Comprehension check

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Read the text more carefully. Complete the sentences with correct ending a, b orc.

1) Hobby is a favorite occupation of person

a) in his working time

b) in his free time

c) in his time of studies

2) The most popular hobbies are

a) collecting postage stamp, view cards, coins or books

b) collecting tape records

c) architectural designs

3) The main thing about hobbies is that

a) they help to spend the time

b) they are waste of time

c) they enlarge a person knowledge

4) One of my boy-friends likes

a) to sew the things

b) to repair everything

c) to draw

5) I have always been keen

a) on writing poems

b) on chess

c) on drawing

6) I preferred

a) color pencils

b) water colors

c) paint

7) It makes us

a) more busy

b) more interesting for others and oneself

c) more satisfied

Speaking

Answer the following questions.

1. What is hobby?

2. How many hobbies has one author counted?

3. What are the most popular hobbies?

4. What the people collect?

5. What can you say about my friends and his collecting tape records?

6. What is the main telling about hobbies?

7. Do they broaden your outlook?

8. What do my girl-friends like to do?

9. What does my boy-friend like to repair?

10. What am I keen on?

11.What do I prefer color pencils or water colors?

12. Am I an amateur?

13.Does it remove tension from the mind and rest the soul?

14. Does it satisfy the need for self-expression and the hunger for beauty?

15. Are the tastes differ?

• Listening and speaking

Collectors

Pre-listening task

1 What kinds of things do people often collect?

2 Do you collect anything?

Did you use to when you were younger?