ENGLISH 11 – UNIT 13
READING: HOBBIES
WARM-UP
What do these people do in their free time?
He likes taking photos.
He likes collecting coins.
She likes cooking.
She likes gardening.
She likes painting.
He likes fishing.
What do you call these activities in English?
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THEY ARE HOBBIES.
NEW WORDS
1. hobby
2. glass tank
3. tune
4. discarded envelopesX
5. avid
6. accomplishedX
7. modestX
8. successfulX
9. to accompany
10. to admire
12. to indulge in
13. to keep sb. occupiedX
14. to throw away
15. mostly = mainly
sở thích
bể cá thủy tinh
điệu nhạc
bao thư bỏ đi
say mê; khao khát
điêu luyện; thuần thục
khiêm tốn; nhỏ bé
thành công
đệm đàn
thán phục; ngưỡng mộ
sa vào; say mê
khiến ai bận rộn
quăng bỏ
chủ yếu là
11. to give away
đem cho
16. once in a while
thỉnh thoảng
LISTEN AND MEMORIZE THE DEFINITIONS OF THESE WORDS
LISTEN AND READ
PRACTICE
greatly skilled = điêu luyện; thuần thục
playing an instrument with a singer = đệm đàn
not large in size = bé nhỏ
extremely interested = rất say mê; khát khao
thrown away = bị quăng bỏ đi
allow oneself to have sth. enjoyable = sa vào; mê
keep me busy = khiến tôi bận rộn
His first hobby is playing his guitar.
No, he isn’t.
Because he’s an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people by his guitar.
His second hobby is keeping fishes.
He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house.
He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house.
His isn’t an avid stamp collector.
He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and those his friends give him.
He gets more of local stamps.
He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or ifno one wants them he simply throws them away..
I have many hobbies, such as, playing football, game online and swimming. However, my favourite one is reading comic books. Whenever I have spare time, Iwould like to lie on my bed and enjoy thrilling and interesting adventures described through beautiful pictures. Moreover, reading these books makes me feel comfortable and relaxed after a hard-working day in my class. Finally, they sometimes make me think about life`s lessons of love, friendship and family with touching stories. And that is the main reason why I like comic books.
admire
glass fish tank
accompany a singer
discarded envelopes
HOMEWORK