Period: 69 WRITINGWriting a book report BOOK REPORT The title of the book The book’s author The main character Your opinion ……….. Task 1: Below are questions you have to answer when wri
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What kind of books do you enjoy reading most / least?
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Period: 69 WRITING Writing a book report
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Writing a book report
BOOK REPORT
The title of the book The book’s author The main character Your opinion
……….
Writing a book report.
Do you often write a book report?
Name what you should mention in a book report?
Trang 4Task 1: Below are questions you have to answer when writing a report on a book, but they are jumbled Work with a partner Put the questions under the correct headings.
• * Questions to be answered:
• 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?
II NEW LESSON
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HEADINGS
General introduction:
7.What is the title of the books?
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? 6.Who are the main characters?
8.What is the plot of the story?
Conclusion:
1.What was your opinion of the book? 3.Would you recommend the book?
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book you have just read
*Do you know the name of the man on the book?
*Have you read New Yorkers by O Henry?
*What are your opinions of the book?
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O Henry The story is, of course, set in New York, where a housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress –
ordinary people living ordinary lives there at the beginning of the century The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love O Henry’s famous short stories –
sensitive, funny, sympathetic – give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers.
Read the following book report, divide it into three
parts according to the headings Answer the 9
questions in the course book
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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?
8 What was your opinion of the book?
New Yorkers, short stories of …………., is written by O Henry.
Summary of the book content:
Conclusion:
The story is………,some are looking for love.
O.Henry’s famous short stories………… lives of these New Yorkers.
- New Yorkers
- O Henry
- Human interest.
- In New York.
- The lives of ordinary New Yorkers.
- New Yorkers ( a housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress).
- The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same.
- O Henry’s famous short stories – sensitive, funny, sympathetic – give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers.
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Suggested answers:
I would like to introduce you New Yorkers, short stories of human interest The story was written by O Henry It is, of course, set in New York, where a housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress – ordinary people living ordinary lives there at the beginning of the century The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love New Yorkers is really a sensitive, funny, and sympathetic story It gives
us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers.
III HOMEWORK:
Write a report on the book you
have recently read.