Unit 11. Books

Unit 11: BOOKS
SPEAKING
Task 1. Work in pairs. Complete the following
conversation and practise reading it
Conversation 1.
What..................................................................................................?

B. Well, I like reading all sorts of books. Short stories, science fiction, romance, everything.
How......................................................................................................?
B. Well, I often read through the book quickly first. Then I start reading it again, and this time very slowly to enjoy very detail of it.
When.................................................................................................?

B. I read book whenever I have a little free time. I also read while waiting for the bus or during the break at school.

types of book do you like to read
( What are your favourite types of books?)
do you often read books
do you often read books
( When do you often spend time reading?)
Task 2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about each other’s reading habits, using the questions in the conversation.
Comic books
Text books
Science books
Novel
Look at some books and guess what sort of books are ?
The fairy tale
Detective stories
Craft book
Task 3. Work in pairs. Complete the following
conversation and practice reading it.
Conversation 2.

A. What.................................................................................................?

B. At the moment? Well. I’m reading “The Chamber of Secrets”, one of Harry Potter books.
A. Who...................................................................................................?
B. The main character? a young boy, Harry Potter, whose parents are dead and who is trained to be a wizard in a wizard school.
A. What.................................................................................................?

B. He is brave, witty and very kind to other people.
are you doing at this moment
( What are you reading at this moment?)
is the main character
is he like / What do you think about him / What is his personality/ What makes you like him
Task 4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the book you are reading or you have read.
an English playwright
type of books: Tragedy
main works: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear...
William Shakespeare
( 1564 - 1616)
Hans Christ Andersen
(1805 – 1875)
- a Denmark writer
type of books: Fairy tale
famous stories :The little match girl

Conan Doyle
English writer
Hồ Chí Minh
Nguyễn Du
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