ENGLISH 11
Welcome to our class 11A1
Nguyen Van Tre
Chu Van An High School
Swimming
Fishing
Reading book
Playing football
Playing chess
Watching T.V
Listening music
Playing guitar
Walking
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HOBBIES
English 11-Unit: 13
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Reading books
Fishing
Listening to music
Playing sports
Walking
Playing games
Singing
Watching TV
Swimming
Collecting stamps
Playing chess
Unit 13: Hobbies
Lesson 1: Reading
Period: 77
Monday March 8th, 2010
Before you read.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.

1/ What do you often do in your free time?




2/ What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are listening music, reading book and watching TV.
I like watching T.V and reading English books.
While you read
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 even 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 little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some others were collected from the rice field near my house. They look so 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 myselft 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 USA, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give 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 really keep me occupied and I glad I am able to do them.
E.g:
My uncle, who is an guitarist taught me how to play.
accomplished
Accomplished (v): /ə`kʌmpli∫/
Accomplished (adj):
2. Accompany (v): / ə`kʌmpəni/
Be good at + N/Ving:
E.g: He is very good at people
singing with his guitar.
accompanying
Vocabulary:
lành nghề, tài ba
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
giỏi về cái gì/làm gì
3. Glass fish tank (n):
E.g: I have a modest little where
I keep a variety of little fish.
4. Avid (adj): /`ævid/
E.g: He is an avid stamp collector
glass fish tank
bể cá bằng kính
say mê, khao khát
5. Guitarist (n): /gi`ta:rist/
người chơi đàn guitar
E.g: What do you call a person who plays the guitar?
7. indulge in: (v) /in`dʌldʒ/
indulgence (n)
E.g: I collect the stamps from envelopes.
discarded
indulge in
6. Discard (v): /dis`ka:d/
Discarded (adj):
vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
8. Keep s.b occupied = keep s.b busy : làm ai bận rộn:
say sưa, đam mê
E.g: I also fishing, swimming and playing chess
6. Discard (v): /dis`ka:d/
Discarded (adj):

7. indulge in: /in`dʌldʒ/

8. Keep s.b occupied = keep s.b busy :
Accomplish (V): /ə`kʌmpli∫/
Accomplished (adj)
lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompany (v): / ə`kʌmpəni/
Be good at + N/Ving:
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
giỏi về cái gì/làm gì
3. Glass fish tank (n):
bể cá bằng kính
4. Avid (adj): /`ævid/
say mê, khao khát
5. Guitarist (n): /gi`ta:rist/
người chơi đàn guitar
vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
say sưa, đam mê
làm ai bận rộn
Vocabulary:
Task 1. Match A with B to make meaningful sentences.
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?
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?
Lucky number
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing his guitar.
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 even 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.
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
 No, he isn’t
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 even 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.
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good
at accompanying people singing with his guitar.
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 even 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.

4. What is the writer’s second hobby ?
 His second hobby is keeping fish.
Another hobby of mine is keeping fish. I have a modest little glass
fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were
bought from the shop while some others were collected from the rice
field near my house. They look so beautiful swimming about in the
tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
5. How did he collect his fish ?
He bought some from the shop and collected some
others from the rice field near his house.
Another hobby of mine is keeping fish. I have a modest little glass
fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were
bought from the shop while some others were collected from the rice
field near my house. They look so beautiful swimming about in the
tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
6. What kind of stamp collector is the writer ?
 He is an avid stamp collector.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myselft 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 USA,
Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones
inside a small album. The common ones I usually give to others or
if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
7. Where does he collect the stamp ?

He collects them from discarded envelopes
his relatives and friends give him.

I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myselft 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 USA,
Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones
inside a small album. The common ones I usually give to others or
if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
8. Which does the writer get more of, local
stamps or foreign stamps ?
Local stamps.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myselft 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 USA, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
9. What does the writer do with the less
common stamps and with the common ones?
 He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or if no one wants them he simply throws them away.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myselft 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 USA, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing his guitar.
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
 No, he isn’t
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people
singing with his guitar.

4. What is the writer’s second hobby ?
 His second hobby is keeping fish.
5. How did he collect his fish ?
He bought some from the shop and collected some others from the rice field near
his house.
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 his relatives and friends give him.

8. Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps ?
Local stamps.
9/ He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or if no one wants them he simply throws them away.
English 11-Unit 13
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After you read:
Talk about your hobby
HOBBIES
WHAT ?
WHEN ?
WHERE ?
My hobby is reading book.
I often read on the bed.
I read book when I have free time.
WHY ?
Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.
+ Learn new words by heart and make sentences with them.
+ Do task 1 + task 2 again.
+ Write a passage about your hobby.
Thank you for your attention.
Good bye!