unit 13hobbies READING (1)

Warm up: Match the
words in column A to the
pictures in column B.


PART A: READING


I.Before you read: What are the name of these
activities and which you like
to do in your free time?

Collecting stamps

Keeping fish

fishing

Playing chess

Playing the guitar
swimming


1.

There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies.

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

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


1. accomplished [ə'kɔmpli∫t] (adj): tài hoa, có tài

= skilled = well-trained
2. accompany [ə'kʌmpəni ] (v): đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
3. modest (adj) [ 'mɔdist]: khiêm tốn, nhỏ
4. avid (adj) ['ævid]: thèm thuồng, khao khát
5. discard (v) [di,skɑ:d] : loại bỏ, bỏ đi
6. keep sb occupied ['ɒkjʊpaied] = keep sb busy:
làm ai bận rộn


2. accompany (v)
= play a musical
instrument while sb
else sings the main
tune.

Ex: He is very good at accompanying people singing
with his guitar.


3. modest (adj) = not
very large
Ex: This is a modest
house.


4. avid (adj)
= very
interested, eager

Francis Kiddle with his collection

Ex: He is an avid stamp collector.


5. discard (v) = throw
sth away because it is no
longer wanted.
- Discarded (adj):

Ex: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.


Unit 13: Part A-Reading
Checking : Rubout and say the meaning of it
Có tài,
tài hoa

Accomp
lished
Khao khát
avid

Ac c o m
pany

vocabulary

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c
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d

Đệm đ
àn

modest
Khiêm tốn,nhỏ

Bận
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ed

Task 1: Read the passage and decide whether the
statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. His father
uncle taught him how to play the guitar.

F
2. He also likes keeping fish and collecting stamps. T
3. He has a modest little glass fish tank
T
where he keeps a variety of little fish.
4. He gets stamps from places like Russia,

T

the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others.
5. They really
don’t keep
keephim
himoccupied
occupied and he is glad

F

he’s able to do them.


Task 2: Comprehension questions
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 the common ones?


Task 2: Answer the questions:
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
The writer’s first hobby is playing the guitar. (lines 1, p2)
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn’t. (His/her unlce is). (lines 1,2; p2)
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s very good at
accompanying people singing with his guitar. (lines 1,2 and 5-6);p2)
4. What is the writer’s second hobby?
It’s keeping fish. (line 1; p3)
5. How did he collect his fish?
He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice
field near his house. ( lines 2,3,4; p3)
6. He
What
kindanofavid
stamp
collector

is the writer?
is not
stamp
collector.
(line 1; p4)


7. Where does he collect the stamps?
He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that
his relatives and friends give him. ( lines 2,3; p4)
8. Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or
foreign stamps?
He gets more of local stamps. (lines 3; p4)
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. The common ones he usually gives away to
others or if no one wants them he simply throws
them away. (lines 5,6,7; p4)



Fill in the blank with the words in the box.
accompanying avid hobbies accomplished occupied

1. The writer’s …………..mentioned in the passage are
playing the guitar, collecting stamps and keeping fish.
2. The writer’s uncle is an……………………guitarist.
3.The writer isn’t an…………stamp collector.
4. Hobbies really keep the writer…………….

5.The writer’s uncle is good at………………………people
singing with his guitar.


Talk about your own hobbies.

WHAT?

My hobby is ….
WHEN?

HOBBIES

I like …. when …………….
WHERE?

I often ….on/at/in ……..
WHY?

I like……because …. helps me …
and………….


“ Hello, my name is Linda. My hobby is swimming. I
swim in my free time. I often swim in the swimming pool
with my father or my friends. I like swimming because it
makes me healthier.”


Talk about your hobbies

games

chatting

Watching TV

swimming

doing aerobics

Watching films

Playing chess

sports

fishing

reading

gardening

shopping


CONCLUSION: Choose the best answer
1. My father is an ____ guitarist.
A. accomplishing
B. accomplished
C. accomplish

D. accomplishment
2. He is very good at ____ people singing with his guitar.
A. making
B. getting
C. accompanying
D.having
3. My uncle is interested in ____ stamps.
A. collect
B. collecting C. collected D. to collect
4. She is a very accomplished pianist.
A. skilled
B. beautiful C. interesting D. admired
5. I had forgotten all about it about it because I had been so ____
with other things.
A. occupied
B. interested
C. accomplished
D. successful


Homework:
- Learn new words.
- Do the exercise
- Prepare the next lesson(Speaking,p.148)


HOMEWORK:
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the box.
uncle hobbies fish bought stamps avid
occupied guitar rice field

discarded

The writer has three (1) _______ in the passage. The
first hobby is playing (2) _______. His (3) _______
taught him how to play it. The second hobby is
keeping (4) _______. He collected them from the (5)
_______ or (6) _______ them from the shop. The
third one is keeping (7) _______. He collects them
from the (8) _______ envelopes. He isn't an (9)
_______ stamp – collector. All of his hobbies keep
him (10) _______.