CHALLENGE
GAME
CHALLENGE
How many benefits of reading books can you list?
- I can list _______ benefits.
Group 1
Group 3
Group 2
Group 4
Benefits
of
reading
books
widen our
knowledge
give us
useful
experience
help us to
relax /
entertain
are good
sources of
information
Wednesday March 14th, 2012
Unit 13:
HOBBIES
I. WARM-UP
- Game: Challenge
II. BEFORE YOU LISTEN
- Vocabulary
III. WHILE YOU LISTEN
- Task 1: True – False statements
- Task 2: Answering questions
- Task 3: Gap - filling
IV. AFTER YOU LISTEN: Discussion
V. HOMEWORK
Unit 13:
Pre-listening
LISTENING
Vocabulary
- continually (adv)
liên tục
- gigantic (a) = very big
khổng lồ
- bygone (a) = past
quá khứ, đã qua
- ignorantly (adv)
ngu dốt
- fairy tale (n.phr)
chuyện thần tiên
- fed up with (a) = bored with
chán
Unit 13:
Pre-listening
LISTENING
Checking vocabulary
b- -bygone
---e
quá khứ, đã qua
---gigantic
g---i-
khổng lồ
i--ignorantly
-o---t--
ngu dốt
---continually
n---u-- -y
liên tục
Unit 13: HOBBIES (Listening)
True – false prediction.
1. The writer only reads magazines and
newspapers.
2. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
3. According to the writer, by reading he does not
have to study hard.
4. Books might help him in his daily life.
While - listening TASK 1: Listen to his talk and decide whether the statements are
true (T) or false (F).
T F
1. The writer only reads magazines and newspapers.
(He reads story books, magazines, newspapers and
other materials.)
2. Reading helps the writer to know many things.
3. According to the writer, by reading he does not have to
study hard.
4. Books might help him in his daily life.
(Books certainly help him in his daily life.)
While - listening
TASK 2: Answer the following questions.
1. When did the writer start his hobby?
2. Who read fairy tales and other stories to him?
3. What kind of books did he start with?
A
3
2
+ 20
1
20
30
10
50
60
40
10
60
30
50
20
40
B
1. When did the writer start his hobby?
When he was a little boy.
2. Who read fairy tales and other stories
to him?
His parents read fairy tales and
other stories to him.
3. What kind of books did he start
with?
He started with ABC books.
While - listening
TASK 2: Answer the following questions.
1. When did the writer start his hobby?
- When he was a little boy.
2. Who read fairy tales and other stories to him?
- His parents read fairy tales and other stories to him.
3. What kind of books did he start with?
- He started with ABC books.
While - listening
TASK 3: Choose appropriate words to fill in the gaps.
ignorantly
disease
wonderful
jungle
available
certainly
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.
Unit 13: HOBBIES (Listening)
Consolidation
Complete the table below with the information you
have listened.
His hobby
What hobby?
When started?
Who read books
to him?
What benefits?
reading
young / a little boy
his parents
know many things, not have to learn things the
hard way, help him in daily life
Post-listening
What are the disadvantages of over- reading?
I think …
- eyes will become
short-sighted
- we won’t have
enough time for
studying
According to me, …
In my opinion,
…
- we will become
bookworms
- we won’t have
enough physical
exercise
Personally, I believe …
Homework
- Learn vocabularies by heart.
- Read task 1, 2, 3 again.
- Prepare for lesson writing.