Unit 13 Hobbies

Task 2: Listen again and fill in the blank adj The 1 _____________ thing about reading is that I wonderful do not have to learn things the very hard way.. I can jungle read all about it [r]

WELCOME

TO CLASS

UNIT 13: HOBBIES

• It is a noun with four letters.

• It can be your friend or even your

teacher.

• It gives you knowledge about the world.

• It can be found in a library.

What is it?

Can you list some benefits of

reading books?

• widen our knowledge

• give us valuable experience

• improve our memories

• relax

• be good sources of information

Before Listening

Fed up with = bored with (a) :

Fairy tale (n.ph) :

Profitably /ˈprɒfɪtəbli/ (adv) :

Bygone /ˈbaɪɡɒn/ (adv) = past :

Gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ (a) = very big :

Ignorant /ˈɪɡnərənt/ (a) = not having enough

knowledge or information about s.t :

VOCABULARY

truyện cổ tích

quá khứ

khổng lồ

có ích chán nản với

ngu dốt

• Cope with (v) :

• Available /əˈveɪləbl/ (adj) :

• Magazine /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ (n) :

• Continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/ (adv)

= repeated frequently in the same way :

đối phó, đương đầu

liên tục

có sẵn tạp chí

WHILE LISTENING

Task 1 You will hear a student talk about his

hobby Listen to his talk and decide whether the statements are true ( T) or false (F)

Task 1 Listen the passage and decide if the

following 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.

4 Now he reads all the books available.

T F

got fed up

just about anything that is started with simple

5 Reading helps the writer to know many

things.

6 According to the writer, by reading he

does not have to study hard.

7 The writer is able to know about a tiger

through reading

8 Books might help him in his daily life.

T F

certainly

Task 1 Listen the passage and decide if the

following statements are true (T) or false (F).

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 readers 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 adv

adj

noun

adv

noun

Task 2: Listen again and fill in the blank

wonderful

disease

jungle

certainly

ignorantly

AFTER LISTENING

Work in pairs Talk about the disadvantages

of over-reading (reading too much).

Some disadvantages of over-reading:

 Be tired

 Become short-sighted

 Waste time

 Lack practical knowledge

 Neglect study

 Become bookworm, etc.

Write a short paragraph about the disadvantages of over-reading (not more than 100 words).