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Mother : There are many more. Gardening, photography,
Can hobbies lead to
fishing, scrap booking, reading books, to name a few. future career paths? Give
Quite often, what starts off as a hobby develops into a an example from the text.

more serious study or even a profession. For example,
a child who is interested in gardening may later on become interested in

botany. A child who likes collecting stamps and coins may want to study
history. A child who builds models may become an engineer. A child who

does photography may in later life want to take it up as a profession.

Ashish : Mummy, Kiran was talking about bird watching. Is it a hobby too?

Mummy : Yes, bird watching is a fantastic hobby. All you need
What does one need for
is a pair of binoculars, a notebook, a pencil and a bird bird watching and how do
guide. You can do bird watching from the comfort of you do it?

your home by using a bird feeder. You can also go out
into the woods or the nearby fields and look for them. When you spot a bird,

look at it with your binoculars. Get out your bird guide and look it up to
identify the bird you see. Then you note it down in your notebook. And do

you know? One who studies birds is called an ornithologist.
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