Номер 2, страница 204 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

2a. Listen, read the text and say which of the quotes about leisure best fits it.

US leisure time

A survey, conducted by an American research company that specializes ['speʃəlaɪzɪz] in public opinion research gave the following results.

1. The average amount of weekly free time Americans have for leisure activities fell by 20% in 2008 – from 20 hours in 2007 to 16 hours in 2008 – and now is 10 hours less than the amount of leisure time (26 hours) in 1973, when the company started the research.

2. The biggest changes for 2008 in how people are using their leisure time are

• TV watching (up 6 points),
• exercise (up 3 points) and
• spending time with family and kids (up 3 points).

Since 1995 the largest changes in how people are spending their leisure time are

• exercising (up 6 points),
• computer activities (up 5 points),
• spending time with family and kids (up 5 points) and
• swimming (down 5 points).

3. Three in ten (30%) Americans say their favourite activity is reading (up from 29% in 2007) while one-quarter (24%) say it is TV watching and 17% say it is spending time with family and kids (up from 14% in 2007). Besides these three, the top five leisure time activities include exercise (8%), computer activities and fishing (each at 7%).

4. The average amount of time spent working, including housework and studying, is now at 46 hours per week, up slightly from 45 hours in 2007. In 1973, when this question was first asked, the average was 41 hours a week.

5. The paradoxical situation is that the research shows Americans have increased their work week by one hour, at the same time, they have lost four hours of leisure time. What is the three-hour gap spent on? This “grey area” can be explained because the extra time is time spent on computer or mobile phones. The conclusion is that the respondents didn’t consider (не считали) this as time spent working, they also didn’t count it as leisure time.

Also, as leisure time falls, Americans appear to be doing more solo activities. Four of this year’s top five choices are typically done alone: reading, watching TV, exercising, and computer activities.

2b. Complete the summary of the research choosing the right option.

1. The average amount of weekly free time Americans have for leisure activities

a) has fallen.
b) has risen.

2. Since 1995 the largest changes in how people are spending their leisure time are

a) watching television, exercising, computer activities, spending time with family and kids and swimming.
b) exercising, computer activities, spending time with family and kids and swimming.

3. The average amount of time spent working, including housework and studying, is now

a) up.
b) down.

4. Americans prefer

a) group activities.
b) individual activities.

2b. Дополните краткое изложение исследования, выбрав правильный вариант.

1. Среднее количество свободного времени в неделю, которое американцы тратят на досуг

a) уменьшилось.

b) увеличилось.

2. С 1995 года самые большие изменения в том, как люди проводят свой досуг, это

a) просмотр телевизора, занятия спортом, времяпрепровождение с семьей и детьми и плавание.

b) занятия спортом, компьютерные развлечения, времяпрепровождение с семьей и детьми и плавание.

3. Среднее количество времени, затрачиваемого на работу, включая домашние дела и учебу, сейчас

a) увеличилось.

b) уменьшилось.

4. Американцы предпочитают

a) групповые занятия.

b) индивидуальные занятия.

Ответ:

1. The average amount of weekly free time Americans have for leisure activities a) has fallen.

2. Since 1995 the largest changes in how people are spending their leisure time are b) exercising, computer activities, spending time with family and kids and swimming.

3. The average amount of time spent working, including housework and studying, is now a) up.

4. Americans prefer b) individual activities.

Перевод:

1. Среднее количество свободного времени в неделю, которое американцы тратят на досуг, a) уменьшилось.

2. С 1995 года самые большие изменения в том, как люди проводят свой досуг, это b) занятия спортом, компьютерные развлечения, времяпрепровождение с семьей и детьми и плавание.

3. Среднее количество времени, затрачиваемого на работу, включая домашние дела и учебу, сейчас a) увеличилось.

4. Американцы предпочитают b) индивидуальные занятия.