Досуг и увлечения (хобби) современного подростка: чтение, кино, театр, музей, спорт, музыка

Match the words.

Choose the correct word. If you want to stay _________________, be careful!

Choose the correct word. The sport of fighting with your hands, wearing thick gloves is ___________________.

Choose the correct word. Sam wants to be strong and fit. That’s why he ________________ out at a gym.

Choose the correct form of the verb. Unless Molly stops eating fast food, she __________(be) overweight.

Choose the correct form of the verb. If George __________(study) hard, he will pass his exam.

Choose the correct form of the verb. If the weather _____________(be) warm, we will play badminton in the park.

Choose the correct form of the verb. If Tim ___________(win) the match, his mum would be really happy.

Read and mark the statements True, False or Not stated. The Skier Afel was only a very small boy when he first saw snow. But it wasn’t real snow that he saw. No, there was no real snow where he lived. He saw the snow in a picture book. His mother tried to explain to him what snow was, but Afel didn’t really understand. It didn’t matter. Even when he was only a very small boy, Afel was already in love with snow. He dreamed about snow all the time. He thought of big white fields. He thought about feeling cold. He dreamed of being able to fly across the white fields of snow. Then, when Afel was twelve years old, another thing happened. One day he was watching TV at his uncle’s house. Afel was watching one of the satellite channels, and the programme was full of snow. There were people flying across the snow. They had hats which covered all their heads and big goggles over their eyes. They wore brightly-coloured clothes. And on their feet, they had things that looked like strange shoes. Lots of questions came into Afel’s head. His uncle explained to him that the people were skiers and the programme was “The Winter Olympics''. That was like the normal Olympics, but for sports where you need snow – skiing, ice -skating, bobsleigh. Afel also learnt that The Winter Olympics took place every four years. “Perfect,” he thought. “Enough time for me to become a brilliant skier. Then I’ll go to the Winter Olympics, and win the gold medal for skiing.” People told him that there was no snow there. Afel didn’t care. He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practised skiing holding two sticks in his hand. At first he couldn’t move, but he practised a lot until he could move quickly across the sand or the earth. Why don’t you do up athletics instead?” people asked him. “You don’t need lots of expensive equipment to practise. Our country is very good at athletics. We have lots of runners. And every time we win lots of medals at the Olympics”. Afel didn’t care. He was sure that their country could have a skier. So every night, out in the middle of the desert, Afel now practises skiing down sand dunes.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There are TWO EXTRA phrases you don’t need to use. Rock climbing, whitewater rafting and skydiving used to be considered dangerous sports, who are unusually fit. It’s different today, when it’s common for families to take up such activities. ? Some experts say humans naturally want to test the limits of their courage and physical ability. The sports psychologist Frank Farley of Temple University in Philadelphia calls people “Type T” people. They are thrill seekers and risk takers. Farley has been studying such people for 35 years. “They’re the mountain climbers, the hang-gliders,,” he says. ? Some say it’s due to more wealth, the development of high tech equipment, and even the absence of traditional risks such as war. Others argue that ease of modern life is part of the reason. In addition thrill seekers want to display a youthful, brave attitude, . Farley says extreme sports always involve individual expression – even creativity.