unit 13hobbies READING (1)

Playing the guitarCollecting stamps Keeping fish fishing Playing chess swimming I.Before you read: What are the name of these activities and which you like to do in your free time?...

Warm up: Match the

words in column A to the pictures in column B.

PART A: READING

Playing the guitar

Collecting stamps Keeping fish fishing

Playing chess

swimming

I.Before you read: What are the name of these

activities and which you like

to do in your free time?

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):

= skilled = well-trained

2 accompany [ə'kʌmpəni ] (v):

3 modest (adj) [ 'mɔdist]:

4 avid (adj) ['ævid]:

5 discard (v) [di,skɑ:d] :

6 keep sb occupied ['ɒkjʊpaied] = keep sb busy:

tài hoa, có tài

đệm đàn, đệm nhạc khiêm tốn, nhỏ

thèm thuồng, khao khát

loại bỏ, bỏ đi

làm ai bận rộn

Ex: He is very good at accompanying people singing

with his guitar.

3 modest (adj) = not very large

Ex: This is a modest

house.

Francis Kiddle with his collection

Ex: He is an avid stamp collector.

4 avid (adj)

= very

interested, eager

Ex: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.

5 discard (v) = throw

sth away because it is no

longer wanted.

- Discarded (adj):

Unit 13: Part A-Reading

Checking : Rubout and say the meaning of it

Task 1: Read the passage and decide whether the

statements are true (T) or false (F).

1 taught him how to play the guitar.

2 He also likes keeping fish and collecting stamps.

3 He has a modest little glass fish tank

where he keeps a variety of little fish.

4 He gets stamps from places like Russia,

the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others

F T T

F T

His father

His uncle

5 They and he is glad

he’s able to do them.

don’t keep him occupied

really keep him occupied

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?

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?

No, he isn’t (His/her unlce is) (lines 1,2; p2)

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)

He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house ( lines 2,3,4; p3)

The writer’s first hobby is playing the guitar (lines 1, p2)

It’s keeping fish (line 1; p3)

He is not an avid stamp collector (line 1; p4)

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?

He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him ( lines 2,3; p4)

He gets more of local stamps (lines 3; p4)

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.

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.

accompanying avid hobbies accomplished occupied

Talk about your own hobbies.

“ 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.”

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.

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

CONCLUSION: Choose the best answer

- Learn new words.

- Do the exercise

- Prepare the next lesson(Speaking,p.148)

Homework:

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) _.

HOMEWORK:

Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the box

uncle hobbies fish bought stamps avid

occupied guitar rice field discarded