WELCOME TO CLASS
Unit 13: HOBBIES
C. LISTENING
BOOK
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).
The writer started his hobby when he was young.

His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him.


The writer didn’t start with ABC books.

Now he reads all the books available.

T F
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


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
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


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.



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