unit 13 hobbies part A reading

Playing football Reading book Playing chess Watching T.V Listening music Fishing Swimming Walking Playing guitar Hoa Binh, March, 2013 Collector(n) nhà sưu tầm Keeping fish fishing Collecting stamps Playing chess swimming Playing the guitar guitarist While you read Task 1.Match the words and phrases with their definitions Words and phrases Definitions 1.Accomplished (adj) 2.Accompanying (gerund) 3.Modest (adj) Avid (adj) Discarded (adj) Indulge in (v) 7.Keep me occupied Key: 1-c 2-d 3-g a keep me busy b Thrown away c Well-trained d Going with a singer e Let yourself sth that you enjoy f extremely eager or interested in g Not very big 4-f 5-b 6-e 7-a I also indulge in swimming and fishing (to) indulge in: say sưa ,đam mê Fish tank (n) bể cá They keep me occupied Keep Sb occupied = keep Sb busy : làm bận rộn • accomplished (a): có tài • accompany (v): đệm đàn • modest (a): khiêm tốn • avid (adj) : khao khát, thèm muốn • discarded (a): vứt bỏ • indulge in (v): say mê,say sưa • keep sb occupied: làm bận rộn - to be able to + V-infinitive - Ex: She is able to sing this song well = She can sing this song well - to be good at + N/V-ing Ex: She is good at English She is good at learning English HOBBIES THAT THE WRITER HAS TALKED ABOUT ARE Playing guitar Keeping fish Keeping stamps Task 2: Answer the questions: Is the writer an accomplished guitarist? No, he isn’t (p.2, lines 1-2) 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 (p.2, lines 1,2 and 5-6) How did he collect his fish? He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house (p.3, lines 2-4) Where does he collect the stamps? He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his (p.4, lines 2-3) relatives and friends give him Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps? He gets more local stamps (p.4, lines 3) What does the writer 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 (p.4, lines 5-7) Task 3: Fill in the blank with one suitable word or phrase The writer has three (1) _ in the passage The first hobbies hobby is playing (2) the guitar His (3) _ taught him _ uncle fish how to play it The second hobby is keeping (4) _ He collected them from the (5) _ or (6) _ rice field bought stamps them from the shop The third one is keeping (7) _ He collects them from the (8) discarded envelopes He isn't _ an (9) _ stamp – collector All of his hobbies keep avid occupied him (10) _ Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) Correct the false information T F The writer’s father taught him how to play the guitar The writer admires his uncle very much The writer’s mother doesn’t love watching fish The hobbies really keep the writer busy The writer has hobbies  ... to be good at + N/V-ing Ex: She is good at English She is good at learning English HOBBIES THAT THE WRITER HAS TALKED ABOUT ARE Playing guitar Keeping fish Keeping stamps Task 2: Answer the... Words and phrases Definitions 1.Accomplished (adj) 2.Accompanying (gerund) 3.Modest (adj) Avid (adj) Discarded (adj) Indulge in (v) 7.Keep me occupied Key: 1-c 2-d 3-g a keep me busy b Thrown away...Hoa Binh, March, 2 013 Collector(n) nhà sưu tầm Keeping fish fishing Collecting stamps Playing chess swimming Playing the guitar guitarist While you read Task 1.Match the words and phrases