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HOBBIES
English 11-Unit 13
2
Reading books
fishing
Listening to music
Playing sports
walking
Playing games
singing
Watching TV
swimming
Collecting stamps
Playing chess
Period 76 A.Reading
Designed by : Minh Phuc
Cho Moi upper secondary school Mar.2009
Listen to the paragraph
My uncle, who is an guitarist , taught me how to play.

accomplished
1. Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
He is very good at people singing with his guitar.
accompanying
2. Accompanying (gerund): đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
Be good at +N/ V_ing: giỏi về cái gì/làm gì
I have a little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish.
modest
3. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
4.Glass fish tank(n):bể cá bằng kính
I would not call myself an stamp collector.
Francis Kiddle with his collection
He is an avid stamp collector.
avid
5. Avid (adj): say mê, khao khát
I collect the stamps from envelopes.
discarded
6. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
7.Collect (v) :sưu tập collector (n) collection(n)
I also fishing, swimming and playing chess
indulge in
8(to) indulge in: say sưa ,đam mê
They keep me occupied.
9. Keep Sb occupied = keep Sb busy :
làm ai bận rộn
11.Admire ( v ):ngưỡng mộ

10.Rice field (n):?


Vocabulary:
1. Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompanying : đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
3. Accompany (v) kèm theo , đi theo
4. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
5 Avid (adj): say mê, khao khát
6. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
7. (to) indulge in: say sưa, đam mê, indulgence (n)
8. Keep Sb occupied = keep Sb busy : làm ai bận rộn:
Simple tunes: những giai điệu đơn giản
Good at + N / V_ing eg: He is good at speaking English
9.Glass fish tank (n):bể cá thủy tinh
10.Rice field (n):cánh đồng lúa
11.Admire ( v ):thán phục ,ngưỡng mộ admiration(n)
12.Collect ( v):sưu tập Collection (n): Collector (n):







Task 1.Match the words and phrases with their definitions
Key: 1-c 2-d 3-g 4-f 5-b 6-e 7-a
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
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 ?
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
1. What is the writer`s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing the 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 in a 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 friend give him

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


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.


English 11-Unit 13
17
After you read
Talk about your hobby
HOBBIES
WHAT???
WHEN???
WHERE???
My hobby is reading.
I often read on the bed.
I like reading when I have free time.
WHY???
Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.
+ Learn new words by heart and make sentences with them.
+ Write a passage about your hobby.




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