7 Hobbies, Leisure and

Lifestyles
 Leisure Time
 free time after work or study – leisure
time
 fun and entertainment, sports
 different activities – watching TV,
going out, collecting things – traditional
(stamps,postcards, pens, badges, flags,
coins, model cars – ships)
 collecting is a life-long hobby
(international hobby) – collector´s
clubs all over the world
 they often meet to exchange things or
send in letters, parcels
 becomes old-fashioned
 Teenage Hobbies
 are part of their youth culture
are part of their youth culture
 include – playing team sports, dancing at the
disco, going to parties, joining clubs,
 young people like to spend their time in groups ,
in good company,
 some prefer to stay home – watch movies on
platforms (Netflix, HBO, etc.), listen to music or
use digital technologies: gaming, graphic design,
videography, photography, browsing the Internet,
drones
 typical teenage sports – parkour, scootering, ball
hockey, roller-skating, biking, skateboarding,
bodybuilding, etc.
 other most popular – football, tennis, hockey,
dance, horse-riding
 parents force their children to have hobbies –
prevent them from taking drugs, drinking alcohol
Adults Hobbies – Keeping a Pet
 prefer gardening, fishing,
reading, going to the theatre,
concerts, art exhibitions,
skiing, travelling, etc.
 children and adults – keeping
a pet (a dog, a cat, a snake, a
goldfish, a canary, a parrot, a
guinea pig, other exotic
animals)
 the care requires – a good
knowledge of its habits and
behaviour,
 people love animals – a dog or
a cat - part of the family
An Englishman‘s Home Is His Castle
 British people prefer living in
small houses,
 love gardening, jobs around a
house,
 DIY – do-it-yourself - very
popular hobby,
 re-decorate the house, repair
pieces of furniture, household
appliances, repair cars, do some
cookery,
 in Britain – many books giving
instruction how to repair things,
 evening classes – learning the
basics of the activities.
Creative Hobbies
 acting, choir singing,
folk dancing, playing
pop-music in amateur
groups, photography,
painting, drawing,
wood carving, leather
work, novel or poetry
writing, blogging,
sculpture, knive-
making; cooking is
becoming more
popular
Leisure Time Concerned With Health
 more and more people
spend their time doing
exercise to keep
themselves fit
 many sports are
practised as hobbies -
hiking, cycling, rowing,
playing golf, tennis,
walking, jogging,
swimming, doing aerobics
 physical exercises
indoors – bodybuilding,
fitness
Exclusive Hobbies
 only a limited number
of people practise them
as sport
 hot-air balooning,
skydiving, hang-
gliding,
snowboarding,
yachting, scuba diving
 Now Questions 
 What is a leisure time ?
 How do most young people in spend their leisure time ?
 How can the people spend their leisure time at home ?
 Give the names of some traditional hobbies.
 Why do you think that keeping of pets is an interesting
hobby ?
 Explain the slogan: ´An Englishman´s home is his castle´.
 Name some creative hobbies.
 Which hobby do you practise to develop your talent for arts
?
 What are typical teenage hobbies ?
 Which hobbies can be dangerous ?
 Oral Exam
1. Leisure time and hobbies
2. Teenage hobbies
3. Adults´ hobbies
4. Keeping a pet
5. An Englishman´s Home Is His Castle
6. Creative hobbies
7. Hobbies concerned with health
8. Exclusive hobbies