FPI COURSE

UNIT 2LEISURE ACTIVITIES/HOBBIES

OBJECTIVES

READING OBJECTIVESAfter performing all the reading tasks in Unit 2, students will be able to:

Determine specific details in written texts; Learn new vocabulary and practice it in interactive activities; Improve the reading comprehension ability.

GRAMMAR OBJECTIVESAfter performing all the grammar tasks in Unit 2, students will be able to:

Identify the Zero Conditional type; Practice using the Zero Conditional type in interactive activities.

LISTENING OBJECTIVESAfter performing all the listening tasks in Unit 2, students will be able to:

Identify the topic, main idea and some details in adapted oral texts; Improve the listening comprehension ability.

WRITING OBJECTIVESAfter performing all the writing tasks in Unit 2, students will be able to:

Identify the main elements in daily routine activities, hobbies, leisure time; Practice writing a short presentation on individual daily routine activities, hobbies, leisure time.

I. READING

A day in the life of a soldierThis is Sergeant Harry Davis. He is a non-commissioned officer in the American Army. His program

starts in the morning with the wakeup at 0430 (zero four thirty) from Monday to Friday. After he comes back from the physical training (PT) he sometimes has a long shower if he has enough time. Sergeant Davis doesn’t usually eat breakfast because he likes eating more in the afternoon when he has lunch at the mess hall. On Mondays Sgt. Davis has classes all day long. On Tuesdays and Fridays he has field training exercise (FTX) from 0800 (zero eight hundred) to 1145 (eleven forty five) and on Wednesdays and Thursdays he has communications training and map reading. At the weekend he enjoys his free time.

If he is not on duty, Sgt. Davis works until 1530 (fifteen thirty), then he goes to his room. He usually asks for an afternoon pass after he finishes work and he spends his afternoon doing leisure activities. He dislikes going to the non-commissioned officer’s club so he goes out if it is a nice day or he simply stays indoors and reads a book. He loves reading because it’s one of his hobbies. If he goes out, he has to be back to his room by 2130 (twenty-one thirty) in the evening. Lights-out time is at 2200 (twenty-two hundred) when he goes to bed.

Vocabulary

non-commissioned officer = a subordinate officer (as a sergeant) in the army, air force, or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel;

wakeup = serving to wake up;Physical Training (PT) = the systematic use of exercises to promote bodily fitness and strength;Field Training Exercise (FTX) = an exercise conducted in the field under simulated war conditions in which troops and armament of one side are actually present, while those of the other side may be imaginary;communications training = the practice of transmitting information (messages, orders, and reports, both in the field and at sea and between distant headquarters);map reading = the practice of using a map to find which way to go;on duty = performing one’s duty or being asked to do so over a certain period of time;afternoon pass = formal consent for a period of time;lights-out = signal to turn the lights outmess hall = a room or building where a group, as of soldiers, regularly have their meals.

The military clock (the 24-hour clock )Study the examples

2.00 a.m. → 0200→ zero two hundred1.30 a.m. → 0130→ zero one thirty

10.00 a. m. → 1000 → ten hundred6.45 p.m. → 1845 → eighteen forty-five8.15 p.m. → 2015 → twenty fifteen

EXERCISES

Exercise 1

What is the best summary of the text A day in the life of a soldier? Choose a, b or c:

a. Sergeant Harry Davis is an ordinary non-commissioned officer in the American army who performs work activities and also spends time doing what he likes. b. Sergeant Harry Davis is a well-known non-commissioned officer in the American army who leads men in combat and doesn’t have much time for himself.c. Sergeant Harry Davis is not a very well trained non-commissioned officer in the American army who does a lot of work in the field and communicates easily with the other colleagues .

Exercise 2 Read the text A day in the life of a soldier and select the best answer a, b, c or d:

1. Harry Davis is a :a. a recruitb. a non-commissioned officerc. a volunteerd. an officer

2. After the physical training Harry Davis:a. has breakfastb. walksc. sometimes has a long showerd. rests

3. On Thursdays Sgt. Davis:a. has communications training b. has field training exercisec. has classesd. has communications training and FTX

4. Sgt. Davis asks for an afternoon pass:a. only on Monday b. rarely because he doesn’t have much free time

c. always if he is on dutyd. usually if he is not on duty

5. In his free time Sgt. Davis:a. likes going out if it is rainingb. dislikes spending his free time doing leisure activitiesc. enjoys going to the non – commissioned officer’s clubd. loves reading

Exercise 3Read the text A day in the life of a soldier and match the following words with their synonyms:

1. wakeup2. physical training 3. field training exercise 4. non-commissioned officer5. mess hall

a. an exercise conducted in the field under simulated war conditions b. a room or building where a group, as of soldiers, regularly have their meals c. the systematic use of exercises to promote bodily fitness and strengthd. serving to wake upe. a subordinate officer (as a sergeant) in the army, air force, or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel

KEY:1-d; 2-c; 3-a; 4-e; 5-b

Exercise 4Read the text A day in the life of a soldier and match the words to their Romanian correspondent:

KEY:1- b; 2 - d; 3-e; 4-c; 5-a

1. on duty2. afternoon pass3. communications training 4. map reading5. lights-out

a. stingereab. de serviciu c. orientarea pe hartăd. învoire pentru după-amiazăe. curs in domeniul comunicarii

Exercise 5Complete the following sentences with the correct words:

1. The non-commissioned officers go to the …………. when it is time to have lunch.a. communications trainingb. wakeupc. mess halld. map reading

2. The young soldier asks for an/a ….…..to see a movie at the cinema.a. afternoon passb. physical trainingc. map readingd. communications training

3. The …………….represents the morning routine for every soldier .a. afternoon passb. lights-outc. physical trainingd. mess hall

4. Soldiers learn how to perform on a battlefield during …………..... sessions.a. physical trainingb. wakeupc. on dutyd. field training exercise

5. When Sgt. Davis is …………… he has to work twenty-four hours.a. afternoon passb. on dutyc. non-commissioned officerd. physical training

II. GRAMMAR

The Zero Conditional

Definition: This structure represents a real general condition that expresses a possible or anticipated situation. For example:

He goes out if it is a fine day.He has a long shower if he has enough time.

The zero conditional clause is introduced by the conjunction IF and it may be used in the affirmative, negative or interrogative form.For example:

He goes out if it is a nice day.If he is not on duty, Sgt. Harris works until 1530.Do you get wet if you stay under the shower?If the zero conditional clause precedes the main clause, the two clauses are separated by a comma.

For example:

If he is not on duty, Sgt. Harris works until 1530.FormIn zero conditional clauses the time is now or always and the situation is real and possible therefore the simple present tense is used in both clauses.

“IF” CLAUSE (CONDITION) MAIN CLAUSE (RESULT)IF + PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

If he has enough time, he has a long shower.If it doesn’t rain, we go out for a walk.

The zero conditional is used to make statements about the real world and often refer to general truths, such as scientific facts. The order of the clauses is not fixed, “If-clause” can be the first as well as the second.For example:

Plants die if they don’t get enough water.If you mix green and yellow, you get brown.

Look at some more examples in the tables below:

IF CONDITION RESULTPRESENT SIMPLE TENSE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

If I miss the 7 o’clock bus, I am late for work.If I am late for work, my boss gets angry.If people don’t eat, they die.If you heat ice, does it melt?

RESULT IF CONDITIONI am late for work if I miss the 7 o’clock bus.My boss gets angry if I am late for work.People die if they don’t eat.Does ice melt if you heat it?

Exercises

Exercise 1Match the column on the left with the correct correspondent on the right:

1. A teacher is always happy a. if he is not on duty.2. Sgt. Harris works until 1530 b. if he has enough time.3. He has a long shower c. if her students work hard.4. You stay healthy d. if it is a fine day.5. He goes out e. if you exercise every day.

KEY: 1c, 2a, 3b, 4e, 5d.

Exercise 2Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d:

1. You get pink ……………………..

a. if you mix red and white.b. if you mixing red and white.c. if you mixes red and white.d. if you will mix red and white.

2. He never buys clothes…………………………

a. if he doesn’t has enough money.b. if he no has enough money.c. if he won’t have enough money.d. if he doesn’t have enough money.

3. If you heat water, ……………………………...

a. boils the water.b. it boils.c. it was boil.d. its boiling.

4. You get good grades …………………

a. if you studied hard.b. if you studying hard.c. if you study hard.d. if you will study hard.

5. If you eat fast-food, ………………………..

a. you won’t got fat.b. you get fat.c. you got fat.d. you getting fat.

Exercise 3Complete the zero conditional sentences with the correct verb:

1. If you press that button, the light (come on, comes on, doesn’t come on). 2. The teacher gets angry if we (does not work, work, do not work). 3. If I (doesn’t know, don’t know, know) a word, I look it up in the dictionary. 4. If you freeze water, it (doesn’t turn, turn, turns) into ice. 5. If I (go, doesn’t go, don’t go) on a boat trip, I always feel sick. .

Exercise 4Which one is correct?

1. a. If she doesn’t talk to you, she don’t know you. b. If she doesn’t talk to you, she doesn’t know you.

2. a. I am late for school if I wake up late. b. I am late for school if I wakes up late.

3. a. Do you got angry if she doesn’t give you your money back? b. Do you get angry if she doesn’t give you your money back?

4. a. If a student wins the first prize he feels proud. b. If a student wins the first prize, he feels proud.

5. a. If the TV is on, I can’t concentrate. b. If the TV was on, I can’t concentrate.

Exercise 5Complete the gaps with the correct missing verbs:

1. If you ………… water, it ………… into ice. a. freezes, turn b. freeze, turnsc. freeze, turnd. freezed, turns

2. We ………………. rummy if we ………………… any homework to do.

a. play, don’t haveb. play, doesn’t havec. plays, don’t haved. plays, don’t haves

3. People ………………… healthy if they ……………. .

a. is not, smokeb. are not, smokesc. are not, smoked. are, smoke 4. If she ……………….. the button, the volume ……………….. up.

a. push, goesb. pushes, goesc. pushes, go

d. don’t push, goes.

5. …….. the radio ………….. if you …………….. batteries?

a. Do .. function, useb. Do ..functions, usec. Does .. function, usesd. Does .. function, use

III. LISTENING

Exercise 1Answer the following questions:

1. What does Greta Brown command?a) a platoonb) a squadc) a companyd) a battalion

2. How does Greta start her day?a) with NBC trainingb) with map readingc) with a 4 kilometer foot marchd) with outdoors activities

3. Where does Greta love spending her free time?a) outdoorsb) indoorsc) at the non-commissioned officers’ clubd) at the swimming-pool

4. What does she occasionally do on the weekend?a) she goes shoppingb) she sleeps all dayc) she watches TVd) she goes to the gym

5. What time is the lights-out?a) at 2200b) at 2100c) at 2130d) at 2230

TAPESCRIPT

“Hello! My name is Greta Brown. I am a corporal. I am a squad leader in a platoon of thirty men. My program starts at 0500hrs when we have the wakeup. At 0530 we do the physical training and after that we go to serve breakfast at the mess hall. We have all kinds of activities during the day. For example at 0800hrs we start our day with a 4 kilometer foot march and we come back at 1100hrs to have lunch. At 1130 we have map reading and nuclear, biological and chemical training (NBC for short) until 1500hrs. We usually have dinner at 1600hrs.

Sometimes I ask for an afternoon pass. I love spending my free time outdoors. If it’s a fine weather , I usually go for a walk. Then I go to the non-commissioned officers’ club to talk to my other colleagues.

On the weekend I occasionally go to the gym and do some fitness exercises. On Sundays I like jogging in the morning and playing tennis in the afternoon.

By 2100hrs I have to come back to my room because the lights-out is at 2200hrs. If I have time before lights-out, I watch the news on TV, have a shower and then, at 2200hrs, I go to sleep.”

Exercise 2Listen to the speaker again and match the words with the meaning in the context:

1. squad leader - the commander of an infantry squad - the commander of a platoon

2. platoon – an army grouping of three or more platoons - an infantry grouping of three or more squads

3. mess hall – a building where servicemen or servicewomen eat their meals - a non-operational military base

4. 4 kilometer foot march – an organized journey of 4 kilometers along roads performed by soldiers on foot - a training exercise in which military skills are practiced in field conditions

5. outdoors – outside, not in a building - inside a building

TAPESCRIPT

“Hello! My name is Greta Brown. I am a corporal. I am a squad leader in a platoon of thirty men. My program starts at 0500hrs when we have the wakeup. At 0530 we do the physical training and after that we go to serve breakfast at the mess hall. We have all kinds of activities during the day. For example at 0800hrs we start our day with a 4 kilometer foot march and we come back at 1100hrs to have lunch. At 1130 we have map reading and nuclear, biological and chemical training (NBC for short) until 1500hrs. We usually have dinner at 1600hrs.

Sometimes I ask for an afternoon pass. I love spending my free time outdoors. If it’s a fine weather I usually go for a walk. Then I go to the non-commissioned officers’ club to talk to my other colleagues.

On the weekend I occasionally go to the gym and do some fitness exercises. On Sundays I like jogging in the morning and playing tennis in the afternoon.

By 2100hrs I have to come back to my room because the lights-out is at 2200hrs. If I have time before lights-out, I watch the news on TV, have a shower and then, at 2200hrs, I go to sleep.”

Exercise 3

Listen to an interview and answer the following questions:

1. Where does Mike Briggs work?a) at Forth Cannon Base in Californiab) at Fifth Cannon Base in Californiac) at Forth Cannon Base in Kentuckyd) at Fifth Cannon Base in Kentucky

2. What activities are the same all the week?a) the wakeup and the physical trainingb) the wakeup and breakfastc) the wakeup and field training exercised) the wakeup and first-aid training

3. When does Mike Briggs have classes?a) on Tuesdays and Mondaysb) on Fridays and Wednesdaysc) on Wednesdays and Mondaysd) on Mondays and Thursdays

4. What does Mike Briggs have on Fridays?a) leisure activitiesb) communications training and map readingc) classes and field training exercised) classes and map reading

5. Does Mike Briggs have time for leisure activities?a) Yes, if he is on duty.b) Yes, if he is not on duty.c) No, he doesn’t.d) No, if he is not on duty

TAPESCRIPT

Interviewer: Dear listeners, we have the pleasure of having Staff Sergeant Mike Briggs as our guest today. Hello, sir and welcome to our radio station. Our listeners will be glad to hear a few details about what exactly a soldier does in a military base.Staff Sergeant: Hello to you and to everybody who is listening to your radio show.Interviewer: What can you tell us about yourself?Staff Sergeant: Well, my name is Mike Briggs. I am a non-commissioned officer in the American army. I work at the Forth Cannon Base in Kentucky. Interviewer: What do you do during an ordinary day at work?Staff Sergeant: Well, I do a lot of activities but a day does not look the same with another.Interviewer: What do you mean by that?Staff Sergeant: Well, to be more precise, the activities that are the same all the week are the wakeup and the physical training in the morning.Interviewer: What time is the wakeup?Staff Sergeant: The wakeup starts at 0500hrs and at 0515 we start the physical training. After that, we all go and have breakfast at 0730.Interviewer: What other activities, that are specific to your job, do you have?Staff Sergeant: It depends on the day. We usually have classes on Mondays and Thursdays from 0800hrs to 1130 when we go to have lunch. On Tuesdays we have weapons training all day.Interviewer: So, on Wednesdays and Fridays you do not have other activities, right?Staff Sergeant: No, that is not right. On Wednesdays we have field training exercise and map reading and first-aid training.Interviewer: How about on Fridays?Staff Sergeant: On Fridays we don’t have classes but we do have communications training and map reading.Interviewer: It looks like you have a busy timetable. Don’t you have any leisure activities?Staff Sergeant: Oh, of course we do. If we are not on duty we are free from 1530 to do whatever we like doing.

Exercise 4

Listen to the interview again and match the words with their synonyms:

1.ordinary2. have classes3. first-aid training4. timetable5. leisure

a. medical aid trainingb. schedulec. commond. have lessonse. free time

Key: 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b, 5e

TAPESCRIPT

Interviewer: Dear listeners, we have the pleasure of having Staff Sergeant Mike Briggs as our guest today. Hello, sir and welcome to our radio station. Our listeners will be glad to hear a few details about what exactly a soldier does in a military base.Staff Sergeant: Hello to you and to everybody who is listening to your radio show.Interviewer: What can you tell us about yourself?Staff Sergeant: Well, my name is Mike Briggs. I am a non-commissioned officer in the American army. I work at the Forth Cannon Base in Kentucky. Interviewer: What do you do in an ordinary day at work?Staff Sergeant: Well, I do a lot of activities but a day does not look the same with another.Interviewer: What do you mean by that?Staff Sergeant: Well, to be more precise, the activities that are the same all the week are the wakeup and the physical training in the morning.Interviewer: What time is the wakeup?Staff Sergeant: The wakeup starts at 0500hrs and at 0515 we start the physical training. After that we all go to have breakfast at 0730.Interviewer: What other activities, that are specific to your job, do you have?Staff Sergeant: It depends on the day. We usually have classes on Mondays and Thursdays from 0800hrs to 1130 when we go to have lunch. On Tuesdays we have weapons training all day.Interviewer: So, on Wednesdays and Fridays you do not have other activities, right?Staff Sergeant: No, that is not right. On Wednesdays we have field training exercise and map reading and first-aid training.Interviewer: How about on Fridays?Staff Sergeant: On Fridays we don’t have classes but we do have communication training and map reading.Interviewer: It looks like you have a busy timetable. Don’t you have any leisure activities?Staff Sergeant: Oh, of course we do. If we are not on duty we are free from 1530 to do whatever we like doing.

Exercitiul 5

Listen to the interview and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F):

1. Staff Sergeant Mike Briggs dislikes going fishing. T F2. Sometimes he goes to see a movie. T F3. The military base doesn’t have a non-commissioned officer’s club. T F4. The non-commissioned officer’s club is open until 2030 on weekdays. T F5. Staff Sergeant Mike Briggs occasionally goes to the non-commissioned officer’s club. T F

TAPESCRIPT

Interviewer: What do you usually do in your free time?Staff Sergeant: Well, I like very much going fishing but I don’t do this very often. Going fishing is my hobby. If I don’t go fishing, I sometimes go out to see a movie. I hate staying indoors in my free time.Interviewer: Don’t you have a non-commissioned officer’s club?Staff Sergeant: Yes, we do. The non-commissioned officer’s club opens at 1400hrs and closes at 2000hrs on weekdays and on the weekend it opens at 1200hrs and closes at 2100hrs.Interviewer: Do you often go to the non-commissioned officer’s club?Staff Sergeant: Sometimes I do. I occasionally go there to have a chat with my colleagues before lights-out. Interviewer: What time do you have the lights-out?Staff Sergeant: The lights-out is at 2200hrs and at that time everybody goes to sleep, including me. That is the end of the day.Interviewer: Well, you really have a busy program all day long. Thank you very much for your visit today.Staff Sergeant: Thank you for inviting me and I thank the listeners for listening to me. Good bye!Interviewer: Good bye, sir. Now let’s go on with our….

IV. WRITING

My daily program

Days of the week Parts of the day Daily activities Military activities Free-time activities

SundayMondayTuesday

WednesdayThursday

FridaySaturday

in the morningat 0730

in the afternoonat 1200

in the eveningat 2115at night

wake upwashhave a showerhave breakfastgo to work

have lunch

have dinnergo to bed

wakeupphysical training

have classesfield training exercisemap readingcommunications training

lights-out

read a booklisten to music

go outwatch TV

walkgo to the non-commissioned officer’s club

go to the cinemago fishing

EXERCISES

Exercise 1 Match the column on the left with its correct correspondent on the right:

1. Every morning I ………………. a. watching TV late. 2. Sgt. Jones usually has lunch ………….. b. wake up at 0600.3. On Saturdays she likes ……………… c. every day from 0800 to 1200.4. We have classes ………………….. d. at 2200 in the evening.5. They go to bed ……………………. e. at the mess hall.

KEY: 1b, 2e, 3a, 4c, 5d

Exercise 2Number the sentences in a correct order so that you get Mick’s daily routine ( the first one is already done for you):1→a. On weekdays Mick wakes up at 0630.

b. He usually arrives at work at 0800.c. At 0700 he has breakfast.d. He normally arrives home at 1630.e. In the evenings, Mick watches TV or he meets his friends.f. He leaves home at 0730 and he goes to work by bike.

KEY: c-2, f-3, b-4, d-5, e-6

Exercise 3Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d:

1. In my free time I usually ……………………….. .a. have classes b. have lunch c. go to work d. go to the cinema

2. They always do the physical training …………………a. at night b. in the morning c. in the afternoon d. in the evening

3. Every evening I ………………. before I go to bed.a. have a shower b. have breakfast c. wake up d. go fishing

4. After she wakes up she always ………………before she has breakfast.a. goes to bed b. goes to work c. washes d. goes out

5. After dinner I sometimes …………….. to relax.a. wake up b. have lunch c. go to work d. listen to music

Exercise 4Write a short text in which you talk about your daily program, free time activities and hobbies. ( Se va scrie pe platforma)