Warm up: Match the words in column A to the pictures in column B PART A: READING I.Before you read: What are the name of these activities and which you like to in your free time? Collecting stamps Keeping fish fishing Playing chess Playing the guitar swimming There are a number of things I like to 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 successful at this My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to 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 litter glass fish tank where I keep a variety of little fish Some of them were bought from the shop while some other were collected from the rice field near my house They look 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 U.S.A, Britain, Australia, China and others I keep the less common ones inside a small album The common ones I 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 as interesting as the ones I’ve been talking about They are really keep me occupied and I am glad I am able to them accomplished [ə'kɔmpli∫t] (adj): tài hoa, có tài = skilled = well-trained accompany [ə'kʌmpəni ] (v): đệm đàn, đệm nhạc modest (adj) [ 'mɔdist]: khiêm tốn, nhỏ avid (adj) ['ævid]: thèm thuồng, khao khát discard (v) [di,skɑ:d] : loại bỏ, bỏ keep sb occupied ['ɒkjʊpaied] = keep sb busy: làm bận rộn accompany (v) = play a musical instrument while sb else sings the main tune Ex: He is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar 3 modest (adj) = not very large Ex: This is a modest house 4 avid (adj) = very interested, eager Francis Kiddle with his collection Ex: He is an avid stamp collector 5 discard (v) = throw sth away because it is no longer wanted - Discarded (adj): Ex: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes Unit 13: Part A-Reading Checking : Rubout and say the meaning of it Có tài, tài hoa Accomp lished Khao khát avid Ac c o m pany vocabulary i đ ỏ b , ỏ b i o d e L d r a c s i d Đệm đ àn modest Khiêm tốn,nhỏ Bận r o cc ộ n upi ed Task 1: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) His father uncle taught him how to play the guitar F He also likes keeping fish and collecting stamps T He has a modest little glass fish tank T where he keeps a variety of little fish He gets stamps from places like Russia, T the USA, Britain, Australia, China and others They really don’t keep keephim himoccupied occupied and he is glad F he’s able to them Task 2: Comprehension questions What is the writer’s first hobby? Is the writer an accomplished guitarist? Why does the writer admire his uncle? 4.What is the writer’s second hobby ? How did he collect his fish? 6.What kind of stamp collector is the writer? Where does he collect the stamps? 8.Which does the writer get more of , local stamps or foreign stamps? What does the writer with the less common stamps and with the common ones? Task 2: Answer the questions: What is the writer’s first hobby? The writer’s first hobby is playing the guitar (lines 1, p2) Is the writer an accomplished guitarist? No, he isn’t (His/her unlce is) (lines 1,2; p2) Why does the writer admire his uncle? Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he’s very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar (lines 1,2 and 5-6);p2) What is the writer’s second hobby? It’s keeping fish (line 1; p3) How did he collect his fish? He bought some from the shop and collected some from the rice field near his house ( lines 2,3,4; p3) He What kindanofavid stamp collector is the writer? is not stamp collector (line 1; p4) Where does he collect the stamps? He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him ( lines 2,3; p4) Which does the writer get more of, local stamps or foreign stamps? He gets more of local stamps (lines 3; p4) What does the writer 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 (lines 5,6,7; p4) Fill in the blank with the words in the box accompanying avid hobbies accomplished occupied The writer’s ………… mentioned in the passage are playing the guitar, collecting stamps and keeping fish The writer’s uncle is an……………………guitarist 3.The writer isn’t an…………stamp collector Hobbies really keep the writer…………… 5.The writer’s uncle is good at………………………people singing with his guitar Talk about your own hobbies WHAT? My hobby is … WHEN? HOBBIES I like … when …………… WHERE? I often ….on/at/in …… WHY? I like……because … helps me … and………… “ Hello, my name is Linda My hobby is swimming I swim in my free time I often swim in the swimming pool with my father or my friends I like swimming because it makes me healthier.” Talk about your hobbies games chatting Watching TV swimming doing aerobics Watching films Playing chess sports fishing reading gardening shopping CONCLUSION: Choose the best answer My father is an guitarist A accomplishing B accomplished C accomplish D accomplishment He is very good at people singing with his guitar A making B getting C accompanying D.having My uncle is interested in stamps A collect B collecting C collected D to collect She is a very accomplished pianist A skilled B beautiful C interesting D admired I had forgotten all about it about it because I had been so with other things A occupied B interested C accomplished D successful Homework: - Learn new words - Do the exercise - Prepare the next lesson(Speaking,p.148) HOMEWORK: Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the box uncle hobbies fish bought stamps avid occupied guitar rice field discarded The writer has three (1) _ in the passage The first hobby is playing (2) _ His (3) _ taught him how to play it The second hobby is keeping (4) _ He collected them from the (5) _ or (6) _ them from the shop The third one is keeping (7) _ He collects them from the (8) _ envelopes He isn't an (9) _ stamp – collector All of his hobbies keep him (10) _ [...].. .Unit 13: Part A -Reading Checking : Rubout and say the meaning of it Có tài, tài hoa Accomp lished Khao khát avid Ac c o m pany vocabulary i đ ỏ b , ỏ b i ạ o d e L d r a c s i d Đệm đ àn modest Khiêm tốn,nhỏ Bận... pool with my father or my friends I like swimming because it makes me healthier.” Talk about your hobbies games chatting Watching TV swimming doing aerobics Watching films Playing chess sports fishing reading gardening shopping CONCLUSION: Choose the best answer 1 My father is an guitarist A accomplishing B accomplished C accomplish D accomplishment 2 He is very good at people singing with his... exercise - Prepare the next lesson(Speaking,p.148) HOMEWORK: Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in the box uncle hobbies fish bought stamps avid occupied guitar rice field discarded The writer has three (1) _ in the passage The first hobby is playing (2) _ His (3) _ taught him how to play it The second hobby is keeping (4) _ He collected them from the (5) _ or (6) _ them from the shop ... no longer wanted - Discarded (adj): Ex: I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes Unit 13: Part A -Reading Checking : Rubout and say the meaning of it Có tài, tài hoa Accomp lished Khao khát...Warm up: Match the words in column A to the pictures in column B PART A: READING I.Before you read: What are the name of these activities and which you like to in your free... games chatting Watching TV swimming doing aerobics Watching films Playing chess sports fishing reading gardening shopping CONCLUSION: Choose the best answer My father is an guitarist A accomplishing