Rod
I am 26 years old and my hobby is singing. I like singing very much. I have a group of friends who come to my house and we sing together. We download music from the internet and sing along. I have a microphone that I connect to my TV and I start singing. I think singing is a good hobby because it makes me relax. I forget about my work problems. When I go to friends’ houses, we sometimes sing. People say I have a good voice and I can make a lot of money if I want to be a professional singer. I am not sure about that. I am not doing it for the money. It is something that I like doing in my free time.
Martha
I am 41 years of age and I am a mother of three. I don’t have a lot of free time but I like working in the garden. I plant flowers and do small jobs every now and then. I don’t cut the grass because it is a big job for me. I get my husband to do it. People say I can make money from my hobby. I sometimes sell flowers and plants to my friends and neighbours but I don’t charge them much. I only charge a few dollars and I save them money. I like flowers because they are very beautiful. They make my garden smell nice. I am lucky I have a big garden so I can practise my hobby whenever I want.
Sally
I am 15 years old and I like to collect stamps. I have a big stamp collection. I spend nearly all my pocket money on buying stamps. I have got stamps from different countries around the world. I started my hobby a few years ago when my father’s friend gave me some stamps to look at. He told me some stories about those stamps and I decided to start my own collection. I get stamps from Australia from the letters we get at home. I also go to the post office and buy stamps there. I have some friends on the internet and they send me stamps from their countries. I don’t have any old stamps because I don’t like them. I only have new stamps and I look after them very well.
John
I am 56 years old and I have a dangerous hobby. I have 21 snakes in my house. I keep them in a safe place in one of the rooms I have. I never allow my children inside that room. I make sure my snakes can't escape because they can be really dangerous. I’ve had snakes for many years. I visited China one day and went to a village where people keep snakes in their homes. I liked snakes and decided to have some of them. I get the poison of the snakes and sell it to a company that makes medicine. I get money for the poison and this is how I can afford to feed them. I think snakes are lovely creatures. I have a digital camera and I take pictures of my snakes.
Answer these questions:
- Do you have a hobby?
- How many hours a week do you spend on your hobby?
- Do you have other friends who have the same hobby?
- Can your hobby make you rich one day?
- Is it easy for housewives to have hobbies?
- Is it easy for a man or a woman to have a hobby?
- Did you have any hobbies when you were young?
- Why do people have hobbies?
- What would our life be if we didn't have hobbies?
- What are some hobbies that are good for women?
- What are some hobbies that some men have?
- What are some dangerous hobbies you've heard of?
