English 11
HOBBIES
UNIT 13:
C.LISTENING
Tuesday, February 25th, 2016
Instructor: Nguyen Thi Phuong Dai
Teacher trainee: Ngo Thi Ngoc Tram
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continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/
repeatedly, without stopping
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(adv):
Ex: It has rained continually for 2 weeks
gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
Extremely large
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Ex: He has a gigantic pumpkin
(adj):
profitably /ˈprɒfɪtəbli/
in a way that makes money
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(adv):
Ex: I sold all my goods to the customer profitably

Available /ə`veɪləbl/
present or ready for use
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(adj):
Ex: He missed the plane, and the next available flight doesn`t leave until tomorrow
Bygone /ˈbaɪɡɒn/
happening or existing a long time ago.
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(adj):
Ex:These photos belong to a bygone age
Ignorantly /ˈɪɡnərəntli/
Not knowing about something
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(adv):
continually/kənˈtɪnjuəli/
gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
profitably/ˈprɒfɪtəbli/
available /ə`veɪləbl/
bygone /ˈbaɪɡɒn/
ignorantly /ˈɪɡnərəntli/
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Task 1:Listen to the talk 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. Now he reads all the books available.
4. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
5. Books might help him in his
daily life

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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.

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F
Task 1:Listen to the talk and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
got fed up with


3. Now he reads all the books available.

4. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
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F
reads just about anything that is
Task 1:Listen to the talk and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

5. Books might help him in his daily life

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F
have certainly helped
Task 1:Listen to the talk and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)


Task 1:Listen to the talk 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. Now he reads all the books available.
4. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
5. Books might help him in his
daily life

T
F
Task 2: Comprehension questions


1/ What had the writer always wanted his parents to read to him ?
2/ In order to learn to read, what kind of books did the writer start with?
3/ Does reading inform the writer the danger to avoid?
4/ What do books provide the reader?
5/According to the writer, is reading a good hobby?
LUCKY NUMBER
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5. According to the writer, is reading a good hobby?
Yes, it is.
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4. What do books provide the reader?
They provide the reader with so many facts and so much information.
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LUCKY NUMBER

3/ Does reading inform the writer the danger to avoid?
Yes, it does
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2/ In order to learn to read, what kind of books did the writer start with?
The writer started with simple ABC books
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1/ What had the writer always wanted his parents to read to him ?
The writer had always wanted his parents to read fairy tales and other stories to him
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Task 3: Listen again and write the missing words
The (1)_________ thing about reading is that I do not have to learn thing 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 continued to read. Reading is indeed a good hobby.
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adv
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wonderful
disease
jungle
certainly
ignorantly
HOMEWORK
-Learn the new words by heart
-Prepare for part D writing
Thank you for your listening