23. Leisure and Activities

When we have time for leisure, we usually need something that can amuse and entertain us. People who work indoors and spend most of their time sitting and doing sedentary office work can add physical activity to their lives by doing sports during their leisure time, such as playing a ball game, going camping, hiking or fishing. On the other hand, people whose jobs involve a lot of physical activity may prefer to spend their free time doing quiet, relaxing activities, such as reading books or magazines or watching TV. Some people find that collecting stamps, postcards, badges, model cars, planes or ships, bottles, or antiques are relaxing hobbies.

Free time is organized in many schools and institutions. Schools may offer many extracurricular activities including hobby groups, sports activities, and choirs. Other institutions such as retirement homes and hospitals also offer activities such as clubs and meetings for playing games or simply organized periods for conversation.

During their leisure time, students spend much time watching television. They also listen to music on the radio and tape players. The average teenager listens to music on the radio about three hours every day. Without a doubt, rock-and-roll music is the favorite of teenagers.

Ukrainian young people are mostly hardworking. Many have after-school jobs. One poll indicated that nine out of 10 teenagers polled said they either had a job or would like one.

Most people like socializing with friends for dinner or a drink after a hard day at work. For many young people, having a regular night out a week is a normal part of their free time, whether it is joining friends for a drink in a pub, dining out in a restaurant, watching a film, playing video games or dancing at a club.

Some people do leisure activities that also have a longer-term goal. In some cases, people do a leisure activity that they hope to turn into a full-time activity (e.g., volunteer paramedics who hope to eventually become professional paramedics). Many people also study part-time in evening university or college courses, both for the love of learning, and to help their career prospects.

22.The student's Daily Round

I am a student of the Krivoy Rog Technical University. The university former mining Institute was founded in 1922. Presently the Krivorozhskiy technical university it is the diversifyed center of education, science and culture of Krivbassa. 9 faculties enter in the complement of KTU, 4 tekhnikuma . Preparation of specialists in an university is conducted for to 33 specialities on levels: bachelor, specialist, master's degree. Annually student tickets are got by almost 1500 youths and girls. Over 6700 students study in an university. An educational process is provided 424 regular teachers and 24 sovmestiteley. In accordance with curricula and programs of leadthrough of scientific researches, equipped laboratories: elementary microscopy, enriching of minerals, surveyor business, issue of ore, theoretical and applied mechanics, robototekhniki, electric measurings, automated elektroprivoda, teplogazoobespecheniya and teploenergetiki and lecture audiences of university, mineralogical, paleontology and geological museums. An university has a powerful educational and scientific base. An uchebno-vospitatel'nyy process and advanced study is carried out in 6 educational-laboratory corps. They have: 65 audiences, 93 laboratories, 12 educational cabinets, 11 reading-rooms, 25 apartments, hardwares of teaching and educational television equipped complexes. Classes, equipped the personal computers, 7 drawings halls, 6 halls of the course and diploma planning, 6 sporting halls, are widely used in an educational process. l of it is instrumental in high-quality preparation of highly skilled specialists, answers modern requirements and higher standards of education