Exercise 4. As…as, not so…as:
1. I know that your job is important, but my job is important too. My job is …
2. The bicycle is fast, but the car is faster. The bicycle is…
3. Her knowledge is poor, but he knows a bit more. His knowledge is…
4. He is lazy, but his brother is lazy too. He is…
5. Their furniture costs $ 700, and ours is $ 870. Their furniture is…
6. France is big. Belgium is not a big country. Belgium is…
7. Her wages are $ 200 a week, and mine are $ 150. My wages are…
8. She is beautiful, but I like her sister better. I think, she is…
9. He is tall, but I am taller. He is …
10. Tverskaya and Arbat are crowded streets. Tverskaya Street is…

A hobby is a favourite pastime of a person. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby to your liking, lucky you are: you have made your life more interesting.

Numerous hobbies can be subdivided into four large classes: 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 man’s hobbies, especially in some countries (Britain, for example). A relatively new hobby which is becoming more popular is computer games.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, and handicrafts. Some hobbyists write music. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill.

Almost everyone collects something at some period in his 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. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning 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.

вставить нужную форму Present Perfect или Past Simple:

1) Cats (drank) milk yesterday.

2) The garden is very green. It (has rained) a lot this month.

3) You (slept) on a sofa last night.

4) These are my favourite trousers. I (have had) them for five years.

5) We (sang) a song on the party last night.

6) We (visited) her parents last month.

7) Tom's my best friend. I (have known) him for three years.

8) I (wanted) to read this book last year.

9) They (have lived) in Miami for two years.

10) I (have not visited) New York for three years.