Read the story about different hobbies and fill in the gaps with words from the box: People(2), hobbies, travelling, stamps, interesting, history, special, thematic, fish, badges, pictures, sport(2), coins, dolls, music, gardening. Hobbies Different people like doing different things. Different _________ have different ___________. My brother is fond of collecting ________. He’s got a very good collection and he is very proud of it. His stamps can tell you about different people and different countries. My brother often says that his hobby is popular with people of all ages. Collecting stamps is easy and ________________. It is real fun. You begin to learn many interesting facts about _____________and famous ____________ when you start to collect stamps. And first people collect every kind of stamp but soon they began to make ____________ collections. Sometimes they specialize in stamps of one subject only. For examples birds, animals, flowers or sports. This kind of collecting is called ___________. My theme is ________. My best friend Bob is a collector too. He is fond of collecting __________. His collection is thematic. His theme is _________. He keeps his badges on the wall. When you come to his room you can see them all here at once. My grandfather collected __________ when he was a small boy. Some people collect _________. My uncle does. When he travels he always brings home dolls from different countries. Some people collect pictures, cups, toys, toys soldiers, books, pencils and many other things. But collecting things is not the only hobby people have. Some people are fond of __________ or ___________. There are many boys and girls are fond of _________ and that is their hobby. My aunt’s hobby is taking ____________. And my mother is fond of __________. Answer the questions: 1. What things do people usually collect? 2. What is the thematic collection? It has some theme. 3. Do collectors specialize in one subject or more? 4. Name other hobbies you know.

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Hobbies

Different people like doing different things. Different people have different hobbies.

My brother is fond of collecting stamps. He’s got a very good collection, and he is very proud of it. His stamps can tell you about different people and different countries. My brother often says that his hobby is popular with people of all ages. Collecting stamps is easy and interesting. It is real fun.

You begin to learn many interesting facts about history and famous people when you start to collect stamps. At first, people collect every kind of stamp, but soon they begin to make special collections. Sometimes they specialize in stamps of one subject only, for example, birds, animals, flowers or sports. This kind of collecting is called thematic.

My theme is sport. My best friend Bob is a collector too. He is fond of collecting badges. His collection is thematic. His theme is music. He keeps his badges on the wall. When you come to his room, you can see them all there at once.

My grandfather collected coins when he was a small boy. Some people collect dolls. My uncle does. When he travels, he always brings home dolls from different countries. Some people collect pictures, cups, toys, toy soldiers, books, pencils and many other things.

But collecting things is not the only hobby people have. Some people are fond of travelling or fishing. There are many boys and girls who are fond of sport, and that is their hobby. My aunt’s hobby is taking pictures. And my mother is fond of gardening.

Примечание: в наборе слов дано слово fish, но после выражения to be fond of по смыслу должно использоваться название занятия — fishing («рыбалка»). Вероятно, в задании допущена опечатка.

Ответы на вопросы

1. What things do people usually collect?
People usually collect stamps, badges, coins, dolls, pictures, cups, toys, toy soldiers, books and pencils.

2. What is a thematic collection?
A thematic collection is a collection that has one particular theme or subject, such as sport, music, animals, birds or flowers.

3. Do collectors specialize in one subject or more?
Collectors usually specialize in one subject when they make a thematic collection.

4. Name other hobbies you know.
Other hobbies are reading, drawing, painting, dancing, singing, playing musical instruments, cooking, photography, travelling, fishing, gardening, swimming and doing sports.