Listening & Speaking 5 a)
10.2.7 You are going to listen to a
seismologist talking to a group of
students about earthquakes.
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1 What does Dr Felton say about earthquake
prediction?
A It is easy to predict when an earthquake will
happen.
B Predictions help us to evacuate animals
before an earthquake.
C Animals can help us predict when
earthquakes will occur.
3 What does Dr Felton suggest doing?
A storing emergency contact details in your
phone
B writing phone numbers down
C keeping your mobile phone charged up
4 You should check for damage
A immediately after the ground stops shaking.
B while the earthquake is happening.
C after any aftershocks have taken place.
5 Dr Felton says that new homes
A are reinforced with carbon-fibre.
B use flexible pipe systems.
C are built to deal with earthquakes.
6 What is Dr Felton's opinion on securing furniture?
A He doesn't think it's a good idea.
B He agrees with it to a certain extent.
C He totally agrees with securing all furniture.
2 Earthquake drills
A happen during earthquakes.
B are held in schools and businesses.
C are very stressful events.
Different people like doing different things because their tastes differ. So people have different hobbies. “A hobby” is something that people usually do to get pleasure or to relax and to spend free time.
Usually people choose as a hobby something that they really like doing. Something for their character and their taste. You will never do something as a hobby if you don’t like it. If you have an interesting hobby your life becomes more interesting, of course.
Most people chose something “to do” as a hobby - doing means something active from traveling to taking pictures, from table tennis to football. Others choose something “to make”. Making things includes knitting, sewing, handicrafts, painting, drawing.
“Collecting things” is another popular pastime. People collect different things like books, toys, car models, plane models, coins, CD’s. There are more serious collectors of expensive paintings, rare things or art objects. Such hobbies are for rich people. We can often see such private collections in museums, art galleries or libraries.
Those people who live in big cities and town are fond of gardening, growing flowers and vegetables. This gives them a sense of being close to nature.
Very often a hobby helps people to choose their future occupation. A person is lucky, I guess, if he or she can find a job similar to his or her hobby and get money for this.
Nowadays playing different computer games has become a popular pastime for both children and grown-ups.
As for me, I have got a hobby too. Many people go in for sports, they like jogging, walking, swimming, skating, skiing, working out in gyms. If you do sports you begin feeling much better. I personally go in for sports. It is a very important part of my life. I like playing volleyball and going to the gym. I do my morning exercises. Why do I like doing sports? Because I think that a man should be well-built and strong. (It is very important for a woman to be slim and in good shape).
The beach is a traditional summer destination for thousands of people. Everyone wants to go to the beach! Sun, surf, and sand are a magnetic lure for millions of visitors. The wealth of things to do includes sunbathing, jogging, boating, fishing and surfing. Ever presented breezes keep the temperature comfortable and the water warn.
Beach cities are the centres for easygoing life styles. The newest trends in youth culture often originate there. For example, the roller-skating craze started on the Venice boardwalk.
Though sea, sun and sand are the same, people try to go to a different place every year, because fauna, and flora, and the air are different.
Spending holidays on the beach is a great rest though many people combine sunbathing with visiting museums and places of interest.