Vocabulary. to be fond of – любить что-то делать (нравится что-то делать)

to be fond of – любить что-то делать (нравится что-то делать)

to be interested in – интересоваться чем-либо (нравится что-то делать)

to spend time doing smth – проводить время делая что-то

to do sports – заниматься спортом

to watch TV – смотреть телевизор

to watch video – смотреть видео

to stay home – оставаться (быть) дома

to listen to music, to CDs, to the radio – слушать музыку, диски, радио

to play computer games – играть в компьютерные игры

to surf the web – сидеть в Интернете

to read a book – читать книгу

to knit – вязать

to cook – готовить

to draw a picture – рисовать картину

to have a sleep – спать

to phone a friend – звонить другу

to do nothing – ничего не делать

to relax – отдыхать, расслабляться

to rest – отдыхать

to go to the country – поехать загород

to have a picnic – поехать на пикник

to walk in the park – гулять в парке

to play tennis, football etc. – играть в теннис, футбол и т.д.

to play the guitar, the piano, etc. – играть на гитаре, пианино

to go to the gym – ходить в тренажерный зал

to go to the disco – идти на дискотеку

to go to the cinema / movie theater, theater, circus, museum – идти в кино, театр, цирк, музей

to go to the café, restaurant – идти в кафе, ресторан

to go out with friends – идти куда-нибудь с друзьями

to go to the beach – идти на пляж

cooking – кулинария

gardening – садоводство

collecting (stamps, coins) – коллекционирование (марок, монет)

taking photos (pictures) – фотографировать

painting – рисование

singing – пение

sewing – шитье

Text

Hobby

Most hobbies involve collecting, creating, observing nature, or using special equipment. Many people collect stamps, coins, seashells. Creative hobbyists enjoy arts and crafts – for example, painting, singing, writing, sewing, or building models. Hobbies for people who enjoy nature include gardening. Photography and computer programming are hobbies that require equipment. Many hobbies are done alone, but people often form groups or read magazines based on their hobby. No matter what the hobby, there is always an opportunity to learn from it.

Sport is a very popular hobby. In some sports one person competes against other individuals. Examples of these sports include boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, figure skating, diving, long jumping, and horseback riding. In team sports a group of people plays against another group, or team. A team may have as few as two members, or it may have many members. A doubles team in tennis has two players. Five players make up a basketball team. An ice hockey team has six players, and a baseball team has nine. Eleven players make up a football, soccer, or cricket team. Sports can also be organized or unorganized. Children who get together for neighborhood football games are playing unorganized sports. No organization controls their games. In organized sports athletes play for a school, a business, a club, a community, or some other organization. Organized sports can be amateur or professional.

Photography is a very popular hobby. People take photographs of places they visit. They also photograph important family events, such as birthdays, holiday celebrations, graduations, and weddings. The most important piece of equipment in photography is the camera. Today photographers can take pictures with traditional cameras, digital cameras, or even some mobile phones.

Some people collect stamps as a hobby. Stamp collecting is called philately. Collectors carefully place their stamps in books called albums. Most countries also issue special stamps for limited periods of time. Stamps that are worth thousands of dollars sometimes look almost exactly like other stamps that are worth only a few cents.

Knitting is the making of textiles, or cloth, by connecting loops of yarn. The yarn is usually wool or cotton, but almost any type of fiber can be knitted. Knitting by hand is a popular hobby. People knit since ancient times. Early fishermen knitted fishnets. Knitted cloth from thousands of years ago was found in Egyptian tombs. Throughout history home knitters have made sweaters, shawls, mittens, and socks for their families.

In the late 20th century computers create a whole new class of hobbies. Many people today spend their spare time surfing the Internet and playing video games.

Vocabulary to the text:

involve – включать

creating – создание (ч-л)

observing nature – наблюдение за природой

equipment – оборудование

crafts – поделки, ремесла

magazine – журнал

opportunity – возможность

compete – соревноваться

team – команда

amateur – любительский

holiday celebration – праздник

graduation – выпускной

wedding – свадьба

issue – выпускать

look almost exactly like – выглядеть почти как

loops of yarn – петли из пряжи

wool or cotton – шерсть или хлопок

create – создавать

I. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту:

1) What do people usually collect?

2) What do creative hobbies include?

3) Are hobbies done alone or in groups?

4) How many sportsmen can take part in different kinds of sports?

5) What do people take photos of?

6) What do knitters knit?

7) What are new hobbies?

II. Заполните пропуски следующими словами:

1) Hobbies for people who … nature include gardening.

2) In some sports one person … against other individuals.

3) Many people … stamps, coins, seashells.

4) Many people today … their spare time surfing the Internet.

5) People … photographs of places they visit.

6) People … since ancient times.