unit 13 : Reading (E.11)

- accompanying [ə'kʌmpəni] gerund Eg : He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar... What kind of stamp collector is the writer?. Which does the writer get more of,

Reading books fishing

What are the

pictures about?

I LIKE GAMES !

Hobbies

What do you call the activities that people often do in their free time ?

Period 76 A.Reading

Eg : My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me

- accompanying [ə'kʌmpəni] (gerund )

Eg : He is very good at accompanying people singing with his

guitar.

Vocabulary

: cùng, đệm đàn, nhạc : giỏi về cái gì/làm gì

- to be good at +N/ V_ing

Francis Kiddle with his collection

He is an avid stamp collector.

- a vid ['ævid] (adj):

Eg : I would not call myself an avid stamp collector.

say mê, khao khát

- discarded (adj):

-collect / kə'lekt/ (v) collection(n)

Eg: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.

vứt bỏ, bỏ đi

: sưu tập /collector (n) người sưu tầm

- to in dulge in [in'dʌldʒ]

Vocabulary

Eg: I also indulge in fishing, swimming and playing chess

: say sưa ,đam mê

- keep smb o ccupied ['ɒkjʊpaied] = keep somebody busy : Eg: They keep me occupied

làm ai bận rộn

- admire [əd'maiə] ( v )

- Rice field (n):?

:ngưỡng mộ

- accomplished [ə'kɔmpli∫t] (adj): lành nghề, tài ba

- accompanying [ə'kʌmpəni] : đệm đàn, đệm nhạc

- accompany (v) kèm theo , đi theo

- modest ['mɔdist] (adj): khiêm tốn

- avid ['ævid] (adj): say mê, khao khát, điên cuồng

- discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi = throw away

- (to) indulge in [in'dʌldʒ] : say sưa, đam mê, / indulgence (n)

- Keep sb occupied ['ɒkjʊpaied] = keep sb busy : làm ai bận rộn:

- simple tunes: những giai điệu đơn giản

- good at + N / V_ing Eg: He is good at speaking English

- glass fish tank (n):bể cá thủy tinh

- rice field / rais fi:ld / (n):cánh đồng lúa

- admire/əd'maiə/(v):thán phục,ngưỡng mộ /admiration(n) chiêm ngưỡng

- collect(v):sưu tập /kə'lekt/ / collection (n): collector(n): người sưu tầm

Vocabulary:

• 2.This TV can’t be used It can be………

• 3.My father loves ……… for my mother’s songs

• 4 I spend most of her time to look after the children, which really ………

• 5.I also ……… fishing, swimming and playing

chess

• 6.He doesn’t like a big house.His only dream is to have a

………little house on the bank

• 7.She loves all kinds of stamps.She is an ……… collector

of stamps

Fill in the blank with the words given in the box

1 Accomplished

5 discarded 2.accompanying

3 modest

7 keep me occupied

4 avid

6 indulge in

Task 1.Match the words and phrases with their definitions

Words and phrases Definitions

g Not very big

Key: 1-c 2-d 3-g 4-f 5-b 6-e 7-a

Task 2 : Answer the questions (Work in groups).

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 ?

6 What kind 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 common ones ?

1 What is the writer’s first hobby?

His first hobby is playing the guitar.

Task 2 : Answer the questions (Work in groups).

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 in a shop and collected some

others 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 stamp ?

He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friend give him.

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

He gets more of local stamps.

9 What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones ?

He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album and

he usually gives the common ones to others or throws them away if no one wants them.

I like reading when I have free time.

I often read on the bed.

Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.

HOBB IES

AFTER YOU READ

Talk about your hobby

C©u 1: All I need is …… regularly and I should be able to do it.

practice

to practise practise practising

C©u 2: I’ve just bought 3 ……… for my modest little fish tank.

fishes type fishes things

C©u 3: Teenagers have a trend to imitate their idols and collect their pictures as a(n) …………

daily routine hobby

C©u 4: My hobbies really ……… me occupied and I am glad I am able

to do them.

make do force keep

KIM’S GAME

Look at a piece of clip and answer the question

? Which sports do you see