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1. Answer the questions.
1. Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?

2. How long have you had this hobby? Why do you like it?
3. Is it an expensive hobby?
4. How much time do you spend on your hobby?
5. Is it a common hobby in your country?
6. Name three other common hobbies in your country.
Learn the words:
Cards
Board games
DIY- do it yourself
Chess
Jogging
Hunting
Camping
Saxophone
Hiking
Rock climbing
Stamps
Photography
Sewing
Coins
Antiques
Guitar
2. Guess what the hobby is in each case

I usually use color, but sometimes you get a better effect
with black and white. It really depends on the subject.
2. I really enjoy going round the shops and markets looking for
a bargain.
3. I try to practise every day, but sometimes it's difficult because
I don't like to disturb my neighbours too much. And one
neighbour gets very angry if I play the same thing over and
over again.
4. The great thing is you can do it when you like. I usually do it
three or four times a week - either early in the morning, or
after school, I only go for about 25 minutes but it really
keeps me fit.
5. Obviously it saves me a lot of money; and in any case, I hate
buying things in boutiques because so many things are badly
made.
6. I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and I now play
twice a week in the evenings. It has helped me a lot and I
have a much better memory for all the different moves and
strategies.
7. I think this is a very common hobby for people like me, who
have a house but don't have much money. That's why I
started, but now I think I do a better job than many
professionals.
3. Complete these sentences with a suitable verb.

How often do you ……….jogging?
She………….. hiking because she wanted to get more
exercise. Unfortunately, she didn't like it and she it about six
months later.
She has always……….. her own clothes; it's much cheaper
than buying them.
He ………old coins.
I ……………. quite a lot of rock climbing when I'm on
holiday.
I learnt to………… the piano when I was at school.
I wanted to improve my chess, so I……… a chess club.
I don't really anything in my spare time.
Reading
I. Hobbies
1. What is a hobby?
1.1. Pre-reading focus.
What is a hobby? What hobbies do you know?
- Work in two or three groups
- Brainstorm your ideas
- Write down the definition of the word “hobby”
- Make out a list of hobbies
- Exchange your ideas
1.2. Pre-reading task.
Now read the text “Hobbies”.
- Learn about the origin of the word “hobby”
- Compare your group’s definition of the word “hobby’ with the
definition given in the text
- Classify hobbies. Write down examples of hobbies. Compare
your group’s list of hobbies with the classification given in the text.
What is a hobby?
In the 16th century a favorite toy for children of all ages was the
hobbyhorse. In appearance a hobbyhorse could be as simple as a stick,
or it could have a decorated wooden framework with an imitation
horse's head attached. Whether simple or elaborate, children used them
for the games of the time involving war and knighthood, much as
children in the early part of the 20th century played cowboys and
Indians. In time the popularity of the hobbyhorse declined, but the
pleasure of doing something outside the routine activities of daily life
had brought a new word into the language, the word hobby which is a
shortened form of hobbyhorse.
Hobbies today include a vast range of activities. The definition
that best covers all these activities is probably constructive leisure-time
activities.
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.
Sport has always been popular in our country. There are different
sporting societies and clubs in Ukraine. Many of them take part in
different international tournaments and are known all over the world.
Our sportsmen take part in the Olympic Games and always win a lot of
gold, silver and bronze medals.
Millions of people watch figure skating competitions, hockey
and football matches, car races, tennis tournaments and other sports
events. Certainly watching sports events and going in for sports are two
different things. Now everybody knows that sport can be a profession
and a business. But sport can be fun as well. Besides, it helps to stay in
good shape, to keep fit and to be healthy. Doing sports is becoming
more and more popular. Some people do it occasionally - swimming in
summer, skiing or skating in winter - but many people go in for sports
on a more regular basis. They try to find time to go to a swimming pool
or a gym at least once a week for aerobics or yoga classes, body
building or just work-out on a treadmill.
Gardening is one of the oldest of man's hobbies. It's a well-known
fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing
flowers, especially roses.
Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays
travelling, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change
of scene. It's always interesting to discover new things, different ways
of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to
different musical rhythms.
Those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend
their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows
and dining at exotic restaurants. City-dwellers usually like a quiet
holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and
bathe and laze in the sun.
Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and
take pictures of everything that interests them - the sights of a city, old
churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains,
waterfalls, forests; different kind of trees, flowers and plants, animals
and birds.
Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of
the happy time they have had.
People travel by train, by plane, by boat and by car. All means of
travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one
according to their plans and destinations.
If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that
we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in
books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way
to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and
understand people is to meet them in their own homes.
Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different
computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it's becoming more
and more popular.
Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture,
designing costumes, handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby
painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill. Some
hobbyists 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.
Answer the questions
1) What is the origin of the word “hobby”?
2) What is the definition of the word “hobby”?
3) What are 4 large classes? Hobbies are divided into?
4) What is the most popular of all hobby groups?
5) What can sport be? (Can sport be fun as well?)
6) What is one of the oldest of man’s hobbies?
7) Why are people fond of travelling?
8) What is a relatively new hobby, which is becoming more and
more popular?
9) What famous and well-known personalities were 2 of the most
famous hobby painters?
10) What do people usually collect?

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1. Answer the questions.

1. Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?

2. Guess what the hobby is in each case

3. Complete these sentences with a suitable verb.

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