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UNIT 5 A<br />
Speaking and writing<br />
Focus on hobbies<br />
Different people have different hobbies according to <strong>the</strong>ir taste and interests. This is<br />
why people usually say that hobbies differ like tastes.<br />
Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting<br />
things and learning things.<br />
The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of<br />
activities from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball and computer games.<br />
Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes and<br />
so on.<br />
Almost everyone collects something at some period of his life. One <strong>can</strong> collect coins,<br />
stamps, video and audio cassettes, CD-s, soft toys, puppets, napkins and so on.<br />
Learning things is <strong>the</strong> most exciting group of hobbies because any hobby chosen by <strong>you</strong><br />
helps <strong>you</strong> to learn much about <strong>the</strong> things <strong>you</strong> are interested in.<br />
Thinking it over<br />
• Why do people say that hobbies differ like tastes?<br />
• Do <strong>you</strong> think <strong>you</strong> <strong>can</strong> tell <strong>what</strong> people are like by <strong>the</strong>ir hobbies?<br />
Words and word combinations <strong>you</strong> may need in this unit<br />
a hobby a hobbyist climbing parachuting painting drawing<br />
gardening taking photographs<br />
a soft toy a puppet a view-card a badge<br />
folk music pop music jazz<br />
collection value opportunity taste private<br />
valuable<br />
particular<br />
to include to be interested in to enrich to enjoy<br />
Make a list of <strong>the</strong> words and word combinations <strong>you</strong> do not know and learn <strong>the</strong>m<br />
a view-card _________________ _________________<br />
___________________ ___________________ ___________________<br />
_________________ _________________ _________________<br />
Talking it over<br />
• Have <strong>you</strong> got any hobby?<br />
• To <strong>what</strong> group of hobbies does it belong?<br />
• Who is a real hobbyist?<br />
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