UNIT 13 - READING

2.Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?. 3.Why does the writer admire his uncle?. 6.What kinds of stamp collector is the writer?. 9.What does the writer do with the less common stamps

Playing the guitar

Playing tennis

UNIT 13

BEFORE YOU READ

NEW WORDS

1 tune / tju:n / (n):

Example: I don’t know the title but I recognize the tune

3 accompany (v):

Example: an avid collector of old coins

5 Accomplish (v):

a series of musical notes that are sung, (giai điệu)

an aquarium

to play a musical instrument, while somebody else sings

extremely interested in something (often a hobby), (đam mê)

to succeed in something

TASK 1

Work in pairs:

Discuss and match the following words with their definition.

1.accomplished

2.accompanying

3.modest

4.avid

5.discarded

6.Indulge in

7.keep me occupied

2.accompany b to play a musical instrument,

while somebody else sings

1.accomplished a not very large, expensive or important

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4.avid d to allow yourself to do whatever you want

7 keep me occupied g to get rid of something

3.modest c very good at a particular thing,

having a lot of skills

5.Discarded e to make myself busy

6 indulge in f extremely interested in something

(often a hobby)

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?

6.What kinds of stamp collector is the writer?

7.Where does he collect the stamps?

9.What does the writer do with the less common stamps

and with the common ones?

5.How did he collect his fish?

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

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?

The writer’s first hobby is playing his guitar

No, he isn’t The writer admires his uncle because his uncle is an accomplished guitarist

He collected his fish by buying from the shop,

and collecting from the rice fields

The writer’s second hobby is keeping fish

6.What kinds 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?

He collects stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him

He is an avid stamp collector

He usually keeps the less common stamp inside a small album,

TASK 3

Talk about your hobbies.

Some suggested questions.

1 What is your hobby?

2.How often do you do ? 3.When or where do you do?

4 Whom often do you do with or individually?