Class: 11A1
Teacher: Nguyen Le Quyen Uy
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BADMINTON
READING
gdinaedr
ballftoo
FOOTBALL
attching
CHATTING
shfingi
FISHING
ingsing
SINGING
ootshing
SHOOTING
WHAT’S THE WORD?
1. BADMINTON
2. READING
3. FOOTBALL
4. CHATTING
5. FISHING
6. SINGING
7. SHOOTING

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UNIT 13: HOBBIES
Part A: READING
LOVE!
NOT LOVE!
I’M
PLAYING
THE GUITAR!!
HELLO
guitarist [gi`tɑ:rist](n)
người chơi đàn ghita
admire [əd`maiə] (v)
ngưỡng mộ
Ex: He admires Dan Truong very much, so he gives him flowers.
glass fish tank (n)
[glɑ:s fi∫ tæηk]
bể cá bằng kính
throw away (v)
/θru: ə`wei/
vứt bỏ
Ex: I don’t need those pieces of paper any more, so I throw them away.
Listen and repeat
guitarist [gi`tɑ:rist] (n)
admire [əd`maiə] (v)
glass fish tank [glɑ:s fi∫ tæηk] (n)
throw away [θru: ə`wei] (v)

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 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 USA, Britain, Australia, China, and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually 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 really keep me occupied and I am glad I am able to do them.

1. accomplished
2. accompanying
3. modest
4. avid
5. discarded
6. indulge in
7. keep me occupied
TASK 1: Match the words in column A
with the correct definitions in column B
TASK 1: Match the words in column A with the correct definitions in column B

tài ba, tài hoa

đệm (đàn)

nhỏ, khiêm tốn
say mê
đã bị bỏ đi
đam mê vào
(một việc gì đó)
làm cho tôi bận rộn

well-trained, skilled
going with a singer, using a musical instrument
humble
eager
thrown away
allow oneself the
pleasure of
keep me busy
Listen and repeat
accomplished [ə`kɔmpli∫t] (adj)
accompany [ə`kʌmpəni] (v)
modest [`mɔdist] (adj)
avid [`ævid] (adj)
discarded [di,skɑ:did] (adj)
indulge in [in`dʌldʒ in] (v)
keep me occupied [ki:p mi: `ɒkjʊpaid] (v)

TASK 2: Decide whether these statements are true or false
The writer is not an accomplished guitarist.
The writer collected fish from the shop only.
The writer is an avid stamp collector.
The writer has more foreign stamps than local ones.

TASK 2: Decide whether these statements are true or false
The writer is not an accomplished guitarist.
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.
TASK 2: Decide whether these statements are true or false
2. The writer collected fish from the shop only.
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.
TASK 2: Decide whether these statements are true or false
3. The writer is an avid stamp collector.
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 USA, Britain, Australia, China, and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give away to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
TASK 2: Decide whether these statements are true or false
4. The writer has more foreign stamps than local ones.
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 USA, Britain, Australia, China, and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give away to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
TASK 2: Decide whether these statements are true or false
1. The write is not an accomplished guitarist. TRUE
2. The writer collected fish from the shop only. FALSE
3. The writer is an avid stamp collector. TRUE
4. The writer has more foreign stamps than local ones. FALSE

TASK 3: Answer the questions
What is the writer’s first hobby?
Why does the writer admire his uncle?
What is the writer’s second hobby?
Where does the writer collect the stamps?
What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?

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.

 It is playing his guitar.
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?

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.
 Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing by his guitar.
3. What is the writer’s second hobby?

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.

 It is keeping fish.
4. Where does the writer collect the stamps?

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 USA, Britain, Australia, China, and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give away to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
 He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.
5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?

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 USA, Britain, Australia, China, and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give away to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
 He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or throws them away.
Task 3: Answer the questions
What is the writer’s first hobby?
 It is playing his guitar.
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing by his guitar.
What is the writer’s second hobby?
 It is keeping fish.
4. Where does the writer collect the stamps?
He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.
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 one he usually gives away to others or throws them away.

Number 8: Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?
Local stamps
Number 1: What are the writer’s main hobbies?
They are: playing the guitar, keeping fish, and collecting stamps.
Number 2
Number 3: Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn’t.
Number 4: fill in the gap
uncle
His taught him how to play the guitar.
Number 5: fill in the gap
The writer is a(n)
stamp collector.
avid
Number 6
Number 7: Were all his fish collected from the rice field?
No, they weren’t.
HOMEWORK
Read the passage at home
Do the tasks again
Learn the new words
Prepare for part B - SPEAKING