英国概况课件PPT_Chapter6Leisure.ppt

Contemporary British Culture Society ( 6 ) Chapter 6 Leisure A 1 Introduction Leisure – freely chosen activities pursued during non-working time, related to financial security provided by work Leisure -- free time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in enjoyable activities An Euro stat survey, the EUs statistical office, discovered that people in Britain spend 45% of their free time watching television, 24% of their free time socializing, 22-23% on sport and hobbies, 10% on other activities. Other popular leisure activities are listening to the radio, listening to pre-recorded music, reading, DIY, gardening, eating out and going to the cinema. Home based leisure activities Gardening Radio Television and DVD DIY Cookery Puzzles and games Reading Sewing and knitting A 2 Leisure at Home The most common leisure activities among people in the United Kingdom are home-based, or social, such as entertaining or visiting relatives and friends Watching television is by far the most popular leisure pastime; Britains regular weekly dramas or soap operas such as Eastenders and Coronation Street have more viewers than any other programme. Other regular pastimes include listening to the radio and to recorded music, reading books, gardening, do-it-yourself home improvements and doing puzzle. Pop and rock albums are the most common type of music bought, and pop is by far the most popular form of musical expression in Britain A 2 Leisure at Home Nearly three quarters of people in the UK now do some sort of puzzle, from newspaper crosswords and coffee-break teasers to puzzles in magazines and even taking part at home in TV shows. A 2 Leisure at Home British Soap Opera The storylines of Coronation Street tend to concentrate on relationships within and between families rather than on topical or social issues Coronation Street is imbued with a definite feeling of community. Through its account of