Reading - Unit 3 - New Headway 3rd Edition

UNIT 3: TELLING TALES READING & SPEAKING The painter & The writer CONTENT Discussion Vocabulary Reading DISCUSSION Who are or were the most famous painters and writers in Vietnam? [...]... attract or interest sb very much The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate -> fascinated (a.) very interested -> fascinating (a.) very interesting -> fascinatingly (adv.) • futile // (a.) having no purpose because there is no chance of success (= pointless) Their efforts to revive him were futile -> futility (n.) the futility of war • suffer // (v.) suffer from sth to be badly... and do it yourself, instead of doing it by letter, asking sb else to do it, etc READING Work in two groups • Group A: Read about • Group B: Read about o Picasso Pabl Ernest Hemingway Task 1: Answer the questions about your person 1 Where and when he was born? When and how did he die? 2 Did he have a happy family life? 3 How did his parents play a part in his career? 4 What do you think were the most... shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc VOCABULARY Ernest Hemingway • religion // (n.) the belief in the existence of a god or gods, and the activities that are connected with the worship of them -> religious / / (a.) connected with religion or with a particular religion (of a person) believing strongly in the existence of a god or gods • shotgun // (n.) a long gun that is used... life? 5 When did he move to Paris? Who did he meet there? 6 How did war play a part in his life? 7 How many time was he married? 8 Which of these dates relate to your person? What do they refer to? 1891 1 937 1917 1940 1918 1949 1927 1928 1954 Task 2: Find the differences and similarities between the two men, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway . UNIT 3 : TELLING TALES READING & SPEAKING The painter & The writer CONTENT Discussion Vocabulary Reading DISCUSSION Who are or were the most. private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate. -& gt; fascinated (a.) very interested -& gt; fascinating (a.) very interesting -& gt; fascinatingly (adv.) • futile / / (a.) having. H e m i n g w a y 1P 2H 3P 4H 5H 6P P a b l o P i c a s s o E r n e s t H e m i n g w a y P a b l o P i c a s s o VOCABULARY • genius /     / (n.) - great intelligence, skill