LISTENING PRACTICE

A. You are going to hear some British students talking about their leisure

activities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlzuNXdNnS8

Pre-listening targeted questions

1. What are the most common activities and hobbies practised by students?

2. Can you speculate what kind of activities will be mentioned?

3. Do you think British students enjoy spending their spare time doing other

activities than the Romanian students?

Pre-listening vocabulary teaching

What do you think ‘chilling out with my friends’ means?

What about ‘go out for a pint’ or ‘I’m quite a bookworm’?

B. Is music the hobby that can make you more successful?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/miri-ben-ari-success_n_4123643.html

Pre-listening targeted questions

1. Do you consider that taking up a hobby when you’re young can contribute

to an individual’s personal and professional development? How?

2. Can you think of such a hobby?