Questionnaire about your leisure time activities

a) Please check the frequency in which you have engaged in the following activities in the past two months. Check only one answer for each possible leisure activity. b) Join 3 groups of four students (3 groups at least) c) nd find a partner with whom you have as many common interests as possible. d) !hen arrange a programme for a weekend trip with your partner.

frequency of activities
Watching television
Playing adult games (for example, cards, gambling etc

frequently

occasionally

seldom

never

not sure

etc.) Walking for pleasure

Reading books for pleasure

Competing in team sports (for example, soccer, baseball, basketball, etc.)

oing on a family outing

Competing in individual sports (for example, tennis, ping pong, etc.)

oing out for the evening for drinks and entertainment

!icycling

oing to the movies

"isiting art galleries and museums

#istening to music

Collecting or making something (for example, hobbies)

$%imming

&ttending sports events

&ttending opera, ballet or dance performances

$urfing the Web

Working on the computer

other activity

other activity

Writing an e-mail to a friend abroad: You have just filled in a questionnaire about your leisure time activities. You have decided to write a mail to your pen-friend in Australia. You mention the survey done in your language class You say which pastime activity is your favourite one and why You say where you can do this pastime activity. You say how often you practise this activity You explain how you can achieve your work-life balance Ausgewogenes !erh"ltnis von Arbeit und #rei$eit%. &ow often do you need to engage in your favourite activity ' activities( etc.

Your email:

Write about 70 to 90 words !

Hello Kevin, "ow are you# $ am quite fine. %ur &nglish teacher has 'ust asked us to fill in a survey about our leisure time activities. (ow $ would like to tell you about my favourite activities. &very week $ go to a fitness club twice. $t is great fun for me to go there because $ like the contact with the people and it is very good for my health. $n the evening $ like to surf on the $nternet and $ occasionally download music and movies. $ know that it is illegal but there are many people doing this. t the weekend $ often go clubbing with my friends. !hat is my favourite activity. )o $ can switch off from daily work. &very year $ go with my family to *allorca or $bi+a. ,e like package holidays so this way we are relieved from any duties. ,e usually book an all-inclusive vacation package. *y mother hates it if she must buy food on our holidays. )he says. /$f $ am on holidays $ want to rela0 and en'oy the stress-free time. $n summer $ frequently go swimming in a public swimming pool during the day. nd $ like to sunbathe there. $n the evening $ go to the river 1hine with my friends and we rela0 with a beer there. !he positive side of this is that we can save a lot of money2 because we don3t have to pay a ticket for a club. $ prefer individual sports2 because $ can practice them alone whenever $ feel like doing so. $ hate it when $ have to go to the training every week at the same time. $f $ have an e0am at school2 $ can feel independent and say. /%k2 $3ll skip this evening3s training2 $3ll go there ne0t week.4 5o you see this problem in a similar way# ,hat about you# "ow is it going 6 "ow are you doing# re you having a heatwave now# $ am looking forward to hearing from you soon Jack

Read the email below. Unfortunately there are ten mistakes, both for grammar and for spelling. Please underline the words with the mistakes and correct them in the text.

Hello Kevin, "ow are you# $ am quite fine. %ur &nglish teacher has 'ust asked us to fill in a survey about our leasure time activities. (ow $ would like to tell you about my favourite activities. (7 mistake) &very week $ go to a fitness club twice. $t is great fun for me to go there beecause $ like the contact with the people and it is very good for my health (8esundheit). $n the evening $ like to surf on the $nternet and $ occasionly download music and movies. $ know that it is illegal but there are many people doing this. t the weekend $ often go clubbing with my friends. !hat is my favourite activity. )o $ can switch off from daily work. (9 mistakes) &very year $ go with my family to *a'orca or $bi+a. ,e like package holidays so this way we are relieved from any duties (befreit von den :blichen Pflichten). ,e usally book an allinclusive vacation package. *y mother doesn3t likes it if she must buy food on our holidays. )he says. /$f $ am on holidays $ want rela0 and en'oy the stress-free time. (3 mistakes) $n summer $ frequently go swimming in a public swimming pool during the day. nd $ like to sunbathe there. $n the evening $ go to the river 1hine with my friends and we rela0 with a bear there. !he positive side of this is that we can save a lot of money2 because we doesn3t have to pay a ticket for a club. (9 mistakes) $ prefer individual sports2 because $ can practice them alone whenever $ feel like doing so. $ hate it when $ have to go to the training every week at the same time. $f $ have an e0am at school2 $ can feel independent and say. /%k2 $3ll skip this evening3s training2 $3ll go there ne0t week.4 5o you seeing this problem in a similar way# (7 mistake) ,hat about you# "ow is it going 6 "ow are you doing# re you have a heatwave now# $ am looking forward to hearing from you soon (7 mistake) Jack Read the email below. Unfortunately there are ten mistakes, both for grammar and for spelling. Please underline the words with the mistakes and correct them in the text.

Hello Kevin, "ow are you# $ am quite fine. %ur &nglish teacher has 'ust asked us to fill in a survey about our leasure time activities. (ow $ would like to tell you about my favourite activities. (7 mistake) &very week $ go to a fitness club twice. $t is great fun for me to go there beecause $ like the contact with the people and it is very good for my health (8esundheit). $n the evening $ like to surf on the $nternet and $ occasionly download music and movies. $ know that it is illegal but there are many people doing this. t the weekend $ often go clubbing with my friends. !hat is my favourite activity. )o $ can switch off from daily work. (9 mistakes) &very year $ go with my family to *a'orca or $bi+a. ,e like package holidays so this way we are relieved from any duties (befreit von den :blichen Pflichten). ,e usally book an allinclusive vacation package. *y mother doesn3t likes it if she must buy food on our holidays. )he says. /$f $ am on holidays $ want rela0 and en'oy the stress-free time. (3 mistakes) $n summer $ frequently go swimming in a public swimming pool during the day. nd $ like to sunbathe there. $n the evening $ go to the river 1hine with my friends and we rela0 with a bear there. !he positive side of this is that we can save a lot of money2 because we doesn3t have to pay a ticket for a club. (9 mistakes) $ prefer individual sports2 because $ can practice them alone whenever $ feel like doing so. $ hate it when $ have to go to the training every week at the same time. $f $ have an e0am at school2 $ can feel independent and say. /%k2 $3ll skip this evening3s training2 $3ll go there ne0t week.4 5o you seeing this problem in a similar way# (7 mistake) ,hat about you# "ow is it going 6 "ow are you doing# re you have a heatwave now# $ am looking forward to hearing from you soon (7 mistake) Jack