Give personal information.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 416.

Look at the following list of hobbies and leisure activities. Arrange them in order of their popularity with your classmates. Work in small groups.

Answer the following questions.

1. What ways of spending free time do you know?
2. What is a hobby?
3. What kinds of hobbies do you know?
4. Do you think hobbies make people's lives more interesting?
5. How do young people spend their free time? What leisure activities do they prefer?

· Indoor as well as outdoor sports

· Surfing the Internet

· Learning the know-how of different gadgets

· Art and crafts

· Music (singing, composing)

· Dancing

· Social Networking

· Watching movies

· Computer games or programming

· Reading

· Going to cultural locations and events

· Learning new skills

1. How do you prefer to spend your leisure time?
2. Do you spend much time surfing the Internet?
3. What is your favourite cultural activity?
4. What appeals to you most: theatre, opera, ballet, classical music or modern music?
5. Where do you like to listen to music?
6. Do you like to attend concerts?
7. Do you listen to music while you are working?
8. Do you play a musical instrument?
9. Has your taste in music ever changed over the years?
10. Are you fond of reading? If so, what kind of reading do you prefer: do you like reading books? newspapers? magazines?
11. Is reading only a pleasure or something special for you?