U13-Reading

Reading books fishing
Collecting fishPlaying football
Playing chess
Watching
TV
swimming
Collecting
stamps
What are the
pictures
about?
Hobbies
What do
you like
doing?
Playing the
guitar
A. Reading
A. Reading
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 ever
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 litter glass fish tank where I
keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some

other were collected from the rice field near my house. They look 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 U.S.A, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common
ones inside a small album. The common ones I 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 are really keep me occupied and I am glad I ’
am able to do them
Eg: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me
how to play.
- accomplished [ə'kɔmpli∫t]
I. Before you read
Vocabulary
(adj):tài giỏi, lành nghề, tài ba
- simple tunes ['simpl tju:nz] những giai điệu đơn giản
- accompanying [ə'kʌmpəni] (gerund)
Eg: He is very good at accompanying people singing with his
guitar.
Vocabulary
:đệm đàn,nhạc
: giỏi về cái gì/làm gì- to be good at +N/ V_ing
- accompany [ə'kʌmpəni] (v)
kèm theo , đi theo
- modest ['mɔdist]
Eg: I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety
of little fish

Vocabulary
(adj): vừa vừa / khiêm tốn
- glass fish tank [tæηk] (n): bể cá bằng kính
Francis Kiddle with his collection
He is an avid stamp collector.
- avid ['ævid] (adj):
Eg: I would not call myself an avid stamp collector.
say mê, khao khát
- discarded /di,skɑ:d / (adj) = throw away
-
collect / kə'lekt/ (v) ⇒ collection (n)
Eg: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.
: vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
sưu tập / sự sưu tầm
- collector (n) người sưu tầm
- to indulge in [in'dʌldʒ]⇒ indulgence (n)
Vocabulary
Eg: I also indulge in fishing, swimming and playing chess
: say sưa ,đam mê
- keep somebody occupied ['ɒkjʊpaied] = keep s.b busy
Eg: They keep me occupied.
làm ai bận rộn
- admire [əd'maiə] ( v )
- Rice field (n)
:ngưỡng mộ, chiêm ngưỡng
- Cánh đồng lúa
- admiration (n) sự ngưỡng mộ
- accomplished /ə'kɔmpli∫t / (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
- accompany / ə'kʌmpəni / (v) kèm theo , đi theo
- accompanying : đệm đàn, đệm nhạc

- modest / 'mɔdist / (adj): khiêm tốn
- avid / 'ævid / (adj): say mê, khao khát, điên cuồng
- discarded /di,skɑ:d / (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi = throw away / θrou ə'wei/
- (to) indulge in / in'dʌldʒ / : say sưa, đam mê
- Keep sb occupied / 'ɒkjʊpaid / = keep sb busy : làm ai bận rộn:
- simple tunes / 'simpl tju:nz / : những giai điệu đơn giản
- good at + N / V_ing Eg: He is good at speaking English
- glass fish tank / tæηk / (n):bể cá thủy tinh
- rice field / rais fi:ld / (n):cánh đồng lúa
- admire/əd'maiə/(v):ngưỡng mộ , chiêm ngưỡng ⇒ admiration(n)
- collect(v):sưu tập /kə'lekt/ / collection (n): collector(n): người sưu tầm
Task 1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings
Words and phrases Meanings
1
1
. Accomplished (adj)
. Accomplished (adj)
2. Accompanying (gerund)
2. Accompanying (gerund)
3. Modest (adj)
3. Modest (adj)
4. Avid (adj)
4. Avid (adj)
5. Discarded (adj)
5. Discarded (adj)
6. Indulge in (v)
6. Indulge in (v)
7. Keep me occupied
7. Keep me occupied
a. Làm tôi bận bịu

b. Vứt đi
c. Cừ khôi
d. Đệm đàn
e Say s a
f. Khao khát, say
mê
g. Khiêm tốn
Key: 1-c 2-d 3-g 4-f 5-b 6-e 7-a
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I. While you read
1. accomplished
1. accomplished


5. discarded
5. discarded
2. accompanying
2. accompanying
6. indulge in
6. indulge in
3. modest
3. modest

7. keeps me occupied
7. keeps me occupied
4. avid
4. avid
1.Van Cao is an ……… ……………musician.All his songs are
very popular.
2.This TV can’t be used. It can be………………………
3.My father loves …………………… for my mother’s songs.
4. I spend most of my time to look after the children, which really
………………………
5.I also ……………………. fishing, swimming and playing chess.
6.He doesn’t like a big house.His only dream is to have a
……………………little house on the bank.
7.She loves all kinds of stamps.She is an ……… collector of
stamps.
Fill in the blank with the words given in the box
1. accomplished
1. accomplished
5. discarded
5. discarded
2.accompanying
2.accompanying
3. modest
3. modest
7. keep me occupied
7. keep me occupied
4. avid
4. avid
6. indulge in
6. indulge in

The main ideas of the paragraphs:
The 1
st
paragraph:
The 2
nd
paragraph:
The 3
rd
paragraph:
The 4
th
paragraph:
The last paragraph:
introduce the writer’s hobbies.
The first hobby of the writer:
playing the guitar.
The second hobby of the writer:
keeping fish.
The third hobby of the writer:
collecting stamps.
The conclusion of the passage.
Unit 13-lesson 1 reading
Task 1. Read the passage and decide whether the
statements are true (T) or false (F).
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While you read
1.

1.


is an accomplished guitarist.
is an accomplished guitarist.
2. The writer s taught him how to play the guitar. ’

3. The writer s second hobby is keeping fish.’
3. The writer s second hobby is keeping fish.’
4. The writer is an avid stamp collector.
4. The writer is an avid stamp collector.
5. The writer gets more local stamps than
5. The writer gets more local stamps than
foreign stamps.
foreign stamps.
T
T
F
F
T
T
F
F
F
F
The writer
The writer
His uncle
His uncle
father

uncle
uncle
4.
4.
Because he wouldn’t call himself an avid stamp
Because he wouldn’t call himself an avid stamp
collector.
collector.
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
1. What is the writer’s first hobby ?
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle ?
3. How did he collect his fish ?
4. Where does he collect the stamps ?
5. What does the writer do with the less
common stamps and with common ones ?
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing the guitar.
Task 2: Answer the questions (Work in groups).
2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at
accompanying people singing with his guitar.
3. How did he collect his fish ?
He bought some in a shop and collected some others from the
rice field near his house.
4. Where does he collect the stamp ?
He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and
friend give him.
5. 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.
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What is your hobby?
When do you do it?
How much time do you spend on it ?
Why do you chose it?
English 11-Unit 13
My hobby is reading.
I like reading when I have free time.
About 1 hour / 2 hours …
( every afternoon / every night )
Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.
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AFTER YOU READ
Talk about your hobby
C©u 1: All I need is …… regularly and I should be able to do it.
practice
to practise
practise
practising
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Rung chu«ng vµng
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C©u 2: I’ve just bought 3 ……… for my modest little fish tank.
fishes

type fishes
things
fish
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C©u 3: Teenagers have a trend to imitate their idols and collect
their pictures as a(n) …………
daily routine
hobby
interest
fashion
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Rung chu«ng vµng
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