Look at the pictures and say, what we are going to talk about…
OUR FREE TIME
Let’s pronounce the words you will need this lesson. Say after me:
- [a:] – g ar dening, d a ncing, p a stime
- [˄] – cl u b, r u gby, h u nting, j u mping, r u nning
- [o:] – h or se riding, sp or t, dr aw ing, w al k
- [o] – j o gging, f o nd, h o bby, p o pular
- [i:] – r ea ding, sl ee ping, k ee ping, fr ee , k ee n
- [i] – act i v i ty, f i shing, kn i tting, i nterested
- [ai] – t i me, l i ke, b i ke, h i king, d i ving, r i ding
- [ei] – pl ay ing, g a mes, cr a zy, f a vourite
Phonetic drill
- Gardening, reading and writing stories,
- These are the hobbies of aunt Tory
- Drawing, collecting and singing and others
- These are the hobbies of my brothers
gardening – садоводство horseracing – верховая езда jogging – бег трусцой diving – ныряние travelling – путешествие keep fit – держать себя в форме Используйте фразы: I`m fond of… I`m interested in … I like ...
Let’s work in pairs and use these words in sentences
- 1- I like cooking.
- 2- He\She lik es cooking.
- Используйте фразы: I`m fond of… I`m interested in … I like ...
They say tastes differ. Different people have different habits. Look at the picture and say how you would spend your free time .
Look at the screen, match the words and make up word combinations (work in groups) .
- riding
- collecting
- watching
- listening
- doing
- reading
- keeping
- playing
- eating
- a bike
- to music
- computer games
- books
- TV
- pets
- ice-cream
- sports
- stamps
Please, exchange your works, check them on your own and give a mark. You may use the keys…
- Riding a bike
- Collecting stamps
- Watching TV
- Listening to music
- Doing sports
- Reading books
- Keeping pets
- Playing computer games
- Eating ice-cream
Match the words and their descriptions
- Gardening
- Travelling
- Taking pictures
- Collecting things
- to make a photo
- to work in the garden
- to visit places
- to bring things together
They say that the busiest men find the most leisure. Look at the screen. You can see a man there. He is very famous. Do you know him? Who is he?
Then read the text and write out 5 word combinations which mean “увлекается ” .
- Bill Gates is a very busy man. But he likes doing a lot of things. First, he is keen on traveling. Second, he is interested in playing golf and discussing the latest news in computing. Then, he is crazy about flying a delta plane and he is fond of extreme sports. He is never bored with riding a snowboard
- Children, I have a surprise for you. Meet Artyom and Olga. They are editors of an interesting Internet-magazine which is called “In-Touch”. I have their e-mail letter, but something is wrong with it. Read and correct it, please.
- Hi!
- We are very kene on learning about you. We are fdno of any information about your school, friends, families and hobbies. Please write to us! We are inrtetesed in everything about you! We’ll never berod with your e-mails and letters.
- Artyom and Olga
Let`s have a rest
- How do the British spend their free time?
- Some English people prefer photography. A lot of people like taking off old buildings: palaces, castles, churches and old houses of historical interest.
- Gardening is one of the most popular hobbies, especially among older people. Gardening and cultivation of flowers, especially roses, is the most common hobby in England.
- Television is the main leisure activity. Nearly every household in Britain has a television set, and most have video records too. People spend much time watching television.
- The most popular forms of active leisure in Britain include walking, swimming, keeping fit and cycling. Football is the national sport in Britain. Rugby football, which is played with an oval ball, is also popular in Britain. Cricket is also associated with England.
- Listening to music is also a popular pastime. Pop music is the most popular form of musical expression in Britain.
- Other popular leisure activities include visits to the theatre or cinema. Britain has about 300 theatres, of which about 100 are in London. There are over 1,800 cinema screens in Britain.
- Traditional Russian pastimes
- In summer city people like to stay at a dacha, or country house. Children swim and play at the dacha, while adults fish, swim, work in the garden, walk in the woods.
- In autumn there are a lot of mushrooms in the woods and fields. Armed with baskets and buckets, people go to the countryside for the varieties of mushrooms.
- Outdoor ice-skating has long been a national pastime in Russia for people of all ages. In winter frozen ponds or artificial rinks attract crowds of skaters. Fishing is one of the most popular pastimes of the Russian people. Hunting was traditionally one of the most popular hobbies in Russia. For Russians there is nothing healthier and better than native Russian food. Russians are very fond of drinking strong black tea at any time of the day. Now the samovars are run by electricity. A popular tradition in the Russian culture is the bathhouse or banya .
- It involves steam, high heat, cold, and an invigorating beating with birch leaves and branches.
Say how you spend your free time
Masha
Collecting toys
Singing
Travelling
Photography
Drawing
Collecting coins
Dancing
Sport
Woodcarving and pyrography
Reading books
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VISITING TEATRE
Your task is to make up a dialogue. Put the sentences given below into the correct order.
- --Hi, Tom! What are you going to do on Saturday?
- --Hello, Mike! I think, I’ll stay at home reading a book.
- --How about going to the theatre? A famous play “Romeo and Juliet” is on this Saturday.
- --That’s great! But when a good play is on it almost impossible to get tickets.
- --What time does it start?
- --At seven, but let’s meet at 6.30
- --Where shall we meet?
- --See you outside the theatre near the booking office.
- --O’K. See you later.
- --Bye!
HOMEWORK
YOUR MARKS: