UNIT 13 : LISTENING (E.11)

The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading 2.. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him.. Reading helps the writer to know many things 6.

I often go fishing like this It’s really interesting.

I love singing

I love

swimming

Cool

!

I like playing guitar whenever I’m free.

I like playing

chess

I like reading I read whenever I’m

free

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011

A Work in groups Answer the question using the

suggestions :

What do we read books for?

1 to improve our knowledge

2 to improve the language skills

3 to relax

profitably /'pr fitəbliɔ / (adv):

otherwise /'ʌðəwaiz/ (adv):

bygone /'baig nɔ / (adj):

gigantic /d ai'gæntikʒ /

(adj)

ignorantly /'ignərəntli/ (adv):

có lợi, thuận lợi nếu không thì, mặt khác

in the past : quá khứ, đã qua

= very large : khổng lồ, kếch xù

knowing little or nothing kém hiểu biết, ngu dốt

jungle /'dʒʌηgl/ (n): rừng nhiệt đới

(to be) fed up with = (to be) bored with : chán nản

C. Vocabulary: Invidiual work:

Cope with = face with Đối mặt, đương đầu

B Invidiual work: Listen and repeat :

Profitably / 'prɔfittəbli / (adv):

Continually / kən'tinjuəli / (adv): Available / ə'veiləbl / (adj):

Otherwise /'ʌð əwaiz / (adv):

Bygone / 'baigɔn / (adj):

Gigantic / dʒai'gæntik / (adj):

Ignorantly / 'ignərəntli / (adv): Magazines /, mægə'zi:n z/(n) :

You will hear a student talk about his hobby Listen to his talk and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) :

A Task 1: Invidiual work:

F T

7 The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading

2 His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and

other stories to him

1 The writer started his hobby when he was young

3 The writer didn’t start with ABC books

4 Now he reads all the books available

5 Reading helps the writer to know many things

6 According to the writer, by reading he does not have

to study hard

8 Books might help him in his daily life

A Task 1: True / False statememts

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 books available

F T

Listen to his talk and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) :

My hobby got started when I was a little boy

7. The writer is able to know about tiger through reading

6. According to the writer, by reading he does not

have to study hard

8. Books might help him in his daily life

5. Reading helps the writer to know many things

F T

2 His parents were interested in reading fairy

tales and other stories to him.

F T

√

 I had always wanted my parents to read fairy tales and other stories to me Soon they got fed up with having to read to me continually.

7 The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading

2 His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and

other stories to him

1 The writer started his hobby when he was young

3 The writer didn’t start with ABC books

4 Now he reads all the books available

5 Reading helps the writer to know many things

6 According to the writer, by reading he does not have

to study hard

8 Books might help him in his daily life

Listen again and write the missing words

not have to learn things the very hard way For example, I

kill me I know the danger so I can avoid it Also I do not

tigers I can read all about it in a book.

Books provide the reader with so many facts and so

in my daily life I am better equipped to cope with living

things the hard way.

So I continue to read Reading is indeed a good hobby.

wonderful

ignorantly certainly jungle

disease

Answer the following questions.

1 What is the writer’s hobby?

The writer’s hobby is reading.

3.Does the writer have to learn things the very

hard way through reading?

When he was young (or: when he was a little boy)

2 When did he start his hobby?

No, he doesn’t ( Reading enables him to learn

about so many things )

4 What do you think of reading books?

- I think it helps us to widen our knowledge.

- It provides us with many facts and so much information.

- It helps us to entertain.

1 Public libraries to all readers.

A open B are opened C is open D are open

2 Do you know ?

A what she was wrong B what’s wrong with her

C what wrong she was D what wrong is with her

3 The love for books is helpful in the pupils' knowledge.

A developing B developed C being developed D develop

4 The earth moves around the sun, ?

A doesn’t it B isn’t C won’t it D shouldn’t it

5 My father used to bicycle trips to the countryside

when he was young.

A take B taking C be taken D being taken

Further practice : Choose the best answer A,B,C or D

6 She will take her examination next Monday, ?

7 the letter sent yesterday?

8 You tell him about that, did you?

9 It's so hot today I wish we some fresh air

10 Mary hand in her essay tomorrow, doesn’t she?

2 In not more than 60 words write a short paragraph about the disadvantages of over- reading.

1 Learn by heart all the new words

3 Prepare Part D - Writing

Good – bye!

profitably /'prɔfitəbli/ (adv):

in another or different way

otherwise / 'ʌðəwaiz / (adv):

bygone /'baigɔn/ (adj):

gigantic /dʒai'gæntik/ (adj):

ignorantly /'ignərəntli/ (adv):

Eg: She spent the Sunday profitably

có lợi, thuận lợi nếu không thì, mặt khác

in the past : quá khứ, đã qua

= very large

khổng lồ, kếch xù

knowing little or nothing

kém hiểu biết, ngu dốt

jungle /'dʒʌηgl/ (n): rừng nhiệt đới

(to be) fed up with = (to be) bored with : chán ngấy

Eg: I’m fed up with waiting for her

C. Vocabulary: Invidiual work: