WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
I. WARM-UP
Game
Matching
Look at all the pictures and match them with the correct kind of books.
Matching
Textbook
Comic book
Detective
story
Guidebook
workbook
Short story
Unit 11: Books – READING
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Unit 11: BOOKS
Part A: Reading
What are these people doing?
Do they read in the same way?
II. PRE - READING
dip into a book
Does she read the book carefully?
read bits here and there
Do they read books quickly?
Do they read books carefully?
chew
digest
read slowly and carefully
Do they like reading these books?
read all at a time
Does he like reading the book?
1. VOCABULARY
- (to) read bit here and there
= (to) taste / dip into
đọc thử, đọc lướt qua
- (to) read slowly and carefully
= (to) chew and digest
đọc và suy ngẫm
- (to) read all at a time
= (to) swallow
: đọc ngốn ngấu
- (to) pick up
: nhặt lên
- (to) put down
: đặt xuống
- reviewer (n)
: nhà phê bình sách
Some books are to be tasted,
others to be swallowed,
and some few to be chewed and digested
chew (v)
digest (v)
dip into a book
taste (v)
“hard-to-put-down”
“hard-to-pick-up-again”
swallow (v)
2: Vocabulary checking
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
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Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are
true (T), false (F), or not mentioned (NM)
WHILE - READING
Task 3: Choose the best answer
What is the main idea of the passage?
There are three ways of reading.
The attitude of Francis Bacon about ways of readings.
The benefit of reading.
2. If you want to chew & digest a book it means the book is ………….
A.

3. When you “taste” a book, this means you ......
A. Read carefully B. read bits here & there C. read slowly

4. Books with good stories are often described as……………
A. hard – to – put – down B. hard-to-pick-up-again C. just for “tasting
5 . When you read a book for the first time, check that ......


6. Which of the sentence below is not true?
A. TV provides people with information with colour and pictures.
B. TV doesn’t replace books.
A. you know its author B. It is really useful C. it is not too difficult

C. People sell fewer books today.

interesting B. boring C. frightening
Task 3: Choose the best answer
What is the main idea of the passage?
There are three ways of reading.
The attitude of Francis Bacon about ways of readings.
The benefit of reading.
2. If you want to chew & digest a book it means the book is ………….
A.

3. When you “taste” a book, this means you ......
A. Read carefully B. read bits here & there C. read slowly

4. Books with good stories are often described as……………
A. hard – to – put – down B. hard-to-pick-up-again C. just for “tasting
5 . When you read a book for the first time, check that ......


6. Which of the sentence below is not true?
A. TV provides people with information with colour and pictures.
B. TV doesn’t replace books.
A. you know its author B. It is really useful C. it is not too difficult

C. People sell fewer books today.

interesting B. boring C. frightening
WHILE - READING
The benefits of reading books.
Cheap way to get information & entertainment
WHILE - READING
The benefits of reading books.
Cheap way to get information & entertainment
Wonderful source of knowledge
A way to lull you sleep
You can enjoy a good book while you are on the train
Can keep it forever & use it many times
AFTER YOU READ
Discussion
What types of books do you often read? How to read? & What for ?
Suggested ideas: - I often read newspaper – I read it carefully
- To get information and a better understanding of what we learn.
To widen and improve our knowledge.
To raise our awareness of the good things to do and the bad things to avoid.
To relax our mind.
(Group work)
III. After you read: Complete the chart below basing on the content of the reading passage and what you`ve learnt in this lesson.
BOOKS
How to read books
Advantages of books
Kinds of books
Thriller
A cheap way to get information and entertainment
Can be kept forever and read many times
A wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure
Taste
Chew and digest
Swallow
Comic
Science fiction
Text book
Novel


Unit 11: Books - reading
Homework
- Write a paragraph of 80 words about the advantages of reading books.
* Suggestions:
+ To enrich knowledge
+ To entertain
+ To study
- Prepare for Speaking lesson
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH
…(1)... ways of reading
Three
tasting
…(2)…
swallowing
…(3)…
chewing & digesting
read bits ..(4).…
here & there
dip into
good stories
time to enjoy
…(5)…
slowly
ADVANTAGES
Television
Books
…(6)…
stories
color
…(7)…
…(8)…
cheap
…(9)… forever
read …(10)…
information
stories
read
bring
with
carefully
information
picture
action
keep
many times
Summary