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Warm-up
Listen to a song and list the things he/she likes to do
HOBBIES
A. Reading
Unit 13
Content
Warm-up
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Vocabulary
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Practice
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Consolidation
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Before reading
Vocabulary
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies.
The hobby I like most is playing my guitar . My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. Now I can play a few simple tunes. I have ever begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful at this. My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it. He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much.
Another hobby of mine is keeping fish. I have a modest litter glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some other were collected from the rice field near my house. They look beautiful swimming about in the tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myself an avid stamp collector. Actually, I just collect the stamps from discarded envelopes that my relatives and friends give me. Mostly I get local stamps. Once in a while, I get stamps from places like Russia, the U.S.A, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I give away to others or if no one wants them, I simply throw them away.
There are other hobbies that I indulge in for a while, but they are not as interesting as the ones I’ve been talking about. They are really keep me occupied and I am glad I am able to do them
Unit 13: Hobbies
Vocabulary
- Accomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (adj)
= skilled = well-trained
E.g: He is an accomplished guitarist
-> accomplish (v): hoàn thành, làm ai hoàn hảo
-> accomplishment (n) việc đã hoàn thành
= tài hoa, tài năng
Vocabulary
- Accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ (v)
E.g: The singer was accompanied on the piano by her husband
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
Vocabulary
- Modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ (adj)
= not very large, expensive or important
khiêm tốn, nhỏ
Ex: This is a modest house.
Vocabulary
- Avid /ˈævɪd/ (adj)
= very interested or eager
E.g: The boy is an avid stamp collectors
thèm thuồng, khao khát
Vocabulary
- Discard /dɪˈskɑːd/ (v) (n)
= throw away
E.g: I get my stamps from discarded envelopes
loại bỏ, bỏ đi
Vocabulary
to allow yourself to have or do sth that you like
- Indulge in /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v)
Nuông chiều
Vocabulary
E.g: Taking care of the children keeps her occupied.
- Keep S.O occupied /ˈɒkjupaɪd/ 
= keep s.o busy
làm ai bận rộn
Vocabulary
- Collector (n)
- Collection(n)
E.g: He collects stamps.
Vocabulary
Accomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (adj): tài hoa, tài năng
Accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ (v) : đệm đàn
Modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ (adj) : nhỏ, khiêm tốn
Avid /ˈavɪd/ (adj) : khao khát
Discard /dɪˈskɑːd/ (v) (n) : loại bỏ
Indulge in /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v) nuông chiều
Keep s.o occupied /ˈɒkjʊpʌɪd/: làm ai bận rộn
Collect (v) : sưu tập, thu thập
-> collection (n) : Bộ sưu tập
-> collector (n) : người sưu tập
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While reading
Checking
Task 1: Matching
1.C 2. D 3. G 4. F 5. B 6. E 7. A
Task 2: True/ False
Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
taught him how to play the guitar.
2. He also likes keeping fish and collecting stamps.
3. He has a modest little glass fish tank where he keeps a variety of little fish.
4. He gets stamps from places like Russia,
the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others.
F
T
T
F
T
His father
His uncle
5. They and he is glad
he’s able to do them.
don’t keep him occupied
really keep him occupied
Task 3: Completion
1. The writer’s …………..mentioned in the passage are playing the guitar, collecting stamps and keeping fish.
2. The writer’s uncle is an……………………guitarist.
3.The writer isn’t an…………stamp collector.
4. Hobbies really keep the writer…………….
5.The writer’s uncle is good at………………………people singing with his guitar.
accompanying
avid
hobbies
accomplished
occupied
Gameshow
A. playing guitar
C. Dancing
B. Collecting stamps
D. Keeping fish
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1. What is the writer’s first hobby?

The writer’s first hobby is playing the guitar. (lines 1, p2)
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C. Because he’s good at accompanying people singing
A. Because he’s good at collecting stamp
B. Because he’s good at singing and dancing
D. Because he’s good at collecting fishes
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2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar. (lines 1,2 and 5-6);p2)
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D. Keeping fish
B. Keeping cat
A. Keeping shrimp
C. Keeping dog
3. What is the writer’s second hobby?.
It’s keeping fish. (line 1; p3)
Gameshow
A. from discarded envelopes
C. from the post office
B. from the shop
D. from his neighbors
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4. Where does he collect the stamp ?

He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him. ( lines 2,3; p4)
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D. Both A, B, C
A. leisure
B. spare
C. Free
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5 . Hobbies are the things we like to do in our___ time.
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D. thrown away
A. given up
B. got away
C. done up
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6 . I just collect stamps from discarded envelopes.
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Post reading
Discussion
Task 4: Discussion
WHAT?
WHEN?
WHERE?
WHY?
My hobby is ….
I like …. when …………….
I often ….on/at/in ……..
I like……because …. helps me … and………….
HOBBIES
Consolidation
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