Actually, I just collect the stamps from discarded envelopes that my relatives and friends give me.. Mostly I get local stamps.[r]
(1)(2) What are they doing? singing reading books watching TV swimming shopping listening to music (3) What we call these activities? hobbies (4) (5) PRE- READING (6) Vocabulary (7) They are my idols I admire them very much admire (v) : hâm mộ / ədˈmaɪər / (8) It is a fish tank fish tank (n) : hồ cá, bể cá / fɪʃ tæŋk / (9) What is your hobby? (10) WHILE- READING (11) Task Scan the passage in textbook (p.147) and underline these words below • accomplished • accompanying • modest • avid • discarded • indulge in • keep me occupied (12) 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 (13) 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 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 USA, Britain, Australia, China and others I keep less common one inside a small album The common ones I usually give away to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away (14) 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 am glad I am able to them (15) My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish 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 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 am glad I am able to them (16) Task Match these verbs or phrases with their meanings A accomplished accompanying modest avid discarded indulge in keep me occupied B A.khiêm tốn B.làm tôi bận rộn C say mê D loại bỏ E đệm đàn, đệm nhạc F khao khát G tài hoa, cừ khôi (17) ANSWERS 1.G 2.E 3.A 4.F 5.D 6.C 7.B (18) Task Decide whether these statements are True or False Statements True The writer is an accomplished guitarist The writer’s second hobby is keeping fish The writer’s fish tank is not very big ✓ ✓ ✓ The writer is an avid stamp collector He collects stamps from discarded envelopes He gets more foreign stamps than local stamps False ✓ ✓ ✓ (19) Task Choose the best answer for each question What is the writer’s first hobby? A collecting stamps B playing his guitar C keeping fish D listening to music Why does he admire his uncle? A Because his uncle is an accomplished guitarist B Because his uncle is very good at singing C Because his uncle has many stamp collections D Because his uncle help him to collect fish (20) How did he collect his fish? A He bought in the shop B His relatives and friends gave him C He collected from the rice field near his house D A and C are correct What does he with less common stamps? A throws them away B gives away to others C keeps them in a small album D A and B are correct (21) What does he with common stamps? A keeps them in a small album B throws them away C gives away to others D B and C are correct (22) POST- READING (23) Talk about your hobby Using some clues below 1.What is your favorite hobby? 2.How often you …………….? 3.When you usually…………………? 4.Who you usually ……………… with? 5.Why you enjoy………………? (24) HOMEWORK • Learn by heart the new words • Write a short paragraph about your hobby • Prepare for Part B Speaking (25) (26)