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Warm up: Match the words in column A to the pictures in column B.
UNIT 13
HOBBIES
PART A: READING
Playing the guitar
Collecting stamps
Keeping fish
fishing
Playing chess
swimming
I.Before you read:
What are the name of these activities and 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 practise 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
Unit 13:
HOBBIES
1. accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t] (adj):
= skilled = well-trained
2. accompany [ə`kʌmpəni ] (v):
3. modest (adj) [ `mɔdist]:
4. avid (adj) [`ævid]:
5. discard (v) [di,skɑ:d] :
6. keep sb occupied [`ɒkjʊpaied] = keep sb busy:
vocabulary
tài hoa, có tài
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
khiêm tốn, nhỏ
thèm thuồng, khao khát
loại bỏ, bỏ đi
làm ai bận rộn
Ex: He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
2. accompany (v)
= play a musical instrument while sb else sings the main tune.
3. modest (adj) = not very large

Ex: This is a modest house.
Francis Kiddle with his collection
Ex: He is an avid stamp collector.
4. avid (adj)
= very interested, eager
Ex: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.
5. discard (v) = throw sth away because it is no longer wanted.
- Discarded (adj):
Unit 13: Part A-Reading
Checking : Rubout and say the meaning of it
vocabulary
Có tài, tài hoa
Đệm đàn
Bận rộn
Loại bỏ, bỏ đi
Khao khát, thèm thuồng
Accomplished
Accompany
modest
occupied
discarded
avid
Khiêm tốn,nhỏ
II. While Reading
Task 1: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
taught him how to play the guitar.
2. He also likes keeping fish and collecting stamps.
3. He has a modest little glass fish tank where he keeps a variety of little fish.
4. He gets stamps from places like Russia,
the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others.
F
T
T

F
T
His father
His uncle
5. They and he is glad
he’s able to do them.
don’t keep him occupied
really keep him occupied
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/her unlce 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 and 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. (lines 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. (lines 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)
Post Reading
Fill in the blank with the words in the box.
1. The writer’s …………..mentioned in the passage are playing the guitar, collecting stamps and keeping fish.
2. The writer’s uncle is an……………………guitarist.
3.The writer isn’t an…………stamp collector.
4. Hobbies really keep the writer…………….
5.The writer’s uncle is good at………………………people singing with his guitar.
accompanying
avid
hobbies
accomplished
occupied
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 own hobbies.
DISCUSSION
“ Hello, my name is Linda. My hobby is swimming. I swim in my free time. I often swim in the swimming pool with my father or my friends. I like swimming because it makes me healthier.”
chatting
Watching TV
Watching films
swimming
games
reading
sports
gardening
Playing chess
doing aerobics
fishing
shopping
Talk about your hobbies
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. She is a very accomplished pianist.
A. skilled B. beautiful C. interesting D. admired
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
CONCLUSION: Choose the best answer
Learn new words.
Do the exercise
- Prepare the next lesson(Speaking,p.148)
Homework:



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) _______.




HOMEWORK:
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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