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Unit 13. HOBBIES
Part C. LISTENING
It is a gigantic bear.
gigantic ( adj) : khổng lồ
/dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
I am fed up with watching TV
fed up (adj) with
: chán điều gì
Africa jungle
jungle (n): rừng rậm
/ˈdʒʌŋɡl/
I feel very cold and tired. I catch a disease.
disease (n): bệnh tật
/dɪˈziːz /
to catch a disease : mắc bệnh
What is the synonym of “stupidly”?
ignorantly (adv)
/ˈɪɡnərəntli/
: ngu dốt
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). (individually)
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fed up with
started
about anything that is available
Books certainly help him in his daily life.
Task 2. Listen again and choose the best answers to fill in the blanks (individually).
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 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.

A. wonderful B. beautiful C. peaceful D. good
2. A. decrease B. disease C. disabled D. diseased
3. A. forest B. sea C. mountain D. jungle
4. A. certainty B. certain C. certainly D. suddenly
5. A. ignorantly B. differently C. profitably D. continually
Talk about the disadvantages of over reading ( reading too much). (work in pairs)
Suggested ideas:
- Become shortsighted
- Not have enough physical exercise
- Lack of practical knowledge
- Become a bookworm/ overweight
- Do not have enough time to study
- Spend too much money to buy books

Ex:
A: What do you think about over reading?
B: Well, reading too much will have some disadvantages. It
may make you become shortsighted.
A: Yes. And we will not have enough physical exercise, too.
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HOMEWORK

Learn by heart the new words.

Prepare for Part D. Writing.
1. It is the topic of Unit 13.
H O B B I E S
2. This is my stamp __________
C O L L E C T I O N
3. My hobby is __________
C O O K I N G
4. ______ fish is my hobby.
K E E P I N G