Unit 11. Books

Nguyen Hue Upper Secondary
Presented by : TRUONG NGOC THANH
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February 16th, 2011
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
ENGLISH 12
Basic
Unit 11: BOOKS
Lesson 1: Reading
craft book
Novel
Comic book
Romance
Science book
Biography
Thriller
Fiction
text books
UNIT 11: BOOKS
Part A: Reading
Before you read
1. Do you often read books?
2. What kind of books do you enjoy reading most?
3. How do you read books?
Answer the following questions
vocabulary
1. to chew:
2. to digest:
3. to swallow:
4. to dip into:
5. to taste:
6. hard to pick up again:
7. hard to put down:
Find the Vietnamese equivalent for each of words.
1. to chew:
2. to digest:
3. to swallow:
4. to dip into:
5. to taste:
6. hard to pick up again:
7. hard to put down:
1. to chew:
2. to digest:
3. to swallow:
4. to dip into:
5. to taste:
6. hard to pick up again:
1. to chew:
3. to swallow:
5. to taste:
6. hard to pick up again:
1. to chew:
3. to swallow:
5. to taste:
Taste (v)
2. Chew (v)

3. Swallow (v)
4. dip into (v)

5. Digest (v)

6. Reviewer (n)
- Nếm, thử
Nhai

- Nuốt
Chấm vào

Tiêu hoá

- Nhà phê bình
Unit 11: Books – Reading
Vocabulary
1. Taste
2. Chew
3. Swallow
4. dip into
5. Digest
6. “Hard - to - pick - up again”
7. “Hard - to - put - down”
a. Đọc thử, đọc lướt qua
b. Không thể đọc lại lần nữa
c. Đọc và suy ngẫm
d. Nghiền ngẫm
e. Đọc ngốn ngấu
f. Đọc qua loa
g. Không thể đặt xuống

Unit 11: Books – Reading

Task 1: Match the words/phrases in A with the Vietnamese equivalent in B
A
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?

Task 3: Answer these questions according to the
information in the passage.
1. How many ways of reading are there?
- Three ways.
2. When do you "swallow" a book?
- When you find a good story and have time to enjoy it.
3. What should you do before starting to read a book carefully and slowly?
- Read a few pages to see if it`s the one you can read and understand easily.
4. What are the advantages of television over books?
- Television can bring you the information and stories with colour, pictures and actions
5. What are the advantages of books over television?
- Books are still cheap way to get information and entertainment. And moreover you can keep a book forever and read it at any time.
Unit 11: Books - Reading
What are the advantages of book?
A. It is a cheap way to get information and entertainment.
B. You can keep it forever and use it many times.
C. It brings you information and stories with colour, picture and action.
D. You can choose or change the story at a moment.
E. You can enjoy a good story while you are on bus, train…
F. You can use it as a small special gift.
Learn by heart vocabulary

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Unit 11: Books - Reading
Homework