Put the elements into the gaps
Complete the text with the given words.
- self-esteem
- pass
- skills
- develop
- encourage
- stuff
- catch the attention
Our hobbies can help us to build our [ ]. It depends on what kind of hobbies we prefer. Everyone has a hobby. Some of us look forward to it every day after work or school, while others make their hobbies their job. Some people just do something to [ ] their free time without feeling any passion or interest. There are two types of hobbies—passive and active.
Active hobbies help you to get better. You can build your [ ] or become an expert in different fields. Passive hobbies are just about spending time without any skills growth. For example, you can meet your friends, go to the cinema, play board or computer games, collect something. It's more about passive hobbies. But if you like knitting, sewing, drawing, songwriting, playing musical instruments or doing sports, you have an active hobby, as you [ ] different skills.
There is nothing wrong with having passive hobbies. It's quite cool when we spend our time with friends and family just talking and doing nothing, but if you want to build self-esteem, [ ] or surprise yourself and others, try to find your passion. By the way, doing an active hobby can bring you some money too. You can become a musician if you like playing musical instruments and singing, or you can have your online shop with [ ] you have sewn or knitted. You will have plenty of opportunities to [ ] of your audience and start a personal blog.