Hideto's Writing Trainer
Interests
Let's practice writing about your PASTIMES.
Please try to introduce your interests in English by following the
guidelines below. You just simply answer each question and put them all
together. You will have a nice and brief introduction of your hobbies at
the end. Type an answer into the box provided and then pull down the drop-down
box to see some of the possible ways to answer the question. You can also
consult a dictionary by pressing the button below. Enjoy writing!
1 What are your interests in life?
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answers.
What are you interested in? What do you enjoy doing?
My greatest interest in life is in photography.
I enjoy listening to music when I am free.
My favorite pastime is to go snowboarding.
My hobby is to collect CDs of heavy-metal rock music.
I like reading books in my spare time.
I often go to a pachinko parlor at my leisure.
My best killtime is mahjong.
2 When did you take it up or start doing it?
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answers.
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If you began your hobby when you were 10 years old,
I took it up when I was ten years old.
I started playing the piano when I was a fifth grader.
I've been enjoying snowboarding since I was a small kid.
I've been a guitarist for eight years now.
When I was in the fifth grade, I began to collect postal stamps.
3 How often do you enjoy it?
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answers.
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Do you do it with high frequency?
I play mahjong everyday.
I go snowboarding every weekend.
I take lessons in ballet twice a week.
I practice karate every once a while.
I go hiking whenever I feel like going.
I go to karaoke studios only when I have extra money to spend.
I go scuba diving very occasionally.
I zip to the swimming pool as soon as I'm free from work.
4 What do you like most about it?
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answers.
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Tell me the best part of it.
I feel much satisfied when I entertain people with my piano plays.
The most exciting part of playing the guitar on a band is when
we give a concert at a large concert hall.
I get my kicks out of jumping over the snow mound on my snowboard.
What I like most about traveling is that I can meet many people.
I have most fun in feeding my dogs.
I'm happiest when I'm dancing on the dance floor.
5 What is the biggest trouble with it?
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answers.
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What do you worry most as you continue the pastime?
I tend to spend too much money on ski squipment.
I've had my leg bone broken and I can't walk now.
It just takes up too much of my time.
It drives me so crazy that I can't concentrate on my studies.
I easily fall into raptures over snowboarding and forget about
everything else.
I'm absorbed in it and people around me say I'm nuts. (informal)
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