Unit 11. Books

Nhiệt liệt chào mừng các thầy giáo, cô giáo về dự Hội giảng
Năm học 2008-2009
M«n English 12
A. READING
I. Before you read
Work in pairs:
Ask each other the follwowing questions
II. While you read:
1. New words
digest (v): tiêu hoá
digestion (n): sự tiêu hoá
digestive (adj): tiêu hoá
dip (v): nhúng, ngâm
dip into (v): xem lướt qua
swallow (v): nuốt chửng
"hard - to - put - down": khó để xuống được
"hard - to - pick - up- again": không thể đọc lần nữa
ngấu nghiến
2. Task 1
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":
nốt (đọc ngấu nghiến)
chấm vào (đọc qua loa)
nếm (đọc thử)
không thể đọc lại lần nữa
đọc và suy nghĩ
nghiền ngẫm
không thể bỏ xuống
3. Task 2
Work in pair
Dicide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM) in the reading passage. Tick the appropriate box.
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 travelling.
4. Books with good stories are often described as "hard - to - put - down"
5. Television has replaced books altogether.
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4. Task 3
Answer the questions according to the informmation 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?
There are three.
When you find a good story and have time to enjoy it.
Read a few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand.
Televisions can bring you the information and stories with colour, pictures and actions
Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertaiment. And more over you can keep a book forever and read it at any time and again and again.
III. After you read
Work in pairs or groups
Find the names of types of books in the square. 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 charaters 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.
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e. If you want to learn how to knit or work with wood, you sould buy a c... book.
f. F... books tell stories from the author`s imagination.
g. A c... book tells stories through pistures.
h. A b... is about a person`s life written by somebody else.
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