unit 11 - reading - Hoi giang

On the subject of reading , Francis Bacon , who live at about the same time as Shakespeare , wrote these words , "Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed ,and some few tob

• They are made of paper.

• You can get much information in them.

• You read them everyday.

Guessing: What are they?

2 Do you often read books?

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

4 How do you read books?

Unit 11: Books – Reading – Before you read

1 What are they doing?

Listen to the text

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

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

swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested " This good advice 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"

2 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".

3 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 diffficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand.

4 Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer

and fewer people will buy books to read Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , 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 and read it many times Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.

Underline these words in the text and guess their

1 On the subjectof reading , Francis Bacon , who live at about the same time as

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

swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested " This good advice 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"

2 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 ".

3 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 diffficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand.

4 Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer

people will buy books to read Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , picture and actoin ? 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 and read it many times Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.

7 “ hard- to- put- down”

(v) Nuốt (đọc ngấu nghiến)

(v) Chấm vào (đọc qua loa)

(v) Nếm (đọc thử) Không thể đọc lần nữa

(v) Tiêu hóa (đọc và suy ngẫm)

(v) Nhai ( nghiền ngẫm) Không thể bỏ xuống

Unit 11: Books – Reading – Task 1

Task 1: Read the text again and guess the meanings of these words.

Unit 11: Books – Reading – Task 2

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

altogether.

NM F NM T F

Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM) in the reading passage

Task 3: Read the text and underline the red

word in your textbook

1 On the subjectof reading , Francis Bacon , who live at about the same time as

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

swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested " This good advice 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"

2 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".

3 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 diffficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand.

4 Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer

people will buy books to read Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , picture and actoin ? 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 and read it many

times Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure.

Read the question carefully and find

out the key words

1 How many ways of reading are there?

2 When do 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?

Underline the key words

1 How many ways of reading are there?

2 When do you “swallow” a book?

3 What should you do before starting to read

a book carefully and slowly?

books?

television?

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

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

to be swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested " This good

advice 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"

Task 3 (underline the red words in your textbook)

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1 How many way of reading are there?

Task 3 (underline the red words in your textbook)

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2.When do you “swallow” a book?

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

diffficult Do not start a book unless you can see from the first

few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand.

Task 3 (underline the red words in your textbook)

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer people will buy books to read Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , 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 and read

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

Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer people will buy books to read Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , picture and actoin ?

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 and read

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

On the subject of reading , Francis Bacon

, who live at about the same time as

Shakespeare , wrote these words ,

"Some books are to be tasted , others

to be swallowed ,and some few tobe

chewed and digested " This good

advice 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 ,

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".

2.When do you

“swallow” a book?

2 When you find a good

story and have time to enjoy it.

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 diffficult Do not start a

book unless you can see from the

first few pages that it is one you can

easily read and understand.

3.What should you do before starting to read abook carefully and slowly

?

3 Read a few pages to see

if it’s the one you can read and understand it easily.

Some people think that as more

and more people have television in

their homes , fewer people will buy

books to read Why read when

televison can bring you all the

information and stories with colour

, picture and actions ? 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

and read it many times Books in

the home are wonderful source of

knowledge and pleasure.

4 What are the advantages of television over books?

4 Television can bring you the information and stories with colour, pictures and actions

5 What are the advantages of books over television?

5 Books are still cheap way to get information and

entertainment And moreover you can keep a book forever and read it at any time and again and again.

Look at all the pictures and match them with the correct kind of books.

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Unit 11: Books – Reading – After you read

a If you like books with an exciting story

especially one about crime or spy, read a t

b If you enjoy reading stories about love affairs, a r is the right book for you.

c A n is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in

which the characters and events are usually imaginary.

d A s fiction is a type of book that is based on imagined

scientific discoveries of the future.

e If you want to learn how to knit or work with wood, you should buy a c book.

f F books tell stories from the author’s imagination.

g A c books tell stories through pictures

h A b is about a person’s life written by somebody

else.

- Learn by heart the new words.

- Do “reading” part in sts’ book.

Unit 11: Books - reading