ENGLISH 11
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 11A4
MATCHING
A. Swimming

B. Keeping fish

C. Playing chess

D. Playing guitar

E. Collecting stamp

F. fishing
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UNIT 13: HOBBIES
LESSON: READING
VOCABULARY
Accomplished (adj):
có tài, tài hoa
Accompany (v):
đệm đàn
Modest (adj):
khiêm tốn
Avid (adj):
khao khát
Discarded (adj):
loại bỏ, vứt bỏ
Indulge in (v):
say mê
Fish tank (n):
hồ cá
Variety (n):
nhiều loại khác nhau, đa dạng
Checking
1. Accomplished (adj):
2. Accompany (v):
3. Modest (adj):
4. Avid (adj):
5. Discarded (adj):
6. Indulge in (adj):
7. Fish tank (n):
8. Variety (n):

có tài, tài hoa
đệm đàn
khiêm tốn
khao khát
loại bỏ, vứt bỏ
say mê
hồ cá
nhiều loại khác nhau, đa dạng
TRUE/FALSE STATEMENT
1.The writer’s father taught him how to play the guitar.
 False. His uncle taught him. P2, L2
2. The writer admires his uncle very much
 True. P2, L6,7
3. The writer’s mother doesn’t love watching fish
 False. His mother loves watching fish. P3, L5
4.The hobbies really keep the writer busy
 True. P5, L2,3
5.The writer has 3 hobbies
 True.
Task 1: Matching
1. accomplished
2. accompanying
3. modest
4. avid
5. discarded
6. indulge in
7. keep my occupied
a. Keep me busy
b. well - trained
c. allow oneself the pleasure of
d. thrown away
e. going with a singer, using a musical instrument.
f. eager
g. humble
Answer the questions
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
 His first hobby is playing his guitar.
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
 No, he isn’t.
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
 Because he’s 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 from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house.
Answer the questions
6. What kind of stamp collector is the writer?
 He is an avid stamp collector.
7. Where does he collect the stamps?
 He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.
8. Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?
 Local stamps
9. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
 He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or if no one wants them he simply throws them away.
Talk about your hobby and your partner
Homework:
Learn new words and talk about your hobbies
Prepare speaking lesson