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.