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The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also (1)______ voluntary work, especially for charities.

A lot of free time is spent (2)_______ home, where the most popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often record programmes so that they can watch later.

In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by “do-it-yourself”, when people spend time (3)_________or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after. Taking the dog for a walk is regular (4)_______.

Families often have a “day out” at the weekend, especially in summer, with a visit to a local event (5)________

a festival, a fair or show. Young people go to clubs and discos, while people of all ages go to the theater, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.

Taking the dog for a walk is regular (4)_____.

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Hi! My name is Steve. I'm 10 years old and I live in Bristol, in the UK, with my parents and my siblings, Paul and Lucy. I am a dynamic boy. I ride to school. I like doing sports. We train after school and play matches against other schools every week. Playing basketball is my favourite sport. I'm an excellent swimmer, but I don't go much. I don't like water sports. It is too cold in winter.

In my free time, I play computer games, collect stamps or read books. My favourite one is playing computer games. But all teachers at school say "reading is fundamental", so I must read much more.

On the weekends, I usually go camping with my parents and my siblings. When my parents go trekking, my siblings, other children and I usually play tag or leapfrog. My favourite game is playing leapfrog. Camping is very enjoyable and fun. We set fire and sing songs. Lucy sings and Paul plays the guitar. Music is their common hobby.

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Where does Nora live?

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How many people are there in Nora’s family?

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What does Nora like?

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Which sport does Nora practice every day?

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There are many things that I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies. I am sure other people have their hobbies, (1)______. The hobby I like most is playing my guitar. It was given to me by my mother for my eighth birthday. My uncle, who is a guitarist, teaches me (2)_______to play it. Now I can play a few simple tunes. I begin to sing while playing the guitar but I am not so good at this. My uncle tells me that I need to (3)______ a lot to become good at playing the guitar.

Another hobby that I spend time on is keeping fish. I have a glass aquarium where I keep different kinds of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some of them were caught from the stream near where I live. They look so beautiful swimming about in the aquarium and I love to just watch (4)________. It is very relaxing to do so. Even my uncle loves watching them. However, they do die and it is not a pleasant job to remove the dead ones. Also, it is quite a difficult job cleaning the aquarium but I have to do this whenever it gets (5)______.

There are other things that I like to do but they are not so interesting. Playing the guitar is my favourite pastime. Next comes taking care of my fish. These things really keep me occupied. I am glad I am able to do them.

1. I am sure other people have their hobbies, (1)_____.