HARRY AND SVETLANA’S WEEKEND

9 LISTENING

Task 1. What do you usually do at the weekend? What is your favourite pastime? Do you have to do any routine? Do you play any sports?

Harry is American. He works as a sound engineer in a recording studio in San Francisco.

Svetlana works in an infants' school during the day, and studies languages at the University in the evening.

Listen to these two people talking about their weekends. For each person write down the things that he or she does at the weekend. Compare your lists with a partner. Whose weekend is most like your own?

Task 2. Make up a conversation with your partner discussing the way you usually spend your weekend.

SPARE TIME

? VOCABULARY PRACTICE

HOBBIES

Task 1. Read the passage below and find words or phrases that mean:

a the same as:	1. active                      2. liked by many people 3. cheap 4. preferred 5. friendly 6. restful	and b the opposite of:	7. boring 8. unhealthy 9. safe

A: What kinds of activities do you recommend for people without much money?

B: An inexpensive hobby is jogging. All you really need is a good pair of running shoes. It will keep you fit too - lots of fresh air and exercise is so good for you.

A: How about people who are not so energetic?

B: You can always watch rather than play - spectator sports like football and tennis are popular. It's better to go to the matches than see them on TV. But if you really want something exciting then try an outdoor activity like rock climbing, parachuting or hang gliding. But be careful because these are all fairly dangerous - you must learn how to do them without hurting yourself.

A: Is there a good way of getting to know people through a hobby?

B: Yes. My favourite pastime is playing squash and I belong to a club. After the game I have time to be sociable with the other members.

A: Let's finish with something more relaxing.

B: Well after a hard day's work some people like painting, reading or listening to music and I suppose there's always the television.

Task 2. Which of these hobbies or pastimes are mentioned in the previous task? Write them under the pictures below. There is one extra picture. Can you find it and describe the activity?

Task 3. Discuss the following questions as a class.

What is your favourite spare time activity? Do you have a hobby? If yes, what is it? How long have you been involved in it? What activity would you like to take up if you had enough time, money, etc. Do you know any people who have extraordinary hobbies? Do you enjoy sports? What do you do to keep fit? Do you usually spend your free time in an active way or are you more of a couch potato?

GOING OUT, STAYING IN

Task 1. Where to go on a Saturday night? Can you find the names of the following places in this word puzzle?

Somewhere open late at night where you can see a show or have a dance	n_______________
Somewhere with a stage where you can watch a play	t_______________
A place to watch films	c_______________
Somewhere to listen to music	c__________ h__________
A place to dance to music	d_______________
A place to see shows of dancing, singing and comedy	c_______________
A place to watch dancing	b_______________
A place to have a drink	b_______________

 

C	I	N	E	M	A	G	R	O	N	A
A	B	I	F	U	S	H	X	M	T	D
B	D	G	S	Y	B	A	L	L	E	T
A	D	H	T	A	C	M	K	P	F	H
R	I	T	E	G	O	R	S	G	Z	E
E	S	C	O	N	C	E	R	T	U	A
T	M	L	A	N	F	L	E	H	I	T
H	D	U	S	Y	M	K	G	A	D	R
P	S	B	O	T	I	L	A	L	T	E
D	Y	E	P	R	E	Q	A	L	W	D

 

Task 2. You are staying in tonight. What is there to watch on TV? Complete the TV guide using these words:

Documentary   News   Soap opera     Quiz show      Detective series  Sports

6.00 a) ____________________ All the latest from around the world	8.00 b) ____________________ Football action from the top games in Division 1
6.30 c) ____________________ Win a car or a holiday in our fun game!	9.00 d) ____________________ Can Sherlock Holmes catch the drug dealers?
7.00 e) ____________________ A report on the increase in crime in the UK	10.00 f) ____________________ Everyday life of the most famous family in France

Task 3. Discuss the following questions as a class.

Do you ever do any of the things listed in Task 1? Where do you go to do those? How often do you watch TV? What are your favourite TV programmes? What time do you watch them?

Travelling

? VOCABULARY PRACTICE

How do we travel?

Travel and transport

Task 1. Match the words below to the pictures.

a) hovercraft	c) plane	e) bus	g) taxi	i) ferry
b) foot	d) train	f) bicycle	h) coach	j) tube (underground)

Task 2. You can take a bus at the bus station, a plane at the airport. Where can you catch these? Match the words on the left with the places on the right.

1. coach	a. rank
2. ferry	b. station
3. taxi	c. port

Task 3. TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

Complete the conversations below by putting the letters in the correct order into the gaps. The first one has been done for you as an example.

At the Ticket Office

Passenger:	A ticket to Birmingham, please.
Ticket Officer:	Single or return?	a) en sgil
Passenger:	Return, please. I'm coming back next Sunday. Can I __________ a seat in advance? I know the train is often very full.
		b) e ersvre
Ticket Officer:	Certainly. That's £76.90 please. Here's your ticket and your __________ __________.
		c) te sa b rue nm

At the station

Passenger:	Where's the Birmingham train, please?
Porter:	On __________ 7, sir. Over there, next to the tourist information __________.	d) fa mt porl
		e) fi ocef
Passenger:	Is there a __________ on the train where I can get something to eat?	f) tf befu
Porter:	Yes.
Passenger:	Do I have to change before Birmingham?
Porter:	No, it's a _____________ train. Here's a    _________ with all the information you need - times of the trains, days it runs, everything.	g) tr dcie
		h) tb te eimla

On the train

Passenger 1:	Excuse me, madam. This is a No __________ compartment.	i) im sko gn
Passenger 2:	Sorry. I didn't see the sign.
Inspector:	__________, please.

J) ikscett

Passenger 1: Here you are. Inspector: This is a __________ __________compartment, sir, and you've only got a __________ __________ ticket. You must pay a £25 supplement. k) rtfsi lscas l) aa dsndrt la css

 

Task 4. Label the pictures below using words from the exercises above.

Task 5. TRAVELLING BY PLANE

Match the signs to the sentences below.

a. Carpark	b. Exit	c. Check in	d. Boarding Pass: Window 12J
e. Duty free	f. Baggage collection	g. Departure lounge	h. Car hire
i. Trolleys	j. Immigration	k. Customs	l. Passport control

 

1. You can buy cheap wine, spirits, perfume and cigarettes in this shop	_____________
2. This is a ticket which shows your seat number on the plane.	_____________
3. You can rent a car here.	_____________
4. This is where you wait for your plane.	_____________
5. This is where you find your luggage when you get off the plane.	_____________
6. This is where you show your passport when you enter a country.	_____________
7. This is where the officers sometimes ask you to open your suitcase.	_____________
8. You can leave your car here.	_____________
9. If you follow these signs you will find your way out of the building.	_____________
10. You can put your suitcases on one of these and push them round the airport.	_____________
11. This is where you show your passport when you leave a country.	_____________
12. This is where you give your luggage in before your flight.	_____________

Task 6. TRAVELLING BY CAR

Street furniture. Complete the sentences below using some of the following words.