Who would most enjoy these hobbies and pastimes? Check your answers and compare them with a partner. There may be more than one answer.
gardening
cooking
playing sports
hiking
collecting comic books
playing video games
surfing the Internet
Listening 1 People are talking about hobbies and pastimes. Listen and number the pictures.
1. I love to eat out. I eat at restaurants most of the time. I really love to eat at pizzerias. 2. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library about twice a week. 3. I never used to like stamp collecting, but now I think it's great. I've got two huge stamp albums. Hey, why don't you come and see my collection some time? 4. My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden, and she loves working in it, but the truth is, it bores me. 5. Well, everyone in my family loves sports-everyone, that is, except me. My family's out playing baseball and stuff all the time. But I think most sports are pretty boring. I don't like chasing balls around a field. And I couldn't hit a ball if I had to. 6. My friends think I'm really boring because I'm always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical stuff.
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Write 1, 2, 3, ... in the gap.
AB
CD
EF
Listening 2
Task 1
Which activity does each person enjoy doing now? Listen and circle the correct answer.
1. I used to play sports a lot when I was younger, but I don't play much anymore. Now I enjoy painting. I have my own studio in my garage, and pretty soon I'll have a show at a gallery. Maybe I'll become famous! I really enjoy using bright colors in my paintings-that's what I like best about it. 2. I've always collected things, even when I was young. I used to collect everything¬comic books, baseball cards, you name it. But they're all packed away in boxes now. Now my favorite pastime is gardening. I spend all weekend outside with my flowers. I love seeing them change.That's what I like best about it, I guess. They're these little seeds at first, and then one day, they're big, beautiful flowers. 3. When I was a teenager, all I did was sit around playing video games. But I can't stand them anymore. I work in an office now, so I sit in front of a boring computer screen all day. Now I like being outdoors.I belong to a hiking group, and we go someplace different every weekend. I keep fit and healthy this way. The best thing is that I can make some really great friends. 4. I like collecting things. I collected baseball cards when I was a kid, but I don't anymore. These days, baseball card collectors are only interested in money. I wanted to collect things that are really beautiful, so that's why I started collecting stamps. Some of the stamps I have are really, really beautiful. I think they're like paintings. What I like best is looking at my collection. It's like walking through a tiny museum full of wonderful paintings. 5. I always loved reading as a kid, so for a long time I wanted to write children's books. I tried to do it for a few years after college but it was really hard to come up with good stories. I guess I'm not very good with words. Now, I'm happy just painting. I've won a few prizes, too-in art competitions-for my watercolors and oils. The pictures are important to me, though, not the prizes. What I enjoy most is creating pictures. It makes me so happy. 6. Well, I'm retired now, and I have a lot of free time. I worked for the same company for over thirty years, mostly in the same little office. I worked long hours, and when I came home from work. I was too tired to do anything but read the newspaper. Now it's different. I spend almost all my free time outdoors playing golf. I guess what I love best is looking at the beautiful blue sky.
1. Zach
a. playing basketball
b. painting (correct)
c. hiking
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2. Erica
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3. Brian
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4. Evan
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5. Danielle
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6. Marcus
Task 2 Listen again. What does each speaker like best about his or her current hobby or pastime? Write the correct letter.
1. I used to play sports a lot when I was younger, but I don't play much anymore. Now I enjoy painting. I have my own studio in my garage, and pretty soon I'll have a show at a gallery. Maybe I'll become famous! I really enjoy using bright colors in my paintings-that's what I like best about it. 2. I've always collected things, even when I was young. I used to collect everything¬comic books, baseball cards, you name it. But they're all packed away in boxes now. Now my favorite pastime is gardening. I spend all weekend outside with my flowers. I love seeing them change.That's what I like best about it, I guess. They're these little seeds at first, and then one day, they're big, beautiful flowers. 3. When I was a teenager, all I did was sit around playing video games. But I can't stand them anymore. I work in an office now, so I sit in front of a boring computer screen all day. Now I like being outdoors.I belong to a hiking group, and we go someplace different every weekend. I keep fit and healthy this way. The best thing is that I can make some really great friends. 4. I like collecting things. I collected baseball cards when I was a kid, but I don't anymore. These days, baseball card collectors are only interested in money. I wanted to collect things that are really beautiful, so that's why I started collecting stamps. Some of the stamps I have are really, really beautiful. I think they're like paintings. What I like best is looking at my collection. It's like walking through a tiny museum full of wonderful paintings. 5. I always loved reading as a kid, so for a long time I wanted to write children's books. I tried to do it for a few years after college but it was really hard to come up with good stories. I guess I'm not very good with words. Now, I'm happy just painting. I've won a few prizes, too-in art competitions-for my watercolors and oils. The pictures are important to me, though, not the prizes. What I enjoy most is creating pictures. It makes me so happy. 6. Well, I'm retired now, and I have a lot of free time. I worked for the same company for over thirty years, mostly in the same little office. I worked long hours, and when I came home from work. I was too tired to do anything but read the newspaper. Now it's different. I spend almost all my free time outdoors playing golf. I guess what I love best is looking at the beautiful blue sky.
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Match the people and the activities.
looking at his collectionlooking at the blue skythe flowersusing bright colorscreating picturesmaking great friends
Danielle
Evan
Brian
Marcus
Erica
Zach
Listening 3
Task 1 People are talking about their interests. Listen and check two suitable hobbies for each person.
1. A few months ago, I moved to this cute little house out in the country. Before I moved, all I did was sit in cafes and read or surf the Internet. Boring! Now I want to spend all my free time outside. enjoying nature. The only problem is, I'm not in very good shape, so I don't like doing any sports, or anything that involves a lot of exercise. I tried hiking once, but I fell down a hill and hurt my leg. Don't get me wrong, I love the outdoors-but what I really want is something I can do quietly in nature. 2. I live in a big city, so I love being around lots of people. My brother is completely the opposite-last weekend, he took me to the country to go bird watching. I was so bored the whole time.I like talking to people and doing creative things. I'd just love to get all my friends together at my apartment in the city and do something. We could have a dinner party, maybe. Or we could bring over some guitars and drums, and stuff like that, and sing and dance! 3. Exercise is really important to me. I like doing things where I keep active, things that are good for my health. My roommate isn't like that at all, though-he wakes up and surfs the Internet for hours. Then he plays his guitar in his room all afternoon. Yuck! I just hate sitting around indoors! I especially hate surfing the Internet. I want to meet other people. I also want to get out and visit new places, like out in the country, where you can see some real nature. 4. I don't really like going to parties or working out at the gym all the time. I don't like hiking around in nature, either. I like to do things that develop my mind or things that teach me about other countries and places. What I really love is history. To me, a good history book is a lot more exciting than a fancy dinner party; or some concert, or a baseball game. And there's a lot of great historical information on the Internet, too! I'm not one of those people who sit at home and collect stamps. For me, learning something new is a real adventure!
1. Steve
surfing the Internet
gardening (correct)
bird watching (correct)
hiking
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2. Christine
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3. Joe
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4. Amy
Task 2 Listen again. What is one activity each person likes doing? Circle the correct answer.
1. A few months ago, I moved to this cute little house out in the country. Before I moved, all I did was sit in cafes and read or surf the Internet. Boring! Now I want to spend all my free time outside. enjoying nature. The only problem is, I'm not in very good shape, so I don't like doing any sports, or anything that involves a lot of exercise. I tried hiking once, but I fell down a hill and hurt my leg. Don't get me wrong, I love the outdoors-but what I really want is something I can do quietly in nature. 2. I live in a big city, so I love being around lots of people. My brother is completely the opposite-last weekend, he took me to the country to go bird watching. I was so bored the whole time.I like talking to people and doing creative things. I'd just love to get all my friends together at my apartment in the city and do something. We could have a dinner party, maybe. Or we could bring over some guitars and drums, and stuff like that, and sing and dance! 3. Exercise is really important to me. I like doing things where I keep active, things that are good for my health. My roommate isn't like that at all, though-he wakes up and surfs the Internet for hours. Then he plays his guitar in his room all afternoon. Yuck! I just hate sitting around indoors! I especially hate surfing the Internet. I want to meet other people. I also want to get out and visit new places, like out in the country, where you can see some real nature. 4. I don't really like going to parties or working out at the gym all the time. I don't like hiking around in nature, either. I like to do things that develop my mind or things that teach me about other countries and places. What I really love is history. To me, a good history book is a lot more exciting than a fancy dinner party; or some concert, or a baseball game. And there's a lot of great historical information on the Internet, too! I'm not one of those people who sit at home and collect stamps. For me, learning something new is a real adventure!
1.
a. enjoying nature (correct)
b. hiking
c. sitting in a cafe
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4.
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نمایش اطلاعات
stamp collecting
جمع کردن تمبر
caught a huge fish
ماهی بزرگی گرفت
bores
خسته
except
بجز
started chasing me
شروع به تعقیب من کرد
stuff
When I arrive home, I always put my stuff in my room.
خرت و پرت، وسایل
وقتی به خانه می رسم همیشه وسایلم را در اتاقم می گذارم.
bright color
رنگ روشن
competition
Korean competition destroys our company.
رقابت
رقابت کره ای ها شرکت ما را نابود می کند.
seeds
دانه
can't stand
نمی تواند تحمل کند
Tiny
My Tiny finger is in pain.
کوچک
انگشت کوچکم درد میکند.
come up with
با ایده ی جدید آمدن
in the country
درکشور
involve
I do not want to get involved in her personal difficulties.
با استفاده از ماژیک فسفری می توانید کلمات و بخش های مهم را برای خود علامت گذاری نمایید و هنگام پاسخ به آزمون از آنها استفاده کنید. برای از بین بردن بخش های رنگی دوباره روی آن کلیک نمایید.
دفترچه یادداشت
هر تعدادی که دوست دارید دفترچه یادداشت ایجاد کنید و نکات مهم را در آن بنویسید.
برای استفاده از دفترچه یادداشت بر روی قسمتی از درس یا آزمون که می خواهید در آنجا نکته ی مهمی را قرار دهید کلیک نمایید.سپس در آن قسمت یک دفترچه یادداشت جدید ایجاد میشود و با کلیک بر روی آن می توانید بازش کنید و نکته های مهم را بنویسید.