Bài 4: FREE TIME

FREE TIME

Ann McGregor
On Fridays I come home from the BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoon and I just relax. On Friday evenings I don't go out, but sometimes a friend comes for dinner. He or she brings the wine and I cook the meal. I love cooking! We listen to music or we just chat.
On Saturday mornings I get up at 9.00 and I go shopping. Then in the evenings I sometimes go to the theatre or the opera with a friend — I love opera! Then we eat in my favourite Chinese restaurant.
On Sunday... Oh, on Sunday mornings I stay in bed late, I don't get up until 11.00! Sometimes in the afternoon I visit my sister. She lives in the country and has two children. I like playing with my niece and nephew, but I leave early because I go to bed at 8.00 on Sunday evenings!
A
A Do you go out on Friday afternoons?
B No, I don't.
A What do you do?
B I just relax.
A Do you stay at home on Friday evenings?
B Yes, I do.
A What do you do?
B I cook dinner for friends.

B
1 What does he do on Sundays?
2 I stay at home on Thursday evenings.
3 He lives here.
4 I eat a lot.
5 Where do you go on Saturday evenings?
6 She likes cars.

Mr Forrester


Mr and Mrs Forrester have a son and a daughter. The son lives at home, and the daughter is a student at university. Mr Forrester is a journalist. He works for The Times. He writes articles about restaurants. “I love food!” he says.

Mr Forrester's holidays


“Every spring the children go skiing, so my wife and I go to Paris on holiday. We stay in a hotel near the River Seine. We have breakfast in the hotel, but we have lunch in a restaurant. French food is delicious! We walk a lot, but sometimes we go by taxi. After four days we don't want to go home and go back to work.”

The Seasons

AL WHEELER FROM CANADA


We have long, cold winters and short, hot summers. In summer I go sailing and I play baseball, but in winter I play ice hockey and go ice-skating. We have a holihay home near a lake, so I go fishing a lot, too. My favourite season is autumn, or fall, as we say in North America. I love the colours of the trees-red, gold, orange, yellow, and brown.
MANUELA DA SILVA FROM PORTUGAL


People think it's always warm and sunny in Portugal, but January and February are often cold, wet, and grey. I don't like winter. I meet friends in restaurants and bars and we chat. Sometimes we go to a Brazilian bar. I love Brazilian music. But then suddenly it's summer and at weekends we drive to the beach, sunbathe, and go windsurfing. I love summer.
TOSHI SUZUKI FROM JAPAN


I work for Pentax cameras, in the export department. I don't have a lot of free time, but I have once special hobby — taking photographs, of course! I like taking photographs of flowers, especially in spring. Sometimes, after work, I relax in a bar near my office with friends. My friend, Shigeru, likes singing pop songs in the bar. This has a special name, Karaoke. I don't sing — I'm too shy! I just watch him.
Conversations
1
M = Manuela J = Jane
F = Manuela's friends P = Portuguese man

M Hello, everybody! This is my friend Jane, from England.
F Hi!
Hello, Jane!
Hello!
J Hello. Pleased to meet you.
M Sit down here, Jane.
J Thanks.
P Do you like this music, Jane?
J Mm. Is it American?
P No, it's Brazilian jazz!
M Come and have a drink, Jane...
2
T = Toshi J = Jones

T Mrs Jones! How do you do?
J How do you do?
T Please, come in. You're from our office in London, aren't you?
J Yes, that's right.
T Welcome to Tokyo! Do you like our headquarters here?
J Yes. It's very big. How many people work here?
T About six thousand people. Do you want to see our offices?...

3A = Al M = Mick

A What do you want to do today, Mick?
M Ooh, I don't know. What do you ...
A Well, do you like fishing?
M Yes. I sometimes go fishing in a river near my house in Scotland.
A Well, here it's different. This is a very big country. I go fishing on a lake. It's hundred kilometres long!
M A hundred kilometres!
A Yeah! There are fish this big! Are you interested? Do you want to go?
M OK!
A Right. You want a fishing line ...
Social English
a


A Excuse me!
B Yes?
A Do you have a light?
B I'm sorry. I don't smoke.
A That's OK.

b


A I'm sorry I'm late. The traffic is bad today.
B Don't worry. Come and sit down. We're on page 25.
c


A Can I open the window? It's very hot in here.
B Really? I'm quite cold.
A OK. It doesn't matter.
d

A Excuse me!
B Can I help you?
A Can I have a film for my camera?
B How many exposures?
A Pardon?
B How many exposures?
A What does exposures mean?
B How many pictures? 24? 36?
A Ah! Now I understand! 36, please.
Grammar
ThÉ Present Simple. (Xem Grammar In Use Unit 2)

like/love + verb + -ing
Khi like/love theo sau bòi mît ½îng t÷, ½îng t÷ thõñng cÍ -ing.
I like swimming.
She loves listening to music.
They like sailing very much.

Articles
MÂo t÷ bÞt ½Ình a
She has a flat in London.
Can I have a ham sandwich?
She’s a nurse.
MÂo t÷ x¾c ½Ình the
The flat (= her flat) is very nice.
The ham sandwich is horrible!
The Times; the Thames (newspapers and rivers)
Khéng dÓng mÂo t÷ cho:
C¾c vât nÍi chung
I have __ tea and toast for breakfast.
__ Books are expensive.
I like taking __ photographs.
Do you like __ Chinese food?
C¾c bùa ×n, nïi chên, phõïng tièn giao théng
I have __ breakfast/lunch/dinner.
I go/come __ home.
I go/come to __ school/university/work/bed.
I’m at work/on __ holiday.
I go/come by __ train/car/bus/taxi.

Prepositions
I stay in bed until 11.00
She works for the BBC.
We listen to music.

on Friday morning/evenings
on Saturday.
at weekends
in the morning/evening
in (the) spring
We stay in a hotel.

Reading and Listening
1. What season is it now? What are the seasons?
What month is it now? What are the months?
When are the different seasons in your country?
2. Read and listen to three people from different countries talking about their free time.

Al Wheeler from Canada

Manuela Da Silva from Portugal

Toshi Suzuki from Japan

Comprehension check
1. Answer the questions.
a. Do they all play sports?
b. What do Al and Manuela do in winter?
c. Do Manuela and Toshi like going to bars?
d. Where is Al’s holiday home?
e. When does Toshi like taking photographs of flowers?
f. What do Manuela and her friends do in summer?
g. Do you know all their jobs?
h. Why does Al like autumn?
i. Who does Toshi watch? Why doesn’t Toshi sing?
j. Which colours are in the texts?
2. Find five mistakes in this summary and correct them.

Al comes from Canada. In winter he plays ice hockey and goes skiing. He has a holiday home near the see.
Menuela comes from Brazil. She likes sunbathing and windsurfing in summer.
Toshi comes from Japan. He has a lot of free time. He likes taking photographs and singing pop songs in bars.

3. Listen to the conversations.

The conversation 1

The conversation 2

The conversation 3
Is it Al, Manuela, or Toshi? Where are they? How do you know?

4. What is your favourite season? Why? What do you do in the different seasons?

Vocabulary
Write play or go.
_____ football _____ walking _____ sailing
_____ swimming _____ volleyball _____ tennis
_____ golf _____ ice-skating _____ dancing
_____ ice hockey _____ windsurfing _____ skiing
_____ fishing _____ baseball.