Find the places in the text where the following phrases should go.
a) give you the opportunity to expand knowledge
b) keep you healthy
c) how you’d like to use it
d) requires effort
e) can be exciting and incredibly rewarding
f) to gain fluencyin a non-native tongue
g) think about creative ways
Outside of school and work, many people enjoy spending their free time on their hobbies. Hobbies can provide ways to develop our talents, relieve stress, and even get exercise. Look through the following list of hobbies and answer the questions below.
Hobbies for Children
Hobbies for Teenagers
· Playing computer games
· Watching cartoons on TV
· Taking up different sports
· Reading
· Playing a musical instrument
· Looking after a family pet
· Horse riding
· Collecting things such as stamps, badges, postcards, pens, etc.
· Music (singing, composing)
· Dancing
· Indoor as well as outdoor sports
· Adventure or extreme sports
· Working out in a gym
· Car or bike racing
· Computer games or programming
· Social Networking
· Watching movies
Hobbies for Women
Hobbies for Men
· Fashion designing
· Interior designing
· Astrology, tarot card reading
· Gardening
· Yoga, meditation
· Cooking and baking
· Diet and nutrition
· Fitness or working out in a gym
· Taking dance lessons
· Knitting, sewing
· Jewelry making
· Painting
· Sports such as football, volley-ball, etc.
· Exploring different places
· Computer programming
· Surfing the Internet
· Watching movies
· Driving
· Riding motorbikes
· Mountain climbing, biking
· Wildlife photography
· Fishing
· Indoor games such as chess
· Carpentry
Do you do any of these hobbies?
Which one(s) is/are the most interesting to you?
What kinds of hobbies do your friends have?
How much time every week do you spend on your hobby(-ies)?
What are the benefits of doing something you enjoy every day?
Which new hobby would you like to learn / try or explore? Why?
Complete the following table.
Activities I want to do
Activities I can become absorbed in
Activities I find challenging and creative
Tell your partner about a hobby or something you like to do every day.
When and where do you do the activity?
Why did you choose this particularly hobby/activity?
What makes the activity fun for you?
Are other people interested in what you do?
How do you share your hobby with other people?
Tell someone else how to get started with a new hobby.
Grammar
The Past Simple Tense
Positive form — Regular verbs
I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They
worked a lot last night.
34. Put these words into three groups according to the pronunciation of the -ed endings.
