11 Unit 13 Hobbies - Reading

Task 1: Guess then translate the words/ phrases into Vietnamese... Sub- task: Complete the sentences using the words/ phrases in task 1 1.. avid Indulges in modest accomplished Keeps occ

Tuesday, March 18th 2008

Unit 13: Hobbies

A Reading

I Before you read

Match each picture with suitble verb phrase

Swimming Keeping fish Playing chess Playing guitar Collecting stamp

2 1

5 4

II While you read

Task 1: Guess then translate the words/ phrases into Vietnamese

Sub- task: Complete the sentences using the words/

phrases in task 1

1 The room is dirty because it is filled with newspapers.

2 She has taken an interest in painting.

3 He does nothing but drinking all day

4 The hero was very about his great deals.

5 Van cao was an musician.

6 My mum rarely goes out because housework her

avid Indulges in modest

accomplished

Keeps occupied discarded

1 What is the writer’s first hobby?

His hobby is playing guitar

2 Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?

• No, he isn’t

3 Why does the writer admire his uncle?

• Because he’s an accomplished guitarist and

he is good at accompanying people singing

by his guitar

4 What is the writer’s second hobby?

• His second hobby is keeping fish

5 How did he collect his fish?

• He bought some from the shop and

collected some from the rice field near his house

6 What kind of stamp collector is the writer?

• He is an avid stamp collector

7 Where does he collect the stamps?

• He collects them from discarded envelopes

his relatives and friends give him

8 Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps?

• Local stamps

9 What does the writer do with the less

common stamps and with the common

ones?

• He keeps the less common ones inside a

small album The common ones he usually gives away to others or if no one wants

them he simply throws them away

You are lucky

III After you read

Talking about your hobby

IV Home work

Fulfill the tasks on workbookLearn by heart new words

Prepare Speaking lesson