1. Topic 5 Free time and Travel Pre-Speaking Exercise Real lives 真人真事 Lives in the past 过去的生活 Gain a lot of knowledge 获得许多知识 Go out with 与。。。一起出游 Spare time 业余时间；闲时 Sleep in 睡懒觉；起床晚 Tell jokes 讲笑话；逗乐 Serious things 严肃的事情 Different situations 不同场合；不同情形

2. Go on tours （随团）旅游 Collect antiques 收集古董 Release one ’ s stress 释放 / 缓解。。。的压力 Day off 休息日 Put one ’ s feet up 翘起腿（休息或休闲） Share joyful and fun things/times 共享乐事 / 共享时光 Make a general guess 大概猜一下 Down time 停机；停歇；中断运转时间 Have no clue as to how … 不知。。。是如何。。。 Make peace with … 与。。。和好

3. Listening: In my spare time I just relax.mp3In my spare time I just relax.mp3 Listening: My favorite hobby is joke telling.mp3My favorite hobby is joke telling.mp3 Listening: Hobbies make people happy.mp3Hobbies make people happy.mp3 Say something about how you spend your spare time ： - How do you normally spend your spare time? ( 可讲一下通常你晚上如何过的 ) - With whom ？ （家人？朋友？） - Do you spend your free time on hobbies? What are they? ( 例如下棋、聊天、散步、打牌、郊 游、游泳、钓鱼等 ) - Do you feel lonely sometimes? When?

4. Share something with us about the places you ’ ve travelled to: - What is the place you ’ ve travelled to that most interests you? - Why is this place so interesting? - Whom did you travel with? Did they/he/she feel the same way you felt? Why? Listening: 01 Relaxation.mp301 Relaxation.mp3 Listening: 05 Free Time.mp305 Free Time.mp3

5. Examination Papers from University of Cambridge PART 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Daily Routine - What would you like to change in your daily life? - Are all your days the same? - Tell me about typical weekday and your typical weekend? - What is the balance of work/study and free time in your normal day?

6. PART 2 You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. Describe something you own which is very important to you. ( 礼物？电脑？宠物？ ) You should say: - Where you got it from - How long have you had it - What you use it for and explain why it is so important to you.

7. PART 3 Discussion topics: How values can change - What kind of possessions show status in your country? （汽车？住房？手表？名牌服饰？） - Do you think it was different from your grandparents? （消费观念？代沟？） The consumer society - Modern society is often called “ materialistic ” ? Why do you think this is? ( 精神生活与物质生活哪个更重要 ?) - Do you think consumerism is a positive or negative development? （消费刺激经济？负债消费？理性消费？高储 蓄低消费？）