Collecting stamps
Swimming
Playing guitar
Go fishing
Watching TV
UNIT 13:
HOBBIES
A. READING
What is your hobby? Why?
5
Vocabulary
1. Accomplished
/əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ (a)
= talented; very good at a particular thing
6
Vocabulary
2. Accompany
/əˈkʌmpəni/ (v)
= play a musical instrument while somebody else sings
7
Vocabulary
3. Modest
/ˈmɒdɪst/ (a)
= not very large, small
8
Vocabulary
4. Avid
/ˈævɪd/ (a)
= very enthusiastic about something, keen on sth
9
Vocabulary
4. Avid
I am an avid stamp collector.
10
Vocabulary
5. Discard
/dɪˈskɑːd/ (v)
= throw away
11
Vocabulary
6. Once in a while
= sometimes, occasionally
12
Vocabulary
7. Indulge in
/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ (v)
= enjoy something
/doing something
13
He indulges in …
Vocabulary
8. Keep so occupied /ˈɒkjupaɪd/
= keep someone busy
14
Watching TV keeps me occupied.
1. Accomplished
2. Accompany
3. Modest
4. Avid
5. Discard
6. Once in a while
7. Indulge in
8. Keep so occupied
UNIT 13:
HOBBIES
A. READING
Task 1: Matching
1. Accomplished = Talented, good at
2. Modest = not very large
3. Discard = throw away
4. Keep me occupied = keep me busy
5. Avid = very enthusiastic about something
6. Accompany = to play a musical instrument while somebody else sings
7. Indulge in = let yourself do something that you like
8. Once in a while = sometimes, occasionally
6
2
3
4
7
5
1
8
19
1
2
3
4
20
40
Why does the writer admire his uncle?
21
20
What is the writer’s second hobby?
22
How did he collect his fish?
30
23
50
What does he do with the common stamps?
Speaking
What are your hobbies?
Which hobby do you like most? Why?
24
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