WELCOME TO DAI MO HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
GRADE 11
I often go fishing like this. It’s really interesting.
I like dogs.
I loved singing when I was young.
Cool!
I love this time.
I learn how to play guitar whenever I’m free.
I love spending my time with friends
UNIT 13
HOBBIES
A. READING
Match each picture with suitable verb phrase
fishing
1
2
3
5
6
4
swimming
keeping fish
playing chess
playing guitar
collecting stamp
Talking about your hobbies
What is your hobby, Mark?
Well, I like keeping dogs.
Yes, they are very lovely and intelligent.
How about you? What do you often do in your free time?
I often draw pictures and make cards.
That sounds interesting. I don’t know how to make cards
What do you often do?
Play guitar and sing alone. They make me happy.
Really? Can you sing some songs now?
Task 1. Read the reading passage then try to get the meanings of the words
My uncle, who is an___________ guitarist , taught me how to play.
accomplished
Accomplished /ə`kɔmpiʃt/
(adj) well-trained, skilled
lành nghề, tài ba
He is very good at ____________ people singing with his guitar.
Accompanying (adj)
/ə`kʌmpəniiɳ /
going with a singer, using a musical instrument
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
accompanying
I have a little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish.
modest
Modest /`mɔdist /(adj)
Humble, unamusing
Nhỏ, khiêm tốn
He is an avid stamp collector.
I would not call myself an stamp collector.
avid
Avid /`ævid/ (adj)
eager
say mê, khao khát
Discarded
Discarded /`diskɑ:did/ (adj)
thrown away (vứt bỏ, bỏ đi)
I collect the stamps from envelopes.
discarded
He also _________ reading books, magazines, etc.
indulge in /in`dʌl: in/
Allow oneself the pleasure of
say sưa, miệt mài
indulges in
They ____ me _______.
Keep me occupied
keep me busy (làm tôi bận rộn)
keep
occupied
Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompanying (adj): đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
3. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
4. Avid (adj): say mê, khao khát
5. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
6. (to) indulge in: say sưa, miệt mài
7. Keep somebody occupied: làm ai bận rộn
Vocabulary:
1. The room is dirty because it is filled with ................. newspapers.
2. She has taken an ....... interest in painting.
3. He does nothing but ................. drinking all day.
4. The hero was very ............ about his great deals.
5. Van Cao was an ..................... musician.
6. My mum rarely goes out because housework ........... her .............
avid
indulges in
modest
accomplished
occupied
discarded
keeps
Complete the sentences using the words/ phrases in task 1
Answer the questions:
Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?

Why does the writer admire his uncle?

How did he collect his fish?

Where does he collect the stamps?

Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?

What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?

No, he isn’t.
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s good at accompanying people with his guitar.
He bought some of them in the shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house.
He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him.
He gets more local stamps.
He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or if noone wants them he simply throws them away.
(p.2, lines 1-2)
(p.2, lines 1,2 and 5-6)
(p.3, lines 2-4)
(p.4, lines 2-3)
(p.4, lines 3)
(p.4, lines 5-7)
The writer’s hobbies are:
Playing guitar
Keeping fish
Keeping stamps
What are the writer’s hobbies?
Lucky numbers
Fulfill the tasks on workbook
Use new words to make sentences
Prepare Speaking lesson
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your attention!
I like _______ to music in my free time. My hobby is _______ to music
listening
listening
10
You are unlucky!
:2
You’ve just lost half of your points!
My hobby is ______
I always go ______ in my free time.
fishing
fishing
20
I ___ books in my free time.
My hobby is _______
reading
read
30
My hobby is ____________
I prefer ____________ in my free time.
playing chess
playing chess
30
Lucky number!
30