One more thing that has remained the same is that there is a difference in the way girls and boys spend their time. Girls devote more of their day to homework and (9)__________ activities, like haircuts, bathing, and getting dressed. Boys spend more time on leisure activities, including screen time, and sports on average. Girls and boys also report feeling differently about their days. While girls are more likely to say they feel (10)__________ or stressed about their day, they are also more likely to say that they feel excited about it.

Look at the pictures and discuss the following:

in what way the pictures are different;

the advantages and disadvantages of the two ways of spending free time;

what way you would like to spend your free time and why.

Task 3. You are going to give an interview. You have to answer five questions. Give full answers to the questions (2-4 sentences).

Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

Tapescript for Task 3

Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss the topic of free time. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.

1. What do you like doing at the weekend?

2. Do you prefer to spend your free time alone or with friends? Why?

3. How much of your free time do you spend with your family? What sorts of things do you do together?

4. Do you have any hobbies that you’ve done for a long time? What?

5. Do you enjoy trying new activities? Have you tried anything new recently?

Task 4. Imagine that you are doing a project “ The ways of spending free time” together with your friend. You have found some illustrations and want to share the news. Leave a voice message to your friend. In 2.5 minutes be ready to tell the friend about the photos:

give a brief description of the photos, justifying the choice of the photos for the project

say in what way the pictures are different, justifying the choice of the photos for the project

mention the advantages and disadvantages (1–2) of the two ways of spending free time;

express your opinion on the subject of the project – what way you would like to spend your free time and why

You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (2–3 sentences for every item of the plan, 12–15 sentences total). You have to talk continuously.

1. Look at the following topics and decide whether you would discuss them with (more than one answer is possible):

2. Match the words or phrases with the definitions.

3. Fill in the gaps using the right forms (where necessary) of the words or phrases from exercise 2.

The good thing about the bike is that it __________ if you want to put it in the back of the car.

Let’s get a __________ in New York near the university.

It usually takes a few days when it is shipped out from Moscow, and from that __________ of fragile furniture.

You let her quit her job and __________ from over 1000 miles away.

At first glance, it seems that anything that is easy to break or destroy is __________.

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