Module 6. Leisure activities
олимпиадные задания

Module 6. Leisure activities

6 A. Free time

1. Think of (three) things that you do

• Every day
• Once a week
• Several times a week

Which of these things you like/enjoy/don’t like doing? Share your ideas with the deskmate. Do you have anything in common?

3. Translate sentences into English:

• Мой друг увлечен плаванием.
• Он преуспевает в английском и истории.
• Я же люблю кататься на велосипеде и ловить рыбу.
• Мы оба сходим с ума по футболу!
• Я интересуюсь математикой.

5. Make verbs:

• Driver – _____________
• Player – _____________
• Writer – _____________
• Doer – ______________
• Maker – _____________
• Producer – ___________
• Translator – _____________
• Interpreter – _____________
• Cooker – _____________
• Diver – ______________

6. Answer the questions.

8. Write sentences about you mum/dad.

My mum/dad enjoys _________________________________________________________.

She/he doesn’t like __________________________________________________________.

If it’s a nice day she/he likes __________________________________________________.

When she/he is on holiday, she/he likes _________________________________________.

When it’s rainy she/he loves ___________________________________________________.

6 B. Game on!

1. Find 8 games and write them out.

2.  Work in pairs and find out about your deskmate’s favourite game. Use the questions:

• What’s the name of the game?
• Is it a board game or a team game?
• How many people can play it?
• What do you need to play it?
• How often do you play this game?
• Who do you usually play this game with?
• Why do you like it?

Tell your groupmates about your deskmate.

 3. Give English equivalents (Find them in the dialogue on p. 58, SB):

4.   Find the mistakes and correct them.

• Is you doing anything? – ________________________________?
• She play baseball every Tuesday. – _________________________________.
• Are you wanting to play something with me for a change? – ___________________________________________________?
• They is boring. – _____________________________________.
• ____________________________________________________.

5. Which is right?

• Are you speaking English?/Do you speak English? – Yes, a little.
• Sometimes we’re going/we go to the country house at weekends.
• It’s not a good day today. It is raining/It rains.
• How often do you have/are you having holidays at school?
• Sue is a writer. She is writing/writes books for children.

6. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

• Listen! Somebody ________________________ (sing).
• I am sorry. I ______________________(not/ understand).
• You can turn off the TV. I ______________________ (not/ watch) it.
• Sarah usually ________________ (walk) to school.
• I _________________(study) every day from 9 to 14-30.

6 C. Pastimes

1. Match the words and word expressions.

2. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F). Correct the false sentences.

• Adults only can play the game Snake and Ladders. ___
• It is not a modern game. ___
• Snake and Ladders is a game for 6 people. ___
• To play the game you need the counters only. ___
• Whoever gets to the last square first wins! ___

Culture Corner

1. Answer the questions:

• Where and when was Cluedo invented?
• What is the aim of the game called Cluedo?
• Who wins this game?
• How do players of Scrabble pick the letters?
• How can players get bonus points?
• How do players of monopoly earn their money?
• What is the best selling bard game in the world?

2. Complete the sentences:

• __________________ is a board game where you are a money maker.
• __________________ is a board game that teaches you to be logical and attentive to details.
• __________________ is a board game that checks your knowledge of words.
• English in Use

1. Read the dialogue on p. 62 and answer the questions.

• It’s evening, isn’t it?
• Who does Greg want to buy present for?
• Why does he not buy the jigsaw puzzle?
• What does Judy like?
• How much is the puppet making set?

2. Read out the words.

• Bore, or, saw, board, sort, thought, all, ball, order, author, autumn, daughter, warm.
• Sir, fir, serve, firm, surf, first, early, birthday, Thursday, world, girl, worm.

Keys

6 A.

3.

• My friend is keen on swimming.
• He is good at English and History.
• But I am fond of cycling and fishing.
• We are mad about football.
• I am interested in Maths.

6.

6 B.

1.

1. jigsaw puzzle
2. dominoes
3. scrabble
4. marbles
5. billiards
6. backgammon
7. chess
8. darts

3.

6 C

1.