Additional leisure activities
| 1 painting 2 chess 3 collecting things 4 hiking 5 rock climbing 6 dancing 7 drawing 8 taking photographs | 9 model building 10 sailing 11 playing music 12 ice-skating 13 camping 14 scuba diving 15 base ball 16 bird-watching |
Exercise 2 Use the phrases to discuss your likes and dislikes.
A: What do you think of painting?
B: I like it. I think it’s fun. Do you like chess?
A: No, I don’t. I think it’s boring.
Exercise 3 Match the phrases in A with their opposites in B.
| A 1 I spend a lot of time 2 I really love 3 I spend too much time 4 I’m quite good at 5 I’m really into | B I’m not interested in I don’t have enough time for I’m not very good at I absolutely hate I don’t spend much time |
Exercise 4 Use the phrases in exercise 3 to make true sentences about the activities in the box.
| chatting on the phone hanging out with your friends shopping relaxing and doing nothing watching TV | listening to music doing your homework playing computer games texting your friends (on/using) the Internet | doing exercise doing housework reading walking cooking |
Reading: Leisure survey
We asked 100 people between the ages of sixteen and thirty this question. Which of leisure activities do you enjoy doing?
Many people think that young people nowadays don’t get enough exercise. But the survey shows that isn’t true: only 11% say they like playing video games while 28% go for a run or go to the gym at least once a month.
It seems that people still like going to the cinema when they want to watch a film. 46% say they go to the cinema more than once a month.
There are two activities which everybody – or nearly everybody – says they do. Everyone who took part in the survey says they read a newspaper or magazine and 93% say they go for a walk – though they don’t say if it’s a long walk!
Going to a restaurant was one of the most popular leisure activities, according to the results of the survey. 64% of people say they regularly eat out.
It seems that many more people like listening to music than playing it. 71% say they regularly listen to a radio, but only 8% say they can play a musical instrument.
Here are the results:
| playing video games going ________/________ going to the cinema reading a _____/________ going for a ________ going to a ________ listening to the _______ playing a ___________ | ________ 28% ________ 100% 93% ________ 71% ________ |
Exercise 1 Choose the verb which completes all the expressions in each box.
| go have take get play |
married
up
1 ________ ready
dressed
on with someone
_______________________________
a meal
a good time
2 _______ a rest
a row /an argument
a party
______________________________
out with someone
swimming /bowling
3 _______ to the cinema
clubbing
for walk
_______________________________
the guitar / the piano
board games
4 _______ cards
computer games
chess
_______________________________
the dog for a walk
a shower
5 ______ turns (to do something)
the children to school
a rest / a nap
Grammar: Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple.
Dear Rupert,
How are you? I am sorry I ____ (not/write) to you for such a long time. I hope you are well.
Lots of things ____ (happen) since I last wrote to you. My dad lost his job but he ____ (already / find) a new one. My mum ____ (leave) her job to start her own business. This is very good news, of course, but it ____ (not/be) easy.
You remember my cousin Martin and his girlfriend Johanna? Well, they ____ (decide) to get married.
As for me, I ____ (not/study) much since my finals because I ____ (be) busy with the football team. I ____.(not/miss) a football practice all term. We ____ (just/play) the most important game of the year and – guess what? We won!
Well, that’s all for now. Write back soon. Best wishes, Mike.
Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.
1 ____ (you know) him long?
Yes, we ____ (go) out together for two years.
2. How long ____ (you read) that book?
Oh, I ____ (have) it for about ten years.
3 ____ (you be) here for a long time?
Yes, we ____ (wait) since two o’clock.
4 ____(she work) in the same office all her life?
No, she ____ (have) this job since she got married.
5. Why ____ (you study) German?
Because I ____ (always want) to learn it.
REVIEW AND PRACTICE
Speaking
Introducing yourself
Write a short text about yourself and your family.
Answer the questions.
What is your name?
How old are you?
Where do you live?
When/Where were you born?
Are you married?
Tell me about your family.
How many people are there in your family?
Have you got any pets?
What do you look like?
How tall are you?
What colour are your eyes?
What are you like?
How are you?
When/Where did you go to school?
Who is your favourite singer?
What is your favourite film?
Complete your fact file.
| FACT FILE | |
| Full name | |
| Job | |
| Born | |
| Height | |
| Hair colour | |
| Family | |
| Relationship | |
| Education | |
| Hobbies | |
| Pets | |
| Favourite bands | |
| Favourite clothes | |
| Favourite films | |
| Favourite foods | |
| Hero | |
| Ambitions |