Unit 11- B. Speaking- English 12

Choose the best answer: 1.When you “taste” a book, this means you.... If you want to “chew and digest” a book, it means the book is.... When you read a book for the first time, check tha

Choose the best answer:

1.When you “taste” a book, this means you

A read carefully B read bits here and there

C read thoroughly D read slowly

2 Books with good stories are often descibed as

A “ hard-to-put -down” B “ hard-to-pick-up-again”

C “ just for tasting” D both A & B

3 If you want to “chew and digest” a book, it means the book is

A interesting B boring C frightening D harmful

4 When you read a book for the first time, check that

A you know its author B It is really useful

C it is not too difficult D it relates to your study at school

5 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.

D Books are a cheap way to get information.

B A

A

C

C

William Shakespeare

( 1564 - 1616)

- type of books: Tragedy

- main works: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear

Hans Christ Andersen

(1805 – 1875)

- a Denmark writer

- type of books: Fairy tale

- famous stories :The little

match girl, the Emperor’s

new clothes

Margaret Mitchell

- an American Novelist

- The most famous work:

Gone with the wind

Conan Doyle English writer

Xuan Dieu – Vietnamese poet

Task 1 Work in pairs Complete the following conversation and practise reading it.

Conversation 1.

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 very detail of it.

A When ?

B I read book whenever I have a little free time I also read while waiting for the bus or during the break at school.

types of book do you like to read ( What are your favourite types of books?)

do you often read books

do you often read books ( When do you often spend time reading?)

Task 2 Work in pairs Ask and answer about each other’s reading habits,

Task 3 Work in pairs Complete the following conversation and practice

reading it.

Conversation 2.

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 doing at this moment

is the main character

is he like / What do you think about him / What is his personality/ What makes you like him

Task 4 Work in pairs Ask and answer about the

book you are reading or you have read Note down

the answers.

( What are you reading at this moment?)

The fairy tale Science book Novel

Answer the following questions:

1 Nowadays television and Internet provide much

information Do you think it is unnecessary to read books?

2 Is it important to get a good choice of books?

Explain why / why not.

have read