Unit 11. Books

WELLCOME
TO OUR CLASS !
WARM - UP
Look at the picture carefully and say what kind these books are grouped?
science book
biography
romance
fiction
comic book
novel
test books
UNIT 11: BOOKS
Period 61: Reading
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Do you often read books?
What kind of books do you enjoy reading most?
What do you think of reading books?
Do you have a collection of books? How often do you buy books
How do you read books? Slowly ? Carefully? Or read bits here and there?
LISTEN TO THE TAPE CAREFULLY, PLEASE !
I. BEFORE YOU READ
I. Before you read
* Vocabulary:
1. to pick up: to take up (something) by hand
- I usually pick up a magazine to read before going to sleep.
3. reviewer (n): someone who write a report of a book, a film….
synonym: critic
2. To put down > < to pick up
* Vocabulary:
* Checking Vocabulary: Guess the words
1. To take up (something) by hand
I. Before you read
2. someone who writes a report of a book, a film….
3. antonym of pick up
1. to pick up
2. reviewer (n)
3. to put down
Francis Bacon:
(22 /1 /1561 – 9 /4/1626)
an English philosopher,
statesman, scientist, jurist,
and author
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

Read and underline these words, try to understand their meanings.
II. While you read
Task 1: Find the Vietnamese equivalent for these words.
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
Homework
1. Learn by heart all the new words in vocabulary Task 1
2. Prepare for the next lesson: - Task 2 , Task 3
3. Summarize the passage reading by completing the table
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION !