Мое хобби My hobby

• I like reading comic books,
• I always read a lot.
• I like collecting action toys ,
• Sometimes its hard to stop.
• I like swimming for our tеam,
• We win a lot of races.
• I like singing, painting, drawing …
• I like hiking in wild places…

• Such people like to visit different cities, towns and historical places. Some people even visit other countries. They can travel by car, by plane, by train, by bus or on foot. This hobby helps them to learn history, geography and traditions of different people and countries.
• - Pupil : Travelling
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• People like to spend their free time near the rivers or lakes . They often go there with their friends or relatives . They can have a picnic there. They go usually there in summer but some people like to go there in winter too . Also they can boil fish broth ( soup ) after going there.
• -Pupil 1:Fishing
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• This hobby is interesting and useful. People try to find or buy different things such as stamps, badges, coins, pictures and dolls. Their collection can be thematic. This hobby helps people to make new friends and to learn some new things about countries and lands, animals and birds, famous people and historical events.
• - Pupil 3 :  Collecting
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• This hobby is popular with the people of all ages. People like to go to the stadium or to the sports ground. They are strong and healthy. Their hobby helps to develop their mind and body and teaches them to plan their time.
• - Pupil 2: Sports
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• People like to go to the library. Some of them have a good collection of books at home. And they are really proud of it. They can have different books: fiction, historical novels, books about animals and birds, books about different countries. Their hobby helps them to relax, to learn the world and understand people better

Running

Dancing

Watching TV

Travelling

Fishing

Collecting

• A strange hobby
• Balzac ________ (be) a famous French writer of great talent. He ________ (have) a strange hobby. He __________ (like) to tell a person’s character by his or her handwriting. He __________ (be) very proud of his hobby.
• One day his friend _________ (bring) him an exercise-book and _________ (say): “My dear friend! I want to know what you think of this boy’s character. Tell me the truth. He is not my son.”
• Balzac _______ (be) very glad to demonstrate his talent. He _______ (begin) to study the handwriting. After some minutes of careful studying he _______ (say): “All right. I’ll tell you the truth. This boy is a bad and lazy fellow.”
• “ That’s very strange”, _________ (say) his friend and ________ (smile), “because this is your exercise-book from when you _______ (be) a boy”.

Answer the questions :

• Who was a famous writer of great talent?
• What kind of hobby did Balzac have?
• What did his friend bring him one day?
• What did Balzac do with the exercise book?
• What did Balzac tell about the boy`s hand writing?
• Whose exercises book was it?

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• Complete the questions and give the short answers.
• Balzac was a famous English writer, _________? _________
• He had a strange hobby, _________ ? __________
• He liked to tell a person’s character by his or her appearance, ______? _________
• He wasn’t proud of his hobby, __________? __________
• One day his friend brought him an exercise-book, ________? __________
• Balzac didn’t recognize his own handwriting, ____________ 

Listening

Reading

Music

Collecting

Football