Unit 13: Hobbies

Lesson: Reading

Collecting stamp
singing
fishing
swimming
raising pet
accomplished
accompany
(adj) lành nghề, tài ba
(v) kèm theo, đi theo
modest
(adj) khiêm tốn
avid
(adj) say mê, khao khát
discard
(v) vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
indulge (in)
(v) say sưa, miệt mài
guitarist
keep SO occupied
(v) làm ai đó bận rộn
(n) người chơi guitar
Vocabulary:
Choose one of the words in column A to fill in the blank.

a. There are some hobbies that I ……………… for a while.
b. He’s an ..………………..musician. All his songs are very popular.
c. I love all fictions by Sydney Sheldon. I’m an……………collector of his works.
d. He doesn’t like a big house in the center of the city. His only dream is to have a ...……………little house at the outskirt.
e. I spend most of my free time looking after these puppies. They really………………….
f. They don’t need the old radio any more. It can be……………….
g. Her mother ………….. …….her on the organ.
keep me occupied
accomplished
accompanies
discarded
avid
modest
indulge in
1. The writer is an accomplished guitarist
2. The writer didn’t collect fish from the rice field.
3. The writer has more local stamps than foreign ones.
4. The writer is an avid stamp collector.
Answer the questions
1. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
2. How did he collect his fish?
3. Where does he collect the stamps?
4. Which does the writer get more of local stamps or foreign stamps?
5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
1. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
 Because his uncle is an accomplished guitarist
and he is good at accompanying people
by his guitar.
2. How did he collect his fish?
 He bought some fish from the shop, some
others collected from the rice field
near his house.
 He collects stamps from discarded envelopes, his relatives and his friends.
3. Where does he collect the stamps?
4. Which does the writer get more of, local tamps or foreign stamps?
 Local stamps
5. 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 and usually gives away to other or throws them away.
Discussion:
- Name people involved in the writer’s hobbies.
- Find out the writer’s feeling about hobby.
Homework
List at least 15 hobbies.
Write a short paragraph about your hobby
THANK YOU