Giáo án điện tử Tiếng Anh 11 Unit 13: Hobbies Part C: Listening

Welcome to our lesson


RULE: “GET THE TREASURE”
 2 groups : Tom and Jerry.
 There is a secret word including 7 letters.

 You guess letters of the word. For each correct letter, you can jump
over one step. If you can guess the whole word, you can jump two steps.

 The group which jumps lower or touches the treasure first will be the
winner.


GAME: GET THE TREASURE

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UNIT 13:

Part C. Listening


I. Before you listen
relax our mind

get information

The benefits of reading books

improve our knowledge
increases writing skills

know about wonders of the world


NEW WORDS

Bygone

Bygone /ˈbaɪgɒn/ (adj) :

Nowadays


Ex: He has a gigantic pumpkin.
Gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ (adj):

Jungle
Jungle (n) /'ʤʌɳgl/: a tropical forest in which trees and plants


Ex: It has rained continually for 2 weeks.
continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/

(adv):


Ex: When I were a child, I were interested in reading
fairy tales.

Fairy tale /'feəriteil/ (n) :


1. ignorantly /´ignərəntli/ (adv):
2. (to) get fed up with


1. bygone /ˈbaɪɡɒn/
2. gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
3. continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/
4. ignorantly /ˈɪɡnərəntli/
5. jungle /'ʤʌɳgl/
6. Fairy tale /'feəriteil/

TASK 1
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.
5. Reading helps the writer 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.

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TASK 1
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1. The writer started his hobby when he was young.

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got fed up with
2. His parents were interested in reading fairy
tales and other stories to him.
3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books.

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started
4. Now he reads all the books available.
just about anything that is

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TASK 1

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 tiger through reading.

8. Books might help him in his daily life.
certainly

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TASK 1
Statements
1. The writer started his hobby when he was young.

T

✓

2. His parents were interested in got
reading
fairy
tales and other stories to him.
fed up
with

✓

3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books.
started

✓

4. Now he reads all the books available.
about anything that is available

5. Reading helps the writer know many things.

F

✓
✓

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.
certainly

✓
✓


TASK 2

wonderful
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
disease
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 jungle
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.
certainly
So I continue to read. Reading is indeed a good hobby.

ignorantly


AFTER YOU LISTEN
Work with a partner. Talk about the disadvantages of reading too much


Suggested ideas

- Become short-sighted
- Not have enough physical exercise
- Lack of practical knowledge
- Become a bookworm

- 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 short-sighted.

A: Yes. And we will not have enough physical exercise,
too.


WRAPPING-UP: Fill in each blank with one suitable word in the box

a- bygone

b- got fed up

c- gigantic

d- magazines

e- available

f- wonders

g- stories

h- simple

My hobby is reading. I read story books, (1)…………………., newspapers and any kind of material that I find
interesting.
My hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other (2)
………….. to me. Soon they (3)……………… with having to read to me continually. So as soon as I could, I learned to read.
I started with simple ABC books. Soon I could read (4)…………… fairy tales and stories.
Now I read just about anything that is (5)……………... Reading enables me to learn so many things. I learned about
how people lived in (6)…….……… days. I learned about the (7)……………… of the world, space travel, human
achievements, (8)……………. whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things.

WRAPPING-UP: Fill in each blank with one suitable word in the box

a- bygone

b- got fed up

c- gigantic

d- magazines

e- available

f- wonders

g- stories

h- simple

magazines
My hobby is reading. I read story books, (1)…………………., newspapers and any kind of material
that I find
interesting.
My hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other (2)
………….. to me. Soon they (3)……………… with having to read to me continually. So as soon asstories
I could, I learned to read.
got fed
upI could read (4)…………… fairy tales and stories.
I started with simple ABC books.

Soon
Now I read just about anything that is (5)……………... Reading enables me to learn so many things. I learned about
simple
how people lived in (6)…….……… days.
I learned about the (7)……………… of the world, space travel, human
available
achievements, (8)……………. whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things.
bygone

wonders
gigantic


WRAPPING-UP: Fill in each blank with one suitable word in the box

1-d. magazines
2-g. stories
3-b. got fed up
4-h. simple
5-e. available
6-a. bygone
7-f. wonders
8-c.

gigantic


Homework
- Learn new words by heart
- Write a short passage about advantages and disadvantages of reading

books.