Unit 11. Books

TRƯỜNG THPT RẠCH GẦM XOÀI MÚT Comic books Text books Novel Science books Do you often read books ? What kind of books do you enjoy reading most ? How do you read books ? Francis Bacon ” Some books are to be ,others to be and some few to be tasted swallowed , chewed and digested” To chew :nghiền ngẫm To digest: đọc và suy ngẫm To swallow: đọc ngốn ngấu To dip into : đọc qua loa To taste : đọc thử Hard to pick up again: không thể đọc tiếp nữa Hard to put down: không thể đặt xuống To chew không thể đọc tiếp nữa To digest không thể đặt xuống To swallow đọc qua loa To dip into đọc ngốn ngấu To taste đọc và suy ngẫm Hard to pick up again nghiền ngẫm Hard to put down đọc thử Checking Vocabulary True or False statement prediction 1.Francis Bacon advised you to 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.You can swallow a book when you find a good story and have time to enjoy it 4.Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down” 5.Television has replaced books altogether Match the stories in column A with the name of the authors in column B A B 1.Diary in prison a Leo Tolstoy The last leaf b O Henry Kieu’s story c Ho Chi Minh Romeo and Juliet d Nam Cao Lao Hac e Nguyen Du War and Peace f William Shakespeare A book report ANSWER THE QUESTIONS General introduction Have you ever read these books? Have you ever written a book report? Summary of the book’s content Do you know how to write it? Conclusion What was your opinion of the book? Where is the book set? Would you recommend the book? Who is the author? • Below are questions you have to answer 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 Who are the main characters? questions under the correct headings What is the title of the book? What is the plot of the story? What type of book is it? HEADINGS @: General introduction 7.What is the title of the book? Who is the author? What type of book is it? @: Summary of the book’s content Where is the book set? What is the main theme of the story? Who are the main characters? What is the plot of the story? @: Conclusion What was your opinion of the book? Would you recommend the book? 1.What is the title of the book? Who is the author? • Work in pairs: Ask and answer the above What typeaofshort bookstory is it? “ LAO HAC” questions about Where is the book set? What is the main theme of the story? Who are the main characters? 7.What is the plot of the story? What was your opinion of the book? Would you recommend the book? TASK 3: Write a report on the short story “LAO HAC” based on the result of Task 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 • Prepare Language Focus lesson TRƯỜNG THPT RẠCH GẦM XOÀI MÚT Comic books Text books Novel Science books Do you often read books ? What kind of books do you enjoy reading most ? How do you read books ? Francis Bacon ” Some books are to be ,others to be and some few to be tasted swallowed , chewed and digested” To chew :nghiền ngẫm To digest: đọc và suy ngẫm To swallow: đọc ngốn ngấu To dip into : đọc qua loa To taste : đọc thử Hard to pick up again: không thể đọc tiếp nữa Hard to put down: không thể đặt xuống To chew không thể đọc tiếp nữa To digest không thể đặt xuống To swallow đọc qua loa To dip into đọc ngốn ngấu To taste đọc và suy ngẫm Hard to pick up again nghiền ngẫm Hard to put down đọc thử Checking Vocabulary True or False statement prediction 1.Francis Bacon advised you to 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.You can swallow a book when you find a good story and have time to enjoy it 4.Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down” 5.Television has replaced books altogether [...]... advantages of television over books ? 5.What are the advantages of books over television ? 2.When might you “ swallow” a book ? 4.What are the advantages of television over books ? 1.How many ways of reading are there ? 3.What should you do before starting to read a book carefully and slowly ? 5.What are the advantages of books over television ? Discuss What kind of books do you often read ? How do... statement 1 Francis Bacon advised you to read different types of books in the same way F 2 When you taste a book you read it carefully from the beginning to the end F 3 You can swallow a book when you find a good story and have time to enjoy it T 4 Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down” T 5.Television has replaced books altogether F 2.Comprehension questions 1.How many ways Period 66: Reading Unit 11: BOOKS Look at some book covers and guess what sort of books are? Period 66: Reading Unit 11: BOOKS Reference bookTextbook Comic Novel (romance) Science bookBiography Thriller Fiction Period 66: Period 66: Reading Reading Unit 11: BOOKS Unit 11: BOOKS  Answer the following questions: Answer the following questions: 1. 1. Do you often read books? 2. 2. What kind of books do you enjoy reading most? 3. 3. How do you read books?  Yes, I do.  I enjoy reading comics most.  I read bits here and there/ slowly and carefully/ all at a time. Period 66: Period 66: Reading Reading Unit 11: BOOKS Unit 11: BOOKS [...]...Period 65 : READING Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS Task 1 Find the Vietnamese equivalents for the words/phrases 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 swallow dip into taste hard to pick up again digest /dai’dʒest/ chew /t∫u:/ hard to put down Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS Task 1 Find the Vietnamese equivalent for the words/phrases... action Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS 5 What are the advantages of books over television ? Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment; you can keep a book forever and read it many times Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS ASK AND ANSWER: 1 What kind of books do you often read? 2 How do you read it ? What are advantages of reading books? ... and digest Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS 2 When might you “swallow” a book ? When you find a good story and have time to enjoy it Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS 3 What should you do before starting to read a book carefully and slowly? Read a few pages to see if it’s the one you can easily read and understand   Check that it is not too difficult Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS 4 What are... equivalent for the words/phrases 1 swallow 2 dip into 3 taste 4 hard to pick up again 5 digest /dai’dʒest/ 6 chew /t∫u:/ 7 hard to put down : đọc ngốn ngấu : đọc qua loa : đọc thử : không thể đọc tiếp nữa : đọc và suy ngẫm : nghiền ngẫm : không thể đặt xuống Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS Task 2: 1.True (T), False (F) or Not Mentioned (NM) 1 You can’t read different types of books in the same way 2 When... Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS TASK 3: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 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? Period 6 6: Reading Unit 1 1: BOOKS 1 How many ways of reading are there? There are three: to... 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 WARM-UP: In three minutes, think and tell the types (sorts) of books romance s c i e n c e T h r i l l e r Fiction c o m i c biography c r a f t DETECTIVE BEFORE SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions: Aims: Engage students’ attention to books and reading books. When do you read books? ENGAGE Do you often read books? What types of books do you often read? How do you read books? TASK 1: Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practise reading it. A:- What ________________________________? B:- Well, I like reading all sorts of books. Short stories, science fiction, romance, everything. A:- How _________________________? B:- Well, I often read through the book quickly first. Then I start reading it again, and this time very slowly to enjoy every detail of it. A:- When _________________________? B:- I read books whenever I have a little free time. I also read while waiting for the bus or during the break at school. sort (kind) of books do you like to read do you often read books? do you often read books? TASK 2: Aim: - Develop students’ speaking skills by free speaking about reading habits. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about each other’s reading habits, using the questions in the above conversation. A:- What do you often do in your free time? B:- Reading books A:- What sort (kind) of books do you often read? B:- Short stories. A:- How do you often read them? B:- When I find a good story A:- When do you often read books? B:- Whenever I have free time. Suggested answer: TASK 3: Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practise reading it. A:- What ________________________________? B:- At the moment? Well, I‘m reading “The Chamber of secrets”, one of Harry Potter books. A:- Who _________________________? B:- The main character? A young boy, Harry Potter, whose parents are dead and who is trained to be a wizard in a wizard school. A:- What _________________________? B:- He is brave, witty and very kind to other people. are you reading at the moment Is the main character Is she/he like? TASK 4: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the book you are reading at the moment or you have already read recently. Note down the answers. ENGLISH 12 – UNIT 11: BOOKS PERIOD 68 : WRITING Would you like to read books? What kind of books do you enjoy reading most / least? I. WARM UP Unit 11: BOOKS Period: 69 WRITING Writing a book report Thrilller Politics Novel Unit 11: BOOKS Period: 69 WRITING Writing a book report BOOK REPORT The title of the book The book’s author The main character Your opinion ……………….  Writing a book report. Do you often write a book report? Name what you should mention in a book report? Task 1: Below are questions you have to answer when writing a report on a book, but they are jumbled. Work with a partner. Put the questions under the correct headings. • * Questions to be answered: • 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? • 5. What is the main theme of the story? • 6. Who are the main characters? • 7. What is the title of the book? • 8. What is the plot of the story? • 9. What type of book is it? Unit 11: BOOKS II. NEW LESSON I.WARM UP Work in groups and put the questions under the correct headings Unit 11: BOOKS HEADINGS General introduction: 7.What is the title of the books? 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? Ask and answer the above questions about a book you have just read Unit 11: BOOKS Task 2: Work in pairs *Do you know the name of the man on the book? *Have you read New Yorkers by O. Henry? *What are your opinions of the book? O.Henry and his works New Yorkers, short stories of human interest, is written by O. Henry. The story is, of course, set in New York, where a housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress – ordinary people living ordinary lives there at the beginning of the century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love. O. Henry’s famous short stories – sensitive, funny, sympathetic – give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers. Unit 11: BOOKS Read the following book report, divide it into three parts according to the headings. Answer the 9 questions in the course book. ****************************** General introduction: Unit 11: BOOKS Suggested answer: 1. What is the title of the books? 2. Who is the author? 3. What type of book is it? 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? New Yorkers, short stories of …………., is written by O. Henry. Summary of the book content: Conclusion: The story is…………………,some are looking for love. O.Henry’s famous short stories…………. lives of these New Yorkers. - New Yorkers - O. Henry - Human interest. - In New York. - The lives of ordinary New Yorkers. - New Yorkers ( a housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress). - The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. - O. Henry’s famous short stories – sensitive, funny, sympathetic – give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers. - Yes / No. Task 3: Write a report on the book you have read recently based on the results of Tasks 1 and 2. Unit 11: BOOKS Suggested answers: I would like to introduce you New Yorkers, short stories of human interest. The story was written by O. Henry. It is, of course, set in New York, where a housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress – ordinary people living ordinary lives there at the beginning of the century. The city has changed greatly ... William Shakespeare A book report ANSWER THE QUESTIONS General introduction Have you ever read these books? Have you ever written a book report? Summary of the book’s content Do you know how to write... title of the book? Who is the author? • Work in pairs: Ask and answer the above What typeaofshort bookstory is it? “ LAO HAC” questions about Where is the book set? What is the main theme of the