3Programme Item 2
When an interest becomes an obsession…
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?? Listen and ? ll in the missing words.
Many people have _____ kind of hobby. Some like collecting coins. Others _____ just like shopping. When Colin Duffy was _____, his father took him to see his local _____, Liverpool. Since then he has seen _____ matches. Colin and his wife spent their _____ in Leeds _____ Liverpool was playing that weekend.
_____ children are interested in collecting _____ or _____ at some time, but few _____ as far as Tony Mattie. He _____ his house with thousands of Barbie dolls. He spends _____ every day combing their _____ and changes all their clothes _____ a month.
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Read and answer the questions.
Most people have some kind of hobby. Some like collecting coins. Some are keen on supporting their favourite football teams. Others even just like shop-ping. But what happens when that interest becomes the most important thing in one’s life?
When Colin Duffy was six, his father took him to see his local football team, Liverpool. Since then, Colin, now thirty-six, has seen a total of 1,729 matches, and has travelled 75,000 miles to watch his team. Colin and his wife spent their honeymoon in Leeds because Liverpool was playing that weekend.
Most children are interested in collecting stamps or dolls at some time, but few go as far as twenty-eight year old Tony Mattie. He ? lls his house with thousands of Barbie dolls. He spends hours every day combing their hair and changes all their clothes once a month.
Hobbies and Interests
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3Programme(1) What do people do for pleasure during their free time?(2) How long has Colin been a football fan?(3) Why did he and his wife spend their honeymoon in Leeds?(4) What does Tony ? ll his house with?(5) What does he spend hours doing?(6) How often does he change the dolls’ clothes? 3
Pair work
Retell the two stories with the help of the clues:
Colin’s story: six → saw a football match → a total of 1,729 matches → 75,000 miles → honeymoonTony’s story: 28 years old → house → comb hair → change clothes 4
Speaking
An interesting story about hobbies.
*Item 3
Are you a couch potato?
1 Read the text about leisure activities and choose
the best de? nition for a couch potato.
Centuries ago, people didn’t have much free time, because everybody was working too hard. In Britain in the nineteenth century, people had more spare time, but because the Victorians hated relaxing and doing nothing, they in-vented football, rugby and cricket. People took up more gentle activities too, like gardening and bird-watching, and it was even possible simply to watch a sport and give the impression that you were actually doing something. Gradually, leisure activities have become less and less demanding, and most
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