Answer the questions. Give your reasons.

1) What are the traits of an ideal man/woman?

2) Do you think it’s good to live with an ideal?

3) What do you think is more important: beauty or character?

4) Do you agree with the proverb “Handsome is as handsome does”?

5) What traits of character in your opinion do employers appreciate in a job applicant?

6) Do you think the appearance is important when you want to get a job? Why?

Read and learn these words and expressions.

leisure – досуг, свободное время

collecting old coins, badges –

amateur (amateur painter, amateur musician) – любитель

to entertain – занимать, развлекать

to go in for – заниматься

to be fond of – любить что-то делать

to be crazy about – сильно увлекающийся (чем-л.)

to play chess (tennis, golf, volleyball)

to play the piano (the violin)character – характер

time to spare – свободное время

to be good at – быть способным к

taste – вкус

according to – по, согласно

variety – разнообразие

activity – занятие

grown-up – взрослый (человек)

relatively – относительно, сравни­тельно

to design – создавать, моделировать, конструировать

handicraft – ремесло, ручная рабо­та

hobbyist – любитель, человек, имею­щий определенное хобби

record – пластинка

to house – помещать, размещать

in a small way – в малом масштабе, понемногу

item – предмет

to take pleasure in – получать удовольствие от

a good deal of – много

no matter what kind of hobby a person has – чем бы человек ни увлекался

Read and translate the text.

Hobbies

Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have a hobby that fits your taste and your style you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. Hobbies are divided into four large groups: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.

The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.

Gardening is one of the oldest hobbies. It is a well-known fact that the Eng­lish are very fond of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses.

Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different types of computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it is becoming more and more popular.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, creating handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby painters were great wartime leaders. The 34th President of the USA Eisenhower and Britain's prime minister for most of the Second World War Sir Winston Churchill were both good artists. Some hobbyists write music or play musical instruments. Ex-President Bill Clinton, for example, plays the saxophone.

Most people collect something at some point in their life: stamps, coins, match­boxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value; others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. At times such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might enjoy seeing them.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity to learn from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.

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