READING
❖ Before You Read
Work in pairs. Ask each other the following questions. (Làm việc từng đôi. Hỏi nhau những câu sau.)
1. Do you often read books?
2. What kind of books do you enjoy reading most/least?
3. How do you read books?
Answer:
1. Yes. I do.
2. I enjoy reading books on science most, but I read novels least.
3. I often read my favourite books in my free time; but when 1, by chance, get an interesting hook I find time to read it.
In reading books, I generally scan its content first lo see if there are any interesting ideas. Then if I have more time, I read the preface. After that I find time to read it, a few pages a time.
❖ While You Read
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
Về chủ đề đọc sách, Francis Bacon, nsười sống khoảng cùng thời với Shakespeare viết những lời này. "Một số sách để đọc thử, một số khác dể đọc ngấu nghiến, và ít sách đề nghiền ngẫm và để đọc và suy nghĩ." Lời khuyên hay ho này cho biết cách đọc những loại sách khác nhau với cách nhau. Chẳng hạn, bạn có thể nhặt được một quyển sách về du lịch và đọc nó vài trang trước khi ngủ. Đọc qua loa chỗ này một ít chỗ kia một ít là đủ. Tóm lại đây là "đọc thử".
Một vài câu chuyện dành để đọc ngấu nehiến. Hãy tường tượng bạn tìm được một câu chuyện hay và điều gì ngay cả quan trọng hơn thời gian dể thường thức nó. Bạn có lẽ đang đi nghỉ hè hoặc trên một cuộc hành trình dài bằng xe lửa. Nếu đó là quyển sách hay, bạn có thể nói. "Nó hay quá tôi không thể bỏ nó xuống được." Nhưng nêu không phải tất cả câu chuyện thuộc về loại này. Đôi khi những nhà phê bình mô tả sách như "khó để xuống", hay "không thể đọc lần nữa ( khó cầm lên lại)".
Nhiều sách khác được đọc chậm vã cẩn thận. Nếu một quyển sách nói về chủ đề bạn thích thú, bạn sẽ muôn nghiền ngẫm và suy nghĩ về nó. Điều đó không có nghĩa đọc quá chậm. Khi bạn cầm một quyển sách lần đầu tiên, hãy xem nó không quá khó. Đừng bắt đầu một quyển sách trừ phi bạn có thể nhận thấy từ một ít trang đầu tiên đó là quyển bạn có thể đọc và hiểu dễ dàng.
Một số người nghĩ rằng vì càng ngày càng có nhiều người có tivi ở gia đình, càng ngày càng ít người mua sách đọc. Tại sao khi truyền hình có thể mang lại cho bạn tất cả thông tin và những câu chuyện với màu sắc, hình và hành động. Nhưng thật sự truyền hình không giết được việc đọc sách. Ngày nay nhiều sách cho mỗi loại được bán hơn trước. Sách vẫn còn là một phương tiện rẻ tiền để thu thập thông tin và giải trí, và bạn có thể giữ một quyển sách mãi mãi và đọc nó nhiều lần. Sách ở gia đình là nguồn kiến thức và niềm vui tuyệt vời.
Task 1: The following words and phrases all appear in the passage. Find the Vietnamese equivalent for each of them. (Tất cả những từ và cụm từ xuất hiện ở đoạn văn. Tìm từ tương đương tiếng Việt cho mỗi từ.)
1. swallow : nuốt (đọc ngấu nghiến)
2. dip into : chấm vào (đọc qua loa)
3. taste : nếm (đọc thử)
4. "hard-to-pick-up again" : không thể đọc lần nữa.
5. digest: tiêu hóa (đọc và suy nghĩ)
6. chew : nhai (nghiền ngẫm)
7. " hard-to-put-down": không thể bỏ xuống
Task 2: Work in pairs. Decide whether the statements are-true (T) or false (F), or not mentioned (NM) in the reading passage. Tick (V) the appropriate box. (Làm việc từng đôi. Quyết định những câu nói là đúng (T) hay sai (F) hoặc không được nói đến (NM) ở bài đọc.Ghi dấu (V) khung thích hợp.)
1. You can't read different types of books in the same way.
2. When you "taste" a book you read it carefully from the beginning to the end.
3. Many people only have time to read when they are travelling.
4. Books with good stories are often described as "hard-to-put-down".
5. Television has replaced books altogether.
1. NM 2. F 3.NM 4. T 5. F
Task 3: Answer the questions according to the information in the passage. (Trả lời câu hỏi theo thông tin ở đoạn văn.)
1. How many ways of reading are there?
2. When might you "swallow" a book?
3. What should you do before starting to read a book carefully and slowly?
4. What are the advantages of television over books?
5. What are the advantages of books over television?
Answer:
1. There are three.
2.When you find a good story and have time to enjoy it.
3. Read a few pages to see if it's the one you can read and understand it easily.
4. Televisions can bring you the information and stories with colour, pictures and actions.
5. Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment. And moreover you can keep a book forever and read it at any time and again and again.
❖ After You Read
Work in pairs or groups. Find the names of types of books in the square. The words may go across, down, up, backwards, or at an angle . Here are some clues... (Làm việc từng đôi hoặc từng nhóm. Tìm ra tên của các loại sách trong hình vuông. Các từ có thể theo hàng ngang đi xuống đi lên lui hay ở góc. Sau đây một vài ý tưởng.)
a. If you like books with an exciting story especially ones about crime or spies, read a t.....
b. If you enjoy reading stories about love affairs, a r................is the right book for you.
c. A n............... is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary.
d. A s..................fiction book is a type of book that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future.
e. If you want to learn how to knit or work with wood, you should buy a c............... book.
f. F................books tell stories from the author's imagination.
g. A c..................book tells stories through pictures.
h. A b...................is about a person's life written by somebody else.
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e. craft f. Fiction g. comic h. biography
SPEAKING
Task 1: Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practise it. (Làm việc từng đôi. Hoàn chỉnh bài đối thoại sau và thực hành nó.)
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 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.
Conversation 1 . A. What sort of books do you Iike reading?
A. How do you often read books?
A. When do you often read books?
Task 2: Work in pairs. Ask and answer about each other's reading habits, using the questions in the conversation. (Làm việc từng đôi. Hỏi và trả lời về thói quen đọc sách lẫn nhau, theo những câu hỏi ở bài đối thoại.)
A. What sort of books do you read?
B. I like reading books on science and history.
A. Why do you like reading these kinds of books?
B. Well, books on science show us how things work and affect our lives, and history books tell us the important events and figures that we can withdraw some useful lessons for us from the variety of spheres of life, intellectual and moral.
A. Then how do you read books?
B. There are various ways of reading books. But according to me, reading the content of the book first to see if it contains any interesting ideas, then I read the preface if I have time.
A. How do you often read books?
B. Usually I read them in my free time. I also read books on my long trip or journey.
A. Where do you often read books?
B. Usually at home.
A. Do you think a library is an appropriate place to read books?
B.Sure, no other better place.
Task 3: Work in pairs. Complete the following conversation and practise it. (Làm việc từng đôi. Điền bài đối thoại sau và thực hành nó.)
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.
Conversation 2. A. What are you doing at this moment?
A. Who is the main character?
A. What's he like?
Task 4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the book you are reading or have read. Note down the answers. (Làm việc từng đôi. Hỏi và trả lời về cuốn sách em đang đọc hay đã đọc. Ghi lại các câu trả lời.)
You : At this moment? I'm reading " The Golden Hearts".
You : It tells about the golden hearts. More clearly the stories about people who have golden hearts: always loving and helping the poor, the disadvantaged or the marginalized without discrimination of religion, race, social position,..
You : I think it's both very interesting and very useful. It shows us the most important thing in life is neither money nor fame and nor social position, but the love and chariry can bring happiness to man's soul.
Task 5: Work in groups. Report the results to the group. (Tường thuật kết quả cho nhóm.)
LISTENING
❖ Before You Listen
Work in pairs. Your partner has just read an interesting book. What questions do you ask him / her to find as much as possible about the book? (làm việc từng đôi. Bạn cùng học của em vừa đọc một quyển sách hay. Em hỏi anh/ chị ấy câu hỏi gì để tìm hiểu về quyển sách càng nhiều càng tốt)
* Have you read any book recently? ; * What's the lille of the book?
* What's the sort of the book? ; * Who's the author?
* What does the book tell about? ; * What's the plot?
* What of the book interests you most? : * What can you gel from the book?
❖ While You Listen
Listen to a woman talking about the book dial she has just read and đo the tasks that follow. (Nghe một phụ nữ nói về quyển sách bà ấy vừa đọc và làm bài tập kèm theo.)
Task 1: Circle the correct answer A, B or C. (Khoanh câu trả lời đúng nhất.)
1. The title of the book is .
A. Canadian Wilderness
B. The Incredible Journey
C. Sheila Burnford
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 want to know how to survive life in the wilderness.
C. They were not well treated by the friend.
5. What is the central theme of the book?
A. How the animals 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.
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A
❖ Tapescript
I recently read The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford, a book about three animal friends who travel across the Canadian wilderness looking for their owners. It is a fascinating story that describes some of the incredible things animals can do.
When a Canadian family goes to England for a long trip, they leave their three pets with a friend who lives 300 miles away. Though well treated by the friend, the pets miss their family. One day, they are also to leave the friend's house unnoticed and begin the long journey to find their owners. The central theme of the book, a problem the animals must resolve, is how to survive in the wilderness in order to arrive home. They never could have completed the journey alone, but they take care of one another, and all the three make it and are reunited with their owners.
Each animal has a distinct personality, but they care for one another almost as if they were a family. The most impressive of them is the old dog. The journey was the most difficult for him. but amazingly he found the sưenaih to make it.
The author didn't try to turn the animals into people, speaking and acting like humans. Instead, she was faithful to her characters as animals and showed us their journey through animal eyes. That made the book interesting and unbelievable.
I would like lo recommend to anyone who likes animals. I think that anyone who has ever had a pet or wanted one would enjoy it.
Task 2: Listen again and fill in the gaps in the passage. (Nghe lại và điền các chỗ trổng ở đoạn văn.)
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.
1. family 2. strength 3. humans 4. journey 5. pet
❖ After You Listen
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the question "Would you like to read books? Why /Why not?" (Làm việc từng đôi. Hỏi và trả lời câu hỏi" Em thích đọc sách không? Tại sao thích / Tụi sao không?")
A. Have you ever read a book?
B. Yes. Quite oftcn. I really like reading books.
A. What's your thought of reading books?
B. Personally, reading has in all time and in all ages been a source of knowledge, of happiness, of pleasure and even of moral conscience.
A. Can you explain it more explicitly?
B. Of course. Good books can he said the treasure of distilled wisdom of centuries. To read means to become wiser. Moreover, in this modern world with so much more to know and to learn, the importance of reading has increased. It is not excessive to say a wise reader is a better conversationalist to see the other point of view because he can stand on his ground. In a word, reading broadens the vision, and the horizon of knowledge. It is also in a way a substitute for travel.
In brief, reading can contribute to the growth of understanding and help one to see the present in relation to the past and the future. And thus it can develop a historical perspective.
A. So it's very useful and advantageous to read books
B. Sure. There's no doubt about it.
WRITING
Writing a book report
Task 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 in the correct order. (Dưới đây là những câu hỏi em phải trả lời khi viết bài thuyết trình về một quyển sách, nhưng chúng lộn xộn. Làm việc với một bạn cùng học, xếp những câu hỏi theo thứ tự đúng.)
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?
9. What type of book is it?
HEADINGS
- General introduction : 7, 4, 9
- Summary of the book's content: 2,5, 6, 8
- Conclusion : 1. 3
Task 2: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the above questions about a book you just read. (Làm việc từng đôi. Hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi trên về quyển sách em vừa đọc.)
A. Have you read a book lately?
B. Oh, yes.
A. What's the title of the book?
B. " The Sea Wolf".
A. Who's the author?
B. Jack London.
A. What type of book is it?
B. A novel on love and violence.
A. Where is the book set?
B. On a pirate's ship on the Pacific Ocean.
A. What's the main theme of the book?
B. Cruelty, Strength and Love.
A. What are the main characters?
B. Wolf Larsen, a cruel captain. Van Weyden and Maud Brewster.
A. What's the plot of the book?
B. The story is about a literature researcher Van Wayden and a woman writer Maud Brewster, who were caught in a storm and rescued by a sealer owned by a cruel captain Wolf Larsen. On its way, the ship was caught in another storm and thrown on a deserted beach. They spent days in lack of food and suffered from severe cold. Facing a lot of dangers and cruelly, in the end Weyden and Brewster defeated Larsen's inhuman actions. Their bravery and courage brought the true love and happiness to them.
A. What's your opinion on the book?
B. It's an interesting book.
A. Yes, according to the main thoughts. I think it's worth reading because it gives us a lesson : the true love and only with the true love can man find the true happiness.
Task 3: Write a report on the book you have read recently based on the results of Tasks 1 and 2. (Viết bài thuyết trình về quyền sách em mới đọc gần đây, dựa vào kết quả của Tasks 1 và 2.)
Recently I've read a book. "Sea Wolf " by Jack London. It's a novel.
The story is set on a sealer owned by a cruel and strong captain. Wolf Larsen with two other characters, Van Weyden, a literature reseacher and a woman writer Maud Brewster. Through the whole story, it can be said the true love and charity can defeat the cruelty. In a word; the true love always wins. This book is a very interesting novel which evokes in our depth a human feeling about the strength of love.
LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Pronunciation: Rhythm
- Grammar: Modals in Passive Voice
❖ Grammar
Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences in the passive. (Viết lại các câu ở thể bị động.)
1. You mustn't use this machine after 5.30 p.m.
2.. You must clean this machine every time you use it.
3. You should keep the flower in a warm sunny place.
4. You should pay your bill before you leave the hotel
5. You should give us the information now.
6. You can buy toothpaste at the drug store.
7. We should warn the children not to speak to strangers.
8. Nobody can solve the mystery.
9. You can exchange travellers' cheques at most banks.
10. You shouldn't tell her the news. It might kill her.
Rewrite:
1. This machine mustn't be used after 5.30 pm.
2. This machine must be cleaned every time it is used.
3. The flowers should be kept in a warm sunny place.
4. Your bill should be paid before you leave the hotel.
5. The information should be given to us now.
6. Toothpaste can be bought at the drugstore.
7. Children should be warned not to speak to strangers.
8. The mystery can't be solved.
9. Travellers' cheques may he exchanged at most banks.
10. The news shouldn't be told to her. She might be killed by it.
Exercise 2: Complete the conversation with the suitable passive form of the verbs in brackets. (Điền bài đối thoại với dạng thích hợp của động từ trong ngoặc.)
Naomi: Dr. Kay. I'd like to ask how meals (1. will/prepare)...........in the Space Station .........food (2. be going to/cook)...........on board or taken in the form of tablets?
Dr. Kay: Neither. Gourmet meals (3. will/pre-package) ................on Earth then they (4. can/warm up).....................on board.
Naomi: But the tourists will be from different parts of the world. How................food (5. should/choose) ..............to suit everyone's taste?
Dr. Kay:An international menu (6. have to/offer)..................Food (7. could/select) ...........from food preference forms that tourists completed before the trip. And meals (8. ought to/make)................as pleasant as possible.
1. will be prepared 2. is food going to be cookeđ
3. will be pre-packaged 4. can be warmed
4. should food be chosen 6. has to be offered
7. could be selected 8. ought to be made
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