LEISURE INBRITAIN
         The British spend their free time indifferent ways. People generally use it to relax but many people also (1) ___________ voluntary work, especially for charities.
          People spend a lot of theirfree time in the home, where the (2) ___________ popular leisure activity iswatching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often(3) ___________ programs on videos so that they can watch later, and videorecorders are also used___________ (4) watching videos hired from a videorental shop.
          Reading is also favourite wayof spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time
reading newspapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular, and inwinter it is often replaced by “do – it – yourself”, (5) ___________ people spend their timeimproving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after; taking the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.
         The extra leisure time (6)___________ at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally (7) ___________ place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motorcycle racing.Popular forms of (8) ___________ are swimming, tennis, ice-skating or rollerskating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.
          Families often have a “day out”at the weekend, especially in summer, with a (9) ___________ to a local eventsuch as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all (10) go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.