Love and Marriage

Grandfather ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ Son ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Grandson ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

c) For each generation, note down three ways in which you think their lives were the same or different to your own, your father’s and your grandfather’s.

13 a) Complete the dialogues using the given words.

B) Listen to the dialogues and check task a).

PASTIMES

pho_╲tography _╱hobbies a ^╵lot of _╲fun ^╵spare _╱time _╱stamp collecting

A: ^╵What do you ^╵do in your ___________?

B: ^> Oh, ^╵nothing _╲special. ‾I _╱read... ^╵watch T_╱V... ^╲go to the _╱movies.

A: ^╵Don't you have any _______, like ______________or ^╵things like _╱that?

B: ^>No, ‾I _╲don't have any _╱hobbies. ^╵ How about _╲you?

A: ‾I ^╵have ↑just _╲one – _________. ^↘It's ex_╲pensive, but it's ___________.

ANIMALS

get a ^╲long ca_╲nary ^╲pets be_╲longs

A: ^↘That's a ^↘beautiful _╲cat. I ^↘wonder who it ________ to.

B: It be^╵longs to the _╲Browns. ^╵They live ac^╵ross the _╲street from us. They have ^╵three

_╱cats,|^╵two _╱dogs,| and a _________.

A: They ⃗certainly ^╵must like ______! But ^↘how do ^↘all those ^╲animals | ___________

with each other?

B: ^╲Don't ask _╲me. ^╵Ask the \Browns.

GAMES

ˌcard ˌgames ^╵chess ^╵players ^∨chess _╱bridge

A: ^╵Say, _╱Joe, |^╵do you play _______?

B: _╲No, ‾I _╲don't play _╲any _________. But I ^╵know how to play ______.

^╵ How about _╲you, _╱George?

A: _╲ Well, ^↘I happen to be one of the ↑best _____________ a_╲round.

B: ^╵O. _╱K. ^╵Let's _╲play then. ‾We'll _╲see who's the best.

C) Act out the dialogues.

D) Role-play the following situation using the underlined conversational formulas.

You and your fellow-student, who has recently joined your group, are discussing each other’s hobbies and pastimes.

14 a) Here is a list of words that can be used when you speak about someone’s hobbies and pastimes. Think of their Russian equivalents.

pastime leisure leisure time/spare time enjoy oneself/have a good time exciting have a tradition of doing smth. receive/entertain guests be interested in smth. be fond of/be keen on/enjoy doing/be into smth. (infl) take up (doing) smth. be good at smth. relaxing enjoyable

B) Look at the lists of hobbies based on different categories and speak about your hobby, which hobby you would like to take up and what special things you need to do the activity.

Model: If you ask me, I’d like to take up trekking. It’s a good form of exercise which will help me keep fit. All I need is a sports outfit, a couple of trekking poles and good mood.

Hobbies related to sports and adventure	Hobbies related to computers and technology	Health-related hobbies
River rafting Scuba diving Trekking Surfing Hunting Ice skating	Social networking Blogging Building robots Creating software Video gaming Keeping virtual pets	Yoga Exercising, body building Martial arts Fitness counseling Meditation Recipe creation
Collection hobbies	Creative hobbies	Indoor hobbies
Collecting photos of people Collecting seashells Collecting greeting cards Collecting coins Collecting fossils and rocks Collecting stamps	Painting Creative writing Dancing/choreography Interior decorating Embroidering/knitting Jewelry-making	Playing cards Playing board games Billiards Ping-pong/table tennis Playing draughts/checkers Watching movies
Outdoor hobbies	Lifestyle-related hobbies	You can add any hobby here
Boating Traveling Skateboarding Camping Fishing Swimming	Pet breeding/ training and grooming Hosting parties Traveling and exploration Shopping Volunteering Stargazing

15 Fill in the blanks with the words from the list. The first letter of each missing word has been given.

Most of us have a (1) h_______ that we do in our (2) s_______ time. Some of us do things like (3) s_______ the Net, or make things like model planes. Others play cards or board (4) g_______ like backgammon, while others like to (5) c_______ things such as stamps and antiques. I (6) s_______ a lot of my summer holidays snorkelling in the sea. My brother goes away almost every weekend either walking or (7) c______ in the mountains. His favourite hobby is taking (8) p______ of rare flowers. My aunt who is eighty has a magnificent (9) c_________ of traditional music, and still goes to (10) d_______ classes. So, there is much more to life than watching television!

16 Fill in the correct form of a verb from the list.

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