English Listening Test A2 HOBBIES | Learn English Through Listening

Transcript: 1 I used to play sports a lot when I was younger, but I don’t play much anymore. Now I enjoy painting. I have my own studio in my garage, and pretty soon I’ll have a show at a gallery. Maybe I’ll become famous! I really enjoy using bright colors in my paintings – that’s what I like best about it. 2 I’ve always collected things, even when I was young. I used to collect everything – comic books, baseball cards, you name it. But they’re all packed away in boxes now. Now my favorite pastime is gardening. I spend all weekend outside with my flowers. I love seeing them change. That’s what I like best about it, I guess. They’re these little seeds at first, and then one day, they’re big, beautiful flowers. 3 When I was a teenager, all I did was sit around playing video games. But I can’t stand them anymore. I work in an office now, so I sit in front of a boring computer screen all day. Now I like being outdoors. I belong to a hiking group. and we go someplace different every weekend. I keep fit and healthy this way. The best thing is that I can make some really great friends. 4 I like collecting things. I collected baseball cards when I was a kid, but I don’t anymore. These days, baseball card collectors are only interested in money. I wanted to collect things that are really beautiful, so that’s why I started collecting stamps. Some of the stamps I have are really, really beautiful. I think they’re like paintings. What I like best is looking at my collection.