II. Read the passages below where some people talk about their leisure activities.

III. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the wrong ones.

1. Josephine plays the guitar very well.

2. Peter’s hobby is cooking for people.

3. Laura has very little free time.

4. Frank hates going to the theatre.

5. Laura has a large collection of soft toys.

6. Josephine likes walking along the shore.

7. Frank spends a lot of his spare time looking after his house.

8. Peter enjoys reading poetry.

9. Josephine writes science fiction.

10. Peter likes walking in the nearest forest.

11. Frank plays golf occasionally.

12. Laura is fond of playing different musical instruments.

IV. Here are some descriptions of different hobbies. Can you guess what the hobby is in each case?

V . Read about the person in the bubble. Would he enjoy the following activities? Why? Why not?

1. parachute jumping;

2. water skiing;

3. knitting;

4. horse riding;

5. fishing;

6. stamp collecting;

7. playing in a band.

What about you? Which of these activities would you enjoy?

UNIT 8

Going Places

I. Look at the picture. Can you find the following in it?

bus road sidewalk traffic sign

traffic lights driver first-aid kit junction

car pedestrians passengers

Which forms of public transport do you use?

Which do you use most?

Which transport do you prefer? Why?

II. Read the text and memorize the underlined words.

People use various means of communication to get from one place to another. When getting about town one can go by bus, by tram, by trolley-bus or by the underground. The underground is very popular with the citizens. It’s the fastest and most convenient way of going about town. If you have to travel a short distance you may take a bus, a tram, a trolley-bus or go on foot. If there’s no direct bus to your destination you’ll have to change on to another bus. When we travel on buses (trams, etc.) we have to pay fare, which doesn’t depend on the distance you go. If there are many cars in the town we say that the traffic is heavy. If the vehicles are few we say that the traffic is light. The traffic is especially heavy in the rush hour, that is in the morning when people are coming back home. At this time the public transport is overcrowded.

III. Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

suburbs avenue guidebook

rush hour packed

cities traffic jam

1. A wide street is called an .....

2. It was eight o’clock, the middle of the ......., so it soon created a terrible......

3. When a bus is full of people we say that it is .....

4. Areas outside the center of town where people live are .....

5. Big towns are often called .....

6. In order not to get lost you should have a .....

IV. Look at the remarks in the table and say which kind of transport they describe.

They’re comfortable. They usually come on time. You don’t have to wait long. It’s an enjoyable way to travel They’re expensive. They’re often crowded. It’s a safe way to travel. They’re slow.

V. Three people say how they get from Washington to New York. Fill the gaps with words from the box.

costs reaches gets takes leaves arrives

VI. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going by different kinds of transport? Use the expressions given. Compare travelling by…

• p lane and car;

• train and bus.

UNIT 9

About Town

Do you live and/or work in a city? Is it very big?

How many advantages and disadvantages of city life can you think of?

I. Read the text and think of advantages and disadvantages of city life.