The British spend their free time in different ways.
People generally use it to relax,
but many people also do voluntary work, especially for charities.
A lot of free time is spent in the home, where the most popular leisure activity is
watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often record
programs on video so that they can watch later, and video recorders are also used for
watching videos hired from a video rental shop.
Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of
time reading newspapers and magazines.
In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do-it-
yourself”, when people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many
people have pets to look after; taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.
Some leisure activities are mostly or entirely social. Inviting friends
for a drink or a meal at the pub is the most is the most usual one. Sometimes
people join friends for a drink in a pub, or have dinner in a restaurant. A visit
to a pub often includes a game, for example billiards or darts.
The extra leisure time available at weekends means that some leisure
activities, many of them to do with sport, normally take place only then. Traditional
spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing.
Popular forms of exercise are swimming, tennis, ice-skating or roller skating, cycling,
climbing, and hill or country walking.
Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer,
with a visit to a local event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially
go to clubs and discos, while people of all ages go to the theatre, the cinema, art –
exhibitions and concerts.
A – Give a suitable title for the text. C–MATCH THESE WORDS WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS:
B- ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:
1. Leisure a) fixing
1. How do the British spend their free time?
2. Average b) free time
2. What’s the most popular free time activity?
3. How many hours a week do British watch 3. Improving c) rate
TV?
4. Repairing d) to make good use
4. Do they like reading?
5. Do British go out with friends? Explain. D – WHAT / WHO DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS
REFER TO?
6. Which sports are practiced by British?
1. Where _____________ 3. When _____________
1
____________________________________________ 2. They _________________ 4. Them _______________
Instructor : Mohamed
The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax,
but many people also do voluntary work, especially for charities.
A lot of free time is spent in the home, where the most popular leisure activity is
watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often record
programs on video so that they can watch later, and video recorders are also used for
watching videos hired from a video rental shop.
Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of
time reading newspapers and magazines.
In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do-it-
yourself”, when people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many
people have pets to look after; taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.
Some leisure activities are mostly or entirely social. Inviting friends
for a drink or a meal at the pub is the most is the most usual one. Sometimes
people join friends for a drink in a pub, or have dinner in a restaurant. A visit
to a pub often includes a game, for example billiards or darts.
The extra leisure time available at weekends means that some leisure
activities, many of them to do with sport, normally take place only then. Traditional
spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing.
Popular forms of exercise are swimming, tennis, ice-skating or roller skating, cycling,
climbing, and hill or country walking.
Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer,
with a visit to a local event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially
go to clubs and discos, while people of all ages go to the theatre, the cinema, art –
exhibitions and concerts.
A – Give a suitable title for the text. C–MATCH THESE WORDS WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS:
B- ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:
1. Leisure a) fixing
1. How do the British spend their free time?
2. Average b) free time
2. What’s the most popular free time activity?
3. How many hours a week do British watch 3. Improving c) rate
TV?
4. Repairing d) to make good use
4. Do they like reading?
5. Do British go out with friends? Explain. D – WHAT / WHO DO THE UNDERLINED WORDS
REFER TO?
6. Which sports are practiced by British?
1. Where _____________ 3. When _____________
2
____________________________________________ 2. They _________________ 4. Them _______________
Instructor: Mohamed
