E 11-Unit 13: Reading

LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND NAME THESE ACTIVITIES
collecting stamps
playing the guitar
fishing
keeping fish
playing chess
swimming
UNIT 13








READING
HOBBIES




Work in pairs:
Talk to your friend which you like to do in your free time?

BEFORE YOU READ
accomplished (a): tài ba, tài hoa
tune (n): giai điệu, bản nhạc
accompany (v): đệm đàn
modest (a) : nhỏ, khiêm tốn
avid (a): khao khát, thèm thuồng
collect (v): sưu tầm
collection (n): bộ sưu tầm
collector (n): nhà sưu tầm
indulge in (v): say mê
keep sb occupied : làm cho ai đó bận rộn
discarded (adj): bị loại bỏ



Read the passage
WHILE YOU READ:
Task 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word:
accomplished / indulge in / discarded/
keeps me occupied / accompanying
1. My uncle is an (a) .......................guitarist.
2. “I am busy with looking up the children” means:
“Looking up the children.............................
3. The room was full of ................ paper.
4. I really .................... collecting stamps.
5. My brother is really interested in ........................ others singing with his guitar.
accomplished
keeps me occupied
discarded
indulge in
accompanying

Task 2: Answer the questions:
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
It is playing his guitar
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
No, he isn’t.
3. 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
4. What is the writer’s second hobby?
It is keeping fish.
5. How did he collect his fish?
He bought some from the shop & collected some from the rice field near his house.
6. What kind of stamp collector is the writer?
He isn’t an avid stamp collector



7. Where does he collect the stamps?
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?
Local stamps
9. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?
He keeps the less common ones in a small album. The common ones he usually gives away to others or if no ones wants them he simply throws them away
AFTER YOU READ
Work in groups: Talk about your hobby of collecting stamps
Guided questions:
Do you like collecting stamps?
When did you start collecting stamps? Where do you keep your stamps?
How many stamps have you got?
Homework:
Write a short paragraph about your hobby
- Prepare Speaking.
THANK YOU