A poem by W. Shakespeare .
My Friend and Hobby
Let me begin with a few words about my friend’s (friends’) personality (ies).
Friends are important in our life because we spend a lot of time with them. We learn from them, and they learn from us. It is natural to learn from other people in our age group.
The most important thing for being good friends is to be ready to help one another in any situation, to support one another and to solve all the problems together. And never mind, that the friends may have different interests and hobbies, different likes and dislikes. They say that the friend in need is a friend indeed. I think it is really so.
I have a very good friend. His (her) name is .... My friend has positive influence on me. He (she)……. ( helped me enter the university, teaches me to play the guitar,…).
My friend and I always do our best to help one another. We discuss all our troubles, sometimes argue, but try to find the best decision in any situation. My friend is a very reliable, kind and clever boy (girl). We often spend our free time together. It is not very easy now, because both of us are very busy — we are studying at the university. When we have some free time, we go for walks, read and discuss books, watch films, go to discos or play computer games.
My friend is going to become a doctor (a teacher, an engineer, a lawyer). Our future professions are different (the same) and the subjects we have to study are different (the same) too, but (and) we like to work together and to help one another in our study.
Playing computer games is our (common) hobby. We can play games in the Internet sometimes with people from all over the world. We do it after a hard working day, just for relaxation. I am not interested in driving-shooting-killing games. My favourite game is ………………..
I can't live without computer, it is an essential component of my life. But I am not a game-player, my main interests in computers are e-mail and the Internet. Through e-mail I communicate with people from different countries. E-mail makes it easy and fast. And the Internet helps me to be well-informed about all world-events. So computers provide me with the most important thing - information. That's why I‘ve chosen computers as my future profession.
Besides I (we) have a very wide range of hobbies. But I (we) prefer not very active kind of rest. First of all my hobby is music. It is a very special hobby, because you can listen to music while doing any other job. I like different kinds of music. I can't say with sure that I don't understand classical music and prefer pop ( rap ….) only. Some of my favourite groups and singers are the Beatles, the Rolling stones, Shakespeare's sisters, Elton John, Julianne Werding and Sting.
Another thing that interests me is reading. It plays an important role in my life. Some of my favorite authors are Charlotte Bronte, Oscar Wilde, Jerome Klapka Jerome.
My friend and I are fond of sports. We go in for swimming (tennis) and often go to the swimming pool (tennis court) together. (We are football fans and we like to watch and discuss football matches on TV or to go to the stadium. I and my friend visit karate section. We do not only study the methods of self-defense, but also we study to be self-controlled in difficult situations, we develop our own force and deftness.). I admire my friend who is fit and has a good very sporty figure, because he (she) is good at sports (and try to be more like him \ or her).
I like to go camping because I like the outdoors. It is a fun way to spend you holidays. And its great to get away from the city, computer, and tv. I camp for many reasons: to enjoy the nature, to learn new things and to see new places.
I love my friend very much. I think he (she) is a true friend. Our friendship is very dear to me and I try to do my best to be a good friend too.
Well, I am a family-girl and I don't really spend much time with my friends. And I don't have much friends actually. I find it more interesting being all alone or with my family or with my boyfriend. And he fully shares my interests.
A poem by W. Shakespeare .
He that is your friend indeed
He will help you in the need.
If you sorrow, he will weep.
If you wake, he cannot sleep.
Thus of every grief in heart
He with you does bear a part.
These are certain signs to know
Faithful friend from flattering foe.
The English poet William Blake (1757-1827) wrote:
I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not; my wrath did grow.
Can you explain the meaning of the poem? (wrath = anger, foe = enemy)