Unit 11. Books

Welcome to our class!
Guessing: What are they?
They are made of paper.
You can get much information in them.
You read them everyday.
craft book
Novel
What kind of books are these?
Comic book
Romance
Science book
Biography
Thriller
Fiction
Unit 11: BOOKS
Lesson 1: Reading
2. Do you often read books?
3. What kind of books do you enjoy reading most/ least?
4. How do you read books?
Unit 11: Books – Reading – Before you read
1. What are they doing?
To swallow
[`swɔlou]
(v) Nuốt (đọc ngấu nghiến)
Unit 11: Books – Reading
VOCABULARY
To dip into:
(v) Chấm vào (đọc qua loa)
To taste:
(v) Nếm (đọc thử)
“ hard- to- pick- up- again”
Không thể đọc lần nữa
To digest [dai’dʒest]
(v) Tiêu hóa (đọc và suy ngẫm)
To chew [t∫u:]
(v) Nhai ( nghiền ngẫm)
“ hard- to- put- down”
Không thể bỏ xuống được
[ teist ]
To chew không thể đọc tiếp nữa

To digest không thể đặt xuống

To swallow đọc qua loa

To dip into đọc ngốn ngấu

To taste đọc và suy ngẫm

Hard to pick up again nghiền ngẫm

Hard to put down đọc thử

Task 1: Match the words/phrases in A with the Vietnamese equivalent in B
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 traveling
4. Books with good stories are often described as “ hard-to-put-down”.
5. Television has replaced books altogether.
NM
F
NM
T
F
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM) in the reading passage
Task 3: Answer these questions according to the
information in the passage.
How many ways of reading are there?
When do you “swallow” a book?
What should you do before starting to read a book carefully and slowly?
What are the advantages of television over books?
What are the advantages of books over television?

Paragraph 1
 There are three.
They are tasting ( read bits here and there); swallowing (read all at a time) and chewing and digesting ( read slowly and carefully)
Paragraph 2
 When you find a good story and have time to enjoy it.
Paragraph 3
 Read a few pages to see if it’s the one you can read and understand it easily.
Paragraph 4
Television can bring you
all the information and
stories with colour,
Pictures and action.
Books are still a cheap
way to get information
and entertainment.
(And you can keep a
book forever and read
it at many times).
Work in pairs or groups. Find the names of types of books in the square. The words may go across, down, up, backwards, or an angle. Here are some cues.
a. If you like books with an exciting story especially one about crime or spy, read a t..........
b. If you enjoy reading stories about love affairs, a r....... is the right book for you.
c. A n...... is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary.
d. A s..............fiction is a type of book that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future.
e. If you want to learn how to knit or work with wood, you should buy a c....... book.
f. F...............books tell stories from the author’s imagination.
g. A c........... books tell stories through pictures.
h. A b........... is about a person’s life written by somebody else.
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Unit 11: Books - Reading
Homework
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