reading unit 13 lớp 11

Task 1. The words and phrases below appear in the passage. Use a
dictionary to get their meaning. And translate them into Vietnamese.
(Các từ và cụm từ dưới đây xuất hiện trong đoạn văn. Sử dụng từ điển để có
được
ý
nghĩa
của
chúng.
Và
dịch
ra
tiếng
Việt.)
Hướng dẫn giải:
1. accomplished : (adj) = talented, well-trained: tài năng

2. accompany : (v) so with: hộ tống, đi cùng, đệm đàn
e.g: The Prime Minister is always accompanied by faithful body-guards.

3. modest: (adj): khiêm tốn
e.g: They are workers. They live in a modest little house.

4. avid : (adj): khao khát, thèm khát, thèm thuồng
e.a: Everyone in the world is avid for aood luck.

5. discarded : (adj): loại bỏ

6. indulge in = take interest in: ham mê, say mê, thích thú

7. keep me occupied: làm tôi bận rộn
Task 2. Answer the questions.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi.)
Hướng dẫn giải:
1. It is playing the guitar.
2. No, he is not.
3. Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying
people singing with his guitar.


4. It is keeping fish.
5. He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his
house.
6. He is not an avid stamp collector.
7. He collects stamps from discarded envelopes, his relatives, and his friends.
8. He gets more of local stamps than foreign stamps.
9. He keeps the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones he
usually gives away to others or throws them away.