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UNIT 5 Countries, People, і Lifestyle: The UK and Ukraine

Lessons 3-4. Teenage Leisure

1. Look at the pictures. What are the teenagers doing? Which activities do you do?

2. You are going to read the text about the way teenagers spend their free time in the UK. Choose the most suitable heading from the list (A-E) to each part (1-4). There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

A Eating out

B Two Common Leisure Activities in the UK

C Computer Games and Television

D Entertaining and Cinema E Doing Sport

How Do Teenagers in the UK Spend Their Free Time?

Teenagers in the UK enjoy various indoor and outdoor activities. A recent survey discovered that they spend about 45 % of their free time playing computer games and watching television, 24 % of their free time socializing, 22-23 % on sport and hobbies, and 10 % on other activities. Other popular leisure activities are listening to the radio, listening to pre-recorded music, reading, DIY*, chatting online, eating out and going to the cinema.

1. ________________________________________________

Playing computer games ranks the first place in the list of the favourite activities among the teenagers. The second most common leisure activity in the UK is watching television. The average viewing time is 25 hours per person per week. Many television programmes are about wildlife, animals, holidays, cooking and gardening. Teenagers watch TV before and after school.

2. _______________________________________________

Visiting or entertaining friends or relatives and going to the cinema are also very popular activities in Britain.

3. ______________________________________________

Teenagers go to McDonalds or King’s Burger at least once a week. Sometimes they have a pizza delivered to their houses or go to a restaurant with their family at the weekend.

4. ________________________________________________

Sports and physical recreation have always been popular. Local governments provide cheap sport and leisure facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, parks and golf courses. People go to watch other people play sports like football or take part in sports activities themselves.

3. Read the text of Ex. 2 on p. 120 again. Say what activities enjoy the greatest popularity in the UK.

4. Listen to the Ukrainian children talking about their favourite pastime. Tick (x) the things they enjoy doing.

5. Complete the sentences with the names of the children. Which statements are also true for you?

1. ….. is very keen on sport.

2. ….. spends a lot of money on computer games.

3. ….. spends two or three hours a day chatting online.

4. ….. enjoys going to the theatre and to the cinema more than doing sport.

5. ….. thinks that a good hobby can become a future profession.

6. spends school holidays visiting different places in Ukraine and abroad.

6. Play a guessing game.

Work in small groups. One pupil describes one of the activities in the list on page 122. Others have to guess what activity he / she is talking about.

Example:

A: To my mind, this activity is very popular with the teenagers around the world. They usually spend a lot of time outdoors, visit the places they have never been before and enjoy discovering the mysteries of the surrounding world.

B: Is it travelling?

A: Yes, it is.

7. Work in pairs. Discuss your hobbies with your friend. Use the phrases from Ex. 6 and the expressions given below.

I enjoy doing …

I really like / don’t like doing … I quite like doing …

I prefer … (doing sport) to … (chatting online)

Example:

A: What do you like doing in your free time, Svitlana?

B: I enjoy travelling and taking pictures. You can discover the mysteries of the surrounding world and admire the picturesque places.

A: Me too. But I really don’t like travelling on foot especially on hot weather.

B: So do I. I usually go hiking with my classmates in late spring or early autumn. The days are perfect then. In summer I mostly spend much of my free time at the seaside.

A: And what do you like doing at the weekends?

B: I love chatting online and drawing. I draw portraits and landscapes. I think that drawing can become my profession in future. I have participated in some exhibitions and rather successfully. Would you like to see my pictures?

A: Sure! Good idea.

B: I’m waiting for you on Sunday then.

8. Write a few sentences about your favourite free time activities.