Unit 13: Hobbies. Listening

Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
MHA
whispering
•
Group 1: My hobbies are cooking,
watching TV, and playing computer
games.
•
Group 2: My hobbies are swimming,
reading books, and playing football.

Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening

MHA
 Vocabulary:
-
(to) get fed up with (sth):
-
ignorant (adj):
- (to) cope with (sth):
mệt mỏi
đối phó, đương đầu
ngu ngốc, ngốc nghếch
= to be tired of (sth)
= lacking knowledge or information about sth; not educated
 ignorantly (adv)

Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
MHA
Task 1: Word ordering
available
profitably magazines
otherwise ignorantly
gigantic

continually
bygone
5
4
12
3

Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
MHA
Task 2: Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (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. Reading helps the writer to know many things. ______
5. According to the writer, by reading he does not have to study
hard. ______
T
T
T

F
F
 got fed up with
 started

Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
Saturday, March 22
nd
, 2008
Unit 13: Hobbies
Part C: Listening
MHA
Task 3: Listen again and 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
ignorantly
certainly
jungle
disease