UNIT 13- LISTENING- 11 CB

I like reading because it helps widen my knowledge and to learn about a lot of things…... to be fed up withavailable bygone gigantic jungle ignorantly otherwise go about 1 5 8 3

Welcome to our lesson !

Look at the picture, then answer the questions.

1 What is this girl doing?

She is reading a book.

2 Do you like reading?

Why? Why not?

I like reading because it

helps widen my knowledge

and to learn about a lot of

things…

Lesson 2:

List e ning

1.to be fed up with n/ving ch¸n ngÊy

2 available (n) [ə'veiləbl] có thể dùng được

3 bygone (n) ['baig n] ɔ qua rồi

4 gigantic (adj) [d ai'gæntik] ʒ khổng lồ

5 jungle (n) ['d ʒʌ ηgl] rừng nhiệt đới

6 go about n/ving

7 ignorantly (adv) ['ign r ntli] ə ə

tiÕp tôc

ngu dốt, dốt nát

8.otherwise (conj) [' ʌđə waiz] nếu không thì

9.continually (adv) [kən'tinjuəli] liên tục

to be fed up with

available

bygone

gigantic

jungle

ignorantly

otherwise

go about

1

5

8

3 4

6 7

2

gigantic jungle

go about

available bygone

otherwise ignorantly

to be fed up with

Put the words you hear in the right order.

Listen and repeat:

magazines profitably continually available

otherwise bygone gigantic ignorantly

Task 1 :Listen and decide

whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

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

5 Reading helps the writer to know many things

6 According to the writer, by reading he does not

have to study hard

4 Now he reads all the books available

7.The writer is able to know about tiger through

reading

8 Books might help him in his daily life

T F

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( fed up with )

( started ) ( just about anything that is )

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Game: To find

the gold eggs

Task 2:

Listen again and write the missing words.

The (1) _ thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the very hard way For example, I

do not have to catch a (2) to know that it can kill me I know the danger so I can avoid it Also I do not have to go deep into the (3) _ to find out about tigers I can read all about it in a book

Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information They have (4) helped

me in my daily life I am better equipped to cope with

living Otherwise I would go about (5) _ learning things the hard way

So I continue to reading Reading is indeed a good hobby

wonderful

ignorantly certainly

jungle disease

Task 3 Answer the following questions.

1 What is the writer’s hobby?

It is reading.

3.Does the writer have to learn things the very

hard way through reading?

When he was young.

2 When did he start his hobby?

No, he doesn’t Reading enables him to learn

about so many things.

4 What do you think of reading books?

- I think it helps us to widen our knowledge.

- It provides us with many facts and so much information.

- It helps us to entertain.

In not more than 60 words write a short paragraph

about the disadvantages

of over- reading.

Good – bye!