Unit 13 hobbies listening

Good morning! Class 11A6 What is it? It is a noun with letters It can be your friend or even your teacher It gives you knowledge about the world It can be found in a library BOOK Unit 13: Hobbies C: Listening Before you listen: What are benefits of reading books? - get facts/ information - relax by reading comic/ picture books - enrich our knowledge … New words: Listen and repeat + bygone (adj): past + gigantic (adj): very big, very great + ignorant (adj): lack of knowledge + jungle (n): tropical forest + profitably (adj): beneficial + Otherwise (adv): another way While you read Task 1: Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) The writer started his hobby when he was young T/F His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him T/F The writer didn’t start with ABC books T/F Now he reads all the books available T/F Reading helps the writer to know many things T/F According to the writer, by reading he does not have study hard T/F The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading T/F Books might help him in his daily life T/F The writer started his hobby when he was young T His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him F got fed up with having to read to him continually The writer didn’t start with ABC books F started Now he reads all the books available F just about anything that is available Reading helps the writer to know many things T According to the writer, by reading he does not have study hard T The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading T Books might help him in his daily life T Task 2: Listen again and fill in the each blank with a word from a box (there are more words than answers wonderful beautiful disease facts ignorantly forest certainly danger certainly jungle The (1) thing about reading is that I not have to learn things the very hard way For example, I not have to catch a (2) to know that it can kill me I know the danger so I can avoid it Also I 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 read Reading is indeed a good hobby 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 go 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 and so much information They have certainly 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 Work in groups Talk about the disadvantages of over reading Becoming a bookworm Eyes become weaker/ shortsighted not having enough physical exercise Homework • Write a short paragraph about the advantages of reading or the disadvantages of overreading about 100 words • Prepare for the next period of writing ... your teacher It gives you knowledge about the world It can be found in a library BOOK Unit 13: Hobbies C: Listening Before you listen: What are benefits of reading books? - get facts/ information