presented by: Ho Sy Thanh
work in pairs: Look at the pictures.
What do they like to do ?
They like to play soccer
They like to watch TV
They like to sing
Their hobbies are playing football
Their hobbies are watching TV
Their hobbies are singing
Unit 13 HOBBIES
Before you read: work in pairs

Period 1 Reading
Which do you like to do in your free time ?
A: Which do you like to do in your free time ?
B: I like to swim.
Playing chess
Singing
Fishing
Swimming
- Accomplished (adj) :

- Guitarist ( n) :

- Accompany (verb):

- Glass fish tank (n):

- Avid (adj):
Unit 13 HOBBIES
vocabulary
- Rice field ?(n):

- Discarded (adj):
- Admire ( v ):
Collect ( v):
Collection (n):
Collector (n):





Unit 13 HOBBIES
vocabulary
Unit 13 HOBBIES
Key:
1-c 2-d 3-g 4-f 5-b 6-e 7-a
Task 1.Match the words and phrases with their definitions
While you read
Task 2. Answer the questions ( work in pairs )
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 ?
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 common ones ?
Unit 13 HOBBIES
While you read
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
3, Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing by his guitar.
2, Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn`t.
1. What is the writer`s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing the guitar.
Unit 13 HOBBIES
While you read
4, What is the writer`s second hobby ?
His second hobby is keeping fish.
5. How did he collected his fish ?
He bought some in a shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house
Unit 13 HOBBIES
While you read
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
6. What kind of stamp collector is the writer ?
He is an avid stamp collector
7. Where does he collect the stamp ?
He collects them from discarded envelopes given by his relatives or friends.

9. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones ?
He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album and he usually gives the common ones to others or throws them away if no one wants them.


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


While you read
Unit 13 HOBBIES
Task 3 Find out true or false statements
1.The writer’s father taught him how to play the guitar.
False

2. The writer admire his uncle very much.
True

3. The writer’s mother doesn’t love watching fish.
False

4.The hobbies really keep the writer busy.
True

5.The writer has 3 hobbies.
True

His uncle taught him
His mother loves watching fish
After you read
Talk about your hobbies, using the suggestions below
1.What is your hobby?

2.Why do you choose it?

3. How much time do you spend on it?

4. How much money do you spend on it ?

5. How do you find your hobby ?
Unit 13. hobbies
Write a passage about your hobby.
Learn new words by heart and make sentences with them.
Summarise the text.