Leisure activities

Look at the pictures. Which of these do/don’t you do … ? *every day *every weekend
*every week *on holiday
meet my friends
go surfing
read books
go cycling
play computer games
go swimming
go fishing
painting

Read the table, then ask and answer questions as in the example. You can use your own ideas.
Do you like/enjoy… ?
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

The format of the text tells you what sort of a text you will read (e.g. letter, brochure, leaflet). This helps you understand why the text was written.
A leaflet
A brochure
A letter

Learn new words.
To be keen on
A trip
To present
A play
To be fond of
A novel
To exchange
To be mad about
To join
To print
Быть увлеченным чем-либо
Путешествие
Представлять, показывать
Пьеса
Увлекаться чем-либо
Роман
Обмениваться
Сходить с ума от чего-либо
Присоединяться
Печатать
A trip
A play
To exchange
To print
A novel

What is this poster about?
What information does it give you?
Where can you see it?
Do you belong to any school clubs?
What do you do there?
How often do you meet?
Read the leaflet and then answer the questions.

What clubs do you know? What can you do there?

Listen, read and find the
correct clubs.
1. ……………………………… meet(s) once a week.
2. …………………………… meet(s) twice a week.
3. ………………… meet(s) three times a week.
4. ………………………………..………… meet(s) daily.
The Drama, Sports and Music Clubs
The Art and Photography Clubs
The Book Club
The Computer Club

Explain the highlighted words. Choose any five words and make sentences.
join
trips
present plays
have fun
literature
novels
exchange
mad about
print
keen on

Compound nouns
Read the box. How many compound nouns can
you find in the text? Can you think of more?
In English we can put two words together to make a new word.
E.g. home + work = homework
These words are compound nouns.
windsurfing
wind
surfing

football
foot
ball
basketball
basket
ball

baseball
base
ball
«база», «основание»
armchair
arm
chair

volleyball
volley
ball
«ударять мяч с лёта»
newspaper
news
paper

Use -er, -ist, -or to make nouns.
act
direct
art
football
play
write
paint
cycle
present
actor
director
artist
footballer
player
writer
painter
cyclist
presenter

Which of the clubs in Bolton Middle School do/don’t you want to join?
Tell your partner.
I want to join the Art Club.
It’s fun.
Why?
because
I want to join the Art Club because it’s fun.
I (don’t) want to join the Book Club because it’s … .
I (don’t) want to join the Music Club because it’s … .
I (don’t) want to join the Drama Club because it’s … .
I (don’t) want to join the … Club because it’s … .

Carry put a survey about your classmates’ favourite free time activities.
Make a graph. Write a paragraph about your classmates’ likes/dislikes.
What do you most like doing in your free time?
I love going cycling.
I love ………….

Workbook
Match the pictures to the pieces of
equipment.
Watering can
Golf clubs
Palette
Table tennis bat
Roller skates
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3
2
1
5
Match the equipment above to the activities. Then write sentences, as in the example.
Do gardening
Play golf
Play table tennis
Go rollerskating
Paint
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2
4
5
3
1. I need a watering can to do gardening
2. I need golf clubs to play golf.
3. I need a table tennis bat to play table tennis.
4. I need roller skates to go roller-skating.
5. I need a palette to paint.

good
join
fun
play
costumes
meeting

Complete the exchanges.