1.What doyou do in your free time?
Well, it depends, but I enjoy reading and watching movieson my computer. These two activities are very entertaining and relaxing at thesame time. Reading can open the doors to a fantastic world. I especially likefantasy novels like the Harry Potter series. When it comes to movies, I’m a bigfan of action films. I like the shooting and the battle scenes. They’re alwaysthrilling. In addition, I try to go hiking as often as possible. I am luckybecause my hometown is surrounded by mountains, and there are many paths totake up hill. The scenery is quite stunning, with forests, waterfalls and greatviews. On top of this, it’s agood chance to work out(=exercise).
2. Did youhave other hobbies when you were younger?
Yes, an s kid ,I used to play basketball all the time. Iused to be crazy about this sport. I remember when Yao Ming joined the NBA: itwas such a big deal, and we would hear about it all the time on TV and on theradio. the national channel showed us a lot of games, andmy friendsand I would play and pretend we were NBA stars. I don’t often play anymore, butI still enjoy watching games occasionally.
3. Whatdoes your father do in his free time?My Dad likes towatch a lot of TV He frequently buys DVDs and he watches them
late at night when everyone is sleeping. He’s extremelybusy with his job and he doesn’t get much time on his own.So he waits foreveryone to go to bed, and then he turns on the DVD player. That’s the onlytime when he doesn’t need to talk to my mother and my grandmother. During theholidays, he often plays mahjong with friends. They hang out, catch up, and Ithink they drink quite a bit too.
4. Arethese activities popular in your country?
You mean watching TV and playing mahjong? Yes, definitely!I think thatmiddle-aged people all around my country love to watch TV, and many men in thesouth enjoy playing
cards or mahjong(= a kind of Chinese dominoes). It’s fun, and at the sametime, it’s a good chance for people to socialize.
5. If youhad more free time, what would you do?I would like toexercise more often. I wish I had more time to play basketball, and maybe join
the gym to work out. In addition, I wish I could travelmore as well. You know how big China is; there are so many stunning places Iwould like to visit. I’d love to go to Sichuan Province and Tibet. I wish I hadmore time and money!
6. Whatwould you like to change about your daily routine?
I guess I should try to get to bed earlier, and get upearlier too. I play computer games late at night sometimes. I should focus onother things. And as I told you, l wish I had more time to exercise on a weeklybasis.I would love to try new sports like rock climbing, for example.
As a high-school student, there isn’t much I could do tochange my daily routine.I just wish I didn’t have so much homework all the time,so that I would have more time toenjoy myself.
