There are more than 1000 personal interests and ways to

spend one’s free time.

• The most popular The most popular hobbies are stamp-hobbies are stamp-collecting, collecting collecting, collecting view cards, match view cards, match box-tops, badges, box-tops, badges, stones, flowers, stones, flowers, shells, coins and shells, coins and books.books.

• Gardening and Gardening and cultivation of flowers, cultivation of flowers, especially roses, is especially roses, is the most common the most common hobby of all among hobby of all among Englishmen.Englishmen.

• Some people are interesting in photography. They like Some people are interesting in photography. They like taking off old buildings: palaces, castles, churches and taking off old buildings: palaces, castles, churches and old houses of historical interest. And some people like to old houses of historical interest. And some people like to take photos of friends when they don’t know they are take photos of friends when they don’t know they are being photographed. being photographed.

• Others are interested in video films and they record Others are interested in video films and they record family events there. family events there.

• Playing a musical Playing a musical instrument, watching instrument, watching TV, swimming, fishing TV, swimming, fishing and watching birds and watching birds are also popular are also popular leisure activity in leisure activity in Britain.Britain.

• A useful hobby is A useful hobby is collecting tape collecting tape recordings. You may recordings. You may have recordings of have recordings of operas, light music, operas, light music, folk music and folk music and concerts.concerts.

It’s impossible to describe all these 1000 hobbies known in It’s impossible to describe all these 1000 hobbies known in the world. The main thing is that increase your knowledge the world. The main thing is that increase your knowledge

in some particular field and broaden your outlook.in some particular field and broaden your outlook.