Practice; and but so or
Example: Davis was cold, so he closed the window.
1. Martin wanted to watch the film, ___he fell asleep half through.
2. To get into town, you can take the bus, you can walk.
3. It isn’t in a very nice part of town, it’s a good restaurant.
4. I wanted to buy some of those new trainers, I couldn’t find them anywhere.
5. Pierre was having some problems with maths, ___he had some private lessons.
6. Julian loves football, he plays really well.

Practice A: Put but or so in the gaps
Example: The film was long, but it was interesting.
The film was long so we got home late.
1. The restaurant is very expensive,_ the food is terrible.
The restaurant is very expensive, only rich people go there.
2. I’m studying hard, I don’t have much free time.
I’m studying hard, I’m not making much progress.
3. I’ve got her address , I can write to her.
I’ve got her address, I haven’t got her phone number.
4. We wanted to swim, we went to the seaside.
We wanted to swim, the sea was too cold.
5. They didn’t have any money, they wanted to eat in a restaurant.
They didn’t have any money, they couldn’t go to a restaurant.
6. I lost my bag, I went to the police station.
I lost my bag,I found 10$ in my pocket.

I you want to feel fit you’d better go in for one kind of sport or another. I should admit that everyone must do all he can to be healthy. Good health is better than the best medicine. «You have a sound mind in a sound body» as the old Latin saying goes. The English proverb «Sickness in the body brings sickness to the mind» expresses a similar idea but from different point of view. All kinds of physical exercises are very useful to make our bodies strong and to keep ourselves fit and healthy. To tell the truth I don’t do sports regularly and it is not an essential part of my daily life. In the morning I do some exercises just to awake. Then some aerobics for myself. It puts me into the fine moods. In summer I go swimming as there is a beautiful river with pure water where my Granny lives. In winter, it’s rather long at our place, I should say, I prefer skiing (There is nothing like the sight of a winter forest - a real fairy-tale). I like to ride the bike and toboganning in winter. Mum says that I’m to old to do it, why not after all? I shouldn’t call myself a sports fan. Of course , I like to watch sports competitions on TV . Fortunately , they show different ones - football , basketball . I like tennis tournaments very much . I think , it’s a very intelligent kind of sport for clever thinking people . Also I admire skiing championships , biathlon , swimming . But what I like most is basketball . The best games are viewed on TV. I came to know that modern basketball appeared in 1891 in the USA. The originator, John Naismith was a coach at the college. He invented the baskets and the rules of the game. Since then basketball has be become very popular and is spread all over the world. It is the sport of strong tall men, the sport of giants. Doing sports a man become strong, healthy and gay. He begins to take care of his health. «Good health is better than wealth», you know. It’s true, I should say. In our school we have a nice gym. Sports and games are popular among pupils. A lot of children train at special sport schools.

Many people have hobbies. They make our life more interesting. A hobby is what people like to do when they have free time. Everyone chooses a hobby according to his character and taste. Some people are fond of music, others like to read books. Some people like to collect stamps, coins or badges, others prefer gardening or hiking or taking photographs. Some people like to cook, others like to knitter sew. Generally speaking, a hobby is a matter of taste.My hobby is playing computer games. Both grown-ups and children are fond of it now. It has become one of the most popular hobbies nowadays. I think that playing with a computer is very interesting. It is not only "wasting time" as some people say.Computer games make us to think things over properly, they widen and develop our mind and imagination. I have a good collection of different games and when I have some free time I play them with great pleasure. My favourite game is (пишешь название какой нибуть игры)Some of my friends have the same hobby and we like to play together. Перевод:У многих людей есть хобби. Они делают нашу жизнь более интересной.Хобби это то, что люди хотели бы делать, когда у них есть свободное время. Каждый выбирает хобби согласно его характеру и вкусу. Некоторые люди любят музыку, другие любят читать книги. Некоторые люди любят собирать марки, монеты или значки, другие предпочитают озеленение или пеший туризм или фотографировать. Некоторые люди любят готовить, другие вязать или шить. Грубо говоря, хобби  - это дело вкуса.Мое хобби - играть в компьютерные игры. Как взрослые, так и дети любят это теперь. Это стало одним из наиболее популярных хобби в настоящее время. Я думаю, что компьютерная игра очень интересна. Это не только "тратить время", как некоторые люди говорят.Компьютерные игры стимулируют нас обдумать вещи должным образом, они расширяют и развивают наш ум и воображение. У меня есть хорошая коллекция различных игр, и когда у меня есть свободное время, я играю в них с большим удовольствием. Моя любимая игра (пишешь название игры)Некоторые из моих друзей имеют одинаковое хобби, и нам нравится играть вместе.