities...... 54 footpaths. routes because if we did thou- Crane I thought cyclists were sands of people would follow Listening restricted to bridle paths, like them, and it would take away the I. Hobbies ...... 75 riders on horseback. Isn't it ille- spirit of adventure. Finding your gal to ride bikes on footpaths? own way, that's one of the most II. A Couch Potato ...... 82 Don't country people object? enjoyable things about rough III. Sports and Leisure Activities ...... 87 Ainslie As long as you keep off cycling. But if listeners would the well-known paths used by like some further information Video (Aerobics) ...... 91 hikers and ramblers, you should- they could get in touch with me Speaking ...... 107 n't have any problems. It's a mat- ... Tapescripts ...... 114

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