Unit 13. Hobbies

Magazine /,mỉgə'zi:n/ (n) • tạp chí  I usually read newspapers and magazines in my free time Continually /kən'tinjuəli/ (adv) • liên tục, liên miên  It rains continually Otherwise /'ʌðəwaiz/ (adv) • mặt khác, mặt khác  He could not have acted otherwise Gigantic /ʤai'gỉntik/ (adj) •khổng lồ, kếch xù  I have learnt about gigantic whales Profitable /’prɔfitəbl/(adj) • có lợi, có ích, lời khun có ích, sinh lãi, mang lợi  Learning English is profitable Available /ə'veiləbl/(adj) • sẵn có để dùng, sẵn sàng để dùng, dùng  This book is not available Bygone /'baigɔn/ • (adj) khứ, qua rồi, cũ kỹ  in bygone days • (n)quá khứ, chuyện qua  let bygones be bygones Ignorance /'ignərəns/ (n) ngu dốt, He was complete ignorance of cars Vocabul Magazine Profitable ary: Continually Available Otherwise Bygone Gigantic Ignorance Task Which of these statements are true or false The writer started his hobby when he was young T His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him F  I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other stories to me Reading helps the writer to know many things The writer didn’t start with ABC books  I started with ABC books T F Now, he reads all the F books available  Now, I read just about anything that is available 6 According to the writer by reading he does not have to learn hard T The writer can know about a tiger through reading T Books might help him in his daily life T Task Listen to the passage again then fill in each blank with a suitable word The wonderful thing about reading is that I not have to learn things the very hard way For example, I not have to catch a _ disease to know that it can kill me I know the danger so I can avoid it Also I not have to deep into the jungle _ to find out about tigers I can read all about it in a book Books provide the reader with so many facts certainly and so much information They have _ helped me in my daily life I am better equipped to cope with living Otherwise I would go about ignorantly learning things the hard way So I continue to read Reading is indeed a good hobby Using the suggestions to talk about disadvantages of over reading  Make us passive  Make our eyes weaker  Take time away from other activities such as watching, games  Some books may make people violent • Prepare writing lesson (write about your collection.) They always chat on the net They like chatting on the net 30 Lucky number! My hobby is collecting coins collector I am a coin _ coin collection They love dancing _ They always go dancing :2 You’ve just lost half of your points! You are unlucky! She enjoys climbing _ mountains She is a climber _ r o f u o y k n ! a n Th ntio e t t a r u yo