- It is a noun.
- It is a way to relax ourselves.
- It is related to free time.
- Collecting stamps, reading books, going fishing are examples of this noun.
HOBBIES
- What do you often do in your free time?
- What are your hobbies?

Coins
Stamps
Dolls
Cars
Welcome to our class 11A5
Unit 13: HOBBIES


Period 79: Reading

New words:
Guitarist (n):
Glass fish tank (n):
admire (v):
Throw sth away (v):

Matching test:
B
well-trained
Allow oneself the pleasure of
Throw away
Going with a singer, using a musical instrument
Eager
humble
A
Accomplished
Accompanying
Modest
avid
Discarded
indulge
1/. The writer is an accomplished guitarist
2/. The writer didn’t collect fish from the rice field.
3/. The writer has more local stamps than foreign ones.
4/. The writer is an avid stamp collector.
1. F (his uncle) 2. F (he did) 3. T 4. T
True or false statements:
- It is playing his guitar.
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
- Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people by his guitar.
3. What is the writer’s second hobby?
- It is keeping fish.
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Answer the questions:
4. Where does he collect stamps?
- He collects stamps from discarded envelopes, his relatives and his friends.
5. 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 throw them away.
Work in pairs to talk about your hobbies
What your partner’s hobby is.
How much time he/she collects anything as a hobby.
How much money he/she spends on his/her hobby.
Go through and learn the lesson.
In about 80 words, write about your favorite hobby.
Prepare Unit 13 (cont): Speaking
HOMEWORK
Shells
Badges
Socks
Stocks