TIẾNG ANH 11 UNIT 13 READING

accomplished adj /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ = talented, highly skilled He was a talented musician... The second hobby: Keeping fish B.. The second hobby: Keeping fish... Where does he collect the sta

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HOBBIES

UNIT 13: HOBBIES

A READING

Vocabulary 01

01 Vocabulary

accomplished (adj)

/əˈkʌmplɪʃt/

= talented, highly skilled

He was a talented musician an accomplished

accompany (v) /əˈkʌmpəni/

play an instrument with another musician or singer

Ex: Taylor accompanies her friend with her guitar.

modest (a) /ˈmɒdɪst/

not very large

avid (a) /ˈævɪd/

very enthusiastic, extremely interested

Ex : She is an avid reader.

discard (v) /dɪˈskɑːd/

to throw st away

because you don’t want/need it anymore.

I will discard it in the trash.

-> discarded (adj)

indulge in (v) /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

to allow yourself to do st that you like

Ex: He really indulge in swimming

keep sb occupied

= keep sb busy

1 TASK 1

Match the main ideas to the paragraphs

1

2 3

Main idea

A The second hobby: Keeping fish

B The introduction of the writer’s

hobbies

4 5

C The writer’s feeling about his/her

D The writer’s most favorite hobby:

Playing guitar 3

A The second hobby: Keeping fish

2 TASK 2

Answer the question

Where does he collect the stamps?

Task 2 3 How did he collect his fish?

Why does the writer admire his uncle?2

LUCKY

BOX

LUCKY

BOX

1 Who taught the writer to play the guitar?

His uncle taught him to play the guitar

GO HO ME

GO HO ME

LUCKY BOX

2 Why does the writer admire his uncle?

Because his uncle is an accomplished guitarist and he’s good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.

GO HO ME

3 How did he collect his fish?

He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house.

GO HO ME

GO HO ME

4 Where does he collect the stamps?

He collects them from discarded envelops his

relatives and friends give him.

GO HO ME

5 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 The common ones he usually gives away to

others or if no one wants them he simply throws

them away.

GO HO ME

3 TASK 3

Choose the best answer.

WHO IS THE

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others

They collect stamps from discarded envelopes.

She can sing and dance very well She is very

I both do housework and take care of

my children which keep me occupied all day.

I often in watching the beautiful fish tank in my free time.

B move

B move

D interested in

D interested in

My father often my mother with his guitar.

He indulges in collecting a lot of stamps He’s an stamp collector.

BRAVO

WHAT WHERE

WHEN

WHY

My hobby is reading.

I like reading when I have free time.

I often read on the bed.

Reading helps me to relax and get more knowledges.

HOBBIES

THANK YOU