Read and translate the text. I am very busy now. I don’t have much time to spare
MY HOBBY
I am very busy now. I don’t have much time to spare. But I have a hobby which I can’t give up.
A few years ago I started to collect badges. When my father was a boy he was fond of collecting them. Then he had no time to do it. He got interested in his studies, and then his work occupied all his time and mind.
Once I found a box with old badges in the wardrobe under the piles of clothes. Mother told me about father’s hobby and said that I could take the box if I wanted.
In the morning when father came he was greatly surprised to see his collection of badges. He explained me that he had collected symbols of different countries and cities. He told me how this or that badge appeared in his collection. He said that he was sorry that he had given up his hobby.
There are people who collect stamps, photos of favourite actors, posters, videocassettes. I am sure that it is very good when you have some hobby. It makes your life more interesting and emotional. You widen your knowledge in the field you are interested in. I admire those who are fond of repairing radio sets or computers. It’s my wish to find a wife who will enjoy knitting or embroidering.
Vocabulary:
time to spare - свободное время
badge - значок
to occupy - занимать
piles of clothes - кипы одежды
symbol - символ
to widen - расширять
to knit - вязать
to embroider - вышивать
15. Answer the questions:
1. Have you much time to spare?
2. Are you fond of collecting anything?
3. Do you go in for sports?
4. What is your parents’ attitude towards your hobby?
5. Does your hobby take much time?
Work with the cards:
1)You have a card. Imagine that you’re a person on the card. Make up a story about the person from the card. Fill in the next information:
1. Your personal details;
2. Your family;
3. Your likes and dislikes.
Divide into pairs and tell each other about yourself. Fill in the chart, using the information about your partner. If necessary ask questions.
| Name | |
| Age | |
| Profession | |
| Family | |
| Likes / Dislikes |
3)Find another partner and tell him/her about your previous partner.
Card A
| Name | Alice Bristol |
| Age | |
| Profession | A pensioner |
| Family | 1 sister, 2 brothers, 2 daughters, 3 grandsons. |
| Likes Dislikes | Likes: listening to the music, watching soap operas, walking. Dislikes: working in the garden, going to the parties. |
Card B
| Name | Bill Morrison |
| Age | |
| Profession | A lawyer |
| Family | A mother, a wife, a son, 2 cousins, an uncle, 2 granddaughters. |
| Likes Dislikes | Likes: reading, watching TV, doing nothing, gardening, playing video games. Dislikes: dancing, going to the restaurants (cafes). |
Card C
| Name | Peter Dent |
| Age | |
| Profession | A journalist t |
| Family | A mother, a father, 2 sisters, an aunt, a nephew, a wife, a daughter, a son. |
| Likes Dislikes | Likes: football, bowling, going to pubs, reading car magazines, traveling. Dislikes: cooking, surfing the Net. |
Card D
| Name | Bertha Wilson |
| Age | |
| Profession | A student |
| Family | A mother, a father, a sister, an aunt, an uncle, a cousin, a grandmother, 2 grandfathers. |
| Likes Dislikes | Likes: surfing the Net, playing with her dog, volleyball, fitness. Dislikes: housekeeping, doing the washing up. |
