is/ are the main characters - The story has a sad/ happy/ tragic ending.. - I think the story is ……….?[r]
(1)(2)(3)Match the stories in column A with the name of the authors in column B
• A
• 1.Diary in prison • The last leaf • Kieu’s story
• Romeo and Juliet • Lao Hac
• War and Peace
• B
• a Leo Tolstoy • b O Henry
• c Ho Chi Minh • d Nam Cao
• e Nguyen Du
• f William Shakespeare
(4)ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1 Have you ever read these books?
2 Have you ever written a book report?
(5)• UNIT 11 BOOKS
LESSON: WRITING
(6)Headings
General
introduction
Summary of the book’s content
(7)TASK 1
Put the questions you have to
(8)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)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? Who are the main characters?
8.What is the plot of the story?
@: Conclusion
(10)TASK 2
(11)1.What is the title of the book?
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?
(12)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
(13)A SAMPLE WRITING:
• I have just read a short story “ Lao Hac”, which was
written by Nam Cao, a famous Vietnamese writer, and considered a literary work with high value of reality criticism over the Vietnamese society before 1945. This story reflects the poverty and miseries of the poor, especially farmers who were attached to their lands and villages.
• The main character of the story is Mr Hac, a very poor
farmer, whose boy lived and worked far from the family He had a dog and it was his only close friend. Like other people at that time, Mr Hac was so poor
that he couldn’t support himself Having nothing to eat
to survive, he had to sell his only dog for a little
(14)When thinking about his child, he didn’t want to sell his house or his small piece of land He found it impossible to suffer such miserable life any more In the depth of despair, he killed himself.
(15)HOMEWORK Finish your writing
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