The 10 Most Popular Hobbies When I meet someone for the first time, one of the first questions I ask is: “What's your favorite hobby?”Most people just look at me and aren't too sure if they even have a hobby. Some people even say they have no time for hobbies. They quickly return the question back to me. This is when I give them a list of the hobbies I enjoy. However, if most people took the time to think about it they would realize they have several hobbies, most of which you can find on the 10 most popular hobbies list. 10 MOST POPULAR HOBBIES 1. Cooking 2. Exercising 3. Bowling (保龄球) 4. Doing team sports 5. Shopping 6. Traveling 7. Playing cards or board games 8. Swimming 9. Going dancing 10. Playing tennis Unfortunately hobbies take time. The majority of people spend 40 hours a week at work or doing stuff (事情) in school. That does not leave much time for a hobby. So it is important that you choose hobbies you can do at the same time. For example, you could meet your friends at the beach. At the beach you could swim, relax, read, listen to music, play cards and watch other people play beach volleyball. You could, of course join in a game of volleyball or go windsurfing. After that you could have a well-earned sleep. If I have counted correctly you have now done half of the 10 most popular hobbies all in one afternoon! Of course there are many other hobbies which are considered to be a little bit more extreme (极限的), such as bungee jumping (蹦极跳), sky diving(高空跳伞)or free running (跑酷). These extreme sports can only be done if you are very fit and some of them, e.g. sky diving, are expensive. They do not belong to the category (分类) of popular hobbies. However, one of the most popular sports is jogging which can be done at any time anywhere (except perhaps where there is a lot of traffic and therefore a lot of air pollution!) and does not even need any special equipment. The only thing necessary is a good pair of shoes. So there is no reason to say you have no time for hobbies. Questions: 1. Why do some people think they don't have a hobby? ________________________________________________________ 2. Why is it difficult to find time for hobbies? ________________________________________________________ 3. Since you don't have much time for hobbies, what is important to do? ________________________________________________________ 4. What could you do after you have been very active? ________________________________________________________ 5. What makes some of extreme sports difficult for people to do? ________________________________________________________ 6. Which hobby can you do almost anywhere and costs nothing? ________________________________________________________