Welcome to our class
Welcome To Our Class 11A8
Reading books
fishing
Listening to music
Playing football
walking
Watching
TV
swimming
Collecting stamps
What are the pictures about?
HOBBIES
What do we call these activities?
hobbies
Lesson 1: Reading
Unit 13:
HOBBIES
Wednesday, 18th March, 2015
PRE – READING
- accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t]
II. New lesson:
1. Pre – reading: * Vocabulary:
(adj): lành nghề, tài ba
= Talented/ skilled
Tuan Hung is accompanying the singer on his piano.
- accompany [ə`kʌmpəni] (v)
: cùng, đệm đàn, nhạc
- modest [`mɔdist]
(adj): khiêm tốn
= keen
- avid [`ævid] (adi)
:say mê, khao khát
Bị vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
- Discarded [dɪs’kɑ:dɪd] (adj):
= thrown away
e.g: He really indulges in computer games.
- indulge in [in`dʌldʒ] (v)
: say s­a, ®am mª
Eg: His work keeps him occupied..
- keep smb occupied [`ɒkjʊpaied]
= keep somebody busy
: làm ai bận rộn
- accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t] (a):
* New Words:
có tài, tài hoa
= well-trained/ skilled
Tuan Hung is accompanying the singer on his piano.
- accompany [ə`kʌmpəni] (v):
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
- modest [`mɔdist] (a):
nhỏ, khiêm tốn
- avid [`ævid] (a):
say mê, khao khát
bị vứt bỏ, loại bỏ
- Discarded [dɪs’kɑ:dɪd] (adj):
This paper is being thrown away
- indulge in [in`dʌldʒ in] (v):
đam mê
e.g. His work keeps him occupied.
+ keep S.O occupied
= keep S.O busy
: làm ai bận rộn
= not very big
- fish tank [fi∫ tæηk] (n):
bể cá
He is an avid stamp collector.
e.g. He really indulges in playing computer games. He can play all day.
- occupied [`ɒkjʊpaid] (a)
bận rộn
= busy (a)
- admire/əd`maiə/(v):
ngưỡng mộ
1. Van Cao is an ………..…………musician. All his songs are very popular.
2. This TV can’t be used. It can be………………….
3. My father loves ……………………..my mother singing.
4. I spend most of my time to look after my children. They really ………………………..
5. She also …………......… fishing, swimming and playing chess.
6. He doesn’t like a big house. His only dream is to have a ………………...…… house by the sea.
7. She loves all kinds of stamps. She is an ………..
stamp collector.
Fill in the blank with the words given in the box
* Checking vocabulary:
accomplished
avid
discarded
indulges in
accompanying
keep me occupied
modest
WHILE – READING
Task 1. Decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F).
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Task 2: Answer the questions.
Task 2: Answer the questions.
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
→ His first hobby is playing guitar.
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
→ Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
3. How did he collect his fish?
→ He bought some from the shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house.
Task 2: Answer the questions.
4. Where does he collect the stamps?
→ He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.
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. The common ones and he usually gives away to others or if no one wants them he simply throws them away.
AFTER – READING
* Activity 1: Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank with a suitable word from the box.






The writer has three (1) _______ in the passage. The first hobby is playing (2) _______. His (3) _______ taught him how to play it. The second hobby is keeping (4) _______. He collected them from the (5) _______ or (6) _______ them from the shop. The third one is keeping (7) _______. He collects them from the (8) _______ envelopes. He isn`t an (9) _______ stamp – collector. All of his hobbies keep him (10) _______.
hobbies
the guitar
uncle
fish
rice field
bought
stamps
discarded
avid
occupied
* Activity 2: Talk about your hobby.
What’s your hobby ?
When do you do it ?
Where do you do it?
Why do you like it?
My hobby is ………..
I often ………………………..
I often ………………….
Because it ………………………...
HOBBIES
Reading/ singing/ swimming...
In my free time/ before going to bed/ in the evening...
On the bed/ at school/ at home...
Helps me to relax/ helps me to get more knowledge...
Homework
Learn by heart all the new words.
Prepare for the speaking lesson
Thanks For Your Attention!