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1、WhereandhowdomostBritishpeoplechoosetospendtheirsparetime?Why?ByYuZhijieandXieAiyiLeisureathomeWatchingtelevisionVisitingorentertainingfriendsListeningtoradioListeningtorecords,tapesorCDsReadingbooksGardeningDoityourselfGenerallythegreaterpartofmostpeople’sleisuretimeisspentinthehome. Home
2、andfamilyisthemainfocusofinterestforBritishpeople.WatchingtelevisionandvideosisbyfarthemostpopularleisurepastimesThereisawiderangeofprogrammesavailable,fromcurrentaffairstoquizshows.Manytelevisionprogrammesareaboutmusic,wildlife,animals,holidays,cookingandgardening.Allthesethingsaremuchche
3、rishedbyBritishpeople.Britain’sregularweeklydramasor‘soapoperas’havemoreviewersthananyotherprogrammes.TheBritishareknownasanationofgardeners.GardeninghasbeenapopularpastimesinceRomantimes.EverytowninBritainhasoneormoreDIY(DoitYourself)centresandgardencentres.Thesearelikesupermarketsfortheh
4、omeandgarden.TheseplacesareverypopularwithBritishhome-ownersattheweekends.LeisureoutsidethehomeVisitapublichouseMealinarestaurantLibrary,cinema,museum,artgallery,theatreSportsGamblingOrganizationsThemostcommonfree-timeactivityoutsidethehomeamongstadultsisavisittothepub.WhydotheBritishlikeg
5、oingtothepub?Oneofthemainattractionsofthepubforallregularpubgoersisthatitoffersgoodcompanyinfriendlysurroundings.Goodconversationandgoodbeeraretwoessentialitemsprovidedbythepub.beeristheperfectdrinkforthepub.Manypubsalsoservefood,fromsnackstofullmeals.Otherattractionsincludegames,suchasdar
6、ts,skittles,snooker,barbilliards.TheteashopisalmostasBritishasthepub.From3.00and5.30p.m.Teashopsofferyou,aswellaspotoftea,breadandbutter,scones,toastandjam,andcakesofvaryingquality.TheEnglisharepassionateloversofcompetitivesports;andwhentheyareneitherplayingnorwatchinggamestheyliketotalkab
7、outthem,ortheycannotdothat,tothinkaboutthem.Ofallsportingactivities,walkingisbyfarthemostpopularformenandwomenofallages.Womengenerallypreferswimming,keep-fitclassesandyoga.ThegamepeculiarlyassociatedwithEnglandiscricketwhichhasbeenextensivelyadoptedonlyintheCo
