Unit 11. Books

Welcome to our class 12C1
Welcome to our class 12C1
Good morning !
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the people in the following pictures doing?
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)
Wednesday, February 4th 2009
I. Vocabulary:
1. to taste [teist]
2. to swallow [`swɔlou]
3. to chew [t∫u:]
4. to digest [`daidʒest]
5. to dip into [dip `intu:]
6. reviewer (n) [ri`vju:ə]
Nếm (đọc thử, đoc qua loa)
Nuốt chửng (đọc ngấu nghiến)
Nhai (nghiền ngẫm)
Tiêu hóa (đọc và suy ngẫm)
Chấm vào (đọc qua loa)
Nhà phê bình (sách.)
Task1: The following words and phrases all appear in the
passage. Find the Vietnamese equivalent for each of them:
1. swallow:
2. dip into:
3. taste:
4. “hard - to - pick - up again:
5. digest:
6. chew:
7. “hard - to – put - down”:
Nếm (đọc thử, đoc qua loa)
Nuốt chửng (đọc ngấu nghiến)
Chấm vào (đọc qua loa)
Nhai (nghiền ngẫm)
Tiêu hóa (đọc và suy ngẫm)
Không thể đọc lại, đọc tiếp nữa
Không thể đặt xuống
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or not
mentioned (NM) in the reading passage. Tick the appropriate box
T F NM
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
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Task 3: Answer the questions according to
the information in the passage:
1. How many ways of reading are there:
2. When might you “swallow” a book?
3. What should you do before starting to read a book
carefully and slowly?
4. What are the advantages of television over books?
5. What are the advantages of books over television?
Lucky book
Lucky
2. When might you “swallow” a book?
When you find a good story
and you have time to enjoy it.
4. What are the advantages
of television over books?
Television can bring you
all the information and stories
with colour, picture and action
1. How many ways of reading are there:?
There are three ways:
“tasting”, “swallowing” and “chewing and digesting”
3. What should you do before starting
to read a book carefully and slowly?
I should see from the first few pages to see
if it is one you can easily read and understand
5. What are the advantages
of books over television?
Books are still a cheap way
to get information and entertainment,
you can keep a book forever and read it many times.
Find the names of type of books in the squares. The words may go across
down ,up , backwards or at an angle .Here are some clues.
a. If you like books with an exciting story especially ones
about crime or spies, 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 book 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…………book tells stories through pictures.
h. A. b………....is about a person’s life written by somebody else.
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Home work
Learn new words by heart
Prepare for the next lesson
Thank for your attention!
Goodbye