What do celebrities do
in their free time?
Johnny Depp
Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz
Related to clothes
Can be hung
Clothes hanger
Whoopi Goldberg
made from plastic
very cheap
Plastic accessories
I’m a Vietnamese singer
Chờ ngày nắng lên…
Đào Bá Lộc
Hobbies
Unit 13
Part A: Reading
Teacher in charge: Cao Hoai Ngan
Supervisor: Vu Khiem Ai
Accomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (adj)
very good at particular thing, having a lot of skills
E.g: an accomplished guitarist
-> accomplish (v)
-> accomplishment (n)
Accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ (v)
to happen or appear with someone else
E.g: The singer was accompanied on the piano by her husband
Modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ (adj)
not very large, expensive or important
My fish tank
Lan’s fish tank
E.g: a modest fish tank
Avid /ˈævɪd/ (adj)
very enthusiastic about sth
E.g: an avid stamp collectors
Discard /dɪˈskɑːd/ (v) (n)
get rid of sth that you no longer want or need
E.g: I get my stamps from discarded envelopes
to allow yourself to have or do sth that you like
Indulge in /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v)
E.g: Taking care of her children keeps her occupied.
Keep me occupied /ˈɒkjupaɪd/ 
= busy
Collector
collection
E.g: He collects stamps.
Vocabulary
Accomplished /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (adj)
Accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ (v)
Modest /ˈmɒdɪst/ (adj)
Avid /ˈavɪd/ (adj)
Discard /dɪˈskɑːd/ (v) (n)
Indulge in /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v)
Keep me occupied /ˈɒkjʊpʌɪd/
Collect
-> collection (n)
-> collector (n)
1.C 2. D 3. G 4. F 5. B 6. E 7. A
Read the passage
and answer the questions
Tip
Remember to find key words that help you find specific information.
Questions:
Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
3. How did he collect his fish ?
4. What kind of stamp collector is the writer ?
5. What is the writer’s second hobby ?
6. Where does he collect the stamps?
7. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
- There are 12 numbers, each groups will take turn to choose a number and answer the question.
Correct answer: + 2points
Wrong answer: - 1 point.
- There are one bad luck number - 1 points
and one lucky number + 2 points
1
6
5
4
3
2
10
9
8
7
11
12
What kind of stamp collector
is the writer ?
He is not an avid stamp collector.
Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
How did he collect his fish ?
He bought some in a shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house.
Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?
He gets more of local stamps.
Is the writer
an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn’t.
… but I have not been very successful at this.
1pt
What is Johnny Depp’s unusual hobby?
Playing with babies doll
What is the writer’s second hobby ?
His second hobby is keeping fish.
Where does he collect the stamps ?
He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.
Drawing
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 usually gives the common ones to others or throws them away if no one wants them.
Talk about your hobby.
Suggestions:
1. What is your hobby?
2. Why do you choose it?
3. How much time do you spend on it ?
4. How do you keep your hobby?

Homework
- Learn vocabulary by heart
- Prepare for Speaking section.