About Your Hobbies

Do you have any hobbies or interest?
Of course I have¡ In my spare time I enjoy doing sports, particularly playing football, reading and a bit of travelling, when possible.

When did you first develop this hobby? How did you first become interested in that?
Well, since I was at primary school I adored playing football and reading. With regard to reading I would say that I started reading very early because of my father. He was an avid reader and always encouraged me to get lost in books.

Spanish: "Si conoces frases o idioms y sabes muy bien lo que quieren decir y en que situación usarlas, entonces Usalos¡¡¡¡ ...te sumarán buen puntaje por ello porque indica que te acercas mucho a un nativo en cuanto al speaking. En este caso he usado get lost in books = perderse entre los libros"

English: "If you already know phrases or idioms and you know what they mean, in addition, what situation to use them, ...Use them¡¡¡...you will get a good score for it because it shows that you have an excellent level in English speaking. In this case I used the phrase: GET LOST IN BOOKS"

What are some of the advantages of having a hobby?
Hobbies bring many benefits, for instance, they get to be a nice break into a busy schedule and furthermore, they can help to buffer the effects of a stressful job, and mitigate factors that contribute to burnout such as a high blood pressure, depression and negative feelings.

Spanish: "Nuevamente un buen vocabulario ayuda mucho a responder ciertas preguntas un poco difíciles. En este caso he usado buffer = amortiguar y burnout = estar demasiado cansado (saturado) y sin ganas de hacer nada, por exceso de trabajo".

English: "Again, a good vocabulary helps a lot to answer some question a bit difficult. Here, I used BUFFER AND BURNOUT (being too much tired because of the work)".

How much time do you spend on your hobby?
As I mentioned before, one of my favourite hobbies is reading and I spend quite a lot on it, particularly at night, before I fall asleep. As far as playing football, I do it every weekend with my workmates.

Spanish: "No digas As I said before, porque es un poco informal..asi que te sugiero uses mentioned, que suena mucho más formal"

English: "You never say: AS I SAID BEFORE,...,because it is informal and therefore, you must use MENTIONED, which is more formal".

What other things like that would you like to do?
I also have a deep fascination and interest for playing the guitar because it seems to me that you can express any mood or feeling with a guitar. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do it. Perhaps someday I'll learn it.

ABOUT YOUR TRIPS

Do you like to travel?
Of course¡ Make life interesting. We love travelling. We go abroad at every our summer holidays. Just to give you an idea, my daughter who only has two years old, has visited Uruguay, Argentina, Spain and the United Kingdom. I consider it is exciting to see new places and enjoy art and culture in general, even more so when you have an open-minded to the world and a positive outlook on life.

What kind of places have you visited in your life?
I have been to Uruguay, Argentina, Spain and now I live in the United Kingdom. There are also a great deal of places we still have not seen but we are planning to go sightseeing throughout Europe for our next holidays.

Which place would you really like to visit? Why?
I would really like to visit the Middle East, for instance countries such as Egipto, Siria, Israel, Palestina, among others, because one can find ancient places which have a rich tradition, historical monuments and where people have kept their traditions until nowadays.

What is the best place you have ever visited?
I have been fortunate enough to visit some places in my lifetime and Buenos Aires city is, by far, the best place I have ever visited and for many reasons: people are kind with a keen sense of humour and truly enjoy sharing their country with tourist; the food is really delicious not to mention to have many choices to choose from. For these reasons and many others, I encourage everyone to visit Buenos Aires city. It will be a trip of a lifetime. I assure you.

Spanish: "Este tema es fácil de llevar en la evaluación, porque es meramente descriptivo. Solo debes de tener un buen vocabulario sobre todo lo referente a viajes".

English: "This topic is easy in the test because it is only descriptive. You only must have a good vocabulary in all matter relating to travel".