unit 13-listening

Hue, March 2010

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E A D I N G
WARM-UP: SHARK ATTACK

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English
Wednesday, March 24
th
2010

Do you usually make an
Do you usually make an
excursion ?
excursion ?
Where did you go to?
Where did you go to?

PRE- LISTENING
PRE- LISTENING

đối phó, đương đầu to cope with:
truyện cổ tích /'feəriteil/(n):fairy tale
to lớn, vĩ đại /dʒai'gæntik/(adj):
gigantic
ngu dốt / 'ignərənt/(adj):ignorant
V
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A
B
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L
A
R
Y
=stupid
=very big, very great
=to deal with
Tam Cam, So Dua, Cay khe…are???
to be fed up with
chán ngấy
jungle /'dʒʌηgl/(n):
rừng nhiệt đới

=tropical forest

CHECKING VOCABULARY
to cope with
fairy tale
gigantic
ignorant
jungle
to be fed up with
: đối phó, đương đầu
/ 'ignərənt/(adj): ngu dốt
: chán ngấy
/'feəriteil/(n): truyện cổ tích
/dʒai'gæntik/(adj): to lớn, vĩ đại

/'dʒʌηgl/(n): rừng nhiệt đới

Statements
Before
listening
After
listening
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. Reading helps the writer to know
many things.
5. Books don’t provide the reader with
so much information and facts.
Task 1: Read statements below and predict
which of these are true. Write your prediction in
the second column.
PREDICTION

Do you usually make an
Do you usually make an
excursion ?
excursion ?
Where did you go to?
Where did you go to?

While-listening

While-listening

Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). For
the false statements, give the correct information
1. The writer started his hobby when he was young. _____
My hobby got started when I was a little boy.
2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories
to him. ______
Soon they got fed up with having to read to me continually.
3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books. ______
I started with simple ABC books.
4. Reading helps the writer to know many things. ______
Reading enables me to learn about so many things…
5. Books don’t provide the reader with so much information and
facts. ______
T
F
T
F
F
 got fed up with
 started
 provide
ACTIVITY 1: True-false

Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions
below
2. What had he wanted his parents to do for him?
He had wanted his parents to read fairy tales and other stories.
1. What’s the writer’s hobby?

His hobby is reading.
3. Did he learn about how people lived in bygone days?
Yes, he did
4. Does he go deep into the jungle or read books to learn about the
tiger?
He reads books.
ACTIVITY 2: Answer questions
5. How does he say about reading?
Reading is indeed a good hobby.

Do you usually make an
Do you usually make an
excursion ?
excursion ?
Where did you go to?
Where did you go to?

Post-listening
Post-listening

A kind of the book
that you like most
How often? When?
ACTIVITY 1: Brainstorming
A kind of the book
that you like most
Draw/learn many
meaningful lessons
sometimes
bookstores

be young
Where?
Why?
For example:

ACTIVITY 2: Reporting
I like reading fairy tales most because I have learnt
many meaningful lessons from them such as a good
turn is never lost. I started to read them when I was
young. Although I am very busy, I sometimes go to the
bookstores. My friend Lan likes reading detective
novels…………
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Do you usually make an
Do you usually make an
excursion ?
excursion ?
Where did you go to?
Where did you go to?

HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK

Do you usually make an
Do you usually make an
excursion ?
excursion ?
Where did you go to?
Where did you go to?
•
Do the task 2 in the textbook.
Do the task 2 in the textbook.
•
Prepare the new lesson.
Prepare the new lesson.