Let’s talk about your free time. What hobbies do teenagers have?

What is a hobby? It is what you like to do when you have free time. We choose a hobby according to our character and taste. When we have a hobby our life becomes more interesting. There are hundreds of personal interests and ways to spend free time. It’s difficult to describe all hobbies known in the world.  

Hobbies are divided into 4 large groups: doing things, making things, collecting things and learning things. Doing things is the most popular kind of hobbies. It includes different activities: sport, gardening, dancing, photography and many others.

The results of Eurostat survey show that in Belarus most people spend their free time watching TV or socializing. Belarusian people like to watch TV programs about cooking, health and gardening. Many people in Belarus have a dacha where they grow vegetables or just have a rest.

Nowadays teenagers all over the world are fond of playing computer games. They sit in front of a screen with a mouse or a joystick and do different things: build farms or castles, fight enemies or just play cards. This hobby is becoming more and more popular. But I think computer games can be bad for our health, especially for the eyesight.

I should say that I don’t have much free time because I am leaving school soon and getting prepared for my exams. But my hobby is music. It appeals to my heart and helps me stay cheerful and active. Pop music and rap are very popular with teenagers because of the influence of mass media and mass culture. As for me, I prefer rock. It is full of force. Rock music has a lot of positive effects. It unites people all over the world, makes them a part of a global family.

In conclusion I should say that it doesn’t matter what kind of hobby a person has. It is good to do something pleasant during your pastime.

II.

1.

Do you find it useful to go to the theatre or cinema? Why (not)?

2.

Is cinema still important? Why (not)?

3.

Do you find it useful to read books? Why (not)?

I think that nowadays theatre, cinema and books are becoming less and less popular. People don’t need to go to the cinema or to buy books. They can do this with the help of the internet. The internet provides us with different kinds of entertainment. It’s cheaper, more comfortable and you don’t need to go out. But I think it can be very useful to go to the theatre or cinema with your friends or to read the same books because later you can discuss what you have seen or read. And I am sure that personal contact with art or books is more useful and pleasant than sitting in the internet.

4.

Do you consider some creative person very special?

I’m sure that every person is special because we all have talents. Talented people are very creative. There are many outstanding people who contributed a lot to different spheres of life. The list of their names is endless.

III.

1.

What questions can you ask a British friend about his/her free time?

2.

What questions can you ask a British friend about his/her hobbies?

1. Do you have much free time?

2. How do you spend your free time?

3. Do you have any hobbies?

4. What are your hobbies?

5. Do you like reading (sport)?

6. What do you like most: to make things or to buy them?

3.

What questions would you like to ask a celebrity?

1. What qualities does a person need to become as famous as you?

2. What would you advise a person who wants to become famous?

3. Is it hard to be a celebrity?

4. Do you have any hobbies?

5. How do you combine your hobbies with your work?

4.

What questions will you ask a British teenager to find out what kind of reader he/she is?

1. Do you like reading?

2. Who is your favourite writer?

3. What is your favourite book?

4. Do you like poetry?

5. How many books do you read every year?

IV.

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