Text for Supplementary Reading.

Exercises.

Leisure Time. Theatre. Cinema.

Unit VII.

Hobbies.

Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting.

Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.

The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.

Gardening is one of the oldest of man's hobbies. It is a well-known fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses.

Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it is becoming more and more popular.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill, Some hobbyists write music or play musical instruments. President Bill Clinton, for example, plays the saxophone.

Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Such private collections are sometimes given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.

I. Listen and read. [ u:] [ u].

too tomb tooth tool could – cook

boo booed boot cool stood – soot

rue rude route rule hood – hoof

who whom hoot fool

coo cooed coot pull

sour soon soup spoon

Lou lose loose stool

1. Who'll do the room?

2. Do as I do.

3. Lon grew too big for his boots.

4. Prue knew who's who.

5. It looks good.

6. Put your foot down.

7. Keep a good look down.

II. Remember the following quotations.

1. Art is not an end to itself, but a means of addressing humanity.

M. Moussorgsky.

2. Theatre is a magnifying glass.

M. Neyelova.

III. Invitations.

Making invitations:

- Let's go to the …

- What about going to …

- Why don’t we go to …

- Would you like to go to …

- How about going to …

- What about tomorrow evening?

- Do you feel like going to …

- May I invite you to …

Accepting an invitation:

- I'd like / love to very much.

- That would be very nice. Thank you.

- All right.

- With pleasure.

- That's a good idea.

- Not a bad idea.

- Oh, I'd love to.

- Yes, I'd love to.

- That suits me very well.

- Agreed.

Refusing an invitation:

- No, I'm afraid, I can't.

- I'd like to, but I'm afraid I can't.

- I wish I could, but I can't.

- Certainly not.

- Thank you, but I can't.

- No, thank you.

- No, I'd rather stay at home.

IV. Illustrative dialogues.

-I say, let's go to the theatre tonight.

- Oh, what a good idea.

- Look here, why don’t we go to the theatre tonight?

- Oh, I'd love to.

- Look here, what do you say to going to the cinema?

- You know, I don’t feel like going out tonight.

- What about going to the cinema?

- No, thank you. I'd rather stay at home.

V. You are inviting your friend to the theatre / cinema. Tell him / her what theatre / cinema you will visit; what play / film will be shown; where and when you will meet; ask him if it is convenient for him / her.

VI. Expressing likes Expressing dislikes

- I enjoy such films. - I hate such films.

- It is really exciting. - It's so unpleasant for me.

- It's a real piece of art. - Such films are too boring.

- Personally I find it interesting. - I can't stand such films.

- I am mad about this film.

- I am greatly impressed.

Remember these words:

thrilling –хвилюючий

splendid – чудовий

boring – нудний

to be a success –бути успішним

excellent – чудовий

wonderful –чудовий, дивовижний

the acting is perfect –гра досконала

realistically –реалістично

feature film –художній фільм

horror film –фільм жахів

popular science –науково – популярний фільм

animated cartoon –мультфільм

spectator –глядач

VII. Express your opinion about the film you saw last.

What is it about? Why do you like it? Is it made very well? Does it have a lot of music? Is this film a success? What do you think of the actors? How do they perform? Is the film colourful? Does this film make you think / laugh / cry?

VIII. Read and speak about the different genres of films and their influence on the spectators.

There are a lot of different kinds of films: feature films, horror films, thrillers, popular science films, mystery films, documentaries, animated cartoons. Besides, films may be colour or black and white, full-length or short, sound or silent, dubbed in mother tongue.

Some people prefer feature films, others prefer amusing comedies. The life is rather difficult nowadays, and many of us want to relax or laugh. But at same time we want to watch a true – to – life film which describes the life of ordinary people, their feelings and problems. Such films move us deeply, they arouse the feeling of sympathy or hatred for the heroes. As a rule such films leave a deep and lasting impression upon a person. Educational films are useful mainly for school children and students. But animated cartoons are popular both with children and adults.

Cinema plays an important role in the life of any Society.

IX. Write a letter to your friend about the film you saw last, about the films you like to see.

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