Learn by Listening Level 2

[00:00.49]Hobbies|[00:02.17] Hobbies are activities|[00:03.98] that people do in their spare time,|[00:06.41] for the sake of enjoyment.|[00:07.90] A hobby usually involves work of some kind,|[00:11.32] but the work is fun for the person who does it.|[00:14.37] Some people enjoy their hobbies very much|[00:17.60] and like to spend much time on those hobbies.|[00:21.27] There are many different hobbies that people enjoy.|[00:24.38] One of the most popular hobbies is gardening.|[00:28.18] Many people enjoy growing beautiful flowers|[00:31.66] or tasty vegetables in a garden|[00:34.77] near their house or apartment.|[00:36.76] People who have a garden enjoy|[00:39.69] seeing the results of their work,|[00:41.74] when flowers show their bright, beautiful colours.|[00:45.10] But gardeners also enjoy the tasks of gardening itself.|[00:49.83] They like to work in the soil,|[00:51.95] planting and watering their flowers.|[00:54.31] Another popular hobby is photography.|[00:57.92] Some people enjoy taking pictures of the people|[01:01.46] and places around them.|[01:03.45] People who enjoy photography|[01:06.01] may sometimes buy expensive cameras|[01:08.68] that allow interesting photographs to be taken.|[01:11.85] But even people who have only a basic camera|[01:15.15] can still take beautiful pictures.|[01:17.70] For many people, car repair is a favourite hobby.|[01:21.80] Some people enjoy looking at the engine|[01:24.42] and other parts of their cars.|[01:26.60] Those people make repairs or improvements to their cars.|[01:30.58] Of course, this is a useful hobby,|[01:33.44] but many people enjoy "fixing up" a car|[01:36.36] simply because they enjoy working with cars.|[01:40.16] Some people collect objects as a hobby.|[01:43.83] For example, some people collect postage stamps,|[01:47.43] and some people collect coins.|[01:50.29] It can be very satisfying to find|[01:52.90] the missing parts of one's collection,|[01:55.08] especially when the stamps or coins are very rare.|[01:59.31] Of course, these are just a few of the many hobbies|[02:03.41] that people enjoy.|[02:04.84] Do you have any hobbies that you enjoy?