Unit 13 Listening 0988 055 990

When he was young or: when he was a little boy 3.Does the writer have to learn things the very hard way through reading?. No, he doesn’t.[r]

R 1 E 2 E A A 3 D D 4 5 I I N N 6 G G 7 R

Answer the question:

What do we read books for?

1 to improve our knowledge

2 to improve the language skills

3 to relax

 Benefits of reading books:

I Pre - listening

Profitably / 'prɔfittəbli / (adv): có ích, có lợi

Continually / kən'tinjuəli / (adv): Liên tục

Available / ə'veiləbl / (adj): Có giá trị

Otherwise / 'ʌðəwaiz / (adv): Mặt khác

Bygone / 'baigɔn / (adj): quá khứ, đã qua

Gigantic / dʒai'gæntik / (adj): to lớn, vĩ đại

Ignorantly / 'ignərəntli / (adv): Một cách

ngốc nghếch

Magazines /, mægə'zi:nz /(n): Tạp chí

II While - listening

You will hear a student talk about his hobby

Listen and do the following tasks.

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

II While - 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. Now he reads all the books available

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

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 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.

II While - listening

Back

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

II While - listening

II While listening

The 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 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

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 helped me in my daily life I

am better equipped to cope with living Otherwise I would go about learning things the hard way.

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

ignorantly wonderful

disease

The 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 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

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 helped me in my daily life I

am better equipped to cope with living Otherwise I would go about learning things the hard way.

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

ignorantly

wonderful 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 .

Post - listening

III

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

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?

C is going to D has to

1 Do task 1 & task 2 (p 150, 151) in your

notebooks.

2 Write a paragraph of 100 words about

your hobbies in your notebooks.

gigantic (adj)

The status is very

great.

jungle (n)

A tropical forest

The speaker’s hobbies are soccer and magic.

The speaker can put a coin in a closed bottle without opening it

I am bad at doing magic tricks

The speaker likes soccer because he is a good player