Welcome to our class
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Kim Lien
English pedagogical class K08
warm-up


Students who live far from school often use
this kind of transportation to go to school.

2. People often give this present to each other on
Valentine’s Day
3. It is one kind of flowers. It’s the symbol of love.
4. This is a thing which is used to open the door
Unit 13: Hobbies


C-Listening
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* VOCABULARY:
Magazine /mægə`zi:n/ (n) :
Profitably /`prɔfitəbli/ (adv)
Continually /kən`tinjuəli/ (adv):
Available /ə`veiləbl/ (adj):
E.g: It’s raining now. Please, take an umbrella ; Otherwise, you will be wet.
Otherwise /`ʌðəwaiz/ (adv):
Bygone /`baigɔn/ (adj)
Gigantic /dʒai`gæntik/ (adj):
Ignorantly /`ignərəntli/ (adv):
WHILE YOU LISTEN
F
T
II. While you listen :
7. The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading.
2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him.
1. The writer started his hobby when he was young.
3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books.
4. Now he reads all the books available.
5. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
6. According to the writer, by reading he does not have to study hard.
8. Books might help him in his daily life.
A. Task 1: True / False statements
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.
F
T
II. While you listen :
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started with simple
just about anything that is
A. 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) :
My hobby got started when I was a little boy
I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales
and other stories to me. Soon they got fed up with
having to read to me continually.
7. The writer is able to know about tiger through reading.
6. According to the writer, by reading he does not have to study hard.
8. Books might help him in his daily life.
5. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
F
T
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Reading enables me to learn about so many things
certainly
II. While you listen :
The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not
have to learn things the very hard way.
Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle
to find out tigers.
Task 2: Listen again and write the missing words.


wonderful
jungle
disease
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 read. Reading is indeed a good hobby.
certainly
ignorantly
After You Listen
Discuss benefits of reading books and
disadvantages of over-reading books.
Homework
1. Learn by heart all the new words.
2. Prepare Part D - Writing
Thanks for your attention !
Good – bye!