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What do British people like doing at the weekends ?
How we really spend our time

How do you usually spend your free time?
Chatting on the phone
Shopping
Relaxing and doing nothing
Watching TV
Listening to the music
Doing your homework
Playing computer games
On/using the Internet
Reading
Walking
cooking

The weekends are a time for families in Britain. Often the parents are not at work having worked a five day week from Monday to Friday. Saturdays are a busy time for shops with many families going shopping.

Sundays used to be a very special day of the week in Britain. It was the one day of the week for 'worship and rest'. The shops were closed and most people were at home or at church. Popular leisure activities on Sunday used to be going to church and doing odd jobs around the home such as gardening.

How do people spend their free time?
People enjoy various indoor and outdoor activities in Britain.
An Euro stat survey, the EU's statistical office, discovered that people in Britain spend about 45% of their free time watching television, 24% of their free time socializing, 22-23% on sport and hobbies, and 10% on other activities. Other popular leisure activities are listening to the radio, listening to pre-recorded music, reading,gardening, eating out and going to the cinema.

Television
The most common leisure activity in the UK is watching television. The average viewing time is 25 hours per person per week. Almost all households have at least one television set. The proportion of households using satellite, cable or digital television was 44 per cent in 2002. Many television programmes are about wildlife, animals, holidays, cooking and gardening. All these things are much cherished by British people.

Radio
People in Britain listen to an average 15 hours and 50 minutes of radio each week.
The only radio I listen to is the Top 40. I like to find out who is number one in the pop charts each week.
" My parents listen to the radio in the mornings and when we are having our evening meal."

Digital Devices
In 2005/06, 88 per cent of UK households had a CD player and 79 per cent a mobile phone. In April to June 2006, 26 per cent of people aged 15 and over owned an MP3 player.
In January to April 2006, 56 per cent of households in Great Britain had a desktop computer, 30 per cent had a portable or laptop computer, and 7 per cent had a handheld computer.

Entertaining
The second most popular activity in Britain is visiting or entertaining friends or relations.
"Mum and Dad go out and visit friends at least once a week. Sometime me and my brother go too. Every Wednesday after school James and I go to see our gran."

Cinema (Movie house)
Britons made 123 million visits to the cinema in 1998 making it the most popular cultural activity in the UK.
"I like to go to the cinema with my friends at the weekend whenever there is a good movie on."

Eating out
Eating out has grown in popularity, with British people spending in 1999 an average of £5.63 per person per week on food (excluding alcohol) outside the home.
"We go to McDonalds at least once a week. Sometimes we have a pizza delivered to our house. Occasionally we will go to a restaurant."

Homes and Gardens
The British are known as a nation of gardeners. Most people have a garden on their property. Gardening has been a popular pastime since Roman times. Many people in Britain are proud of their houses and gardens. They want their houses and gardens to look nice. Every town in Britain has one or more DIY (Do it Yourself) centres and garden centres. These are like supermarkets for the home and garden. These places are very popular with British home-owners at the weekends.
"We don't have a big garden like some people. Dad likes to mow the lawn. Sometimes I help him. Mum looks after the flowers. She weeds the garden so that the garden looks good. I am growing some vegetables in my garden."

Activities outside the home
Saturday is traditionally the day for shopping and watching sports. A newspaper survey found that 20 per cent of women are compulsive shoppers.
Saturday is the main day when we go shopping. Sometimes we will go into town after school.

Sports and Physical Recreation
Sports and physical recreation have always been popular. Local governments provide cheap sport and leisure facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, parks and golf courses. People go to watch other people play sports like football or take part in sports themselves.

Most popular indoor activities
watching television (99%)

listening to the radio (88%)
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listening to records or tapes （83％）

reading books （65％）

Why so many British watch TV?
A wild range of TV programs available

little time and energy left after work or taking care of the family

people place home and family as the main focus of interest

Outdoor activities in UK

%
meal in a restaurant 69
meal in a fast food restaurant 48
Library 40
Cinema 34
short break holiday 31
disco or night club 27
spectator sports event 26
museum or art gallery 22
Theatre 17
Camping 12
Bingo 11
visit a shop 9

Let’s discuss!
Are you happy with the way you use your time?
What would you like to spend more/less time doing?
Use the following phrases:
Chatting on the phone
Shopping
Relaxing and doing nothing
Watching TV
Listening to the music
Doing your homework
Playing computer games
On/using the Internet
Reading
Walking
cooking