Actually, I just collect the stamps from discarded envelopes that my relatives and friends give me.. Mostly I get local stamps.[r]
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)What we like to in our free time are
(6)Period: 81
(7)Activity 1. BEFORE YOU READ
(8)Vocabulary
1 guitarist (n) /gi'tɑ:rist /
2 fish tank ( n.p ) /fIʃ tæŋk/
3 accomplished (a) /ə'kɔmpli∫t / 4 accompany (v) /ə'kʌmpəni/
Cong Vinh is an accomplished player.
My Tam is accompanying
(9)5 discarded (a) /di,skɑ:did/ 6 modest (a) /'mɔdist/
not large in size or amount, or not expensive
They are avid readers
(10) keep S.O occupied = make S.O busy
(11)Women often indulge in serious shopping
9 indulge (in) (v) /in'dʌldʒ /
(12)1 guitarist (n) / gI’ta:rIst / 2 fish tank (n.p.) /fIʃ tæŋk /
3 accomplished (adj) /ə'kɔmpli∫t / 4 accompany (v) /ə’kʌmpənI/
5 discarded (adj) (a) /di,skɑ:did/ 6 modest (adj) /'mɔdist/
7 avid (adj) /'ævid/
8 occupied (adj) /'ɒkjʊpaied/ keep S.O occupied
9 indulge (in) (v) /In’dʌldʒ /
Activity BEFORE YOU READ
(13)Activity 2. Checking vocabulary
Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B
B
a keep me busy
a keep me busy
b Eager, crazy
b Eager, crazy
c Thrown away
c Thrown away
d Going with a singer,
d Going with a singer,
using a musical instrument
using a musical instrument
e Not very big
e Not very big
f Let yourself
f Let yourself
something that you enjoy
something that you enjoy
g Well-trained
(14)While you read
There are a number of things I like to in my free time They are my hobbies. 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 even 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 it He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much. Another hobby of mine is keeping fish I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish Some of them were bought from the shop while some others were collected from the rice field near my house They look so beautiful swimming about in the tank I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
I keep stamps, too However, I would not call myselft 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 USA, Britain, Australia, China and others I keep the less common ones inside a small album The common ones I usually give to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
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 really keep me occupied and I glad I am able to do them.
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7 Which does the writer get more of local
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8 What does the writer with the less common stamps and
(24)1 What is the writer’s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing his guitar.
2 Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn’t
3 Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people
singing with 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 others from the rice field near
his house.
6 Where does he collect the stamp ?
He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.
7 Which does the writer get more of local stamps or foreign stamps ?
Local stamps.
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.
(25)Activity 4. After you read
Interview your friends about their hobbies
WHAT?
WHEN?
WHERE?
My hobby is reading books.
I often read on the bed.
I read books when I have free time.
WHY?
Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.
(26)Consolidation
(27)+ Learn new words by heart and make sentences with them.
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