GRAMMAR: REVIEW OF TENSES.
PART A TEXT. WHAT PEOPLE DO IN THEIR SPARE TIME
At weekends in England people like to relax. You can relax in many different ways. Some people like to stay at home with their families, and others like to go out and enjoy themselves. Young people enjoy going out to pubs, to the cinema or to nightclubs. Many young people also like to play different kinds of sports. Tennis is very popular in England in the summer when you can play outdoors Other popular sports are badminton, football, basketball and cricket. Cricket is a very traditional English game. It is played a lot at schools and in villages in the summer.
If you have children, you often go on day-trips to the seaside or take your children to amusement parks or perhaps to the zoo. In the summer, many parents like to take their children on picnics in the countryside, especially if they live in a big city. It is nice to get away from the noise and the traffic at weekends and relax in the country.
If you have a house in the country you probably spend a lot of your time in the garden. Gardening is another very traditional English pastime. People are very proud of their gardens and spend many hours trying to grow beautiful flowers and rare bushes.
English people usually have about 5 weeks' holiday a year, apart from public holidays like Christmas and Easter. Many people like to go abroad for their holidays because the English weather is not always sunny. People want to lie in the sun and swim in the sea. So they cross the Channel and go to France, Spain or Italy. Some people fly, but a lot of people drive in their cars to the beaches in Southern Europe. However, many people also enjoy staying in Britain and visiting other regions of their own country. They like going to the sea-side in the south of England or the Lake District in the north. Many people also go to Scotland. It all depends on what you enjoy doing. You can relax in many different ways in England.
Comprehension
/. Listen to the text " What People Do in their Spare Time" and answer the questions:
How do people relax at weekends in England? What sports are popular in England? Where do people spend their holidays?
//. Read the text and analyse the language peculiarities of the text. Do some exercises in the next section to remember them.
Special Difficulties
/ Ask and answer questions. Use the verb "enjoy".
e.g. you/skate
Do you enjoy skating?
Yes, 1 enjoy it very much.
1. Your son/read. 2. Mike/the picnic 3. Mary/dance. 4 You/the party. 5. you/watch films on television 6. Peter/the concert. 7 You/ /classical music. 8. Your friend/ski. 9. You/tish. . Lucy/play tennis.
//. Complete the utterances using the word combination "enjoy oneself (oneselves)":
1. My brother usually spends his holidays in holiday camps, and he always... 3. We... in the country last weekend. 3. I'm going to a party tonight....! 4. We were at a concert yesterday. ... you...? 5. The Parkers went on a picnic on Sunday. They say they... very much. 6. My sister spent her holidays in Spain.... she...?
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///. Paraphrase using the verb "enjoy":
1. Mike likes boating. 2. Helen liked the film very much. 3. We had a good time at the party. 4. I'm fond of gardening. 5. Did you like the book? 6. He likes walking in the forest. 7. Do you like Indian films? 8. You are fond of playing chess, aren't you? 9. We liked swimming in the lake.
IV. Say that you or some other people are proud of smb/smth:
e.g. Mrs Smith/her son
Mrs Smith is proud of her son.
1. Mr Baxter/his wife. 2. We/our children. 3. George/his brother. 4. Ann/her daughter. 5. Mr. Collins/his collection of stamps. 6. The boss/his office.
V. Make up your own sentences using the verb "spend" + Participle J:
e.g. My son/read detectives
My son spends hours reading detectives. 1. My father/fish. 2. Jack/play football. 3, Marian/work in the garden. 4. David/listen to pop music 5. My daughter/do her homework 6 She/play the piano.
VI. Fill in the gaps with, either "other" or "another" (self-check):
1. Will you have... cup of tea? 2. Where are the... boys? 3. There are some... people waiting for you. 4. This pen is broken. Give me.... 5. He is busy now, ask him about it some... time. 6. I don't like this suit. Show me.... 7. What is the... man's name? 8. One of the hats is mine, the... is Mr. Blake's. 9. I am worried about Helen. I'm going to send her... telegram. 10. Give me some... books. 11.... people saw him there, too.
VII. Translate into English (self check):
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Text Exercises
/. Ask and answer questions on the text.
II. Speak on weekends and holidays in England.
III. How do you usually spend your weekends? Do you go in for sports? What is your favourite sport? Where do you usually go for your holidays? Why?
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