Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 13: Hobbies - Part C: Listening

ter to know many things. T/F 
6. According to the writer, by reading he does not have study hard. T/F 
7. The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading. T/F 
8. Books might help him in his daily life. T/F 
1. The writer started his hobby when he was young. T 
2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him. F 
 got fed up with having to read to him continually 
3. The writer didn’t start with ABC books. F 
 started 
4. Now he reads all the books available. F 
 just about anything that is available 
5. Reading helps the writer to know many things. T 
6. According to the writer, by reading he does not have study hard. T 
7. The writer is able to know about a tiger through reading. T 
8. Books might help him in his daily life. T 
Task 2: Listen again and fill in the each blank with a word from a box (there are more words than answers 
	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 read. Reading is indeed a good hobby. 
wonderful 
beautiful 
disease 
facts 
ignorantly 
forest 
certainly 
danger 
certainly 
jungle 
	The wonderful 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 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 jungle 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 certainly helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to cope with living. Otherwise I would go about ignorantly learning things the hard way. 
	So I continue to read. Reading is indeed a good hobby. 
Work in groups . Talk about the disadvantages  of over reading 
Becoming a 
bookworm 
Eyes become weaker / 
 shortsighted 
not having enough physical exercise 
2 
3 
1 
Homework 
Write a short paragraph about the advantages of reading or the disadvantages of over- reading about 100 words. 
Prepare for the next period of writing 
Thank you!