Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 Sinh cơ bản - Unit 13: Hobbies (Reading)

HOBBIES 
UNIT 13 
WARM UP 
Playing the guitar 
Collecting stamps 
Keeping fish 
fishing 
Playing chess 
swimming 
PRE-READING 
The pictures below present some hobbies and which you like to do in your free time? 
PRE-READING 
Playing the guitar/pinano 
Sing 
Musical instrument 
Performances 
Bands 
Keeping fish/cats/dogs 
food 
pets 
Bought/was given/caught 
stamps 
Learn info 
collections 
Classify 
WHILE-READING 
IT'S EASY! 
- Pay attention to the structure of each paragraph. The most important information is probably going to be found at the beginning and end of the paragraph. 
look for trigger words. 
Writers use these words as signposts to direct your reading. 
When you see same direction words such as for example , in addition , and , or furthermore , you know the author is going to be supporting an earlier statement. If you already understand the point of the paragraph, feel free to skim through these lines. 
However, opposite direction words like ...nes? 
He collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that his relatives and friends give him. ( lines 2,3; p4) 
He gets more of local stamps. (line 3; p4) 
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) 
VOCABULARY 
 accomplished 
 accompanying 
 modest 
 avid 
 discarded 
 indulge in 
 keep me occupied 
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 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 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 do them. 
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