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Hobbies






Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting.

Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things. The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts.

Some hobby is ts write music or play musical instruments. Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.

Vocabulary

an activity – діяльність

gardening – садівництво

handicraft – рукоділля

matchbox – сірникова коробка

value – цінність

to be housed – бути розташованим

an art object – предмет мистецтва

an opportunity – можливість

Exercise 8. Agree or disagree with the following statements:

1. Hobbies differ like tastes.

2. Hobbies are divided into two large classes.

3. The most popular of all hobby groups is learning things.

4. Gardening is one of the oldest of man's hobbies.

5. Only children are fond of playing different computer games.

6. Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life.

7. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects.

8. No one writes music or plays musical instruments.

 

Exercise 9. Answer the questions:

1. What is a hobby?

2. Is it interesting to have a hobby?

3. What hobbies do you know?

4. What is your hobby?

5. What are you interested in?

6. Does your father play football?

7. Does your mother play computer games?

8. Do you like music?

 

Exercise 10. Try to guess a hobby. Read the following descriptions:

1. This hobby is popular among the people of all ages. People like to go to the stadium or to the sports ground. They are strong and cheerful. They like to play football, volleyball or basketball and they are fond of match.

2. This hobby is interesting and useful. People try to find or buy different things such as stamps, coins, pictures, dolls, etc. Their collections can be thematic.

3. People like to work in the garden and to spend some time in the fresh air. They are fond of flowers, bushes, trees and different kinds of plants. They like nature and admire the beauty of nature.

4. People like to make new dishes. They are fond of preparing food. They often cook for the family and for their friends.

5. People like to go to the library. They are interested in books. Some of them have a good collection of books at home. And they are really proud of it.

 

**Exercise 11. Your friend wants to choose a hobby. Tell him or her about your hobby. Persuade him to have the same hobby.






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