swimming
Fishing
Reading books
climbing
Collecting stamps
Watching TV
Look at the pictures and name the hobbies.
Unit 13: Hobbies
Lesson C: Listening
fairy tale
available
gigantic
Vocabulary
(adj) có thể mua được
(adj) khổng lồ, to lớn
jungle
(n) rừng nhiệt đới
bygone
(adj) quá khứ, qua rồi, cũ xưa
(n) truyện thần tiên
ignorantly
(adv) ngu dốt
fairy
daily
gigantic
tiny
space
story
by
other
gone
viruses
travel
books
whales
tales
life
wise
You will hear a student talk about his hobby. Listen to his talk and decide whether the statements are true (T) or (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 book available
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 a tiger through reading.
8. Books might help him in his daily life.
T
F
were interested in
got fed up with
started
about anything available
helped him in his daily life
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 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 read. Reading is indeed a good hobby.
wonderful
disease
jungle
certainly
ignorantly
Write down three benefits of reading books. Then share your ideas with the class.
Talk about three disadvantages of over-reading (reading too much)
discussion
Books are help to widen our knowledge
Books give us valuable experience
Books are good sources of information
Books make our life better
Books help us relax
benefits of reading books
disadvantages of over-reading
Reading books so much makes us short-sighted
It takes us a lot of time
Some books have the negative contents o
Some have the violent contents.

Homework
Learn vocabulary
Prepare for next lesson
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