- •Module 2
- •Hobbies and interests
- •I enjoy it!
- •1 Read the text below and put sentences a-d into the correct place in the text. Remember one sentence is extra.
- •2 Read the article. Underline the hobbies mentioned in the article.
- •3 Decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •5 Match the words from a with the words from b. Then make up 3 sentences with the expressions.
- •6 Look at the table and cross out one word which does not go with the verb on the left.
- •7 In pairs, make up sentences with the expressions from the exercise 6.
- •8 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words at the end of the sentence. The first sentence is done for you as the example.
- •9 Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •10 Fill in the correct form of the infinitive or –ing form in the dialogue
- •Tom and Linda are planning their holidays
- •11 Fill in the gaps using gerund and comment each case of using the –ing
- •12 Underline the correct preposition and fill in the gaps with the –ing form
- •13 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •Intends _________________ (try) for a promotion.
- •16 Complete the sentences using infinitive or –ing form.
- •17 Choose the correct variant a, b, or c.
- •18 Write about leisure activities that you like (2 sentences) and do not like
- •2 Read the text and questions below. For each question find the correct answer.
- •Look at these various sports. Decide how many of them you enjoy doing.
- •Information sheet
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •Read the text and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning. The Paralympics
- •8 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold
- •10 Choose the correct variant a, b, or c.
- •11 Rewrite the sentences according to the example.
- •12 Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
- •13 Read the text below, then circle the answer a, b, c or which best fits the space. There is an example (0) at the beginning. Skydiving
- •14 Your teacher is going to organize a Balloon Debate.
- •15 Write an article about Joe Peterson. Use the notes in the table below.
- •Then Now
- •1 Read the text. The people below all want to go to the cinema. There are
- •2 Dame Judi Dench earns her living as an actress. Read what she says about herself and her life. An acting life
- •3 Look at the questions. You will hear part of a radio programme about classical music. Put a tick in the correct box for each question.
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •5 Choose the correct variant a, b, or c.
- •6 Choose the correct variant a, b, or c.
- •7 Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
- •8 Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form,
- •9 Complete the sentences, using one of the adjectives from the list and
- •10 Compare the following pets – a cat, a dog and a fish – using the adjectives from the list.
- •11 Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form.
- •13 Decide if the sentence is right or wrong. If it is wrong, correct it.
- •14 Cross out the unnecessary word.
- •1 5 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold.
- •16 Write a small paragraph (50 words) beginning I’m a fan of …….. .
- •1 Read the article. Seven sentences have been removed from it. Choose
- •Tony the treasure seeker
- •2 A We interviewed three people in the street. We asked them 'What is
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •3 Put these words/phrases into the right column. The columns describe different types of leisure activities and hobbies. Some of the words/phrases can go into more than one column.
- •Match the verbs on the left with the hobbies on the right. Write in the third column one more thing that can go with the verb.
- •5 Complete these sentences with the correct relative.
- •7 Choose the correct variant a, b, or c.
- •8 Fill in the gaps with where, when or why.
- •9 Fill in the gaps with where, when or why.
- •10 Fill in who, which or whose. If you needn't fill in a word, type an X.
- •11 Complete these sentences with the correct relative.
- •12 Complete the pairs of sentences, as in the example.
- •13 Fill in the correct relative adverb.
- •14 Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •15 A Define how compatible you are with other people. Give the following information:
Module 2
Hobbies and interests
PRE-INTERMEDIATE - INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 1
I enjoy it!
READING
1 Read the text below and put sentences a-d into the correct place in the text. Remember one sentence is extra.
A Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Redford is his generosity.
B Redford always has something to keep him busy.
C At 60, Redford is still very handsome.
D He never smiles.
Robert Redford is a very successful Hollywood actor and director. He has starred in many films, such as A River Runs Trough It, and he also directed the film Quiz Show.
(1 ____) His blond hair, blue eyes and beautiful smile have certainly helped him to get where he is today. (2 ____) He has put a lot of effort into trying to help young directors who haven’t got enough money to get into the film business. He also has very strong values and dislikes greedy people who will do anything to make money.
(3 _____) When he is not acting or directing he likes to spend his time on his ranch in Utah. He also loves traveling in Europe. Probably because he spent his student years there.
Redford is an excellent actor and director. In addition to this, he is also a kind and sincere person who will continue to be admired by those who work with him.
2 Read the article. Underline the hobbies mentioned in the article.
When an interest becomes an obsession…
Whether it’s collecting coins, supporting your favourite football team, or just shopping, most people have some kind of hobby. But what happens when that interest becomes the most important thing in your life? When a hobby becomes an obsession?
Take Colin Duffy, for example. When he was six, his father took him to see his local football team, Liverpool. Since then, Colin, now 36, has seen a total of 1,729 matches, and has traveled over 75,000 miles to watch his team. Colin and his wife spent their honeymoon in Leeds (where Liverpool were playing that weekend!) and named their first son Kenny Dalgish Owen Duffy – after his two favourite players.
Colin may be Britain’s number one football fan, but 22-year old Beverley Bloom is Britain’s biggest shopper. Every week she writes a newspaper column about her addiction. Fortunately, Beverley’s credit card bills go to her father … a millionaire property tycoon. ‘I don’t think I’d like to tell you what Beverley spends.’ He says, admitting that it is well over ₤50,000 a year.
But even Beverley cannot beat champion shopper Imelda Marcos, wife of the ex-president of the Philippines. She was so obsessed with buying shoes that when her husband fell from power, more than 3,000 pairs were found in their palace, together with over 1,000 unopened packets of tights.
Most children are interested in collecting stamps or dolls at some time, but few go as far as 28-year old Tony Mattia, who fills his house with thousands of Barbie dolls. He spends hours every day combing their hair and changes all their costumes once a month. And, it seems that, the more unusual the collection, the bigger the obsession. For example, US collector Hugh Hicks has about 60,000 light bulbs and Nick Vermeulen from the Netherlands has over 2,000 aeroplane sick bags.
But such obsession can have unfortunate results. John Weintraub became obsessed with collecting plastic figures of US presidents given as free gifts in packets of breakfast cereal. After two years he had the whole set except for Thomas Jefferson. Weintraub was so desperate to get the last one that he broke into a factory and opened every box of cereal he could find. He was seen by a guard, arrested and sent to prison. ‘It’s OK tough,’ he said, ‘because at my first prison breakfast out came the statue of Jefferson.’