Card 1 1. What kind of indoor games can you recommend to your friend?
2. How can it influence him/her?
3. Are there any types of sport that you watch but do not play? Which? Why?
4. Which game or sport is the most popular in your country? Why?

1 Tom remarked that he hadn`t expected him to be so young. 2 Jane muttered that she was sorry she was late. 3 Jean said that her Dad would be fifty years old the following year. 4 Mother answered that the children were playing in the garden. 5 Sam said that it was raining and told Boris to take an umbrella. 6. The teacher said in surprise that she apologized but I had got a bad mark for my test. 7. Mike noted that he had called him a few days before. 8 Vlad explained that he had had a flue, but at that time he was feeling much better. 9 Lena told her friend that she was going to the seaside for a holiday. 10. His friend shouted that it was a lie.

Music ConcertМузыкальный концертI’m very fond of music and whenever I get a chance I attend a concert. It doesn’t happen very often, because I’m rather busy with my studies these days. Besides, our town is small and famous singers or bands rarely attend us. One music concert, that I especially liked, took place last summer. It was a jazz concert played by university students. I was amazed how talented these guys were. Although they are not famous yet, I think they will be noticed in the future. The event was held at the local Concert Hall in the afternoon. I went there with my best friend Vika, who is also fond of jazz. The tickets were rather inexpensive, so we could afford them. The concert lasted for a bit more than an hour. The hall was full of the audience. Although we are casual listeners, we could see how great was the music and performance in general. There were six people in the band. One guy was playing the saxophone, one was playing the drums, two others were playing the trumpet and the clarinet, one student was playing the double bass, and one was the pianist. At some point, each of them played solo to show their skills. At other moments they tried to improvise, which also sounded well. All in all, they performed about nine songs. The audience was willingly applauding after each song. Once again, I understood that hearing and seeing a live concert is much better than listening to music on CD or MP3 players. Vika also liked this concert. After it was finished, we went to meet the performers. Surprisingly, they were very friendly and even signed their autographs for us.