unit 13-listening

Hue, March 2010 R E A D I N G WARM-UP: SHARK ATTACK 11 English Wednesday, March 24 th 2010 Do you usually make an Do you usually make an excursion ? excursion ? Where did you go to? Where did you go to? PRE- LISTENING PRE- LISTENING đối phó, đương đầu to cope with: truyện cổ tích /'feəriteil/(n):fairy tale to lớn, vĩ đại /dʒai'gæntik/(adj): gigantic ngu dốt / 'ignərənt/(adj):ignorant V O C A B U L A R Y =stupid =very big, very great =to deal with Tam Cam, So Dua, Cay khe…are??? to be fed up with chán ngấy jungle /'dʒʌηgl/(n): rừng nhiệt đới =tropical forest CHECKING VOCABULARY to cope with fairy tale gigantic ignorant jungle to be fed up with : đối phó, đương đầu / 'ignərənt/(adj): ngu dốt : chán ngấy /'feəriteil/(n): truyện cổ tích /dʒai'gæntik/(adj): to lớn, vĩ đại /'dʒʌηgl/(n): rừng nhiệt đới Statements Before listening After listening 1. The writer started his hobby when he was young. 2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him. 3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books. 4. Reading helps the writer to know many things. 5. Books don’t provide the reader with so much information and facts. Task 1: Read statements below and predict which of these are true. Write your prediction in the second column. PREDICTION Do you usually make an Do you usually make an excursion ? excursion ? Where did you go to? Where did you go to? While-listening While-listening Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). For the false statements, give the correct information 1. The writer started his hobby when he was young. _____ My hobby got started when I was a little boy. 2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him. ______ Soon they got fed up with having to read to me continually. 3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books. ______ I started with simple ABC books. 4. Reading helps the writer to know many things. ______ Reading enables me to learn about so many things… 5. Books don’t provide the reader with so much information and facts. ______ T F T F F  got fed up with  started  provide ACTIVITY 1: True-false Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions below 2. What had he wanted his parents to do for him? He had wanted his parents to read fairy tales and other stories. 1. What’s the writer’s hobby? His hobby is reading. 3. Did he learn about how people lived in bygone days? Yes, he did 4. Does he go deep into the jungle or read books to learn about the tiger? He reads books. ACTIVITY 2: Answer questions 5. How does he say about reading? Reading is indeed a good hobby.