A Man Collects Old Phones

B1 – Intermediate

Hassan al-Tourky has a fascination for old phones. This is his unusual past-time. He and his children have the same passion for old telephones. They even have a small business for it.

Read the transcript and listen to the audio to find out more about Hassan al-Tourky’s unusual hobby.

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Discussion Questions:

  1. What are your hobbies? What are your unusual hobbies?
  2. What thing/things do you collect? Why do you love them?
  3. If you could collect any old thing what would it be and why?
  4. What thing do you want to own from a famous person?
  5. Do you want your children to have the same hobby as you? Why or why not?
  6. Why is having a hobby important?
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2 replies on “A Man Collects Old Phones”

1. I have many hobbies: plaaying guitar, watch tv series, movies, reading, writing, take photos, laughing, playing sports like tennis, golf, footbal… I have not enough time to do all I like!
2 I don´t collect anything. Well, I like collect watches, but the ones I like are too expensive, so I have three medium-class watches.
3 It would be old watches and old cars. I love both of them.
4 Maybe I Paco de Lucia´s guitar. But I don´t interested in famous things.
5 Yes I do. Because if they collect old cars and watchs thtat means they have lot of money…
6 Because a hobby allows you forget your routines for a while and makes you became an expert of something.

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I have not enough time to do all I like!
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