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Work in groups
And try your best!
Swimming
Fishing
Reading book
Playing football
Playing chess
Watching T.V
Listening music
Playing guitar
Running
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What is this picture about ?
It’s about playing the guitar
Can you guess who this is ?
Yes, that person is Son Tung
He is an accomplished singer
Can you play a few simple tunes ?
I have an uncle who plays the guitar very well. I can recommend you to him to practice
My uncle said that in order to play the guitar while singing we need more practice
I hope to hear you playing the guitar someday
What’s this
Do you like keeping fish?
Here are some fish that we can see in many places
Where do you have those fish?
from the shop
from the rice field
They look so beautiful when swimming about in the tank
Do you like watching them?
Does your family enjoy watching them?
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ACTIVITY 2:
CROSSWORD
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W A T E R
A N I M A L
T A N K
S W I M M I N G
F I E L D
S H O P
Most of the Earth’s surface is covered by …
A large container for holding water
An area in the country used for growing
crops such as rice, corn, etc
Any living thing that isn’t a plant or a human
A sport in water
A building where you can buy goods or service
KEEPING FISH
What is this ?
This is the stamp

These are stamps in VietNam
This is the first stamp in the world
The stamp is on the envelope
Why do you like stamps ?
Collecting stamps
How can you collect stamps ?
In which countries can you collect stamps ?
I get stamps from places like Russia, the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others
I keep it in a small album
If you don’t need them , what will you do ?
  I throw them away
general exercises
1) What is the writer’s first hobby?
A.Playing the guitar B.Playing the piano C.Going fishing
2) Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
A.Yes B.No C.Unknown
3) Why does the writer admire his uncle?
A.Because he is an accomplished guitarirst
B.Because he is very handsome
C.Because he is a good man
4) What is the writer’s second hobby?
A.Going to shopping B.Traveling around the world C.Keeping fish
5) How did he collect his fish?
A.He collected some from the rice field near his house.
B.He bought some from the shop
C.A&B
6) What kind of stamp collector is the writer?
A.A normal stamp collector
B.He is not an avid stamp collector
C.A strange stamp collector
7) Where does he collect stamp?
A.From discarded envelops his relative and friends give him.
B.From his parents
C.From their relatives
8) Which does the writer get more, local stamps or foreign stamps?
A.Foreign stamps B.Local stamps C.Nothing
9) What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
A.He keeps them in a small album.
B.He keeps the less common stamps inside and small album; the common ones are given away to others or if no one wants them, he simply throws them away.
C.He totally throws them away.
WHAT?
WHEN?
WHERE?
WHY?
My hobby is ….
I like …. when …………….
I often ….on/at/in ……..
I like……because …. helps me … and………….
HOBBIES


Talk about your hobby.
DISCUSSION
Task 3. Read the text again and completing the table

Task 3. Read the text again and completing the table

Get the hobby from his uncle
Playing guitar
keeping fish
Collect the fish from the rice field, or buy from the shop
Play guitar and sing
Collect the stamps from discarded envelopes
Keep it in fish tank
Keep them inside album
Be able to play simple tunes
Have a variety of fish
Get stamps from local and abroad
Collecting stamps
Love watching fish
Love stamps
Task 1:Choose the letter ( A, B, C or D ) before the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined word
1/ My uncle is an accomplished guitarist.
A. skilled B. well-trained C. interesting D. A and B
2/ I keep stamps. However, I would not call myself an avid stamp collector.
A. major B. eager C. complete D. private
3/I just collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.
A. collected B. helpful C. thrown away D. kept
4. Hobbies really keep me occupied. I’m not free.
A. busy B. related C. good D. beautiful
D. A and B
B. eager
C. thrown away
A. busy
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ACTIVITY 1:
TRUE OR FALSE
1. is an accomplished guitarist.
2. He been successful at singing while playing guitar
3. He can play a few simple tunes.
4. The writer`s taught him how to play the guitar.
5. The writer admires his uncle very much.
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The writer
His uncle
father
uncle
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hasn`t
ACTIVITY 3:
Lucky Star !
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What kind of stamp collector is the writer?
- He is an avid stamp collector.
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Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?
- He gets more local stamps.
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What does the writer do with the
common stamps?
- He gives them away to others or throws them away if no one wants.
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Where does he collect the stamp?
- He collected them from the discarded envelopes given by his relatives or friends .
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Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
1. The first hobby of the writer is ……
Keeping fish
Swimming
Playing the guitar
Collecting stamps
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Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
2. Who taught him how to play guitar?
His mother
By himself
His friends
His uncle
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Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
3. How did he collect his fish?
He bought it in a shop
He collected it from the rice field near his house
His friend gave him it
Both A and B
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Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
4. Where does he collect the stamps?
From some countries
From discarded envelopes
All over the world
Both A and C
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5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps ?
He keeps them in small album
He gives them away to others
He throws them away
Both A and C