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I wouldn’t say I have much free time on week-days when I study. But I’m more or less free on Sundays and on holidays, both short and long ones.

What I do on my days off really depends on what the weather is like. If the weather is cold and wet, it is not a big problem because there are plenty of things you can do indoors. You can read books, listen to music, and watch TV. Watching TV is a very popular leisure activity. You may also go to different entertainment centers such as disco club, art centers including exhibitions, cinema, theatre, concert halls, etc. You can meet your friends at your place and have a nice time together. It’s really very important to stay with friends because communication helps to form your views and makes life more interesting and exciting.

If you don’t feel like staying in you can go to the park. You can find different things going on there, from sport competitions to musical entertainments of various kinds. You may simply relax on the grass, listening to a band perhaps. If you are tired and want to get away from noisy streets you can go to the countryside and enjoy fresh air and a change of scenery. Many people like to spend time in the forest, walking, gathering berries or picking up mushrooms.

During the summer holiday people have a greater va­riety of things to do. You can travel all over the country by car, plane, train, sea or on foot. In my opinion, the best and the most interesting way of travelling is by car. It’s very convenient: you needn’t reserve your tickets and carry heavy suitcases. You can enjoy the passing scenery through the window. You can stop wherever you wish and spend at any place as much time as you like.

Every year my family and I go to the Black Sea by car. There are many rest-homes, sanatoriums and tourist camps there. But we usually rent a room or a furnished house for a couple of weeks. Sometimes we place ourselves in a tent on the sea shore enjoying fresh air and the sun all day long. As a rule I make new friends there. We swim, sunbathe, and play different games. In the evening I like to sit on the beach watching the sea and en joying the sunset. Sometimes I go to the disco, sit in a bar.

People may also have their special interests and hobbies to occupy themselves in their free time: writing, painting, computer programming, gardening, mountaineering, wal­king, working with wood or paper, learning languages, collecting something and what not. Each person chooses his own way of spending free time, either passive or ac­tive. In any case leisure should be refreshment and a source of inspiration.

3. Answer the questions. 1. Which day of the week do you like best and why? 2. What time do you get up on Sunday? 3. What do you do in the morning? 4. How do you usually spend your days off? 5. What does your leisure depend on? 6. Do you often go to the country on your days off? 7. What are the best places around your city? 8. How do you like travelling? Why do you prefer trav­elling by car? 9. Do you often go to see your friends? 10. How often do you spend the week-end with your parents? 11. With whom do you like to spend your free time bet­ter: with your friends or with your parents? 12. Do you sometimes go to the theatre on Sundays? 13. Which do you like best, the cinema or the theatre? 14. Do you like music? 15. What is your hobby? 16. How do you usually spend the evenings on your days off? 17. Do you sometimes receive guests on Sunday? 18. How do you plan to spend your next Sunday?

4. Ask your group mate: как он проводит выходной день, собирается провести свой отпуск, добирается до кинотеатра, готовится к экзамену; чем он увлекается, занимается по вечерам, интере­суется; часто ли он ходит в кино, проводит выходные с роди­телями, ходит на прогулки по вечерам.

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