THE WORLD OF HOBBIES

A hobby is something you like to do in your free time A hobby is something you like to do in your free time. Hobbies makes your life more interesting.

Free Time Pupils have free time after the lessons, on Saturday and on Sunday, on holidays

[i:] people see keep reading weekend [t] tennis football basketball travelling collecting [a:] gardening drama cartoons dancing postcard

Find the names of hobbies Dancingmusicreadinghorseracingtennis Gardeningtheatretravellingfishingfootball collectingcinemawalkingsportscomputer

Dancingmusicreadinghorseracingtennis Gardeningtheatretravellingfishingfootball collectingcinemawalkingsportscomputer

Match the word and its description

Gardening to be healthy and slim Travelling to work in the garden Taking pictures to make a photo Collecting things to go from place to place or to different places Keeping fit to bring things together

1)sports, popular, my, doing, very, is, family, in. Make up sentences. 1)sports, popular, my, doing, very, is, family, in. DOING SPORTS IS VERY POPULAR IN MY FAMILY 2)you, fit, do, how, keep? How do you keep fit? 3) favourite, is, which, music, your, type, of? Which is your favourite type of music? 4) parents, jogging, do, your, like? Do your parents like jogging? 5)We, weekend, or, rugby, every, play, football. We play rugby or football every weekend.

Let’s relax 1,2-1,2,3- I like running. Look at me! 1,2-1,2,3- I like jumping in the street. 1,2-1,2,3- I like dancing. Look at me! 1,2-1,2,3- I like swimming in the sea.

Playing computer games It is a very popular kind of hobby nowadays. Children like to work with computer, to play interesting games. But don’t sit more than 2 hours a day at the computer!

Watching TV It is a popular way to spend free time too. You can watch interesting films, colored cartoons, documental programs, sport competitions, music shows. But don’t sit close to a TV-set!

Listening to music You can listen to music everywhere: in the house, in the street, in the café, in the car, at the disco. Music improves your mood! But don’t listen to it too loudly, it is not good!

Drawing pictures It is a very interesting kind of hobby. You can draw cats and dogs, trees and flowers, the sun and clouds, houses and cars, boys and girls. You draw with colors: red, blue, green, yellow, brown, grey, black, white, orange, pink, violet.

Reading books It is a very good and useful hobby. You can read about animals and birds, the rivers and the seas, fantasy countries and heroes. Then you can discuss books with your friends!

Walking It is a very useful kind of hobby. You must walk every day – in the forest, in the yard. Fresh air – is a good thing. You will be healthy and strong. Go walking with your friends every day!

Making toys It is very interesting to make toys. You can make a pig, a wolf, a fox, a monkey, a mouse, a bear, a hare, an elephant, etc. Then you can play with toys or present them to your friends!

Going in for sports

Sports play a very big role in our life. It helps us to be in good form. You can play football, basketball, tennis, golf, badminton, hockey, darts, polo. You can run, jump, swim in the summer and in the winter! You can become a popular sportsman!

Dancing It is a very beautiful and good kind of hobby. You can visit dancing club after lessons or dance at home. If you can dance well, you can show it at the disco, at the parties with your friends! Enjoy!

Fishing It is a very interesting kind of hobby. You can go fishing with your father or friends. It is good to sit at the river, to see the nature. Your mother will be happy to cook fish for you and your family!

Travelling It is very interesting to travel by train and by plane, by car and by bus, by ship and by boat. You can see the nature: the sun and clouds, trees and flowers, cities and villages. You can visit interesting places!

Collecting

Collecting is a very interesting kind of hobby Collecting is a very interesting kind of hobby. You can collect books and pens, stamps and stickers, disks and toys. Then you can show your collection to your family and friends! What collection do you have?

Ask your friend. ? ? ? Do you like Are you fond of Are you interested in ? ?

Use the patterns: English students are fond of music. English students are not so fond of …

Ask your friend. ? ? ? Do you like Are you fond of Are you interested in ? ?

1. People like to watch different TV programmes. 2 1. People like to watch different TV programmes. 2. This hobby is interesting. 3. They like to watch political programmes, news, films, music programmes, sport programmes, comedies, soap operas. 4. Children are fond of cartoons. 5. This hobby helps them to relax , to listen to classical music, to see famous people. 6. This hobby is a good friend for people.

1. People like to go to the library. 2 1. People like to go to the library. 2. Many people have a good collection of books at home. 3. They can have different books. 4. People like to read historical novels, books about different countries. 5. Children like to read books about animals and birds. 6. This hobby helps people to relax, to receive information.

Well done!!! Good bye!!!