Unit 11. BOOKS

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 described 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
UNIT 11: BOOKS
SPEAKING
WARM-UP: In three minutes, think and tell the types (sorts) of books
Romance
Science
Thriller
Fiction
Comic
Biography
Craft
Detective
TASK 1: 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: 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
A: - What do you often do in your free time?
B: - Reading books
A: - What sort /kind of books d`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.
TASK 3:
Speak about your reading habits.
Information about a book:
1. Title
2. Writer(s) / author(s) / translator(s)
3. Kind / sort
4. Plot / theme / details / content
5. Main characters
6. Form (hard back >< paper cover)
7. Publishing house
8. Review / comments
9. Price
10. Book store
TASK 4:

Speak about the book you are reading at the moment or you have read recently.
TASK 5:
Speak about the book you are reading (suppose).
Suggested answer:
At the moment, I am 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.
Unit 11: BOOKS
Listening
- incredible [in`kredəbl] (adj):

- wilderness [`wildənis] (n):
vùng hoang dã, vùng bỏ hoang
- Reunite [,ri:ju:`nait] (v):
sum họp
- distinct [dis`tiηkt] (adj):
clearly diferent (khác biệt)

unbelievable (không thể tin được)
- faithful (adj):
loyal (trung thành)
- survive [sə`vaiv] (v):
sống sót
WHILE YOU LISTEN
Listen to a woman talking about the book
that she has just read and do the tasks that follow.
Activity 1: Decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The woman recently read a book whose title is “The Incredible Journey”.
2. The book is about three Canadian friends.
3. The Canadian family go to the Canadian wilderness.
5. The central theme of the book is “how to resolve an animal problem”.
4. The animals leave the friend’s house because they want to find their owners.
T
F
F
T
F
_________________
_____________
________________________
animal
England
for a long trip.
life in the wilderness in order to get home.
__________
to survive
Activity 2
Listen again and fill in the gaps in the passage
Each animal has a distinct personality, but they care for one another almost as if they were a (1) . The most impressive of them is the old dog. The journey was the most difficult for him, but amazingly he found the (2) to make it.
The author didn`t try to turn the animals into people, speaking and acting like (3) . Instead, she was faithful to her characters as animals and showed us their (4) through animal eyes. That made the book interesting and unbelievable.
I would recommend the book to anyone who likes animals. I think that anyone who has ever had a (5) or wanted one would enjoy it.
family
humans
journey
strength
pet
Activity 3: Listen to a woman talking about the book that she has just read and choose the best answer.
1. The title of the book is .
A. Canadian Wilderness B. The Incredible Journey
C. The pets
2. The book is about .
A. a Canadian family B. three Canadian friends
C. Three animal friends
3. Where does the Canadian family go?
A. To visit a friend who lives 300 miles away B. To England
C. To the Canadian wilderness
4. Why do the animals leave the friend’s house?
A. They want to find their owners B. They were not well treated
C. They want to know how to survive life in the wilderness
5. What is the central theme of the book?
A. How the animal can survive life in the wilderness in order to get home.
B. How to resolve an animal problem.
C. How to take care of other people.
Good Bye!
See you next time!