Номер 2, страница 130, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Демченко, Бушуева

2. a. Which of the activities in ex. 1 a. are popular in the UK?

b. Listen to the radio programme and check your predictions. What other hobbies have been mentioned in the programme?

c. Look at the extracts from the interview. Match the phrases in bold to their meanings.

1. I just like immersing myself in something totally different from work; 2. I had to have something to take my mind off things; 3. I get a real sense of accomplishment; 4. I can see the appeal; 5. I would've been hooked on them too; 6. I like tinkering around with different materials; 7. I find that really fulfilling; 8. I am all fingers and thumbs; 9. It helps me to relax as well as boosts my creativity and analytical thinking; 10. I'd rather watch paint dry.

a) the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting;

b) something done or finished successfully;

c) enjoying something so much that you are unable to stop having it, watching it, doing it, etc.;

d) improve or increase something;

e) extremely awkward and clumsy;

f) become completely involved in something;

g) stop from worrying or thinking about a problem or pain, often by forcing yourself to think about other things;

h) make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it;

i) used to refer to an activity that you consider extremely boring;

j) making you feel happy and satisfied.

d. What pastime activities were the extracts in ex. 2c about? Listen again and check.

e. Use the phrases in ex. 2c to talk about the leisure activities below. Which of them are popular in Belarus?

Playing video games; manga collecting; baking; robotics; doing yoga; stand-up comedy; playing football; hiking; drawing and painting; calligraphy; cycling; jewellery making; fishing; playing board games.

c. Посмотрите на отрывки из интервью. Соотнесите выделенные жирным шрифтом фразы с их значениями.

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