Nowadays everybody knows that people are very busy and do not have much time to spare. It is necessary to have hobbies or leisure activities to make life more interesting and exciting. There are so many of them to choose: painting, computer programming, photography, fishing, gardening, cooking, dancing, learning languages, collecting something, etc. Each person chooses his own way of spending time, either active or passive, which depends on his or her character and age. Some people prefer doing sports for example, football, volleyball, basketball, mountain climbing, horse riding, karate, judo etc. There are many sports clubs, swimming pools, gyms and sport grounds for everybody who loves sports. Sport makes you healthy, strong and more sociable. Travelling is also a good way to spend free time. Visiting new places, seeing sights and meeting new people is very exciting and relaxing. You can travel by car, by ship, by train, by plane or you can go hiking to the riverbank, to the forest or to the seashore. It is wonderful to put up a tent, make a fire and spend time in a picturesque place. 1. to spare
A) someone has more than enough of (something)
B) to need (someone or something) for support, help,
C)to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else
D) to allow (time) to pass in a particular place or while doing a particular activity
2. exciting
A) spending time resting or doing something enjoyable
B) causing feelings of interest and enthusiasm
C) very pretty or charming
D) liking to be with and talk to other people
3. depend on
A) someone has more than enough of (something)
B) to need (someone or something) for support, help,
C) to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else
D) to allow (time) to pass in a particular place or while doing a particular activity
4. sociable
A) spending time resting or doing something enjoyable
B) causing feelings of interest and enthusiasm
C) very pretty or charming
D) liking to be with and talk to other people
5. relaxing
A) spending time resting or doing something enjoyable
B) causing feelings of interest and enthusiasm
C) very pretty or charming
D) liking to be with and talk to other people
6. picturesque
A) spending time resting or doing something enjoyable
B) causing feelings of interest and enthusiasm
C) very pretty or charming
D) liking to be with and talk to other people
A present from Chicago
That year the winter in Chicago was very bad. One morning, when railway workers came to the station, they saw a lot of snow that had fallen the night before. The workers didn't know what to do with it. They hadn't seen so much snow. They could not leave the snow on the platforms because it was dangerous for passengers.Suddenly one of the workers had a wonderful idea. The workers put the snow on the freight train and sent it south to Texas. The workers thought that the snow would melt away on the way.The next day five tons of snow arrived in Oklahoma City. The railway workers in Oklahoma City were very happy when they saw what Chicago workers had sent them. "It's a wonderful present," they said and put the snow on the children's playground. Some of the children in Oklahoma City had never seen snow before!