UNIT 13 READING

I often go fishing like this. It’s really interesting.
I like dogs.
I loved singing when I was young.
Cool!
I love this time.
I learn how to play guitar whenever I’m free.
I love spending my time with friends
Singing
Swimming
Fishing
Keeping pets
Playing guitar
Traveling with friends
Reading
Unit 13:
I. Vocabulary

II. Tasks
III. Discussion
My uncle, who is an guitarist , taught me how to play.

accomplished
Accomplished (adj):

lành nghề, tài ba
Well – trained, skilled
He is very good at people singing with his guitar.
accompanying
2. Accompanying (adj):
đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
Using a musical instrument
I have a little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish.
modest
3. Modest (adj):
khiêm tốn
Small, unamusing
I would not call myself an stamp collector.
Francis Kiddle with his collection
He is an avid stamp collector.
avid
4. Avid (adj):
Thèm khát, khao khát
eager
I collect the stamps from envelopes.
discarded
5. Discarded (adj):
vứt bỏ, bỏ đi

Thrown away
I also fishing, swimming, playing chess, etc.
indulge in
6. (to) indulge in:
say sưa, say mê, ấp ủ

Allow oneself the pleasure of
keep me occupied.
They
7. Keep S.O occupied = :
làm ai bận rộn
keep S.O busy
Vocabulary:
Accomplished (adj): Lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompanying (adj): Đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
3. Modest (adj): Khiêm tốn
4. Avid (adj): Thèm khát, khao khát
5. Discarded (adj): Vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
6. (to) indulge in: Say sưa, say mê, ấp ủ
7. Keep S.O occupied : Làm ai bận rộn






8. Tune ( n) :
Giai điệu
9. Fish tank ( n)
Hồ cá
10. Collect ( v ) :
Sưu tầm, thu thập
Collector ( n ) :
Người sưu tập
Collection ( n ) :
Bộ sưu tập
My uncle, who is an guitarist , taught me how to play.

accomplished
He is very good at people singing with his guitar.
accompanying
I have a little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish.
modest
I would not call myself an stamp collector.
avid
I collect the stamps from envelopes.
discarded
keep me occupied.
They
I also fishing, swimming, playing chess, etc.
indulge in
I also fishing, swimming, playing chess, etc.
indulge in
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies.

The hobby I like most is playing my guitar. My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play. Now I can play a few simple tunes, I have ever begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very succesful at this. My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it. He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much.

Another hobby of mine is keeping fish. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some others were collected from the rice field near my house. They look so beautiful swimming about in the tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myself an avid stamp collector. Actually, I just collect the stamps from discarded envelopes that my relatives and friends give me. Mostly I get local stamps. Once in a while, I get stamps from places like Russia, the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others. I keep the less common ones inside a small album. The common ones I usually give away to others or if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
There are other hobbies that I indulge in for a while, but they are not interesting as the ones I’ve been talking about. They really keep me occupied and I am glad I am able to do them.

Hobbies the writer has talked about are:
Playing guitar
Keeping fish
Keeping stamps
Answer the questions:
Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?

Why does the writer admire his uncle?

How did he collect his fish?

Where does he collect the stamps?

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

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


No, he isn’t.
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s good at accompanying people with his guitar.
He bought some of them in the shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house.
He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him.
He gets more local stamps.
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 throw them away.
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The writer’s first hobby is .........
A. playing guitar B.keeping fish
C. collecting D. listening to music
2. The writer isn’t an avid stamp .......
Collecting B. collection
C. Collector D. collect
3. The writer doesn’t have any other hobbies beside the three ones mentioned above.
A. True B. false
5.The writer can play the guitar but he can’t sing.
A. true B. false
6. The writer’s mother loves watching the fish swimming ............ in the tank.
around B. away
C. out D. about

9. The writer’s second hobby is ...........
A. keeping fish B. listenning to music
C. playing guitar D. collecting stamps
Talking about your hobbies
What is your hobby, Mark?
Well, I like keeping dogs.
Yes, they are very lovely and intelligent.
How about you? What do you often do in your free time?
I often draw pictures and make cards.
That sounds interesting. I don’t know how to make cards
What do you often do?
Play guitar and sing alone. They make me happy.
Really? Can you sing some songs now?
HOMEWORK:
- Learn the new words and talk about your hobbies
- Prepare the next lesson
Thank you for your attention!