Unit 13: Hobbies A. Reading

VOCABULARY Eg: He is very good at playing the guitar. He is an accomplished guitarist. accomplished [ə'kʌmpli∫t] (adj): Very good, skilled

He is accompanying the girl singing with his piano. - accompany [ə'kʌmpəni](v): đệm đàn

- modest ['mɔdist] (adj): A modest little house A big modern house

He is an avid stamps collector. He is very interested in collecting stamps.

She indulges in reading all day. - to indulge in [in'dʌldʒ]: to satisfy a particular desire

The writer collects the stamps from discarded envelopes. 7

- occupied (adj) ['ɒkjʊpaid]: busy They keep me occupied. - occupied (adj) ['ɒkjʊpaid]: busy

- accompany (v):[ə'kʌmpəni] vocabulary - accomplished (adj):[ə’kʌmpi∫t] - accompany (v):[ə'kʌmpəni] - modest (adj) [ 'mɔdist] - avid (adj:) ['ævid] indulge in (v) [in'dʌldʒ] discard [di,skɑ:d] - occupied ['ɒkjʊpaid]

Matching exercise

Words/phrases Definitions 1. Accomplished 2. Accompanying 3. Modest 4. Avid 5. Discarded 6. Indulge in 7. occupied Not very big Vey interested Well-trained Going with a singer, using a musical instrument Busy satisfy a particular desire strong h. Thrown away

What are the writer’s hobbies? Task 1 What are the writer’s hobbies?

What are the writer’s hobbies? Task 1 What are the writer’s hobbies? * Playing the guitar * Keeping fish * Keeping stamps

Task 2 Work in 6 groups GUITAR 1 GUITAR 2 FISH 1 FISH 2 STAMP 1

GUITAR groups What is his first hobby? Who taught him? Can he play the guitar well? FISH groups What is the second hobby? How did he have fish? Where does he keep fish? STAMP groups Is he an avid stamp collector? How does he collect stamps? Where does he keep stamps?

GUITAR groups What is his first hobby? Who taught him? Can he play the guitar well? FISH groups What is the second hobby? How did he have fish? Where does he keep fish? STAMP groups Is he an avid stamp collector? How does he collect stamps? Where does he keep stamps?

1. His first hobbies is playing guitar. 2. His uncle taught him. 3. He can not play the guitar well because he can play a few simple tunes.

Keeping fish

1. His second hobby is keeping fish. 2. He bought fish from the shop and some others were collected from the rice field. 3. He keeps fish in a modest little glass fish tank.

Keeping stamps

1. He is not an avid stamp collector. 2. He collects stamps from discarded envelopes and mostly he gets local stamps. 3. He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album.

Task 3: T or F ? Statements T/F 1. The writer likes playing the guitar most. 2. The writer is an accomplished guitarist. 3. The writer collected fish from his friend. 4. The writer has a big glass fish tank. 5. The writer has more local stamps than foreign ones. 6. The writer is an avid stamp collector.

Task 3: T or F ? Statements T/F 1. The writer likes playing the guitar most. 2. The writer is an accomplished guitarist. 3. The writer collected fish from his friend. 4. The writer has a big glass fish tank. 5. The writer has more local stamps than foreign ones. 6. The writer is an avid stamp collector.

1. The writer likes playing the guitar most. T Statements T/F 1. The writer likes playing the guitar most. T 2. The writer is an accomplished guitarist. F 3. The writer collected fish from his friend. 4. The writer has a big glass fish tank. 5. The writer has more local stamps than the foreign ones. 6. The writer is an avid stamp collector. His uncle The rice field. modest is not an avid ..( line1, paragraph 4)

Playing the guitar Keeping fish Keeping stamps The first hobby…............... ..….taught............... …..can play............... Keeping fish …................ Buy …........ /Collect …..... Keep ….......................... Keeping stamps …avid….............. Collect …................ Keep…..........................

Home work Fulfill the tasks on workbook Learn by heart the new words Prepare for speaking lesson