Unit 11- B. Speaking- English 12

Choose the best answer: 1.When you “taste” a book, this means you B A read carefully B read bits here and there C read thoroughly D read slowly Books with good stories are often descibed as A A “ hard-to-put -down” B “ hard-to-pick-up-again” C “ just for tasting” D both A & B If you want to “chew and digest” a book, it means the book is A A interesting B boring C frightening D harmful When you read a book for the first time, check that A you know its author B It is really useful C D it relates to your study at school C it is not too difficult which of the sentence below is not true? A TV provides people with information with colour and pictures B TV doesn’t replace books C People sell fewer books today C D Books are a cheap way to get information - an English playwright - type of books: Tragedy - main works: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear William Shakespeare ( 1564 - 1616) - a Denmark writer - type of books: Fairy tale - famous stories :The little match girl, the Emperor’s new clothes Hans Christ Andersen (1805 – 1875) Margaret Mitchell - an American Novelist - The most famous work: Gone with the wind Conan Doyle English writer Xuan Dieu – Vietnamese poet Task Work in pairs Complete the following conversation and practise reading it Conversation types of book you like to read A What ? ( What are your favourite types of books?) B Well, I like reading all sorts of books Short stories, science fiction, romance, everything often read books you A How ? B Well, I often read through the book quickly first Then I start reading it again, and this time very slowlybooks very detail of it you often read to enjoy A When ? ( When you often spend time reading?) B I read book whenever I have a little free time I also read while waiting for the bus Work in pairs Ask at school Task or during the breakand answer about each other’s reading habits, using the questions in the conversation Task Work in pairs Complete the following conversation and practice reading it Conversation are you doing at this moment A What ? ( What are you reading at this moment?) B At the moment? Well I’m reading “The Chamber of Secrets”, one of Harry Potter books is the main character 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 is he like / What you think about him / What is his personality/ A What What makes you like him ? B He is brave, witty and very kind to other people Task Work in pairs Ask and answer about the book you are reading or you have read Note down the answers Task Work in groups Report the results to the group The fairy tale Detective stories Science book Comic Novel Craft book Answer the following questions: Nowadays television and Internet provide much information Do you think it is unnecessary to read books? Is it important to get a good choice of books? Explain why / why not Homework • Write about one of the books that you have read • Prepare the listening lesson ... replace books C People sell fewer books today C D Books are a cheap way to get information - an English playwright - type of books: Tragedy - main works: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear William... Margaret Mitchell - an American Novelist - The most famous work: Gone with the wind Conan Doyle English writer Xuan Dieu – Vietnamese poet Task Work in pairs Complete the following conversation