Unit 11. Books

Choose the best answer:

1.When you “taste” a book, this means you...
A. read carefully B. read bits here and there
C. read thoroughly D. read slowly
2. Books with good stories are often descibed as ....
A. “ hard-to-put -down” B. “ hard-to-pick-up-again”
C. “ just for tasting” D. both A & B
3. If you want to “chew and digest” a book, it means the book is.........
A. interesting B. boring C. frightening D. harmful
4. When you read a book for the first time, check that ....
A. you know its author B. It is really useful
C. it is not too difficult D. it relates to your study at school
5. which of the sentence below is not true?
A. TV provides people with information with colour and pictures.
B. TV doesn’t replace books.
C. People sell fewer books today.
D. Books are a cheap way to get information.

B
A
A
C
C
William Shakespeare
( 1564 - 1616)
an English playwright
type of books: Tragedy
main works: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear...

Hans Christ Andersen
(1805 – 1875)
- a Denmark writer
type of books: Fairy tale
famous stories :The little match girl, the Emperor’s new clothes


Margaret Mitchell
an American Novelist
The most famous work: Gone with the wind
Conan Doyle
English writer
Xuan Dieu – Vietnamese poet
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.
Task 3. Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practice reading it.
Conversation 2.
What .................................................................................................................?

B. At the moment? Well. I’m reading “The Chamber of Secrets”, one of Harry Potter books.
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.
What ..................................................................................................................?
B. He is brave, witty and very kind to other people.
are you doing 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. Note down the answers.
Task 5. Work in groups.
Report the results to the group.
( What are you reading at this moment?)
The fairy tale
Science book
Novel
Detective stories
Comic
Craft book
Answer the following questions:
1. Nowadays television and Internet provide much information. Do you think it is unnecessary to read books?
2. Is it important to get a good choice of books? Explain why / why not.
Homework
Write about one of the books that you have read
Prepare the listening lesson