DIEN BIEN TRAINING AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MUONG LAY

DIEN BIEN TRAINING AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MUONG LAY HIGH SCHOOL PERIOD 87 – ENGLISH 11 Teacher : BUI KHANH TOAN buitoanmuonglay@gmail. com Muong Lay High school Muong Lay Town Dien Bien Province January 16 th, 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 HOBBIE S 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 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 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.