List activities people often do in their spare time.

Playing chess

Playing games

Singing Reading books

Swimming

Going fishing

ACTIVITIES HOBBIES
Collecting stamps Playing sports Walking Listening to music

Watching TV

A. Reading

Accomplished

= Talented

Accomplished (a): Lnh ngh, ti ba

Is this tank big or small? Small =?

Modest (a): Khim tn

Her work makes her busy.

Make S.O busy

=? Keep S.O occupied: Lm ai bn rn

He is very interested in collecting stamps. In other word, he is an stamps collector.

Avid (a): Say m, khao kht

Discard (v):
? = Throw away (a): Discarded: Vt b, b i

Accomplished (a): Lnh ngh, ti ba Modest (a): Khim tn Keep S.O occupied: Lm ai bn rn Avid (a): Say m, khao kht Discarded (a): Vt b, b i

Task 1:

Match the words or phrases with their definitions Definitions

a. Keep me busy b. Thrown away c. Well-trained

Words and phrases

1. Accomplished
2 1

2. Accompanying

3 3.

Modest

4
5

4. Avid 5. Discarded Indulge in

d. Going with a singer, using a musical instrument

e. Let yourself do sth that you enjoy

6 6.

f. Eager, crazy
g. Not very big

7 Keep me occupied 7. Key: 1-c 2-d 3-g

4-f

5-b 6-e 7-a

Task 2.
True/ False Statements
T/F

1. The writer is is an accomplished guitarist. 1. His uncle an accomplished guitarist.

F
F T

2.The writer has foreign stamps 2. The writer has more more local than local ones. stamps. 3. He also likes keeping fish and collecting stamps.
4. He gets stamps from places like China, USA, and Britain.

Task 3: Comprehension questions.

1. What is the writers first hobby? 2. Why does the writer admire his uncle? 3. How did he collect his fish? 4. Where does he collect the stamps? 5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones?

Task 3:

Comprehension questions.

1. What is the writers first hobby?

His first hobby is playing guitar.

2. Why does the writer admire his uncle?

Because he is an accomplished guitarist and he is good at accompanying people singing with his guitar.

3. How did he collect his fish?

He bought some from the shop and collected some others from the rice field near his house.

Task 3:

Comprehension questions.

4. Where does he collect the stamp ? He collects them from discarded envelopes his relatives and friends give him.

5. What does the writer do with the less common stamps and with the common ones ? He keeps the less common stamps inside a small album and he usually gives the common ones to others or throws them away if no one wants them.

Task 4: Summarizing.
Summarize the passage basing on the information from task 2 and task 3. HOBBIES

PLAYING GUITAR

KEEPING FISH

COLLECTING STAMPS

Talk about your own hobbies.

WHAT?

My hobby is reading books.

WHEN?

I like reading when I have free time.

WHERE?

I often read on the bed.

WHY?

Reading helps me to relax and get knowledge.

Homework:
Learn new words. Write a paragraph (100 words) about your own hobbies. Prepare the next lesson(Speaking,p.148)