Based on Workbook p 4, ex 1 Listen to the interview and answer the questions InterviewerSandra We know that British people like doing things outside work and spend a lot of time on their hobbies. We've asked Ms Sandra Wilson to come to our studio and tell us more about how the British relax. Good morning, Ms Wilson and thanks for coming. Please call me Sandra. I'm glad to have a chance to talk about hobbies as it's one of my favourite topics. Besides, they are really an important part of British lifestyle. Have you got a hobby, Sandra? I'm afraid I'm not original: my favourite pastime is gardening. As the weather in Britain is fairly mild, British people manage to do gardening almost all the year round. In fact, no matter how small their garden is, the British can always find something to do in it. My garden is not big but I mow grass in it every Sunday morning. To outsiders it may seem to be a kind of obsession but to a British person it's an important social duty. What plants do you grow in your garden? I don't grow vegetables. In my little garden there are two old apple trees, some shrubs and four rose bushes. I enjoy the rose bushes most. What other pastimes are popular in Britain? Walking is very popular. Ask any British person if they have a pair of walking boots and the answer will probably be yes. They are useful for walking in the countryside. Walking as a leisure activity has a long tradition in England. You can buy a variety of maps and guides to walking routes. Organized walking is also popular and is a good way to discover local sights of interest with a group of like-minded people and a guide. And what about cycling? Cycling seems to be one of the most popular hobbies in a lot of European countries today. Absolutely. Cycling is another popular activity. Unfortunately, many British roads are very busy and don't have cycling paths, so cycling can be a bit dangerous in Britain. Anyhow, many people find quiet country roads and spend their holidays exploring their homeland on their bikes. Extreme sports seem to be the latest craze all over the world. Is the situation the same in Britain? Yes, extreme sports like rock climbing attract young people. Have you ever heard of extreme ironing? No. What is it? People compete at who can do their ironing in more extreme conditions: mountains, rivers, roofs of tall buildings, busy streets... These are only some of the places people choose for their competitions. The contestants are judged on both the extremity of the location and quality of ironing. Who knows? Extreme ironing might eventually become an international sport. I'm afraid our time is up. Thank you, Sandra, for your most interesting story. What is "a hobby" for a British person? the same as in other countries often exotic usually shared by a lot of people an inherent feature of life How much time a year do the British tend to work in their gardens? the whole year all spring all summer half a year What has Sandra got in her garden? flower beds a kitchen garden plants fruit trees What does she say about walking as a pastime? It is usually done in organised groups. It is always done with the help of maps. It became popular quite a long time ago. It became popular in the British countryside. What role does cycling play nowadays? It is the most popular pastime in Britain. It is one of the popular pastimes in Britain. It is extremely dangerous in the British countryside. It is allowed only on cycling paths. What do you have to do to win in an extreme ironing competition? to find some hard conditions for ironing to find the most unusual clothes for ironing to do a lot of ironing as compared to the other contestants to do more ironing than the other contestants in hard conditions

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BasedonWorkbookp4, ex1

Listentotheinterviewandanswerthequestions
InterviewerSandraWeknowthatBritishpeoplelikedoingthingsoutsideworkandspendalotoftimeontheirhobbies.We'veaskedMsSandraWilsontocometoourstudioandtellusmoreabouthowtheBritishrelax.Goodmorning, MsWilsonandthanksforcoming.PleasecallmeSandra.I'mgladtohaveachancetotalkabouthobbiesasit'soneofmyfavouritetopics.Besides, theyarereallyanimportantpartofBritishlifestyle.Haveyougotahobby, Sandra?I'mafraidI'mnotoriginal:myfavouritepastimeisgardening.AstheweatherinBritainisfairlymild,Britishpeoplemanagetodogardeningalmostalltheyearround.Infact, nomatterhowsmalltheirgardenis,theBritishcanalwaysfindsomethingtodoinit.MygardenisnotbigbutImowgrassiniteverySundaymorning.TooutsidersitmayseemtobeakindofobsessionbuttoaBritishpersonit'sanimportantsocialduty.Whatplantsdoyougrowinyourgarden?Idon'tgrowvegetables.Inmylittlegardentherearetwooldappletrees,someshrubsandfourrosebushes.Ienjoytherosebushesmost.WhatotherpastimesarepopularinBritain?Walkingisverypopular.AskanyBritishpersoniftheyhaveapairofwalkingbootsandtheanswerwillprobablybeyes.Theyareusefulforwalkinginthecountryside.WalkingasaleisureactivityhasalongtraditioninEngland.Youcanbuyavarietyofmapsandguidestowalkingroutes.Organizedwalkingisalsopopularandisagoodwaytodiscoverlocalsightsofinterestwithagroupoflike-mindedpeopleandaguide.Andwhataboutcycling?CyclingseemstobeoneofthemostpopularhobbiesinalotofEuropeancountriestoday.Absolutely.Cyclingisanotherpopularactivity.Unfortunately, manyBritishroadsareverybusyanddon'thavecyclingpaths,socyclingcanbeabitdangerousinBritain.Anyhow, manypeoplefindquietcountryroadsandspendtheirholidaysexploringtheirhomelandontheirbikes.Extremesportsseemtobethelatestcrazeallovertheworld.IsthesituationthesameinBritain?Yes, extremesportslikerockclimbingattractyoungpeople.Haveyoueverheardofextremeironing?No.Whatisit?Peoplecompeteatwhocandotheirironinginmoreextremeconditions: mountains, rivers,roofsoftallbuildings, busystreets...Theseareonlysomeoftheplacespeoplechoosefortheircompetitions.Thecontestantsarejudgedonboththeextremityofthelocationandqualityofironing.Whoknows?Extremeironingmighteventuallybecomeaninternationalsport.I'mafraidourtimeisup.Thankyou, Sandra, foryourmostinterestingstory.
Whatis "ahobby" foraBritishperson?

thesameasinothercountries
oftenexotic
usuallysharedbyalotofpeople
aninherentfeatureoflife

HowmuchtimeayeardotheBritishtendtoworkintheirgardens?

thewholeyear
allspring
allsummer
halfayear

WhathasSandragotinhergarden?

flowerbeds
akitchengardenplants
fruittrees

Whatdoesshesayaboutwalkingasapastime?

Itisusuallydoneinorganisedgroups.
Itisalwaysdonewiththehelpofmaps.
Itbecamepopularquitealongtimeago.
ItbecamepopularintheBritishcountryside.

Whatroledoescyclingplaynowadays?

ItisthemostpopularpastimeinBritain.
ItisoneofthepopularpastimesinBritain.
ItisextremelydangerousintheBritishcountryside.
Itisallowedonlyoncyclingpaths.

Whatdoyouhavetodotowininanextremeironingcompetition?

tofindsomehardconditionsforironing
tofindthemostunusualclothesforironing
todoalotofironingascomparedtotheothercontestants
todomoreironingthantheothercontestantsinhardconditions

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