Part A: Reading
English 11
UNIT 13
HOBBIES
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Tham
Watch the video clip and then mark what hobbies you hear or see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z595z_DmpmQ
Jogging
Riding a bike
Skate boarding.
Swimming
Watching movies
Playing basketball
Going to soccer matches
Going hiking
Camping
Sleeping

Playing the guitar
Collecting stamps
Keeping fish
fishing
Playing chess
swimming
I.Before you read:
Give the name of some hobbies and say which you like to do in your free time?
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies.
The hobby I like most is playing my guitar . My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. Now I can play a few simple tunes. I have ever begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful at this. My uncle tells me that all I need is to practice regularly and I should be able to do it. He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much.
Another hobby of mine is keeping fish. I have a modest litter glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some other were collected from the rice field near my house. They look beautiful swimming about in the tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myself an avid stamp collector. Actually, I just collect the stamps from discarded envelopes that my relatives and friends give me. Mostly I get local stamps. Once in a while, I get stamps from places like Russia, the U.S.A, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I give away to others or if no one wants them, I simply throw them away.
There are other hobbies that I indulge in for a while, but they are not as interesting as the ones I’ve been talking about. They are really keep me occupied and I am glad I am able to do them.
HOBBIES
1. accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t] (adj):
I. Before you read
Vocabulary:
tài giỏi, lành nghề
= well-trained:
2. accompanying [ə`kʌmpəniiη] (gerund)= going with
3. modest [`mɔdist]
(adj): = not very large : vừa vừa / khiêm tốn
đệm đàn,nhạc
4. avid [`ævid] (adj):
: say mê, khao khát
Ex: He is an avid stamp collector.
5. discarded /di,skɑ:did / (adj) = throw away
: vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
6. (to) indulge in [in`dʌldʒ] indulgence (n)
: say sưa,đam mê
7. (to) keep somebody occupied [`ɒkjʊpaid] = (to) keep s.b busy
làm ai bận rộn
= Eager, crazy
II. While you read
Words/ phrases Vietnamese meanings
Accomplished (adj)
2. Accompanying ( Ger)
3. Modest (adj)
4. Avid (adj)
5. Discarded (v)
6. Indulge in ( vp)
7. Keep me occupied
a. Khiêm tốn, nhỏ
b. Khao khát
c. Có tài hoa
d. Làm tôi bận rộn
e. Đệm đàn
f. Bỏ đi (loại bỏ)
g. Đam mê, say sưa
Task 1: The words and phrases below all appear in the passage. Use a
dictionary to get their meaning. Then translate them into Vietnamese.
Keys: 1-c, 2-e, 3-a, 4-b, 5-f, 6-g, 7-d
Task 2: Comprehension questions
Task 2: Answer the questions.
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?

4. What is the writer’s second hobby?
5. How did he collect his fish?

6. What kind of stamp collector is the writer?
No, he isn’t. (His uncle is). (lines 1,2; p2)
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar. (lines 1,2;5,6;p2)
He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house. ( lines 2,3,4; p3)
The writer’s first hobby is playing the guitar. (line 1, p2)
It’s keeping fish. (line 1; p3)
He is not an avid stamp collector. (line 1; p4)
7. Where does he collect the stamps?



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


9. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him. ( lines 2,3; p4)
He gets more of local stamps. (line 3; p4)
He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or if no one wants them he simply throws them away. (lines 5,6,7; p4)
WHAT?
WHEN?
WHERE?
WHY?
My hobby is ….
I like …. when …………….
I often ….on/at/in ……..
I like……because …. helps me … and………….
HOBBIES
III. After you read
Talk about your hobby
chatting
Watching TV
Watching films
swimming
games
reading
sports
gardening
Playing chess
doing aerobics
fishing
shopping
Talk about your hobbies
English 11-Unit 13- Hobbies
HOBBIES
WHAT?
WHEN?
WHERE?
My hobby is reading.
I often read on the bed.
I like reading when I have free time.
WHY?
Reading helps me to relax and get more knowledges.
- Learn new words by heart.
Prepare the next lesson (B-Speaking, p.148)
Do exercises
Homework:
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1. My father is an ____ guitarist.
A. accomplishing B. accomplished
C. accomplish D. accomplishment
2. He is very good at ____ people singing with his guitar.
A. making B. getting C. accompanying D.having
3. My uncle is interested in ____ stamps.
A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. to collect
4. I just collect stamps from discarded enveloped.
A. thrown away B. given up C. got away D. kept off
5. I had forgotten all about it about it because I had been so ____ with other things.
A. occupied B. interested
C. accomplished D. successful
Choose the best answer
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) _______.

Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the box.
uncle hobbies fish bought stamps avid occupied guitar rice field discarded
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