TIẾNG ANH 11 UNIT 13 READING

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HOBBIES


UNIT 13: HOBBIES
A. READING


01

Vocabulary

02 Task 1
03 Task 2
04 Task 3


01

Vocabulary


accomplished (adj)

/əˈkʌmplɪʃt/
= talented, highly skilled

He was an aaccomplished
talented
musician.


accompany (v)
/əˈkʌmpəni/
play an instrument with another
musician or singer

Ex: Taylor accompanies her friend with her guitar.


modest (a) /ˈmɒdɪst/
not very large


avid (a) /ˈævɪd/
very enthusiastic, extremely interested

Ex : She is an avid reader.


discard (v) /dɪˈskɑːd/
-> discarded (adj)
to throw st away
because you don’t want/need it anymore.

I will discard it in the trash.


indulge in (v) /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/
to allow yourself to do st that you like

Ex: He really indulge in swimming


keep sb occupied
= keep sb busy


Vocabulary
1. accomplished (a) /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/
2. accompany (v) /əˈkʌmpəni/
3. modest (a) /ˈmɒdɪst/
4. avid (a) /ˈævɪd/
5. discard (v) /dɪˈskɑːd/
-> discarded (adj)
6. indulge in /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/
7. keep sb occupied


1

TASK 1
Match the main ideas to the paragraphs.

Paragraph

Main idea

1

A. The second hobby: Keeping fish

2

B. The introduction of the writer’s
hobbies

33

C. The writer’s feeling about his/her
hobbies

4

D. The writer’s most favorite hobby:
Playing guitar

5

E. The third hobby: Collecting stamps


2

TASK 2
Answer the question


Task 2

1

Who taught the writer to play the guitar?

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 the common ones?


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