Monday, March 22
nd
2010
UNIT 13 : HOBBIES
TUNG THIEN HIGH SCHOOL
Warmly welcome to our lesson
today
Instructor: Hoa Dang Thi Mai
Instructor: Hoa Dang Thi Mai
C. Listening
C. Listening
TUNG THIEN HIGH SCHOOL
TUNG THIEN HIGH SCHOOL
Unit 13 - Listening
Warm up
Guessing game
Monday, March 22nd 2010
Unit 13 - Listening
You are going to hear a student
talk about his hobby and do two
tasks:
Task 1: decide whether the
statements are true or false
Task 2: write the missing words
Describing these
pictures, please
When did his hobby start ?
When he was a little boy
They are arguing
The girl got fed up with listening to her
parents’ arguing
Vocabulary
continually
repeatedly, without stoping
available
can be used or obtained
by gone past
gigantic huge
ignorantly Knowing little or nothing
magazines
Task 1: Listen and decide T/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. The writer didn’t start with ABC books.
4. Now he reads all the book available
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
T
T
T
F
F
F
F
got fed up with having to read
started
Just about any thing
certainly
Task 3: Write the missing words
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 reading. Reading is indeed a good
hobby.
wonderful
disease
jungle
certainly
ignorantly
Post listening: group work
Talk about the disadantages of over reading
Hurt eyes
Short
sighted
tired
Sleepy,
headache
Advantages of
Advantages of
reading
reading
Bring joy,
encouragement
Become
openedmided
Enrich
our knowledge
Get access to
living experiences
Don’t have
to learn
the hard way
Provide endless
source of
knowledge
Enable us learn
about so
many things
provide us
so many facts
and information
Sample writing
It is said that reading books is important in our life. Ideed,
without reading , we can have many trouble in the future
first, books is a endless source of knowledge .in fact,if you are
a student, the teacher's explanations are not enough for you
.You should read books to improve the lesson clearlier and do
exercises better.Not only the student but also doctors,
scientists,businessmen,etc need to read more book
seconly, book bring us joy and encouragements as a
consoler .You have been in bad mood in your life, haven't you?
Why don't you read humorous stories which makes you happier
In conclusion, reading is the best way to get access to
experiences and living experiences .
advantages of reading books
Home work
-
Practise talking about your hobbies
-
Write a short paragraph about your hobby