Unit 13: Hobbies

1. Unit 13: Hobbies Listening Before you listen. What are the benefits of reading books? knowledge. relaxation/ recreation improving the language skills. the easiest way to learn. the cheapest way to travel. enrich our imagination/ mind.

2. Listen and repeat. • magazines • Profitably (adv): có lợi, thuận lợi. • Continually (adv): liên tục, không ngớt. • Available (adj):có thể có được. • Otherwise (adv):bằng không, nếu không thì • Bygone (adj): qúa khứ, đã qua. • Gigantic (adj): khổng lồ, to lớn. • Ignorantly (adv): ngu dốt.

3. material (n): tài liệu. enable (v): làm cho có thể. fairy tale: truyện cổ tích. jungle (n): rừng già nhiệt đới. cope with (v): đương đầu, đối phó với. catch a disease (v): bị mắc bệnh. go about (v): đi lòng vòng. ABC book: sách vỡ lòng.

4. The writer started his hobby when he was young. =My hobby got started when I was a little boy. 2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him. =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. Task 1: True or false? T F

5. True or false? 3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books. = I started with simple ABC books. 4. Now he reads all the books available. = Now I read just about anything that is available. F F

6. True or false? 5. Reading helps the writer to know many things. = Reading enables me to learn about so many things. 6. According to the writer, by reading he does not have to study hard. =The wonderful thing about reading is that I don’t have to learn things the very hard way. T T

7. True or false? 7. The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading. = Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle to find out about tigers. I can read all about it in a book. 8. Books might help him in his daily life. = They have certainly helped me in my daily life. T F

8. Task 2. 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 don’t 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 many information. They have certainly helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to (4) ………. with living. Otherwise, I would go about (5) ……… learning things the hard way. So I continue to read. Reading is indeed a good hobby. wonderful disease jungle cope ignorantly

9. After you read. Talk about the disadvantages of over-reading. • Inactivity • Ill-health • impractical /theoretical • lack of real life knowledge • helpless • inactive a bookworm: con moït saùch