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Unit One Interests and Hobbies Passage A Whats in a Hobby? Background Knowledge 1. Hobby -- Etymology A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse (which was sometimes called a Hobby). From this came the expression to ride ones hobby-horse, meaning to follow a favorite pastime, and in turn, hobby in the modern sense of recreation. Hobbies are practiced for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward. Examples include collecting, creative and artistic pursuits, making, tinkering, sports and adult education. Engaging in a hobby can lead to acquiring substantial skill, knowledge and experience. However, personal fulfillment is the aim. 2. Types of hobbies Collecting; Games; Outdoor recreation; Performing arts; Performing arts; Scale Modeling / Dioramas; Cooking; Gardening; Reading 3. Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdoms largest metropolitan areas; Manchester is situated in the south-central part of North West England, fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennines to the north and east. Forming part of the English Core Cities Group, Manchester today is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and commerce, factors all contributing to Manchester polling as the second city of the United Kingdom in 2002. In a poll of British business leaders published in 2006, Manchester was regarded as the best place in the UK to locate a business. A report commissioned by Manchester Partnership, published in 2007, showed Manchester to be the fastest-growing city economically. It is the third-most visited city in the United Kingdom by foreign visitors and the most visited in England outside London. 4. Bhutan The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered to the