Help m 1) by the way in which a man uses his leisure his character can be told - more surely in all probability than by the way he does his work. for most men work is necessity in order to gain a living. vast numbers of men have not even been able to choose what work they would do, but have been forced by economic necessity to take the first job that came their way. but in their leisure time they do what they really want to do and their real selves are reflected in their actions. (2) some people are completely passive during leisure hours. if such people go out they go to some place of entertainment where no effort is required by them, a cinema or a dancing hall, and if the latter, they do not dance but simply sit and watch others dancing. (3) a different type of person is always full of eagerness to begin on some scheme. perhaps his hobby is carpentry or model engineering, or gardening, or he might wish to write, or to study some subject. this is the creative type of character. for him, his leisure hours are full of promise and he can look back on them with satisfaction when he reviews what he has achieved in them. (4) leisure should be refreshment; it should send a man out with fresh spirits to battle with the problems of life. sometimes this freshness comes not from doing anything, but by filling one's mind with fresh springs of beauty. many a man gets full value from his leisure by contemplating nature, listening to music, or reading noble books. by this sort of occupation he may not have made anything that he can show, but he has none the less recreated his own source of inspiration and made his own mind a richer and fuller treasure house. this is the true use of leisure. (5) hobbies today include a vast range of activities. the definition that best covers all these activities is probably constructive leisure-time activities. hobbies differ like tastes. if you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things. the most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. it includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball. (6) millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. it's always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms. those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. city-dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun. (7) we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on tv. answer the questions on the text. 1. why can a person’s character be told more surely from the way he uses his leisure time? 2. what is the creative type of character? 3. how can a person get his mind richer? 4. what is the most popular type of hobby? 5. where do city-dwellers prefer to go for holidays? choose the correct answer. 1. according to the text the statement “hobbies and leisure-time activities are the same thing.” a) is true b) is false c) has no evidence 2. the word vast in the text means a) broad b) great c) endless 3. the russian for picturesque in the text is a) красочный b) яркий c) живописный 4. which is not a constructive leisure-time activity? a) looking at shop windows b) gardening c) playing chess 5. the true use of leisure is a) to do things. b) to help to cope with life problems. c) to have a hobby. translate parts 3-4 of the text into russian.