2.01 Задание 10. Задание на понимание основного содержания прочитанного текста

Установите соответствие между текстами А-G и заголовками 1-8. Запишите свой ответ последовательностью цифр, где первая цифра - заголовок к тексту A, а последняя - заголовок к тексту G. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. 

1. To sport or not to sport?
2. Traditions of youth pastime all over the world
3. Out-of-school activity as a harmful chance for youth 
4. Youth pastime as a chance to contribute to the society
5. Youth organizations as a background for youth development
6. Percentage of youth leisure time in the world
7. Money as a reason for or against attending youth organizations
8. A real picture of youth pastime priorities

A. __________
The results of the opinion poll conducted among young people living in big cities and ) in the country add up to the following hierarchy of pastimes: music in combination with such forms of group activities as discos, concerts, and cafes come first, followed by the Internet, theatre and reading. Then come films, museums, amateur arts and engineering, and, finally, TV and classical music.

B. __________
Numerous youth organizations give young people a chance to develop and broaden their interests and to gain experience in working with others. Among these groups are the Boy Scouts, ) which count more than four million boys. This organization is for training boys in various useful skills such as making a fire, and for developing their character. This and other groups I are guided by adults who work in volunteer services.

C. __________
The out-of-school hours constitute a period during which bad things can and do happen, including drinking, smoking, unprotected sexual activity, delinquency and violence. This perspective is reflected in the tone of popular media coverage focused on young people's leisure. Prominent news magazines in the United States lead with headlines such as "Wild in the Streets" and "Teenaged Wolf Packs" when they report on young people's use of their leisure time.

D. __________
Most young men and about half of young women in Britain take a passive interest in sport or active (take part in a sporting activity on a regular basis). Fitness is encouraged i through school and by many outside organizations. Football, either in school teams or in rapidly assembled groups playing during the school break times, is highly popular. Large commercial sports and leisure centres usually offer discount of membership rates for young people.

E. __________
Surveys show that only relatively few young people regularly attend youth clubs and organizations. Most of them are more interested in some activities that do not cost money and can be picked up or dropped with ease. Lack of their own money in the younger age group means that a great deal of their time is spent with friends, window-shopping in town, cycling or skate-boarding.

F. __________
Around the world, young people are proving that leisure represents a prime opportunity not only for individual development, but also for contribution and change. Rates of voluntary participation in community building and community development have increased dramatically among youth in many regions. Young people have demonstrated the desire and capacity to use their own time to make an impact on their communities and societies.

G. __________
The amount of time young people spend away from work and school work varies significantly across populations and regions. Differences exist within the developing world. In a Kenyan sample, 10 per cent of children's waking hours were free, compared with 63 per cent for a sample of young men in urban India. In developing country populations, boys tend to have significantly more leisure time than do girls, as the latter spend more time in household labour than their male counterparts do.