Task 9. Make up your own sentences using Present Simple and Future Simple.

 

Comprehension

Task 10. Answer the following questions:

1. How many classes of hobbies are described in the text? What are they?

2. What is the most popular hobby group?

3. What kinds of activities are included into “making things”?

4. All collections are of great value, aren’t they?

5. What is the most exciting aspect of any hobby?

Task 11. Finish the following sentences:

1. You are lucky if you …

2. Doing things, making things, collecting things and learning things are …

3. Collections are held in museums in case they are …

4. Hobbies help us to …

Task 12. Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE:

1. Making things is considered to be the most wide-spread and popular hobby.

2. Painting, playing musical instruments, sculpture, gardening and handicrafts form a “making things” class of hobbies.

3. The Spanish are very fond of growing roses.

4. Computer games are exciting and captivating either for children or for grown-ups.

5. All people are fond of collecting different things – at least at some period of their life.

6. If a collection is expensive and rare it is given to the National Gallery.

7. Every hobby brings people pleasure and excitement.

Task 13. A. Match each passage from the text with a title. One is not needed:

A. Collecting things.

B. Making things

C. The role of hobbies

D. A new kind of hobby

E. Valuable collections

F. Classes of hobbies

G. Learning things

H. Doing things

I. An English typical hobby