unit13reading

UNIT 13: HOBBIES
Period: Reading

Game:
Game:
Crossword
Crossword

C
C
H
H
A
A
T
T
I
I
N
N
G
G
S
S
H
H
O
O
O
O

T
T
I
I
N
N
G
G
B
B
A
A
D
D
M
M
I
I
N
N
T
T
O
O
N
N
F
F
O
O

O
O
T
T
B
B
A
A
L
L
L
L
F
F
I
I
S
S
H
H
I
I
N
N
G
G
R
R
E
E

A
A
D
D
I
I
N
N
G
G
S
S
I
I
N
N
G
G
I
I
N
N
G
G
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Readi
ng
Unit 13:
I. Pre-reading
II. While-
reading
III. Post-reading


Singing
Swimming Fishing
Keeping pets
Playing guitar
SingingTraveling with friends
Keeping pets
Playing guitar
SwimmingFishing

Activity 1 : Matching
Match the words/phrases in A with the suitable definitions in B


A
A


B
B

1.
1.
Guitarist
Guitarist
2.
2.
Accompany
Accompany
3.
3.
Accomplished
Accomplished
4.
4.
Avid
Avid
5.
5.
Tune
Tune
6.
6.
Admire
Admire
7.
7.
Indulge in
Indulge in
8.
8.

Modest
Modest
9.
9.
Discarded
Discarded
10.
10.
Keep me
Keep me
occupied
occupied
a.
a.
Play music to support a singer or
Play music to support a singer or
another instruments
another instruments
.
.
b.
b.
A person who plays the guitar.
A person who plays the guitar.
c.
c.
Series of musical notes that are
Series of musical notes that are
sung or played in a particular order.
sung or played in a particular order.

d.
d.
Have a good opinion of s.b/s.th.
Have a good opinion of s.b/s.th.
e.
e.
not talking much about your own
not talking much about your own
abilities or possessions .
abilities or possessions .
f.
f.
Thrown away
Thrown away
g.
g.
Highly skill at sth, talent.
Highly skill at sth, talent.
h.
h.
Very enthusiastic, keen, eager.
Very enthusiastic, keen, eager.
i.
i.
Allow yourself to enjoy s.th.
Allow yourself to enjoy s.th.
j.
j.
Make s.o busy.
Make s.o busy.

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Vocabul
ary:
1. Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompany (v) kèm theo , đi theo, đệm
đàn.
3. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
4. Avid (adj): say mê, khao khát
5. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
6. (to) indulge in: say sưa, miệt mài
7. Keep S.O occupied = keep S.O busy :
làm ai bận rộn
8.Guitarist ( n) : người chơi guitar
9.Admire ( v ):thán phục

Activity2
Activity2
:
:

Choose one of the words in column A to fill in the blank
Choose one of the words in column A to fill in the blank
.
.


a. There are some hobbies that I …….
a. There are some hobbies that I …….
for a while
for a while
.
.


b. He’s an ……………… musician. All his
b. He’s an ……………… musician. All his
songs are very popular.
songs are very popular.


c. I love all fictions by Sydney Sheldon. I’m an
c. I love all fictions by Sydney Sheldon. I’m an
…………collector of his works.
…………collector of his works.


d. He doesn’t like a big house in the center of
d. He doesn’t like a big house in the center of
the city. His only dream is to have a

the city. His only dream is to have a
……… little house at the outskirt.
……… little house at the outskirt.


e. I spend most of my free time looking after
e. I spend most of my free time looking after
these puppies. They really………………….
these puppies. They really………………….


f. They don’t need the old radio any more. It
f. They don’t need the old radio any more. It
can be…………
can be…………


g. Her mother ………… her on the
g. Her mother ………… her on the


organ.
organ.
indulge in
a
b
c
d
e
f

g
accomplished
avid
modest
Keep me occupied
discarded
accompany


Activity 1
Activity 1
: Decide if the following
: Decide if the following
statements are true (T) or false
statements are true (T) or false
(F)
(F)
.
.
Correct the false information.
Correct the false information.


1.
1.
The writer is an accomplished
The writer is an accomplished
guitarist
guitarist

2. The writer didn’t collect fish from
2. The writer didn’t collect fish from
the rice field.
the rice field.


3. The writer has more local stamps
3. The writer has more local stamps
than foreign ones.
than foreign ones.


4. The writer is an avid stamp
4. The writer is an avid stamp
collector.
collector.
F
F
T
F
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4
3
2

Question 1
Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because his uncle is an accomplished guitarist
and he is good at accompanying people

by his guitar.
Question
2
How did he collect his fish?
He bought some fish from the shop, some
others collected from the rice field
near his house.

Questio
n 3
Where does he collect the stamps?
He collects stamps from discarded envelopes,
His relatives and his friends.
Question 4
Which does the writer get
more of, local tamps or foreign
stamps?
Local stamps

Question
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
throws them away.

Collecting information
Collecting information

List 3 hobbies of the writer
List 3 hobbies of the writer

Name people involved in
Name people involved in
the writer’s hobbies
the writer’s hobbies
.
.

Find out the writer’s feeling
Find out the writer’s feeling
about hobby.
about hobby.

HOME WORK
1. Learn new words by heart
and make sentences with
them.
2.Write a paragraph
(about 120 - 150words)
about your hobby.

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