DIEN BIEN TRAINING AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
MUONG LAY HIGH SCHOOL
PERIOD 87 – ENGLISH 11
Teacher : BUI KHANH TOAN
[email protected]
Muong Lay High school Muong Lay Town
Dien Bien Province
January 16th, 2015
Fishing
Playing the guitar
Listening to music
Reading book
Watching television
Swimming
When do people do these kinds of things?
What is your way of spending your free time ?
What do you call things you do in your free time ?
What do you do in your free time ?
I play the guitar. And you ?
Reading
Playing the guitar
Swimming
Fishing
Watching TV
Playing
computer game
HOBBIES
Collecting stamps
Listening to music
New words
1.Accomplished (adj) / ə'kɔmpli∫t /: lành nghề, tài ba
2. Accompanying (v) / ə'kʌmpəniŋ/: đệm đàn,đệm nhạc
3. Modest
(adj) / 'mɔdist /: khiêm tốn
4. Avid
(adj) / 'ævid /: say mê, khao khát
5. Discarded (adj) / dis’kɑ:did/: vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
6. (to) indulge in / tu: in'dʌldʒ in /: say sưa, miệt mài
7. Keep S.O occupied / 'ɒkjʊpaid / = keep S.O busy : làm ai bận rộn
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 even 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 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 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 really keep me occupied and I glad I am able to do them
The worlds and phrases below all appear in the passage. Use a
dictionary to get the meaning. Then translate them into
Vietnamese.
My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist , taught me
how to play.
1. Accomplished (adj): lành nghề, tài ba
He is very good at accompanying
people singing with his guitar.
2 . Accompanying (v): đệm đàn, đệm nhạc
I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a
variety of little fish.
3. Modest (adj): khiêm tốn
He is an avid stamp collector.
I would not call myself an
stamp collector.
avid
4. Avid
(adj): say mê, khao khát
I collect the stamps from discarded envelopes.
5. Discarded (adj): vứt bỏ, bỏ đi
I also indulge in fishing, swimming, playing chess, etc.
6. (to) indulge in: say sưa, miệt mài
keep me occupied
Keep S.O occupied = keep S.O busy : làm ai bận rộn
HOBBIES THAT THE WRITER HAS
TALKED ABOUT ARE
Playing the guitar
Keeping fish
Keeping stamps
Answer the questions.
1.What is the writer’s first hobby ?
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
4. What is the writer’s second hobby
5. How did he collect his fish.
6.What kind of stamp colector is the writer?
7. Where does he collect the stamps?
8. Which does the writer get more of, local stamps
or foreign stamps?
9. What does the writer do with the less common
stamps and with the common ones?
1. What is the writer’s first hobby?
His first hobby is playing his guitar.
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 even 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 do it. He is very
good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire
him very much.
2. Is the writer an accomplished guitarist?
 No, he isn’t
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 even 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 do it. He is very
good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire
him very much.
3. Why does the writer admire his uncle?
Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is
good
at accompanying people singing with his guitar
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 even 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 do it. He is very
good at accompanying people singing with his guitar and I admire
him very much.
What is the writer’s second hobby ?
 His second hobby is keeping fish.
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.
5. How did he collect his fish ?
He bought some from the shop and collected some
others from the rice field near his house.
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
What kind of stamp collector is the writer ?
 He is an avid stamp collector.
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 to others or
if no one wants them I simply throw them away.
7. Where does he collect the stamp ?
He collects them from discarded envelopes
his relatives and friends give him.
I keep stamps, too. However, I would not call myselft 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 to others or
if no one wants them I simply throw them away
CONSOLIDATION
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1.There are a number of things people like to do in their free
time. They are -------------A. sport
B. Stories
C. hobbies D. swimming
2.The hobbies keep people-----but help them feel happy.
A. Bored
B. free
C. Worried
D. occupied
3.How many hobbies does the writer have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
4.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to
word eager ?
A. Avid
B. Modest
C. Bored
D. happy
Talk about your hobby
What do you often
do in your free
time?
I play the guitar and
sing alone. They
make me happy.