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What do they like to do ?

They like to play

soccer

They like to watch TV

They like to sing

Thanh Bach is an accomplished

MC

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

accompanying [ə'kʌmpəniη] (a): đệm đàn

Glass fish tank (n): bể cá thủy tinh

I am an avid football fan; I watch almost every football match.

avid ['ævid] (adj): say mê

The beach was dirty

with discarded

bottles

discard [di’skɑ:d] (v): = throw away

Eg: I also indulge in fishing, swimming

and playing chess

indulge in [in'dʌldʒ](v): say sưa

keep smb occupied ['ɒkjʊpaied]

= keep somebody busy :

Eg: They keep me occupied

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

-acc om panying [ə'kʌmpəni] : đệm đàn, đệm nhạc

- a vid ['ævid] (adj): say mê, khao khát

- disc ar d (v): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi = throw away

-(to) ind u lge in [in'dʌldʒ] : say sưa, đam mê,

- glass fish tank (n):bể cá thủy tinh

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

Eg : He is good at speaking English

-good at + N / V_ing: giỏi …

Eg : I admire him very much

Admire [əd'maiə](v):thán phục,ngưỡng mộ

Words and phrases Definitions

1.The writer is an accomplished guitarist.

2 The writer s father taught him how to play the ’

guitar

3 The writer s second hobby is keeping fish.’

3 The writer s second hobby is keeping fish.’

5 The writer gets more local stamps than

F T F

F

His uncle

4 The writer is an avid stamp collector he wouldn’t call himself an avid stamp collector.

uncle

1.What is the writer’s first hobby?

2 Why does the writer admire his uncle ?

3 How did he collect his fish ?

4 Where does he collect the stamps ?

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

1. What is the writer’s first

hobby?

playing the guitar.

2 Why does the writer admire his uncle ?

accomplished guitarist and

he’s good at accompanying

people singing by his guitar.

3 How did he collect his

fish ?

shop and collected

others from the rice

field near his house.

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

stamps inside a small

album and he usually gives the common ones to others

or throws the away if no

one wants them.

friends.

1 What is your hobby?

(playing chess, cooking, reading book…)

2 Why do you choose it?

(Interesting, relaxing, helpful…)

3 How much time do you spend on it ?

( 1 hour,2 hours,… every afternoon…)

4 How much money do you spend on it ?

( a lot of money, a little money…)

+ Learn new words by

sentences with them.

+ Write a passage about your hobby.