welcome to our class
What are they doing?
singing
reading books
watching TV
swimming
shopping
listening to music
What do we call these activities?
HOBBIES
Unit 13 HOBBIES
Lesson 1: Reading
Eg: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t]
(adj): lành nghề, tài ba
Eg: He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
accompanying [ə`kʌmpəni] (gerund): cùng, đệm đàn, nhạc
- to be good at +N/ V_ing : giỏi về cái gì/làm gì
Vocabulary
It is a
fish tank (n) : hồ cá, bể cá
/ fɪʃ tæŋk /
fish tank.
Eg: I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish
- modest [`mɔdist] (adj): khiêm tốn
- glass fish tank (n): bể cá bằng kính
He is an avid stamp collector.
Eg: I would not call myself an avid stamp collector.
- avid [`ævid] (adj): say mê, khao khát
Eg: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.
- discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
- collect (v) : sưu tập /collector(n) collection(n)
Eg: I also indulge in fishing, swimming and playing chess
- to indulge in [in`dʌldʒ]: say sưa ,đam mê
Eg: They keep me occupied.
- keep smb occupied [`ɒkjʊpaied] = keep somebody busy: làm ai bận rộn

Match these verbs or phrases with their meanings.

II. While you read :
Task 1: The words/ phrases in the box all appear in the passage. Use them to fill the blanks

modest
indulge in
accomplished
avid
keep me occupied
discarded
accompanying
Unit 13-lesson 1 reading
While you read
Task 2. Answer the questions
What is the writer`s first hobby?
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle ?
3. How did he collect his fish ?
4. Where does he collect the stamps ?
5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with common ones ?
These questions are 1,3,5,7,9 in the book
LUCKY APPLES
What is the writer’s first hobby?
 His first hobby is playing the guitar.
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle ?
 Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s good at accompanying people singing by his guitar.
3. How did he collect his fish ?
 He bought some in the shop and collected others from the rice field near his house.
4. Where does he collect the stamps ?
 He collected them from discarded envelopes given by his relatives or friends.
5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with common ones ?
 He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album and he usually gives the common ones to others or throws the away if no one wants them.
LUCKY APPLE !!!
LUCKY APPLE !!!
LUCKY APPLE !!!
After you read
Talk about your hobbies, using the suggestions below
Unit 13-lesson 1 reading
1. What is your hobby?
My hobby is reading books
2. When do you it?
 I often read books when I have free time
3. Where do you do it?
 I often read books in bed/ in school library
4. Why do you choose it?
 Because it helps me to relax and get
knowledge


Unit 13. Hobbies
Lesson 1: reading
Do all the task again.
Learn new words by heart and make sentences with them.
Prepare for language focus
Thanks for your attention