e11, unit 13 reading

Accomplished adj: có tài, tài hoa Accompany v: đệm đàn Modest adj: khiêm tốn Avid adj: khao khát Discarded adj: loại bỏ, vứt bỏ Indulge in v: say mê Fish tank n: hồ cá Variety n

A Swimming

B Keeping fish

C Playing chess

D Playing guitar

E Collecting stamp

F fishing

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UNIT 13: HOBBIES

LESSON: READING

Accomplished (adj): có tài, tài hoa

Accompany (v): đệm đàn

Modest (adj): khiêm tốn

Avid (adj): khao khát

Discarded (adj): loại bỏ, vứt bỏ

Indulge in (v): say mê

Fish tank (n): hồ cá

Variety (n): nhiều loại khác nhau, đa

dạng

1 Accomplished (adj):

2 Accompany (v):

3 Modest (adj):

4 Avid (adj):

5 Discarded (adj):

6 Indulge in (adj):

7 Fish tank (n):

8 Variety (n):

có tài, tài hoa đệm đàn

khiêm tốn khao khát loại bỏ, vứt bỏ say mê

hồ cá nhiều loại khác nhau, đa dạng

TRUE/FALSE STATEMENT

1.The writer’s father taught him how to play the guitar  False His uncle taught him P2, L2

2 The writer admires his uncle very much

 True P2, L6,7

3 The writer’s mother doesn’t love watching fish

 False His mother loves watching fish P3, L5

4.The hobbies really keep the writer busy

 True P5, L2,3

5.The writer has 3 hobbies

 True

Task 1: Matching

1 accomplished

2 accompanying

3 modest

4 avid

5 discarded

6 indulge in

7 keep my occupied

a Keep me busy

b well - trained

c allow oneself the pleasure of

d thrown away

e going with a singer, using a musical instrument.

f eager

g humble

Answer the questions

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’s 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

from the rice field near his house

Answer the questions

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

Talk about your hobby and your partner

Content Your own Your partner

1.What is your hobby?

2.Why do you choose it?

3 How do you spend

your time on your

hobby?

Homework:

Learn new words and talk about your hobbies Prepare speaking lesson