Unit 11 books a reading

You can’t read different types of books in the same way On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to b

Teacher: Tran Thi Minh Thao

Look at the picture carefully and say what kind of

books are they?

science book biography

romance fiction

comic book novel

UNIT 11: BOOKS

Do you

often read

books?

What kind of books do you enjoy reading most / least?

How do you read books? Slowly ? Carefully?

I Before you read

- to pick up : nhặt lên

- to put down : đặt xuống

- reviewer (n) : nhà phê bình sách

Task 1: Find the Vietnamese equivalent for these words.

6 hard – to – pick – up – again

7 hard – to – put – down

Task 1:

1 swallow (v): nuốt (thức ăn, đồ uống)

đọc nghiến ngấu/ đọc say sưa Some stories are for “ swallowing”.

2 dip into (v): nhúng vào/ thò tay vào để lấy ra

It’s enough to dip into the book and read bits here and there đọc qua loa

3 taste (v): nếm /thử thức ăn , đồ uống

“ Tasting” is one way of reading.

đọc thử

4 digest (v) tiêu hóa

to think over so as to understand suy ngẫm để hiểu

5 chew (v) nghiền thức ăn, nhai thức ăn

To read slowly and carefully ngẫm nghĩ, đọc nghiền ngẫm

6 “ hard – to – pick - up – again”:

Khó mà cầm lên lại được; sách dở, không hay

7.“ hard – to – put – down”: khó mà đặt xuống được ; sách hay

Choose A, B, c, or d that best completes each unfinished

sentence.

* Exercise on vocabulary:

1 If you _a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or

studying it seriously

A dip into B put away C pick up D put down

2 It is a good book I think it is interesting enough for you to

A put down B swallow C look up D understand

3 He picked the book and turned page after page.

A up B on C away D in

4 When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he

it

A reviews B chews and digests C swallows D dips into

5 A is a person who gives his opinion of a book, a film, or a play in a newspaper or magazine

A writer B journalist C editor D reviewer

Task 2: Decide true , false or not mentioned statements

1 You can’t 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.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 has replaced books

Statement 1

1 You can’t read different types of books in the same way

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as

Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible

to read different types of books in different ways For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there In a word, this is “tasting”

Some stories are for “swallowing” Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what

is even more important, the time to enjoy it You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”,

or “hard-to-pick-up-again”

Other books are for reading slowly and carefully If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it” That does not mean reading it too slowly When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not

killed reading Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before Books are still

a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and

pleasure

Statement 2

2 When you taste a book you read it carefully from the beginning to the end

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as

Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible

to read different types of books in different ways For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there In a word, this is “tasting”

Some stories are for “swallowing” Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what

is even more important, the time to enjoy it You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”,

or “hard-to-pick-up-again”

Other books are for reading slowly and carefully If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it” That does not mean reading it too slowly When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not

killed reading Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before Books are still

a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and

pleasure

Statement 3

3.Many people only have time to read when they are travelling

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as

Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible to

read different types of books in different ways For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep It is enough to dip into it and read bits

here and there In a word, this is “tasting”

Some stories are for “swallowing” Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it You might be on holiday, or on a long train

journey If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”,

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read Why read when television can bring you all the

information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not killed reading Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before Books are still a

cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad

read it many times Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and

pleasure

Statement 4

4 Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down”

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as

Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it is possible

to read different types of books in different ways For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there In a word, this is “tasting”

Some stories are for “swallowing” Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what

is even more important, the time to enjoy it You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-down”,

or “hard-to-pick-up-again”

Other books are for reading slowly and carefully If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it” That does not mean reading it too slowly When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not

killed reading Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before Books are still

a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and

pleasure

Statement 5

5.Television has replaced books altogether

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as

Shakespeare, wrote these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be

swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” This good advices shows how it

is possible to read different types of books in different ways For example, you might

pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep It is enough to dip into

it and read bits here and there In a word, this is “tasting”

Some stories are for “swallowing” Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what

is even more important, the time to enjoy it You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey If it is a good book, you might say, “It’s so good I can’t put it down.” But not all stories belong to this class Reviewers sometimes describe books as “hard-to-put-

down”, or “hard-to-pick-up-again”

Other books are for reading slowly and carefully If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to “chew and digest it” That does not mean reading it too slowly When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can say easily read and understand

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their home, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories with color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not

killed reading Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before Books are still

a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever ad read it many times Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and

pleasure

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 ?

Congratulations!

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 ?

After you read:

What kind of books do you often read ?

How do you read it ?

-Compete “ the After you read”

- Prepare the next lesson : B Speaking

Homework: