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В: She is going to stay at home, I think.
A: Isn't she going to the beach? The day will be hot. It will be nice to go boating. Let's go together. B: All right. When shall we meet? A: At 10 sharp. B: Bye! A: Bye!
2.Mike:Good evening, Mr. Evans
Mr. Evans: Hello, Mike
Mike: Mr. Evans, this is Sasha. He's from Moscow.
Alexander: How do you do, Mr. Evans.
Mr. E: Hello, Sasha. Nice to meet you. When did you come to England?
AL: A week ago.
Mr. E: What did you do at the weekend?
AL: We went to a football match.
Mr. E: Where did you go yesterday?
Al.: We were at a museum.
Mr. E: Which museum was it?
Al.: The Modem Art Museum.
Mr. E.: Was it interesting?
Al.: Yes, it was great.
Mike: Mr. Evans works in the Public Record Office1 in London.
Al.: Really? What is that?
M.: They keep all the oldest official documents of England there.
Al.: I like history very much. What is the oldest official document in England?
M.: The Doomsday Book.
Al.: What is the Doomsday Book?
Mr. E.: It's detailed information about England.
Al.: When did they write it?
Mr. E.: In 1086.
Al.: Who ordered the book?
Mr.: King William the Conquerora. Notes: 1 .Public Record Office - архив древних актов
Z.William the Conqueror [' lc3r|k0r5 ] - Вильгельм Завоеватель
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19-Read and translate the text. Use the dictionary.
Recreation in Great Britain
Recreation is an activity that people voluntarily pursue for personal enjoyment or satisfaction, usually during their free time. Recreation takes a wide variety of forms and occurs in many different places, depending on the choice of the individual. Some recreation is passive, such as watching television. Many people enjoy extremely active forms of recreation, such as jogging or participating in sports. Individuals may engage in recreation in their homes or communities, or they may travel long distances for a recreational activity. Recreation has become an important element in modem life.
Today , recreation is a major industry. Many companies provide facilities and equipment for commercial recreational use. Popular facilities include motion-picture theatres, bowling lanes, campgrounds, resorts, golf courses,
tennis centres, and parks.
Recreation provides pleasure for millions of people, but it may also make an important contribution to an individual's mental and physical health. For example, hospitals often organize recreational activities under trained
supervisors as therapy for patients.
The most popular single kind of recreation is watching television. On the average, a TV set in a British home is in use about seven hours each day.
Hobbies are an important form of recreation for millions of people. Many families engage in gardening. Stamp collecting is a very popular hobby. Games such as bridge and chess are a common type of recreation. Many people concentrate on outdoor forms of recreation. The ten most popular types of recreation in Great Britain are (1) visiting zoos, aquariums, fairs, camivals;(2) picnicking;(3 automobile driving for pleasure; (4) walking or jogging;(5) swimmmg;(6) travel; watching sports events;(8) participating in sports and games (cricket and foot-ball most of all);(9) fishing: and (10) taking nature walks. Other popular forms of outdoor recreation include skiing, tennis, sailing,
and camping.
For many people, attending cultural events is a favorite form of recreation.
Such people may attend museum exhibits, theatre performances, or concerts.
Eating out in a restaurant is now very popular. For many British people, the pub is the centre of their social life, it is a place with a friendly atmosphere
where they can meet their friends and talk over a drink or often over a meal.
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21 .Read the text and say what a hobby is, what hobbies are very popular and what your hobby is:
A Hobby for Everybody
A hobby is something that people like to do when they are not at their usual work. It is something done for pleasure. Some newspapers write that there are more than one thousand hobbies to spend one's free time.
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