Hobbies
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 groups: 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, from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.
Gardening is one of the oldest man's hobbies. It is a well-known fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses.
Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it is 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. President Bill Clinton, for example, plays the saxophone.
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. Such private collections are sometimes given to museums, libraries and picture 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 much from it. By reading about the things he is interested in he is adding to what he knows. Learning new things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.
а) Про яке хобі йдеться у кожному випадку?
I usually use colour, but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white. It really depends on the subject.
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.
I joined a club because I wanted to get better and now I 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.
б) Доповніть речення необхідним дієсловом: do, play, joined, collects, made, go, took up, gave it up.
How often do you ... jogging?
She ... because she wanted to get more exercises. Unfortunately, she didn’t like it and she ... 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 learned 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.
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Вправа 1. Утворіть множину поданих іменників:
product, fuel, seat, prestige, country, price, gas, factor, colour, limousine, road, passenger, salesman, airbag, wheel, cylinder, engine, tyre, mobility, money, woman, penknife.
Вправа 2. Прочитайте і перекладіть українською мовою.
My brother’s flat is large.
The girl’s dress is pretty.
These are Byron’s poems.
The students’ answers are correct.
My daughter-in-law’s room is small.
Вправа 3. Перефразуйте словосполучення за зразком.
the room of my sister – my sisters’ room
the friends of my sisters – my sisters’ friends
1. the brother of my mother; 2. the friend of my sister; 3. the husband of his daughter; 4. the house of my parents; 5. the notebook of this student; 6. the books of these students; 7. the room of Pete; 8. the daughter of Ann.
Вправа 4. Поставте речення у множині.
1. This is a spider. 2. That is a snail. 3. This is a space film. 4. That is acartoon. 5. This is a star. 6. This is a boy. 7. This is a baby. 8. That is a plate. 9. That is a flower. 10. That is a bookshelf. 11. Is this a sofa? 12. Is this a bookcase? 13. Is this a man? 14. Is that a ball? 15. Is that a train?
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