Group the words according to the titles as quick as possible. Who is the winner?

Indoor Hobbies Outdoor Hobbies
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Painting, cooking, bird watching, running, sewing, reading, stamp and coin collecting, gardening, golf, photography, traveling, poem writing, fishing, hunting, billiards, belly dancing, bowling, food decorating, shopping.

Read the text about hobbies and translate it.

 

Hobbies

Hobbies are things we do when we are free.

But people are different all around the world and their hobbies are not the same either.

Some people like to collect things – from stamps and coins to pictures and cars. One man I know has a whole park of cars. Probably it’s funny to spend money and spare time on such things. But all famous museums exist thanks to this strange people.

Many prefer to watch TV and go to the cinema or to the theatre but reading is still popular.

Not a few go hunting and fishing. Many people keep pets.

There is also a new tendency today: people like to do things with their own hands. You see DIY (do it yourself) shops in every town.

However sport is still the leader. People do sports, talk sports, write and read about sports.

My cousin Julian is a real expert on sports. He gives advice how to win a game of tennis or score a goal. He strongly supports all his friends who want to keep fit. Julian explains to them how to jog and lift weights. He laughs at those people who prefer alternative hobbies such as gardening or amateur drama groups because they care little about their health.

But he himself never plays sports. He is a football fan and watches all matches on TV. You see, he is not a practitioner. He is a theorist. He is a coach-potato.

 

Answer the questions

 

  1. What are hobbies?
  2. What do people collect?
  3. What do many people prefer to do?
  4. What is a new tendency today?
  5. What is the leader of hobbies?

 

Say if the sentences are true or false.

 

  1. People are the same all around the world.
  2. All people like to collect things.
  3. They all collect pictures.
  4. All famous museums exist thanks to collectors.
  5. Very few people go to the cinema at present.
  6. Some people like hunting and fishing.
  7. My cousin Julian does sports.
  8. He never watches TV.
  9. Julian jogs and lifts weights regularly.
  10. He is fond of amateur drama groups.

 

Translate into English.

 

  1. Мои друзья собирают марки.
  2. Я предпочитаю читать книги.
  3. Мой дядя занимается рыбалкой.
  4. Я содержу домашнего питомца.
  5. Джейн делает шляпы своими руками.
  6. Антон обожает спорт. Он занимается спортом, говорит о спорте и смотрит спорт по телевизору.
  7. Она бегает каждый вечер.
  8. Моя семья заботится о своём здоровье.
  9. Мой друг предпочитает валяться на диване (быть лежебокой).