Listening comprehension lesson number 72.0:02
Listen to the text TV interview and say what hobbies Mr. Davis had.0:07
It's one o' clock and we begin our afternoon program meeting with famous people.0:18
Here is Mr. Frank Davis, a famous children's writer.0:26
He will tell you some interesting facts about his hobbies.0:30
Welcome to the programme, Mr. Davis.0:35
Now I would like to begin by remembering those times when I was a little boy.0:40
I had so many hobbies then.0:48
First, I think I was a great collector of different things.0:51
I collected stamps, coins, badges, small books, pictures, pencils and whatnot.0:57
Whatever I collected, I always tried to get as many things as I could.1:10
I did try to have thematic collections.1:18
I had large collections and was always proud of them.1:22
When I was older, at the age of 12, I think I became fond of sports.1:28
I spent a lot of time outdoors.1:36
I was playing different sport games in the yard.1:40
In summer I swam a lot and became a school champion.1:45
In the fifth form I became a theatre goer and spent all my free time in the theatre.1:52
And sometimes I also went to the cinema.2:01
When I was finishing school, my parents bought me a a computer.2:06
So I forgot about going to the theatre, to the cinema or visiting museums.2:13
Working on computers became my hobby.2:21
However, soon I became tired of this hobby too and decided to change it.2:26
I tried to paint pictures in my free time, but I wasn't very good.2:35
I tried dancing and acting, but soon I realized I could never be a success on the stage.2:41
Then one day I had an idea to write a story about my dog.2:52
The story was rather short.3:00
It was not very clever or very interesting.3:03
But it was my story and I liked it very much.3:08
This is how I began to write stories about birds and animals.3:14
My little daughter liked to listen to them before she went to bed.3:21
She said that she was fond of my new hobby.3:27
Now it's difficult to say if it is my hobby or not, as it is my work.3:33
Now I like this work and I have already written five books for children.3:39
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