UNIT 3
Choose the best answer
How The World Spends Its Free Time
· Internet
People from Canada spend, on average, 43.5 hours per week online, 8 hours longer than the
next highest, the USA. One reason: Canada has long, cold winters so people spend lots of time
indoors.
· Sport
Football is king. In second place, surprisingly, is cricket. Only a few nations play the game
seriously, but it’s very popular in India, which has 1.2 billion people.
· Outdoors
New Zealanders spend the most time outdoors. The countryside is perfect for hiking, mountain
climbing, and water sports. If you live in New Zealand, you’re never more than two hours’
drive from the sea. And then there is rugby, too…
· Bars
Spain has six bars per 1,000 inhabitants, easily the highest number. In Spain, a bar is for
families, not just drinkers. It’s a meeting place and often an eating place (try the tapas!).
1. What is the main content of the extract?
A. How people spend their free time.
B. How people learn to spend their free time.
C. How people work in their free time.
D. Why people have much free time.
2. According to the extract, who spends the most time outdoors?
A. Canadian B. Indian C. Spanish D. New Zealander
3. Which information is NOT GIVEN?
A. Winters are long and cold, so people spend lots of time indoors.
B. A bar is for families, not just drinkers.
C. People often have party when they gather in bars.
D. Cricket is a popular sport in India.
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· Party!
It’s impossible to say who parties the most, but Brazil’s annual carnival makes it a good choice.
Some of the best cities for partying include Bangkok (friendly people, great nightclubs), Berlin
(live music scene), and the island of Ibiza (dance music).
4. Which cities are the best for partying?
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5. Why are they considered to be some of the best for partying?
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· Exercising
The biggest exercisers are people from Greece and Estonia. Over 80 percent of people in those
countries exercise regularly. In both countries, football and the Olympic sports are the most
popular, but Estonia has one very special game: ice cricket!
6. Which percentage of people do exercise regularly?
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7. What game is very special in Estonia?
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