LEISURE INBRITAIN
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.
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.