READING A Read the texts. Who is the website for?
1 people who want to buy a house
2 people who want to go on holiday abroad
3 people who want to swap their home for a short time
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You want to go on holiday, but don't have any money? Now you can go on holiday free, with HOMESTAY. Just
swap your own home for one of these. You can swap for a weekend, a week, or even a month or more!
Here are our favourite properties this week.
Garden Flat, Jenkins Road, Brighton
This beautiful flat is in a great location, in the centre of town in Brighton, on the south coast. There
are lots of things to do here. You can explore the town and the beach, or even go to London on
the train. There are lots of good places to eat in Brighton, with many of them very near. Right next
to the flat, there's Café Coco, a popular café where you can have lunch or a coffee.
Inside, the flat is modern and comfortable. There's a spacious living room, with a TV and two
large sofas. The kitchen is small, but there's a fridge and a table and chairs. You can see the sea
from the one large bedroom. You share a garden with the friendly neighbours.
No pots.
Rose Cottage, Tretower
This lovely cottage is in the small, quiet village of Tretower in Wales. This is a great place to
relax, go walking and explore the mountains, or do whatever you want. There's a post office and
a bookshop in the village, and there's a pub down the road, which does great sandwiches and
salads. The town of Brecon is 9 miles away, where you can find a few supermarkets and a good
choice of restaurants. There's also a great museum.
The cottage is small and traditional. It has a cosy living room, two sunny bedrooms - each
with its own bathroom - and a large family kitchen. The garden is large and sunny,
Children and pats welcome
Glossary​

Hobby is an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time. It isn’t connected to your job, but you engage in it regularly, because you like it a lot. Often, it brings you not only pleasure during the process, but also satisfaction with the results. You develop your skills and learn new things.

Hobbies may be creative, like singing, playing some musical instrument, drawing or handicraft. Many hobbies are related to amateur sports, like skating, skiing, yoga, pilates, dancing, aerobics, swimming. Some hobbies are quite useful domestic activities, like cooking, sewing or knitting.

As for me, my hobbies are quite different. Fitness is my number one hobby. I enjoy movement and physical exercise. Usually I have five trainings a week: two gym workouts, one stretching and two Dance Hall lessons. I don’t get tired, because I like what I do. I am always in a good humor after intensive training.

My second hobby is cooking. Cooking a delicious dinner is a usual part of my everyday schedule. I like Italian and Asian cuisine most of all: pasta, pizza, vegetable and fruit salads, sushi, Japanese soups, spicy Korean snacks and hot Chinese dishes with chicken or pork.

I also have a musical hobby – playing the guitar and singing songs. I do it seldom at home though. My friends and I often go on picnics and I take my guitar. We like to walk in the forest, eat sandwiches and make a bonfire. Then everybody sits around, I play the guitar and we sing funny songs.

I think that everybody needs a hobby. It is more interesting than spending all your free time in front of the computer or the TV. Movies and video games may be captivating, but hobbies make our everyday life more bright and diverse. Moreover, most of them develop our skills and broaden our minds. They say that switching to another activity is the most effective way to rest. Hobbies are just perfect for that.

Hobby is an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time. It isn’t connected to your job, but you engage in it regularly, because you like it a lot. Often, it brings you not only pleasure during the process, but also satisfaction with the results. You develop your skills and learn new things.

Hobbies may be creative, like singing, playing some musical instrument, drawing or handicraft. Many hobbies are related to amateur sports, like skating, skiing, yoga, pilates, dancing, aerobics, swimming. Some hobbies are quite useful domestic activities, like cooking, sewing or knitting.

As for me, my hobbies are quite different. Fitness is my number one hobby. I enjoy movement and physical exercise. Usually I have five trainings a week: two gym workouts, one stretching and two Dance Hall lessons. I don’t get tired, because I like what I do. I am always in a good humor after intensive training.

My second hobby is cooking. Cooking a delicious dinner is a usual part of my everyday schedule. I like Italian and Asian cuisine most of all: pasta, pizza, vegetable and fruit salads, sushi, Japanese soups, spicy Korean snacks and hot Chinese dishes with chicken or pork.

I also have a musical hobby – playing the guitar and singing songs. I do it seldom at home though. My friends and I often go on picnics and I take my guitar. We like to walk in the forest, eat sandwiches and make a bonfire. Then everybody sits around, I play the guitar and we sing funny songs.

I think that everybody needs a hobby. It is more interesting than spending all your free time in front of the computer or the TV. Movies and video games may be captivating, but hobbies make our everyday life more bright and diverse. Moreover, most of them develop our skills and broaden our minds. They say that switching to another activity is the most effective way to rest. Hobbies are just perfect for that.