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.


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.
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.
Task 1: True or false?
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.

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F
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.
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F
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.

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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.
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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
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