My Hobby

Hobby is a person’s favorite occupation, something that he likes doing in free time. It is very important for us to do what we are really interested in and what we are good at. It lets us show our worth and become aware of the importance and usefulness of our life.

Usually people choose hobbies according to their interests. Some people are fond of collecting different things. They collect coins, postcards, toys, objects of art and stamps. I have a friend Vika. Collecting coins is her hobby. She is a numismatist and her collection includes about 100 different coins. Others like to draw pictures or they are fond of singing. Thus, everything depends on person.

As far as my interests are concerned, my favorite occupation is reading. I like to read story books, detectives, historical books and any kind of material that I find interesting. I like to read because my grandmother always read me some fairy tales and stories during my childhood. When I was about 10 my parents always bought me books to read. They always told me that habit of reading is one of the best traits that a man can boast. Now I read about anything that is available. Reading enables me to learn about so many new things. I learn about some historical facts, different human achievements, space travels and other fascinating things of our world. My room is full of different books and I dream of becoming a writer.

My younger brother, on the opposite, does not hope to make his computer hobby his future profession. He just plays computer games and doesn’t see any sense in combining career with hobby. It simply became his favourite activity in his leisure time and is helping him to relax. I respect his choice. But anyway it is great, when your hobby is your profession.

Vocabulary

an occupation – заняття

to become aware – усвідомлювати

importance – важливість

usefulness – корисність

to collect object of art /coins/postcards/toys/stamps – збирати предмети мистецтва / монети/листівки /іграшки/марки

a numismatist – нумізмат

to be good at smth – бути вправним у чомусь

to include – включати в себе

to depend on – залежати від

to be concerned – бути пов’язаним

a trait – характерна риса

to boast – пишатися

to enable – уможливлювати

human achievements – досягнення людства

fascinating – захоплюючий

to dream about – мріяти про

on the opposite – навпаки

leisure time – вільний час

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences: