Unit 13 Hobbies

WELCOME
TO CLASS


UNIT 13: HOBBIES
C. LISTENING


What is
it?

• It is a noun with four letters.
• It can be your friend or even your
teacher.
• It gives you knowledge about the world.
• It can be found in a library.

BOOK


Can you list some benefits of
reading books?
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•
•
•
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widen our knowledge
give us valuable experience
improve our memories

relax
be good sources of information


Before Listening


VOCABULARY

Fed up with = bored with (a) : chán nản với
Fairy tale (n.ph) : truyện cổ tích
Profitably /ˈprɒfɪtəbli/ (adv) : có ích
Bygone /ˈbaɪɡɒn/ (adv) = past : q khứ
Gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡỉntɪk/ (a) = very big : khổng lồ
Ignorant /ˈɪɡnərənt/ (a) = not having enough
knowledge or information about s.t: ngu dốt


• Cope with (v) : đối phó, đương đầu
• Available /əˈveɪləbl/ (adj) : có sẵn
• Magazine /ˌmỉɡəˈziːn/ (n) : tạp chí
• Continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/ (adv)
= repeated frequently in the same way : liên tục


WHILE
LISTENING


Task 1. You will hear a student talk about his

hobby. Listen to his talk and decide whether the
statements are true ( T) or false (F)


Task 1. Listen the passage and decide if the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The writer started his hobby when he was
young.

T F


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

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

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


Task 1. Listen the passage and decide if the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).

T

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.
certainly

F




Task 2: Listen again and fill in the blank
adj
The (1) _____________
thing about reading is that I
wonderful
do not have to learn things the very hard way. For
noun
example, I do not have to catch a (2) ___________
disease

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
noun
(3) _____________
to find out about tigers. I can
jungle
read all about it in a book.

Books provide the readers with so many facts and so
adv
much information. They have (4) ______________
certainly
helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to
cope with living. Otherwise I would go about
adv
ignorantly
(5)____________
learning things the hard way. So I
continue to read. Reading is indeed a good hobby.


AFTER LISTENING
Work in pairs. Talk about the disadvantages
of over-reading (reading too much).
Some disadvantages of over-reading:
 Be tired
 Become short-sighted
 Waste time
 Lack practical knowledge
 Neglect study

 Become bookworm, etc.


HOMEWORK
Write a short paragraph about the
disadvantages of over-reading (not
more than 100 words).