Active vocabulary. Day off to go wherever you like

day off to go wherever you like

week-end later than usual

hobby to air the room

to enjoy smb's days off to go to the country

to make plans to go for a walk

to spend time to listen to music

to discuss smth to play games

to have a rest to lie in the sun

to work 5 days a week to come to smb's place

to have one day off to receive guests

I. Answer the questions:

1. Which day of the week do you like best and why?

2.What time do you get up on Sundays?

3. What do you do in the morning?

4. How do you usually spend your days off?

5. How did you spend your last day off?

6. What are the best places around Kursk?

7. Do you often go to the country on your days off?

8. Do you go in for sports on Sundays?

9. Do you often go to see your friends?

10. How often do you spend your week-ends with your parents?

11. With whom do you prefer to spend your days off: with your friends or with your parents?

12. Are you theatre-goers?

13. What do you like best, cinema or theatre?

14. Are you fond of music?

15. What is your hobby?

16. How do you usually spend your evenings on your days off?

17. Do you like to receive guests on Sundays?

18. How do you plan to spend your next Sunday?

Text B: HOW I SPEND MY FREE TIME

Unfortunately I have not much free time this year that is why I have done my best to spend it wisely. As you know, there are a lot of opportunities of spending free time. When I have some free time I can choose any of them. But when the weather is fine, it is better to go for a walk.

After classes together with my friends we like to walk along the streets of our town enjoying the beauty of the city's architecture. Sometimes during my leisure time I read books, listen to my favourite music, or call up my friends inviting them to a café or a park. I can say that there are a lot of ways of spending free time. It is very nice to have some free time and do what is really pleasant.

I always envy those people, who have two days off. So you may guess, I have the only day off – Sunday. On Sunday, I don't have to hurry anywhere, that’s why, I get up at nine or ten o'clock. I am not an early riser. I make my bed, wash myself and go to the kitchen. In the kitchen the table has already been laid and I always have something tasty on Sunday: fried potatoes, meat salad or my favourite apple pies.

If the weather is sunny, I usually don’t stay indoors, I go to see my friends. But sometimes the day is rainy and gloomy. I prefer to be in watching TV, listening to music, reading books, speaking over the phone or just lying on the sofa idling away the time. Some of my friends can watch all TV-programmes from morning till night, but I think it’s rather boring, and I always feel sorry for those TV-addicts. It's much more interesting to play a game of chess with my grandfather or help my mother about the house and argue with my father about the latest events at home and abroad.

Every Sunday, when I go to bed, I think that the day has flashed past and the next week will bring new problems and their solution.

OUR STUDIES

Text A: KURSK STATE UNIVERSITY.

I am a first-year-student of Kursk State University. This institution of higher education was established in 1934. There were only two faculties in it: the faculty of History and that of the Russian language. Many skillful and experienced professors and lecturers worked there. They gave their knowledge and enthusiasm to lay the foundation for the future University. In 1994 our institute got the status of a University. In 2001 it got the qualification of a State University of an academic type.

Our University is in the center of the town. It is in Radishev Street which is near Red Square, the central square of the town. The University takes up 5 buildings. There are a lot of classrooms, laboratories and workshops there. All the rooms are large and light. The laboratories are equipped with modern instruments and apparatus. We spend a great deal of time there making experiments and calculations.

The head of the University is the Principal. He has some Vice-Principals. They are in charge of tuition, research work, public and social activities of our University. There is a library and a reading-hall there. The library is rich in books. The reading-hall is rather comfortable for individual studies. There are many shelves with books, magazines and newspapers on them. We often come to the reading-hall to read up before lectures and seminars. As a rule we have 3 or 4 lectures and seminars a day.

We study various subjects: Mathematics, Physics, History, Psychology, English and others. Usually we have English classes twice a week. Our University has many faculties. At the head of each faculty there is the Dean. He usually has an assistant – a Vice-Dean. The students take an active part in the public life of the University. Many students attend scientific circles. It is interesting and useful for students to work in them.

The academic year is divided into 2 terms which run from the 1st of September to the beginning of January and from the beginning of February to the end of June. It is very interesting to study at the University but it is not so easy. We realize that our future profession is very responsible, we must know and be able to do many things. I like my future profession and want to become a skilled teacher.