Speaker 2: Well, football is the favourite sport. But, er, we like also ice hockey in the winter. Winter sports.
Interviewer: And what about indoor sports? Or indoor activities other than …? Speaker 2: We like very much playing chess. And we are very good at playing
chess. Also, television is very common and, in the cities – Moscow and St Petersburg – we like to club, go dancing.
Interviewer: Oh, right. Yeah. OK. Yeah. And what about outdoor activities? Speaker 2: Well, believe it or not, collecting mushrooms. In the autumn, we like it
very much. And also the skiing. Again, the ice hockey in the winter. Very popular.
Interviewer: And I believe cultural activities are very important to you? What kind of things do you like doing? Speaker 2: In particular, the ballet. Interviewer: Yeah.
Speaker 2: And of course, the opera as well. Even the small towns have theatres
and a cinema. We like the country people, the rural people, they like to watch films. They call it a ―Palace of culture‖.
Interviewer: Right. Yeah. Speaker 2: Yes.
Interviewer ： And what kind of weekend and holiday activities do you enjoy? Speaker 2: Well, you find the rich Russians, they very often have a dacha, which is a cottage.
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Interviewer ： Right.
Speaker 2 ： In the country. Interviewer ： Right.
Speaker 2 ： You go there for a holiday and maybe for the weekend. Interviewer ： Right. Thank you.
Speaker 3 Interviewer ： Tell me about leisure activities in Australia. What kind of sports do you enjoy?
Speaker 3 ： Well, Australian rules football is our main spectator sport. Of course,
we also love our rugby and our cricket. You know, our national teams are definitely now among the best in the world.
Interviewer ： Yeah.
Speaker 3 ： What else? We have association football. And also very popular now is horse racing. Interviewer ： Right. And what kind of indoor activities, other than sports, do you like doing?
Speaker 3 ： We’re very much an outdoor nation but when we’re inside I think we
like to watch TV and, you know, go to the movies.
Interviewer ： So, what kind of outdoor activities are there?
Speaker 3 ： Well, for this we like our cycling. Some people play golf and some play
tennis. And some play lawn bowls.
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Interviewer ： Right, yeah.
Speaker 3 ： Of course, you know, most Australians do live near the coast and we
love to do sailing and surfing; very, very keen on our swimming and I know a lot of people do fishing as well.
Interviewer ： Right. And what about culture? Do you do any cultural activities? Speaker 3 ： Interviewer ： like doing then? Speaker 3 ： Interviewer ： Speaker 3 ：
Oh yes, no, no, Australia does have its culture. We’ve got our
aboriginal music and our dancing and a lot of art. And of course, we’ve got our very, very famous Sydney Opera House – you know, best in the world.
Yes. And what about weekend and holiday activities? What do you I think people like to be very social. We do a lot of barbies – you
know – barbecues in the back garden and some people like to go bushwalking as well.
Great. Thank you. You’re welcome.
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