Module 6. Leisure activities
6 A. Free time
1. Think of (three) things that you do
Every day
Once a week
Several times a week
Which of these things you like/enjoy/don’t like doing? Share your ideas with the deskmate. Do you have anything in common?
2. What is the profession of your dream? What do you want to be? Look at the leaflet on p. 57, SB and say which clubs you need to do for your future profession. If there are no clubs you need – suggest the club of your own!
3. Translate sentences into English:
Мой друг увлечен плаванием.
Он преуспевает в английском и истории.
Я же люблю кататься на велосипеде и ловить рыбу.
Мы оба сходим с ума по футболу!
Я интересуюсь математикой.
4. Look at the compound nouns. Say what words they consist of.
Basketball
Homework
Windsurfing
Deskmate
Classroom
Rollerblading
5. Make verbs:
Driver – _____________
Player – _____________
Writer – _____________
Doer – ______________
Maker – _____________
Producer – ___________
Translator – _____________
Interpreter – _____________
Cooker – _____________
Diver – ______________
6. Answer the questions.
| Do you usually get up early in the morning? Do you go to the cinema? Do you often use the Internet? Do you often travel by plane? Shall we eat some soup or fried chicken? | Yes, I like_______________________.
Yes, I love_______________________. Yes, I enjoy _____________________. No, I don’t like ___________________. I don’t mind _____________________. |
7. Let’s make a project! Think of a club of your dream and advertise it! Make everyone want to join your club! Make a picture-label of your club and describe it. These questions can help you:
Who is this club for?
What do you do in this club?
How do you work there?
How often do you meet!
Or you can use the leaflet on p. 57, SB as an example.
8. Write sentences about you mum/dad.
My mum/dad enjoys _________________________________________________________.
She/he doesn’t like __________________________________________________________.
If it’s a nice day she/he likes __________________________________________________.
When she/he is on holiday, she/he likes _________________________________________.
When it’s rainy she/he loves ___________________________________________________.
6 B. Game on!
1. Find 8 games and write them out.
| j | i | g | s | a | w | p | u | z | z | l | e |
| a | d | o | m | i | n | o | e | s | y | r | w |
| c | f | e | u | k | o | l | o | a | s | e | d |
| h | d | s | c | r | a | b | b | l | e | j | a |
| e | e | t | a | s | h | i | e | f | y | j | r |
| s | f | m | a | r | b | l | e | s | a | e | t |
| s | o | k | b | i | l | l | i | a | r | d | s |
| y | b | a | c | k | g | a | m | m | o | n | u |
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2. Work in pairs and find out about your deskmate’s favourite game. Use the questions:
What’s the name of the game?
Is it a board game or a team game?
How many people can play it?
What do you need to play it?
How often do you play this game?
Who do you usually play this game with?
Why do you like it?
Tell your groupmates about your deskmate.
3. Give English equivalents (Find them in the dialogue on p. 58, SB):
| Я слушаю музыку и жду, когда закончится дождь. |
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| Ты прав! |
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| Это несправедливо! |
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| Я не обращаю внимания на проигрыш. |
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| Давай поиграем вместе для разнообразия. |
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4. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Is you doing anything? – ________________________________?
She play baseball every Tuesday. – _________________________________.
Are you wanting to play something with me for a change? – ___________________________________________________?
They is boring. – _____________________________________.
It’s not about who win or lose but how you play the game. – ____________________________________________________.
5. Which is right?
Are you speaking English?/Do you speak English? – Yes, a little.
Sometimes we’re going/we go to the country house at weekends.
It’s not a good day today. It is raining/It rains.
How often do you have/are you having holidays at school?
Sue is a writer. She is writing/writes books for children.
6. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
Listen! Somebody ________________________ (sing).
I am sorry. I ______________________(not/ understand).
You can turn off the TV. I ______________________ (not/ watch) it.
Sarah usually ________________ (walk) to school.
I _________________(study) every day from 9 to 14-30.
7. Play a game: describe the game (use the questions in task 2 as a guide) and don’t tell the name. Let other students guess the game.
6 C. Pastimes
1. Match the words and word expressions.
| Adults | Кто первый достигнет последней клетки, тот победил! |
| About good and evil | Внизу лестницы |
| You need some counters | Выращивать рис и зерновые |
| At the bottom of a ladder | Взрослые |
| Whoever gets to the last square first wins! | О добре и зле |
| Cook on fire | Скучать по семье |
| Grow rice and corn | Нужны фишки |
| Explore the island | Готовить на костре |
| Miss the family | Изучать остров |
2. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F). Correct the false sentences.
Adults only can play the game Snake and Ladders. ___
It is not a modern game. ___
Snake and Ladders is a game for 6 people. ___
To play the game you need the counters only. ___
Whoever gets to the last square first wins! ___
Culture Corner
1. Answer the questions:
Where and when was Cluedo invented?
What is the aim of the game called Cluedo?
Who wins this game?
How do players of Scrabble pick the letters?
How can players get bonus points?
How do players of monopoly earn their money?
What is the best selling bard game in the world?
2. Complete the sentences:
__________________ is a board game where you are a money maker.
__________________ is a board game that teaches you to be logical and attentive to details.
__________________ is a board game that checks your knowledge of words.
English in Use
1. Read the dialogue on p. 62 and answer the questions.
It’s evening, isn’t it?
Who does Greg want to buy present for?
Why does he not buy the jigsaw puzzle?
What does Judy like?
How much is the puppet making set?
2. Read out the words.
Bore, or, saw, board, sort, thought, all, ball, order, author, autumn, daughter, warm.
Sir, fir, serve, firm, surf, first, early, birthday, Thursday, world, girl, worm.
Keys
6 A.
3.
My friend is keen on swimming.
He is good at English and History.
But I am fond of cycling and fishing.
We are mad about football.
I am interested in Maths.
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Basket+ball
Home+work
Wind+surfing
Desk+mate
Class+room
Roller+blading
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Drive
Play
Write
Do
Make
Produce
Translate
Interpret
Cook
Dive
6.
| Do you usually get up early in the morning? Do you go to the cinema? Do you often use the Internet? Do you often travel by plane? Shall we eat some soup or fried chicken? | Yes, I like getting up early in the morning. Yes, I love going to the cinema. Yes, I enjoy using the Internet. No, I don’t like traveling by plane. I don’t mind eating some soup/ fried chicken. |
6 B.
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jigsaw puzzle
dominoes
scrabble
marbles
billiards
backgammon
chess
darts
3.
| Я слушаю музыку и жду, когда закончится дождь. | I am listening to music and waiting for the rain to stop. |
| Ты прав! | You are right! |
| Это несправедливо! | That’s not fair! |
| Я не обращаю внимания на проигрыш. | I don’t care about losing. |
| Давай поиграем вместе для разнообразия. | Let’s play together for a change. |
4.
Is you doing anything? - Are you doing anything?
She play baseball every Tuesday. - She plays baseball every Tuesday.
Are you wanting to play something with me for a change? - Do you want to play something with me for a change?
They is boring. – They are boring.
It’s not about who win or lose but how you play the game. - It’s not about who wins or loses but how you play the game.
5.
Are you speaking English? /Do you speak English? – Yes, a little.
Sometimes we’re going/we go to the country house at weekends.
It’s not a good day today. It is raining/It rains.
How often do you have/are you having holidays at school?
Sue is a writer. She is writing/writes books for children.
6.
Is singing
Do not understand
Am not watching.
walks
study
6 C
1.
| Adults | Взрослые |
| About good and evil | О добре и зле |
| You need some counters | Нужны фишки |
| At the bottom of a ladder | Внизу лестницы |
| Whoever gets to the last square first wins! | Кто первый достигнет последней клетки, тот победил! |
| Cook on fire | Готовить на костре |
| Grow rice and corn | Выращивать рис и зерновые |
| Explore the island | Изучать остров |
| Miss the family | Скучать по семье |
2.
Adults only can play the game Snake and Ladders. _F__
It is not a modern game. _T__
Snake and Ladders is a game for 6 people. _F__
To play the game you need the counters only. _F__
Whoever gets to the last square first wins! _T__
Culture Corner
1.
Cluedo was invented in England in 1943.
The aim of the game is to find out the identity of the killer of Dr Black.
The first player to solve the crime wins the games.
At random
The players can get bonus points for using certain squares on the board and using letters like Q and Z.
They buy, sell and rent property.
Monopoly.
2.
Monopoly is a board game where you are a money maker.
Cluedo is a board game that teaches you to be logical and attentive to details.
Scrabble is a board game that checks your knowledge of words.
English in Use
1.
No, it isn’t. It’s morning.
He buys a present for Judy.
It’s too expensive.
She likes playing board games, meeting friends, drawing and making things.
It’s €13.
