Unit 11:
1. BEFORE READING:
Revision
1. to chew
a. đọc ngấu nghiến
2. to digest
b. đọc qua loa
3. to swallow
c. nhai, nghiền ngẫm
4. to dip into
d. đọc thử, qua loa
5. to taste
e. đọc và suy ngẫm
6. “hard-to-pick-up-again”
f. không thể đặt xuống
7. “hard-to-put-down”
g. không thể đọc tiếp nữa
What are they? / What is it?
They are
books.
They are
newspapers
It is a television
Do you like reading books,
newspapers or watching TV?
books.
newspapers
a television
Unit 11:
BOOKS - READING
2. WHILE READING:
Task 2: True (T) or False (F) or not mentioned (NM)
1. Television has replaced books
altogether
F
2. Many people only have time to read
when they are travelling.
NM
3. Books with good stories are often
described as “hard-to-put-down”
T
4. When you “taste” a book you read it
carefully from the beginning to the end
F
5. You can’t read different types of books
in the same way
NM
Task 3: Answer the questions according to the
information in the passage.
Lucky number
1
2
3
4
5
6
77
8
1. How many ways of
reading are there?
1. There are three.
2. When might you “swallow” a
book?
2. When you find a good
story and have time to
enjoy it.
3. What should you do before
starting to read a book carefully
and slowly?
3. Read a few pages to
see if it’s the one you
can easily read and
understand.
4. What are the advantages of
television over books?
4. Television can bring
you all the information
and stories with colour,
picture and action.
5. What are the advantages of
books over television?
5. Books are still a cheap
way to get information
and entertainment. You
can keep a book forever
and read it many times.
- In cities
Unit 11: Books – Reading – After reading
Summarize the passage
Ways of reading
1. Some
books
are to
be
tasted
3. Some
2. Others
are to be
swallowed
books are to
be chewed
and
digested
Unit 11: Books – Reading – After you read
Summarize the passage
Advantages of television
The information and stories with
colour, picture and action.
Unit 11: Books – Reading – After you read
Summarize the passage
Advantages of books
1.
cheap
2. keep
books
forever
3. read
them
many
times
Homework:
- Learn new words and ideas by heart
- Prepare the next lesson: Speaking