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Complete the sentences below with the prepositions from the box.

On into with of in (x 2)

1. I'm really interested _________ black and white photography.

2. I'm very keen _________ paragliding.

3. Mike's absolutely obsessed _________ computer games. He doesn’t think about anything else.

4. I'm a big fan _________ action-packed thrillers.

5. I never thought I’d get _________ reading, but since my mother bought me The Hobbit by L.R.R. Tolkien I haven’t stopped reading fantasy.

6. I like looking round second-hand bookshops _________ spare time.


 

8. Here are some people talking about their hobbies. Can you guess what each hobby is? Use the words in the box once only.


photography playing chess practice the piano fishing
sewing surfing hill-walking gardening
hunting shopping jogging skateboarding

1. I usually use colour, but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white. It really depends on the subject.

2. I usually use three rods at the same time — you've got more chance of catching something.

3. I really enjoy going to stores and markets looking for a bargain (âäàëà ïîêóïêà).

4. People say it's cruel but I never shoot anything that I can't take home to eat.

5. I try to practice every day, but sometimes it's difficult because 1 don't like to disturb my neighbours too much. And one neighbour gets very angry if I play the same thing over and over again.

6. The waves are best on the west coast.

7. The great thing is you can do it whenever you like. I usually do it three or four times a week — either early in the morning, or after school. I only go for about 25 minutes but it really keeps me in good shape.

8. All you need is a good pair of walking boots, a rucksack and a waterproof jacket. Obviously it saves me a lot of money. Besides, I hate shopping in clothing stores, because so many things are badly made.

10. I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and now I play twice a week in the evenings. It has helped me a lot, and I have a much better memory for all the different moves and strategies.

11. We go to a park where there are some ramps and we practice different tricks.

12. I cut the grass at least once a week.

9. Complete these sentences with a verb from the box in the appropriate form:


 

go do collect go
make join play  

 

1. How often do you go jogging?

2. She has always _________ her own clothes; it's much cheaper than buying them.

3. He _________ old coins.

4. I like to _________ rock climbing when I'm on vacation.

5. I learned to _________ the piano when I was in school.

6. I wanted to improve my chess, so I _________ a chess club.

7. I don't really _________ anything in my spare time.

10. Reproduce the dialogue ‘Hobby Pursuits’:

Dave: Hi, Alison. Fancy seeing you here!

Alison: Oh, Dave. What a surprise! What are you doing at the leisure centre? Pursing your hobby?

Dave: Not exactly. I'm intending to meet my friend Paul who is a "wizard" of the computer community. I need his help.



Alison: You? Oh, no. You can do things with computers that seem magical to all of us. Computing is your hobby horse, right?

Dave: So it is. But Paul knows a number of websites devoted to house swapping and it'll be significantly easier for us to find a swap.

Alison: What do you mean?

Dave: It has become a new hobby of my parents to swap homes during summer vacation and try out a new location for a short period of time.

Alison: Is house swapping meant for saving money?

Dave: Only on the one hand. On the other hand, it is a means of meeting locals, seeing relatively untouristed re­gions and experiencing local cultures. It's fun!

Alison: It may be very exciting if you come to think of it: try­ing new places all the time, getting to know more of them.

Dave: Pleasant to hear it from you, an experienced traveller.

Alison: Thank you, Dave. But I should never have thought that a computer genius like you can be dragged away from his computer for the sake of another activity.

Dave: Probably I wouldn't, but my parents are very enthusi­astic about travelling and now it has become my hobby too. I'm simply enthralled with it.

Alison: Then I wish you well with your new pastime.

Dave: Thank you.

11. When the weather is fine, it’s good to relax in the open air and have a

picnic. Read and translate the text about the peculiarities of picnics:

Picnics are popular with women and children and some men who know how to make a fire. Children are fond of picnics chief­ly because, as a rule, there are no tables at picnics and conse­quently no table manners and because they have an excellent opportunity to eat things that do not have with them. Since picnic lunches are always just about the same and therefore require little imagination, women do not have a trouble about thinking up a meal.

Much depends, of course, upon the day. Typical picnic weath­er is of three kinds. Either it is dark and threatening with oc­casional showers in the morning, cleaning in the afternoon or it is hot and clear in the morning, with thunder showers in the afternoon; or there is a steady drizzle all day long. But as most of the lunch is prepared ahead of time, nothing much can be done about it. After all, there is not much choice between eating a picnic lunch that has waited a day or two and getting a soak­ing.

Picnic grounds are usually situated on a body of water at some high altitude. One of these features is essential, for no picnic can be a success unless the children have something to fall into, or fall off. Also, a body of water naturally suggests taking fishing tackles along. No fish was ever known to have been caught on a picnic, but fishing serves as an excellent ex­cuse for getting out of the way while the heavy work is being done.

Quite the most important feature of the picnic is the lunch. Fried chicken is always popular... Then there should be hard­boiled eggs. Almost everything else that comes in a can or a pa­per bag is good for a picnic lunch. These containers are very im­portant as, after the contents have been eaten, they are strewn about and identify the picnic ground. Ginger ale, too, should be brought along to remind you that you left the bottle-opener at home. However, there is always at least one person who knows how to open a bottle on a rock.

As soon as the food and other equipment have been unpacked it is in order to start a fire. Collecting wood provides occupation for people who do not know how to amuse themselves.

After the lunch has been eaten a picnic is mostly anticlimax. But there is always the possibility of someone nearly getting drowned or running into a hornets' nest or twisting an ankle.

However, you must remain until well into afternoon, or you may not appear to have a good time. To make matters worse, someone will suggest singing.

Picnics, whatever may be said against them, have their ad­vantages. At least they reawaken in the hearts of many the truth of the old saying that there is no place like home.

 

12. Answer the questions:

1) Are picnics popular nowadays?

2) What does a picnic depend on?

3) Where are picnic grounds usually situated?

4) Is fishing a good idea on a picnic?

5) What is usually eaten at lunch in the open air?

6) What may happen on a picnic?

7) What old saying is often pronounced after the picnic?

8) Do you like picnics? Why?

9) How often do you have picnics?

10) If you have a chance to have a picnic or to go to the cinema, what will you choose?

 


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