Collecting stamps
Swimming
Playing guitar
Go fishing
Watching TV
UNIT 13:
HOBBIES

A. READING
What is your hobby? Why?
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Vocabulary
1. Accomplished
/əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (a)
= talented; very good at a particular thing
6
Vocabulary
2. Accompany
/əˈkʌmpəni/ (v)
= play a musical instrument while somebody else sings
7
Vocabulary
3. Modest
/ˈmɒdɪst/ (a)
= not very large, small
8
Vocabulary
4. Avid
/ˈævɪd/ (a)
= very enthusiastic about something, keen on sth
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Vocabulary
4. Avid
I am an avid stamp collector.
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Vocabulary
5. Discard
/dɪˈskɑːd/ (v)
= throw away
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Vocabulary
6. Once in a while
= sometimes, occasionally
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Vocabulary
7. Indulge in
/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v)
= enjoy something
/doing something
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He indulges in …
Vocabulary
8. Keep so occupied /ˈɒkjupaɪd/
= keep someone busy
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Watching TV keeps me occupied.
1. Accomplished
2. Accompany
3. Modest
4. Avid
5. Discard
6. Once in a while
7. Indulge in
8. Keep so occupied
UNIT 13:
HOBBIES

A. READING
Task 1: Matching
1. Accomplished = Talented, good at
2. Modest = not very large
3. Discard = throw away
4. Keep me occupied = keep me busy
5. Avid = very enthusiastic about something
6. Accompany = to play a musical instrument while somebody else sings
7. Indulge in = let yourself do something that you like
8. Once in a while = sometimes, occasionally
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2
3
4
7
5
1
8
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1
2
3
4
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40
Why does the writer admire his uncle?
21
20
What is the writer’s second hobby?
22
How did he collect his fish?
30
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50
What does he do with the common stamps?
Speaking
What are your hobbies?
Which hobby do you like most? Why?
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