free time—â³ëüíèé ÷àñ
to choose (chose, chosen)—îáèðàòè
according—â³äïîâ³äíî
taste—ñìàê
to divide[di'vaid] —ðîçä³ëÿòè
to include— ì³ñòèòè ó ñîá³
variety — ð³çíîìàí³òí³ñòü
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Answer the questions
1. Why do we often say that tastes differ?
2. Do you know how many personal interests and ways to spend one's free time people have?
3. Do you have a hobby? What is your hobby?
4. You chose your hobby according to your character and taste, didn't you?
5. Do you know how many classes hobbies are divided into? What are they?
6. In your opinion, what is the most popular of all hobbies?
7. Do you think going in for sports is a very popular hobby?
8. What sports do people usually go in for?
9. Do you go in for sports? What sport is it?
10. What is one of the oldest of man's hobbies?
11. Do you know what the favourite hobby of the English is? What do they like to grow?
12. Playing computer games is becoming more and more popular, isn't it? Why?
13. What do you know about making things? What activities does this hobby include?
13. What famous people do you know who had such hobbies?
14.In your opinion, is collecting things one of the most popular kinds of hobbies?
15. What do people usually collect?
16. Have you ever collected anything? What was it? When did you begin collecting?
17.Which of your family or friends collects things? What do they collect?
18. Do you know a lot about your hobby? Have you ever read about the history of your hobby? Where?
19.What do you think, is learning things one of the aspects of all hobbies? Why?
20. In your opinion, does life become more interesting when you have a hobby? Prove it.
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Frank: What are the most common hobbies of Englishmen, Abby?
Abby: Well, it is't an easy question. Many Britons like sports and games, others enjoy gardening or collecting different things. Some Englishmen prefer making shelves, boxes stools and so on. Tastes differ.
Frank: And what about you? What is your hobby?
Abby: My hobby is photography. Wherever I go I always take a camera with me. I enjoy it very much. And you? They say you are a famous collector. What do you collect if it isn't a secret? Tell me about your collection, please.
Frank: OK. I collect books published in the 19th century.
Abby: Oh, it's very interesting! Have you got many books in your collection?
Frank: There are almost one hundred of them.
Abby: It's great! I wonder if you have managed to read them all.
Frank: Not yet. It's the process of collecting itself that interests me.