Unit 11. Books

Unit 11: Books
A. Reading
I. Before you read:
Work in pairs. Ask each other the following questions
1. Do you often read books?
2. What kind of books do you enjoy reading most/ least?
3. How do you read books?






Task 1: The 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”
Task 3: Work in pairs. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or no information (NI) in the reading passage. Tick the appropriate box.

Task 3: Answer the questions according to the information in the passage.
1. How many ways of reading are there?
2. When do 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?

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 one about crime or spy, 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 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..... books tell stories through pictures.
h. A b..... is about a person’s life written by somebody else.