Welcome to our class


Designed by: Ly Viet Ha
Warm-up:
Observe these pictures
- Try to remember the activities in the pictures as much as possible
Work in groups to write down
- The group can write down more activities will be the winner
Work in groups
Try your best!
HOBBIES
English 11-Unit 13
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Reading books
fishing
Listening to music
Keeping fish
walking
Playing games
singing
Watching TV
swimming
Collecting stamps
Playing chess
A.Reading
Designed by : Ly Viet Ha
Unit 13:
HOBBIES
Pre-reading:
- Look at the pictures
- Work in pairs and say which you like to do in your free time
Pre-teaching vocabularies:
- to be successful at (adj)
- to be good at (adj) + N/V-ing
Ex: She is good at English.
She is good at learning English.
- tank (n). Ex: tank of water, tank of oil
- common (adj) /`kɔmən/
- to be able to (adj) + V-infinitive
- Ex: She is able to sing this song well.
= She can sing this song well.
While-reading:
Task 1: Work in pairs
The words and phrases below all appear in the passage. Use a dictionary to get their meaning. Then translate them into Vietnamese.
My uncle, who is an guitarist , taught me how to play.
accomplished
1. Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
He is very good at people singing with his guitar.
accompanying
2. Accompanying (gerund): đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
Be good at +N/ V_ing: giỏi về cái gì/làm gì
I have a little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish.
modest
3. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
4.Glass fish tank(n):bể cá bằng kính
I would not call myself an stamp collector.
Francis Kiddle with his collection
He is an avid stamp collector.
avid
5. Avid (adj): say mê, khao khát
I collect the stamps from envelopes.
discarded
6. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
7.Collect (v) :sưu tập collector (n) collection(n)
I also fishing, swimming and playing chess
indulge in
8. (to) indulge in: say sưa ,đam mê
They keep me occupied.
9. Keep Sb occupied = keep Sb busy :
làm ai bận rộn
11.Admire ( v ):ngưỡng mộ

10.Rice field (n):?

Vocabulary:
1. Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompanying : đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
3. Accompany (v) kèm theo , đi theo
4. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
5 Avid (adj): say mê, khao khát
6. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
7. (to) indulge in: say sưa, đam mê, indulgence (n)
8. Keep Sb occupied = keep Sb busy : làm ai bận rộn:
Simple tunes: những giai điệu đơn giản
Good at + N / V_ing eg: He is good at speaking English
9.Glass fish tank (n):bể cá thủy tinh
10.Rice field (n):cánh đồng lúa
11.Admire ( v ):thán phục ,ngưỡng mộ admiration(n)
12.Collect ( v):sưu tập Collection (n): Collector (n):






Match the words and phrases with their definitions
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
1. What is the writer`s first hobby?
- His first hobby is playing the guitar.
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
- No, he isn`t.
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
- Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.

4.What is the writer’s second hobby ?
- His second hobby is keeping fish.
5. How did he collect his fish ?
- He bought some in a shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house.
6. What kind of stamp collector is the writer ?
- He is an avid stamp collector.

7. Where does he collect the stamp ?
- He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friend give him.
8. Which does the writer get more of , local stamps or foreign stamps ?
- He gets more of local stamps.

9. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones ?
- He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album and he usually gives the common ones to others or throws them away if no one wants them.

English 11-Unit 13
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After you read
Talk about your hobby
HOBBIES
WHAT???
WHEN???
WHERE???
My hobby is reading.
I often read on the bed.
I like reading when I have free time.
WHY???
Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.
+ Learn new words by heart and make sentences with them.
+ Write a passage about your hobby.
Thank you for your attention.
Good bye!