Vocabulary:
leisure (free) time volný čas
collect sbírat
play the guitar hrát na kytaru
flute, piano, violin, drums, accordeon flétna, piáno, housle, bubny, tahací harmonika
hiking turistika
hitch – hiking stopování, autostop
mountaineering horolezení
sewing šití
knitting pletení
People have various hobbies or leisure time activities. Free time is when you don't have to be at school or at work and you can do just things for pleasure and relaxation. Some of the most popular hobbies are:
- collecting things (stamps, beer mugs, beer mats, labels, postcards, butterflies, posters, dolls or autographs of famous personalities)
- sports (outdoor, indoor, summer or winter sports, adrenaline sports), e.g. football, ice-hockey, basketball, handball, softball, volleyball, tennis, jogging, horse riding, walking, hiking, hitch – hiking, mountaineering, swimming, skiing, skating, sledging
- playing a musical instrument (the most common in our country - playing the piano, the guitar, the flute and maybe playing the violin) - first children attend a music school, later people play just for pleasure or in a music band
- watching TV, playing computer games, chatting and surfing on the internet, listening to music, going to the cinema, to the theatre, dancing at discos and balls
- keeping animals: dogs, cats, fish in aquariums, guineapigs and hamsters, parrots, some exotic and maybe dangerous animals such as snakes, spiders etc.
- gardening - some people grow vegetables and fruits, some of them grow flowers and decorative bush or trees
- reading books and magazines, solving crosswords, sudoku, puzzles...
- cooking, baking, sewing and knitting, drawing, painting, taking photos
- travelling
