Questions:

1. Tastes differ. Can you say the same about hobbies?

2. Have you chosen a hobby according to your character and taste?

3. Which hobby groups do you know?

4. The most popular hobby group is doing things, isn't it?

5. What do you know about gardening?

6. Do you like computer games?

7. Are you fond of making things?

8. Do you know any hobbies of the famous people?

9. Have you ever collected anything?

10. What can be collected?

Vocabulary:

character характер

taste вкус

according по, согласно

to include включать

variety разнообразие

activity занятие

gardening садоводство

grown-up взрослый

computer games компьютерные игры

relatively относительно, сравнительно

drawing рисование

painting живопись

sculpture скульптура

to make sculpture заниматься скульптурой

handicraft рукоделие, ремесло

hobbyist любитель

saxophone саксофон

to collect собирать

stamp марка

coin монета

matchbox спичечный коробок

record пластинка

postcard почтовая открытка

value ценность

valuable ценный

to house помещать, размещать

in a small way понемногу

item предмет

a good deal много

rare редкий

private частный

to take pleasure in получать удовольствие от

opportunity возможность

to add добавлять

exciting увлекательный

aspect сторона, аспект

hobby-painter художник-любитель

pastime время провождение

to subdivided into подразделяться на

to have no real value не иметь реальной ценности

a world-famous всемирно известный

an art object предмет искусства

Dialogue:

- Are you fond of art, aren’t you?

- Yes, I am. I am not very good at painting but I try to go to every art exhibition. Besides, I’ve read a lot about Russian painters.

- Do you collect books on painting?

- I wouldn’t say so. I’ve several books on art; in general I borrow books from our libraries. Are you fond of art?

- Yes? I am. Besides, I like music, or to be more exact classical music.

- Who is your favorite composer?

- I like Chaikovsky, Rakhmaninov, and Mussorgsky…

- I appreciate your taste. Don’t you think that Mussorgsky and Tarkovsky have very much in common?

- I have never thought about it. Do you want say that Tarkovsky’s films and Mussorgsky’s operas have very much in common?

- That’s exactly what I mean. Their talents match.