Unit 11. Books

Tran Phu High
Presented by : Nguyễn Hoàng Linh
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February - 2009
Look at all the pictures and match them with the correct kind of books.
Matching
Unit 11: Books – Listening
Thriller
Novel
Detective story
Sciencefiction
Craft
Text book
- incredible [in`kredəbl] (adj):

- wilderness [`wildənis] (n):
vùng hoang dã, vùng bỏ hoang
- reunite[,ri:ju:`nait] (v):
sum họp
- distinct [dis`tiηkt] (adj):
clearly diferent (khác biệt)

unbelievable (không thể tin được)
- faithful (adj):
= loyal (trung thành)
- survive [sə`vaiv] (v):
sống lâu hơn ai; sống sót


Activity 2: Checking Vocabulary
What and Where

incredible
wilderness
distinct
reunite
faithful
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 Listen to a woman talking about the book that she has just read and do the tasks that follow.
Activity 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The woman recently read a book whose title is “The Incredible Journey”.
2. The book is about three Canadian friends.
3. The Canadian family go to the Canadian wilderness.
5. The central theme of the book is “ how to resolve an animal problem ”.
4. The animals leave the friend ’s house because they want to find their owners.
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animal
England
for a long trip
life in the wilderness in order to get home
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to survive
Listen again and answer the questions below
How do animals almost care for one another ?
What did the old dog find when he decided to take the long journey to find their owners ?
What made the book interesting and unbelievable ?
Who would the author like to recommend the book?
LUCKY NUMBERS
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Topic: “ Why do you read books ? ”
Suggested ideas:
- To get information and a better understanding of what we learn.
- To widen and improve our knowledge.
- To raise our awareness of the good things to do and the bad things to avoid.
- To relax our mind.
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(Group work)
I read books to relax and widen my knowledge
HOMEWORK
Write a short paragraph about the importance of reading books.
Prepare the Writing Lesson in advance.
 They care for one another almost as if they were a family.
1. How do animals almost care for one another ?
Answer the question
Answer the question


 The old dog found the strength in making the long and difficult journey to find their owners.
2. What did the old dog find out when he decided to take the long journey to find their owners ?
Answer the question


 Because the author was faithful to her characters as animals and show us their journey through animal eyes.
3. Why did the book become interesting and unbelievable ?
Answer the question
 The author would like to recommend the book to anyone who likes animals to read it.
4. Who would the author like to recommend the book ?
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February 21st, 2009
Matching
Text book
Craft
Detective story
Novel
Thriller
Sciencefiction
Unit 11: Books – Listening
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