Teenagers have their own special leisure interests which form part of their youth culture. These include playing some kind of team sport, dancing at a favourite disco, going to parties, or joining some clubs. They like to spend their leisure time actively in groups, in a good company. Typical hobbies of teenagers are roller-skating and skate-boarding.
Now, many boys like to play computer games. Internet is very popular by young people. Boys and girls surf on internet or chat. Chating is more and more popular. For me it is wasting of time.

Finally there is a group of exclusive hobbies which are practised as hobbies by a limited numbers of people. For example hobbies like hunting, travelling, golf, paragliding or collecting antiques are extremely expensive because when we pick up such a hobby we need special equipment which is not cheap at all.
When you want to be hunter you need a scattergun, small-bore rifle, ammunition, special clothes, boots, special permission to shoot the animal and a lot of money for the other things.
Hot-air ballooning may be a fascinating though very expensive hobby. Another popular hobby is hang-gliding. Flying over the countryside in silence and fresh air are the most pleasant aspects of this hobby.
Then there are other exclusive hobbies like wind-surfing and wiwe-gliding practised on lakes and on the sea. Very popular is snow-boarding which combines several sports – skiing, surfing and skate-boarding.

It`s always very nice when family takes up a common hobby and all members do things together.
Among family hobbies belong mushrooming, skiing, hiking, travelling or camping and having the barbecues. Families mostly take up these hobbies when children get interested in it or parents want to fill their free time and have a fun together.

I think that everybody has some hobbies. I`m happy when I can find the time for my hobbies. That`s usually when my daughter sleeps or somebody takes her out. My gratest hobbies are handworks. I like knitting, embroidering and crocheting. I do this works while I`m watching television. I like watching soap operas, because during them, I can do my hobbies.
Most frequently I crochet. I crochet tableclothes, sweaters or Christmas decorations. I do it for myself , for my family, acquiantances and somethimes I sell something or present.
I like embroidering. It is very precise work and the work lasts long. I have done my all tableclothes alone. I prefer cross embroidering.
I like knitting too. Now, I knit scarcely, because wool is to expensive and you can buy finished sweaters cheaper. Sometimes I knit something for my daughter or for my sisters.

My next hobby is reading . I like reading every kinds of books. When I was younger I prefered Jules Verne. I have all his books, which in Slovakia was brought out, at home. Now, I prefer to read German books. I have a lot of german books at home. Now, I`m looking for english books, because I need it for my English exam.
I have no so much time for reading as I didn`t have a child. I read in my bed in the evenings. I have always some paperbacks in my handbag and I read it in a bus or when I have to wait anywhere.

Having a hobby is a purpose and necessity as well but never waste of time. Our mothers tried to push us into the various activities when we were young. That was a purpose because they wanted us to find something that would fill our time and we didn`t find boring. When we grew older and bigger we`ve started to look for an outlet from everyday stress. Our hobby becomes a necessity.

Your job can be also a hobby, but I think you should make a line to determine what is a job and what is a hobby. Others can find their job monotonous and search for an escape or at least a change from daily routine. If we like our job we want to be better than others and spend a lot of time doing it. Then we almost forget our family and there is a danger of workoholism.

I think that having a hobby is a very important thing and no one can live without it.