UNIT 11: BOOKS
Part B: SPEAKING
WARM-UP: In three minutes, think and tell the types (sorts) of books
romance
science
Thriller
Fiction
comic
biography
craft
DETECTIVE
BEFORE SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions:
Aims: Engage students’ attention to books and reading books.
ENGAGE
Do you often read books?
What types of books do you often read?
How do you read books?
TASK 1: Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practise reading it.
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 every detail of it.
A:- When _________________________?
B:- I read books whenever I have a little free time. I also read while waiting for the bus or during the break at school.
sort (kind) of books do you like to read
do you often read books?
do you often read books?
TASK 2:
Aim: - Develop students’ speaking skills by free speaking about reading habits.
Work in pairs.
Ask and answer about each other’s reading habits, using the questions in the above conversation.
A:- What do you often do in your free time?
B:- Reading books
A:- What sort (kind) of books do you often read?
B:- Short stories.
A:- How do you often read them?
B:- When I find a good story
A:- When do you often read books?
B:- Whenever I have free time.
Suggested answer:
TASK 3: Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practise reading it.
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 reading at the moment
Is the main character
Is she/he like?
TASK 4:
Work in pairs.
Ask and answer about the book you are reading at the moment or you have already read recently. Note down the answers.
TASK 5:
Work individually.
Report the result to the class.
Suggested answer:
At the moment, Nam is reading “Die Another Day” – a detective story. The main character is James Bond – 007. He is very brave, talented, handsome, intelligent and humorous. He struggled against terrorism and saved the world from the war.
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