EXPRESSI ORAL TOPIC 4: LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

ADVANCED LEVEL preparation time: 7 minute

1.- Conversation. Talk about the following questions with your partner. You can use the pictures to help you if you wish. 1. If you had more free time what would you do with it! ". #ow often do you visit museums! $hen was the last time! %. $hat do you do for fun! &. $hat did you do last summer vacation! '. (o people)s leisure time activities change as they get older! #ow!

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1artner 2. 3elow there are three statements related to the topic. Talk about them for appro4imately 1 ' minutes without help from the e4aminer. You may be asked further questions about the topic when you have finished. 1. 5hould you read the book before you see the movie! ". 5hould some kinds of movies not be made! %. 5hould children under the age of 16 be allowed to see horror movies!

1artner 3. 3elow there are three statements related to the topic. Talk about them for appro4imately 1 ' minutes without help from the e4aminer. You may be asked further questions about the topic when you have finished. 1. (o you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television! ". #ave you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back! %. (o you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete!

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Topic 4 (Temps lliure i oci)

0ntertainment7 likes and dislikes personal interests free time activities intellectual and artistic
activities sports celebrations television cinema music theatre musical instruments. The press maga8ines 9ournalism etc.

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:ree Time 1. (o you have enough free time! ". (o you have free time on 5undays! %. (o you have much free time during the day! &. (o you have much free time in the evenings! '. (o you have much free time in the mornings! ;. (o you like to watch movies! <...like to play tennis ...= >. $hat are you doing this weekend! ?. $hat did you do last summer vacation! @. $hat did you do last weekend! 16. $hat do you do in your free time! 11. $hat hobbies do you have! 1". $hen do you have free time! <#ow do you spend your free time!= 1%. $here do you spend your free time! 1&. $ho do you spend your free time with! 1'. #ow do you like to spend your free time! going shopping! going to the cinema! chatting! playing computer games going to the disco! playing sports!reading! rela4ing! 1;. If you had more free time what would you do with it! 1>. Tell me about some good places to hang out. 1?. $hy are they good! 1@. $here do young people in this country usually spend their free time! "6. $ould you like to have more free time! "1. $hat would you like to give up so that you could have more free time! "". #ow do the women in your family usually spend their free time! "%. #ow do the men in your family usually spend their free time! "&. (o men and women spend their free time differently! #ow! "'. If it were suddenly announced that tomorrow was a national holiday what would you do! ";. $hat do you do on 5aturdays! ">. (o people)s leisure time activities change as they get older! #ow! "?. $ho do you like to spend your leisure time with! "@. $hat do you usually do!

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%6. (o you like gossiping in your free time! %1. $ho do you gossip with! %". $ho do you gossip about! %%. $hat do you really hate having to do in your free time! %&. $hat new activity would you like to try doing in your free time! %'. (o you ever feel that you waste your free time! #ow! %;. $hat can you do about this! %>. (o you find that your works or studies takes up your free time! %?. 2re there any activities that you used to do but don)t do anymore! %@. $hy did you stop!

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#obbies 1. (o you have a hobby! ". $hat are your hobbies! %. #ow long have you had your hobby! &. $hich hobbies are the most e4pensive! '. $hich hobbies are the cheapest! ;. $hich hobbies cost nothing at all! >. $hich hobbies are the most popular in your country! ?. Is hunting a hobby or a sport in your country! @. $hich hobbies are the most popular with women in your country! $ith men! 16. (id you have any hobbies when you were a child! 11. Can you think of any hobbies which are popular with children and adults! 1". (o you think a hobby is different from a sport! 1%. 2re there any hobbies you would like to try! 1&. 2re there any dangerous hobbies! 1'. 2re there any hobbies you can do in other countries but not your own! 1;. $hich hobbies do you think are the most difficult!

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0ntertainment 1. $hat is the most popular dramaAcomedyAgame show in your country and what is the story-line <drama= or format <game show=! ". (o you like to watch cartoons! %. $hat did you watch on TB yesterday! &. $hat is one of your favorite TB shows! 1. $hy do you like it! ". $hen is it on! %. (oes you father like it too! '. (o you listen to classical music! $hy or why not! ;. #ave you ever been to a play! If so when was the last time! >. #ave you ever been to (isneyland! ?. #ave you ever been to the theater! @. #ave you ever hosted a party! 16. #ave you ever tried water skiing! 11. #ave you ever used a slot machine! 1". #ow far in advance do you begin planning a vacation! 1%. #ow often do you go to parties! 1&. #ow often do you read comic books! 1'. #ow often do you visit museums! $hen was the last time! 1;. Is gambling legal where you live! 1>. 5hould books be censored! 1?. (o you often go drinking! $here! $ho with! #ow often! 1@. 5hould movies be rated! 04plain. "6. $hat are some forms of gambling people do in your country! "1. $hat are some games that you don)t like to play! $hy! "". $hat are some good books that you have read! 1. $hat is the best book you have ever read! "%. $hat are some of the good movies you have seen! "&. $hat are some of the most popular amusement parks in your country! "'. $hat are some things you can do without spending a cent!

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";. $hat computer games have you played! 1. $hich are your favorites! ". $hich do you think are not so interesting! ">. $hat do you do in your spare time! "?. $hat do you like to do on a night out! "@. $hat do you think of soccer! <baseball hang gliding ...= %6. $hat games are popular in your country! $hy are they popular! %1. $hat is your favorite game! $hy! %". $hat is your favorite holiday! $hy! %%. $hat kind of music do you like! %&. $hat kind of things do you like to read! %'. $hat singer would you most like to meet! %;. $hat was the last book you read! %>. $hat)s the most popular holiday in your country! 1. $hen is it! ". #ow is it celebrated! %?. $hat)s your favorite maga8ine! <$hat are some of your favorite maga8ines!= %@. $hen do you usually listen to the radio! &6. $here do you usually read! &1. $ho are some of the famous actors and musicians in your country! &". $ho are some of your favorite actors and actresses! &%. $ho do you think is the funniest comedian! &&. $ho is the most popular entertainer in your country! &'. $ho is your favorite author! &;. $ho is your favorite comedian! &>. $ho is your favorite musician! 1. $ho is your favorite female singer! ". $ho is your favorite male singer! %. $ho is your favorite guitarist! &?. $ho is your favorite writer! <author= &@. $hy do some people gamble!

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'6. $ould you rather go to a bar or a nightclub!

51. $hat do you do for fun!

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3ooks and Ceading 1. $hat is your favorite story! ". $ho is your favorite author! %. $ho is your favorite character! &. $hat is your favorite genre! 1. 2ction ". *ystery %. 5uspence &. (etective '. 5cience :iction ;. Children)s books >. $ar ?. ,on-fiction @. Travel books 16. 5elf-help books 11. #istory 1". 3iography 1%. 2utobiography 1&. .othic 1'. Classic -iterature 1;. *odern -iterature '. $hat is the longest book you have ever read! 1. #ow long did it take you to read it! ;. #ave you ever belonged to a book club! 1. $hat books did you read! >. $hat is the funniest book you have ever read! ?. The saddest! 1. The strangest! @. #ow many books have you read in your life! 16. Is there a time in your life when you read all the time! 11. #ow many hours do you spend reading in a week!

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1". #ave you ever been to a book signing or met an author! 1%. (o you have any ideas for a story for you to write! 1&. (o you read books based on recommendations! 1'. $hat are some of the books that were recommended to you! 1;. $ere you ever given a bad recommendation! 1>. (id it change your opinion of the person who recommended the book! 1?. $hat books have you recommended for other people! 1@. #ow often do you go to the library! "6. #ow many books do you check out at a time! "1. #ow do you choose the books you are going to read! "". #ow important is the cover of the book. "%. (o you watch the movie that came from a book! "&. *ost people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you! "'. (id you en9oy reading books in school! ";. $hat was your favorite book growing up! ">. Is there a book that you have read more than once! 1. $hat was the title! ". #ow many times did you read it! "?. Is there a book you 9ust couldn)t finish! 1. $hat was the title! "@. $hat is your favorite time of day for reading! %6. $here is your favorite place to read! %1. (o you listen to music while you read! %". (o you often read book before go to bed! %%. $hat factors are important to you when choosing a book to read! 1. Ceviews! ". 2 Cecommendation from a friend! %. The front cover! %&. $hat was the last book that you read! %'. $hat is your favorite book of all time! %;. #ave you ever read a book and then watched the movie! $hich was better! $hy!

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%>. $ho is the most famous writer from your country! 1. #ave you read any of their books! ". (o you think that they are overrated! %?. $hat genre of book do you en9oy most! %@. #ave you ever tried to read a book in 0nglish! &6. (o you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television! &1. #ave you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back! &". (o you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete!

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*ovies

1. $hat is your all-time favorite movie! 2. $hat is your favorite movie! 3. 2re there any kinds of movies you dislike!
1. If so what kinds! ". $hy do you dislike them! &. (o you like to watch horror movies! '. (o you prefer fiction or nonfiction books! #ow about movies! ;. (o you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater! >. #ave you ever seen the same movie more than once! 1. If yes name it <or them=. ?. #ave you ever seen DDD! <Insert the name of a movie.= @. #ow often do you go to movies! 16. #ow often do you rent videos! 11. If a book has been made into a movie which do you prefer to do first see the movie or read the book! $hy! 1". $hat do you think of people who talk during movies at a movie theater! 1%. $hat is the best movie you have ever seen! 1. $ho was in it! ". $hy did you like it! %. $ho was the director! 1&. $hat is the scariest movies you have ever seen! 1. $hat)s the funniest! ". $hat)s the most romantic! 1'. $hat is the worst movie you)ve ever seen! 1;. $hat was the last movie you saw! 1. $as it good! ". $ho did you see it with! 1>. $hat)s the best movie you)ve ever seen! 1?. $hich do you like better action movies or comedy movies! 1@. $hat movie star would you most like to meet!

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"6. $ho is your favorite actor or actress! "1. $hat do you think of reality shows! "". (o you think that films can be educational! "%. Is there a movie you could watch over and over again! "&. $ho)s your favorite director! "'. 5ee any good movies lately! ";. #ow much does it cost to see a movie in your country! ">. (o you usually rent (B()s or videos when you rent movies! "?. $hat)s one of your favorite movies! 1. $hat kind of movie is it! ". $ho)s in it! %. $ho directed it! &. $hy do you like it! '. $hen did it come out! ;. $here was it filmed! >. #ow many times have you seen it! ?. $ould you recommend it! $hy! "@. (o you think movies have been developing technology or technology has been developing movies! %6. $hat is the most horrible movie you have ever seen! %1. $hat kind of movie do you like! %". #ow much do you spend to buy (B( movies! %%. 2re addicted to watching movies! %&. (o you like to see a movie many times! %'. $ould you like to be an actorAactress! $hy or why not! %;. (o you think action movies are bad for children! %>. $hich do you prefer to watch movies or to read books! %?. #ow much money do you spend when you go to movies! %@. $hat do you prefer animated movies or real movies! &6. $hat is your favorite movie soundtrack! &1. (o you think historical movies are educational!

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&". (o you like documentaries! &%. $ho is your favorite movie hero! &&. $hat do you think about comic books movies! &'. Can you remember the name of the first movie you saw that made you cry! &;. $hat is your favorite classical movie! &>. $hich do you prefer comedy movies or horror movies! &?. #ave you ever watched a movie twice that you disliked! &@. (o you ever download bootleg movies! '6. In your country what common courtesies apply when watching a movie at the cinema! '1. #ave you ever seen a movie in another country! (escribe the e4perience. '". $hat movie ratings are enforced in your country! '%. $hat does it mean if a movie EbombsE! '&. 2re movie trailers common at the cinema in your country! ''. (o you like foreign films that are dubbed in your mother tongue or do you like watching the film in its original form! ';. $hat kind of movie would you like to star in! $hy! '>. (o you think there should be more movies made in your country! '?. $hat is something that you have never seen happen in a movie! '@. $hat things happen too often in movies! ;6. $hat is the name of a boring movie you have seen. Is there a way to make it better! ;1. #ow would you make a really bad movie! ;". $hich movie star do you think should die today! ;%. $hich movie star should live forever! ;&. $hich two movie stars would you like to have for your parents! ;'. If a movie star wanted to marry you would you divorce your spouse! ;;. If you could be a movie bad guy which one would you be! ;>. #ave you ever thought about what super powers you would like to have! ;?. $hich famous person would you like to have for a best friend! ;@. #ow often would you go to the movie theater if you always had free tickets! >6. $hich movie has the best story ! Tell me about it. >1. $hich horror movie is the scariest! $hy!

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>". If they made a movie about your life what kind of movie would it be! >%. $hich actor or actress would be you in a movie about your life! >&. (o you want your children to be actors or actresses! >'. #ow would your life change if you could do TB commercials! >;. #ow would you like to clean house for a celebrity! >>. $ould you let a movie crew film in your house! >?. $ould you like to be a movie e4tra! >@. (o you think there is too much nudity in movies or not enough! ?6. (o you think there is too much violence in movies! (oes it affect children! ?1. (o you think a movie has to be e4pensive to make to become a blockbuster! $hy! ?". $hy do some people become famous and others don)t! ?%. $ould you rather be in a movie or be given F'66.666! ?&. $ould you like to be in a television drama! ?'. $hat kind of character would you like to play in a television drama! ?;. $ould you be willing to be on a TB show in only your underwear ?>. $hat)s the scariest movie you)ve ever seen! ??. If someone were to make a movie about your life what would you ?@. want included! Include 2T -025T three points G @6. $hen there)s a new movie on and you are interested in it do you usually go to the cinema to watch it or wait and see it on (B(! @1. $hat do you think about eating during movies at a movie theater! @". $hat are the different typesAgenres of films you can watch! @%. $hich ones do you like! @&. $hat kinds of books do you usually read! @'. (o you usually eat something while you are watching a film at the cinema! @;. (o you think that films should be more educational! @>. (o you prefer classic films or westerns! @?. #ave you got a favorite! @@. #ave you ever fallen asleep in the middle of a film! $hy! 166. 161. (o you remember which one it was! (o you choose a film for the plotAstory or the actors!

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(o you usually choose which films to watch! $hat is the longest film you)ve ever seen! #ow many hours was it! (o you like animated films! #ave you seen any of the E-ord of the CingsE or E#arry 1otterE films! (id you en9oy them!

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(o you prefer watching films in their original version or in your mother language! If you decide to rent a movie how do you choose one! $ho chooses the programs the family watches together! $ho holds the remote in your family! If two people want to watch different programs at the same time how do you settle the problem.

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5hould you read the book before you see the movie! 5hould some kinds of movies not be made! 5hould children under the age of 16 be allowed to see horror movies! $hat common courtesies apply when watching a movie at the cinema! $hat kind of movie would you like to star in! $hy! (o you think there should be more movies made in your country! $hat is something that you have never seen happen in a movie! $hat things happen too often in movies! Think of a boring movie you)ve seen. Is there a way to make it better! #ow would you make a really bad movie! $hich movie star do you think should die today! $hich movie star should live forever! $hich two movie stars would you like to have for parents! If a movie star wanted to marry you would you divorce your spouse! If you could be a movie bad guy which one would you be! #ave you ever thought about what super powers you)d like to have! $hich famous person would you like to have for a best friend! #ow often would you go to the movie theater if you always had free tickets! $hich movie has the best story! Tell me about it.

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$hich horror movie is the scariest! $hy! $ould you be willing to leave your country forever if you could be famous! $hat are some problems that famous people have! $ould it be a problem if your sweetheart became famous but you didn)t! If they made a movie about your life what kind of movie would it be! $hich actor or actress would be you in a movie about your life! (o you want your children to be actors or actresses! #ow would your life change if you could do TB commercials! $ould you like to clean house for a celebrity! $ould you let a movie crew film in your house! $hat kind or style of music would it be weird for your parents to listen to! $hy!

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04tra material < -eisure and entertainment =7

The best test of the quality of a civili8ation is the quality of its leisure. There can be no high civili8ation where there is not ample leisure. The more we do the more we can doH the more busy we are the more leisure we have. Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.

To your cultured and energetic spirit leisure is only liberty to choose an occupation. -eisure is the *other of 1hilosophy. 2ll intellectual improvement arises from leisure. -eisure is the e4ultation of the possible. If you are losing your leisure look outH you may be losing your soul. 1eople who know how to employ themselves always find leisure moments while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry.

$e are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Bery few people can endure much leisure.

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I Bocabulary to help students understand and describe television shows or movies. an episode <n= a specific TB program that is part of a series in which the same story is continued each week7J a couch potato <n= a person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down watching television. cast <n.A v= the category name for all of the actors who play characters in a TB show movie or play. 0ach character is a cast member. a character <n= a person in a TB show movie or story main character <n= the most important person in the TB show movie or story a series <n= a continuing weekly TB show which has the same characters. a clicker <n= another word for the remote control that changes channels on your TB. the tube <n= an informal word for television or TB 04. $hat did you watch on he tube last night! a TB channel <n= 2 television station and its programs. 04ample7 C3C is on channel %. a CB pilot <n= the first episode of a TB series a network <n= 2 group of radio or television stations which broadcast many of the same programs but in different parts of the one country7 ratings <n= 2 measurement to see how many people are watching a particular TB show. Catings help networks to decide which shows should continue. a season <n=

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a specific period of time when a TB series is shown. *ost series have two 1% week seasons. a rerun <n= a TB show that has already been shown before. a commercial <n= a television advertisement prime time <n= the time on TB between >766 and 16766 when the highest number of people are watching TB. This is when networks put on their best shows. an infomercial <n= a TB program that looks like a documentary but is really a half hour advertisement for a product or service. a public service announcement <n= an announcement during the commercial break about important public issues like drinking and driving. a script <n= the written part of a TB show play or story a role <n= the part an actor plays in a TB show movie or play. a remote control <n= a handheld device you use to change channels on TB a sitcom < a situation comedy= <n= a half hour show that usually shows the life of a family or a group of friends. *ost of the time these are comedies. a soap opera <n= a TB show about the daily lives and relationships of the same group of people which is broadcast every day. a news anchor <n= 5omeone who reads the news on TB and introduces news reports JK newsreader 3ritish 0nglishL family friendly <ad9= shows that are +.M. for children to watch . These shows don)t show se4 or violence. a viewer <n=

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2 person who watches TB or movies Eto 8apE <v= to use a remote control device or EclickerE to switch channels turn down the sound or turn off the TB. broadcasting <n= the business of making television and radio programmes7 a broadcast < n= A to broadcast a television or radio program to put a TB show on a TB network H channel or the internet so that people can it. a hostA a presenter <n= someone who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio program. programming <n= the planning of TB shows series or broadcasts. The $inter +lympics received over 1;6 hours of television programming. a studio <n= room where TB programs or films are made and broadcast or where music is recorded7 the plot <n= the story of the TB show movie or book. the set <n= a place where a film or television program is filmed the setting <n= the place where something is or where something happens and the general environment. 2lso includes the time < now 1@th century etc= surfing or channel surfing <n= when you change from one television channel to another only watching a few minutes of any programme a program .<n= a TB or radio show to switch <n= to change channels or stations subtitles <n=

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the words printed under the TB show or movie in a foreign language to translate what the actors are saying. a show <n= an informal word for TB or radio program a TB station <n= the place where radio and television programs are broadcast from. < similar to channel but the channel is a number and the station is a place with a name like $M1N dialogue <n= the words the characters say on the program captions words printed below a picture in a book or newspaper or on a television screen to e4plain what the picture is showing JO subtitleL dubbed when the the original spoken language of a film or television program is changed into another language stunt a dangerous action that is done to entertain people especially in a film or a TB program < car chases etc= director person who give the actors in a play film or television program instructions about what they should do. score the music especially written for a film or TB show also the written music on paper . close captioned words that are at the bottom of your screen if you have the necessary equipment attached to your television. sound track all the music played during a TB show or movie < usually as background=

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*usical genres - .Pneros musicales pop rock classical 9a88 dance country reggae electronic techno -atin easy listening folk opera heavy metal blues rap hip hop pop rock clQsica 9a88 dance country reggae electrRnica techno latina mSsica ligera folk Rpera heavy metal blues rap hip hop

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Cecreation and #obbies 3illiards T billar 3owling T bolos 3rainteasers - adivinan8as Camping - campamento Canoeing - piragUismo Card games - 9uegos de cartas Carpentry - carpinterVa Checkers - 9uego de damas Chess- a9edre8 Computing - informQtica Cooking - cocina Crossword pu88le - crucigrama Cycling - ciclismo (ancing - baile (arts - 9uego de dardos (ice - dados (ominoes - dominR (rawing - dibu9o 0mbroidery - bordado 0ngraving - grabado :ishing - pesca .ambling - 9uegos de apuestas .ardening - 9ardinerVa #ang-gliding - ala delta #iking - e4cursionismo #orseback ridingT equitaciRn #unting - ca8a Wigsaw pu88le - rompecabe8as Wogging - trote footing Mnitting - te9ido de punto

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*arbles - 9uego de bolitas *ountaineering - alpinismo montaXismo 1ainting - pintura 1arachuting - paracaidismo 1hotography - fotografVa 1ottery - cerQmica Ceading - lectura Ciddles - adivinan8as 5culpting - esculpido 5ewing - costura 5inging - canto 5kating - patina9e 5kiing - esquV 5tamp collecting - filatelia 5urfing - surf Bideo games - video9uegos Yoga - yoga

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Celebrations and 0vents

baby shower barbecue A cookout birthday party dance family get-together going-away party feast fireworks display funeral graduation parade picnic potluck dinner reception wedding welcome party attend a party cancel a get-together hold a reception postpone a dance throw a going-away party

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