Vocabulary

Слово	Транскрипция	Перевод	Пример
leisure time	['leʒə]	свободное время	Unfortunately, I don’t have much leisure time
to occupy	['ɔkjupaɪ]	заниматься	How do you occupy yourself when you have nothing to do?
painting	['peɪntɪŋ]	рисование, живопись	My sister’s hobby is painting
gardening	['gɑːdənɪŋ]	садоводство	My mother is fond of gardening
mountaineering	[ˌmauntɪ'nɪərɪŋ]	альпинизм	Does he like mountaineering?
bored	[bɔːd]	скучающий	If you have a hobby you can’t be bored
to devote	[dɪ'vəut]	посвящать	Can you devote your life to your profession?
to deny	[dɪ'naɪ]	отрицать	I don’t deny the importance of education
to substitute	['sʌbstɪtjuːt]	замещать, заменять	In this cake mixture, you can substitute oil for butter.
to mention	['menʃn]	упоминать	Don’t mention that name!
picturesque	[ˌpɪkʧə'resk]	живописный	The view is really picturesque

Leisure time

The problem of leisure time is important today. People may also have their special interests and hobbies to occupy themselves in their free time: writing, painting, reading, computer programming, gardening, mountaineering, walking, working with wood or paper, learning languages, collecting something. Each person chooses his or her own way of spending free time, either passive or active.

But sometimes we do not know how to plan our time. We feel bored. You must only wish to do things. Frankly speaking I must say that I don’t have much free time. My studies take almost all time of the day. But I try to find some time to devote to my favorite pastime and hobbies.

To begin with, I’d like to say a few words about music and its role in my life. Music is a part of my daily life. I prefer popular contemporary music but I never deny the beauty of classical music. I go to the concerts of my favorite singers. I also have got a DVD at home. I am fond of fantastic films.

One of the ways of spending pastime is reading. Books can’t be substituted by anything else in life. There are books of all kinds: poems, novels, biographies, books on history. I enjoy reading science fiction. These books raise serious problems of our life and our future.

Speaking about my leisure time I can’t but mention sport. Physical exercises, that’s what I need after a hard working day. I am fond of swimming and playing tennis.

During the summer or winter holidays I prefer to spend leisure time traveling. I prefer to do on a hike to some picturesque places with a company of my best friends. Traveling is the most popular and exciting way of spending leisure time.

I think that my leisure time should bring happiness to my life. I’d like to say that tastes differ. Pastimes and hobbies are numerous: reading, TV, music, sport, museums, theatres, cinemas, Internet and etc. Just choose!

9. Составьте из данных анаграмм слова, а затем используйте их в предложениях: usrelei, nangipit, dober, ucocyp, etoved, tonnemoi, puteseqiruc

When I speak about ________, I can't but ________ two of my friends. They have a very interesting hobby to _______ themselves in their free time. They _________ all their life to _________. They like to draw _________ places. And they are never bored by their hobby.

10.Соотнесите две части, чтобы получились предложения:

The problem of leisure time After a hard working day I need You can choose your way of spending free time During holidays I Mountaineering, painting and gardening are Music is I think that your leisure time should Pastimes and hobbies are Books can’t be You can’t When you travel

types of hobby you can see a lot of picturesque views a part of my everyday life is very important for everybody today substituted by anything else in life some physical exercises numerous either active or passive bring happiness to your life deny the beauty of classical music travel

11. Составьте развернутый план текста. Перескажите текст, пользуясь планом.

12. Пройдите тест “Are you a TV addict?” и прокомментируйте результат:

1. The phone rings while (пока) you are watching your favourite TV program. You:

1. Ask the person to call you back later.

2. Answer the phone and feel angry.

3. Forget about the TV program at once (сразу).

2. In the last episode of your favorite TV series, one of the actors was sent to prison but everyone knows that the character is innocent (невиновен). Do you:

1. Start a national campaign to free the actor.

2. Phone your friends to talk about it.

3. Forget about it.

3. You have a lot of home work to do. Do you:

1. Do it in front of the TV.

2. Start doing your homework, then watch your favourite program and go back to your tasks.

3. Do your homework and after that watch TV.

4. You see your favourite actor advertising (рекламирует) chocolate on TV. You:

1. Go and buy this chocolate.

2. Buy this chocolate the next time you are shopping.

3. Wonder (интересуешься) how much money he has got for the advertisement.

KEY:

Mostly a: TV controls your life.

Mainly b: you enjoy TV but you still have a life.

Mainly c: you really don’t care about TV. Have you got it?

13. Прочитайте резюме и выделите в нем основные части:

Ann Ivanova

15 Belinskiy St., apt. 66

Yekaterinburg

620103

[e-mail]

8(000)2432577

PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: February, 12, 1987 –Yekaterinburg,Russia

Marital Status: Married, one son

EDUCATION

2005-2010 The Ural State Pedagogical University

Graduated as “Teacher of Music”

2001-2005 Musical pedagogical college

Graduated as “Teacher of Music”

1994-2001 Musical school № 16

WORK EXPERIENCE

2008-2010 musical school № 11

Teacher: conducting lessons

2010 to present kindergarten “Cinderella”

Teacher: working out and conducting lessons

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Attended English courses at the International linguistic centre – Advanced Level