Unit 11. Books

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Teacher: Tran Thi Minh Thao
Look at the picture carefully and say what kind of books are they?
science book
biography
romance
fiction
comic book
novel
UNIT 11: BOOKS
A. Reading
Do you often read books?
What kind of books do you enjoy reading most / least?
How do you read books? Slowly ? Carefully?....
I. Before you read
VOCABULARY
- to pick up
: nhặt lên
- to put down
: đặt xuống
- reviewer (n)
: nhà phê bình sách
Francis Bacon:
(22 /1 /1561 – 9 /4/1626)
an English philosopher,
a statesman,
a scientist,
a jurist
and an author
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“Some .................are to be tasted,
others to be swallowed ,
and some few to be chewed and digested”
books
II. While you read
Task 1: Find the Vietnamese equivalent for these words.
swallow
dip into
taste
digest
chew
hard – to – pick – up – again
hard – to – put – down

II. While you read
Task 1:
1. swallow (v):
nuốt (thức ăn, đồ uống)
đọc nghiến ngấu/ đọc say sưa
Some stories are for “ swallowing”.
2. dip into (v):
nhúng vào/ thò tay vào để lấy ra
It’s enough to dip into the book and read bits here and there.
đọc qua loa
3. taste (v):
nếm /thử thức ăn , đồ uống
“ Tasting” is one way of reading.
đọc thử
4. digest (v)
tiêu hóa
to think over so as to understand
suy ngẫm để hiểu
5 . chew (v)
nghiền thức ăn, nhai thức ăn
To read slowly and carefully
ngẫm nghĩ, đọc nghiền ngẫm
6. “ hard – to – pick - up – again”:
Khó mà cầm lên lại được; sách dở, không hay
7.“ hard – to – put – down”:
khó mà đặt xuống được ; sách hay
Choose A, B, c, or d that best completes each unfinished
sentence.
* Exercise on vocabulary:
1. If you _____a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
A. dip into B. put away C. pick up D. put down
2. It is a good book. I think it is interesting enough for you to ______
A. put down B. swallow C. look up D. understand
3. He picked ________ the book and turned page after page.
A. up B. on C. away D. in
4. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it
A. reviews B. chews and digests C. swallows D. dips into
5. A ________ is a person who gives his opinion of a book, a film, or a play in a newspaper or magazine
A. writer B. journalist C. editor D. reviewer
Task 2: Decide true , false or not mentioned statements
1. You can’t read different types of books in the same way

2. When you taste a book you read it carefully from the beginning to the end

3.Many people only have time to read when they are travelling

4. Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down”

5.Television has replaced books altogether
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Statement 1
1. You can’t read different types of books in the same way
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is “tasting”.
Some stories are for “swallowing”. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class. Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”.
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it”. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand.
Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read. Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not killed reading. Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times. Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.
Statement 2

2. When you taste a book you read it carefully from the beginning to the end
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is “tasting”.
Some stories are for “swallowing”. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class. Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”.
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it”. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand.
Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read. Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not killed reading. Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times. Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.
Statement 3

3.Many people only have time to read when they are travelling

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is “tasting”.
Some stories are for “swallowing”. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class. Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”.
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it”. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand.
Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read. Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not killed reading. Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times. Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.
Statement 4

4. Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down”

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is “tasting”.
Some stories are for “swallowing”. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class. Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”.
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it”. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand.
Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read. Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not killed reading. Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times. Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.
Statement 5
5.Television has replaced books altogether
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways. For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is “tasting”.
Some stories are for “swallowing”. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class. Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”.
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it”. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand.
Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read. Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not killed reading. Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times. Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.
Task 3: Answer the questions
1.How many ways of reading are there ?
2.When might you “ swallow” a book ?
3.What should you do before starting to read a book carefully and slowly ?
4.What are the advantages of television over books ?
5.What are the advantages of books over television ?
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2.When might you “ swallow” a book ?
4.What are the advantages of television over books ?
1.How many ways of reading are there ?
3.What should you do before starting
to read a book carefully and slowly ?
5.What are the advantages of books over television ?
After you read:
What kind of books do you often read ?
How do you read it ?
-Compete “ the After you read”
- Prepare the next lesson : B. Speaking
Homework:
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