Unit 11. Books

Match the stories in column A with
the name of the authors in column B
A

B

1.Diary in prison

a. Leo Tolstoy

2 The last leaf

b. O. Henry

3. Kieu’s story

c. Ho Chi Minh

4. Romeo and Juliet

d. Nam Cao

5. Lao Hac

e. Nguyen Du

6. War and Peace

f. William Shakespeare

A book report

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
General
introduction
1. Have you ever read these books?

2. Have you ever written a book report?
Summary of the book’s
content

3. Do you know how to write it?
Conclusion


1. What was your opinion of the book?
2. Where is the book set?
3. Would you recommend the book?
4. Who is the author?

• Below are questions you have to answer
5. What
is the
main theme
the story?
when
writing

a report
on a of
book,
but they
are jumbled. Work with a partner. Put the
6. Who are the main characters?
questions under the correct headings
7. What is the title of the book?
8. What is the plot of the story?
9. What type of book is it?


HEADINGS

@: General introduction
7.What is the title of the
book?
4. Who is the
author?
9. What type of book is it?

@: Summary of the book’s content
2. Where is the book set?
5. What is the main theme of the story?
6. Who are the main characters?
8. What is the plot of the story?

@: Conclusion

1. What was your opinion of the book?

3. Would you recommend the book?


1.What is the title of the book?
2. Who is the author?

• Work in pairs: Ask and answer the above
3. What
typeaofshort
bookstory
is it? “ LAO HAC”
questions
about
4. Where is the book set?
5. What is the main theme of the story?
6. Who are the main characters?
7.What is the plot of the story?
8. What was your opinion of the book?
9. Would you recommend the book?


TASK 3: Write a report on the short story
“LAO HAC” based on the result of Task 2
Using the suggestions
- I’ve just read……………………………………………………
- It is……………………………………………………………….
- It was written by………………………………………………
- It is about………………………………………………………..
-The story is set in…… (a village in Viet Nam before 1945)

- .................... is/ are the main characters
- The story has a sad/ happy/ tragic ending.
- I think the story is ……………………………………………


A SAMPLE WRITING:
I have
just
read a short
story
“ son,
Lao Hac,
which
When
thinking
about
his
he
didn’t
was written by Nam Cao, a famous Vietnamese
writer,
considered
a literary
high
want and
to sell
his house
or his work
small with
piece

of
value of reality criticism over the Vietnamese society
land. 1945.
He found
it impossible
to suffer
before
This story
reflects the
povertysuch
and
miseries
of the
farmers
who were
miserable
lifepoor,
anyespecially
more. In
the depth
of
attached to their lands and villages.
despair,
he killed
himself.
The main
character
of the story is Mr. Hac, a
very poor farmer, whose boy lived and worked far
Although

the had
story
hasand
a sad
from the
family. He
a dog
it wasending,
his onlyI
close
friend.
other
people
at that time,
Mr. Hac
think
it isLike
really
worth
reading.
It helps
us
was so poor that he couldn’t support himself.
understand
poor
Having
nothing and
to eatsympathize
to survive, hewith
had the

to sell
his
only
dog in
forour
a little
money,
buttime.
it didn’t help him
people
society
at
that
continue his life long.


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