HOANG QUOC VIET HIGH SCHOOL

Look at some books and guess what sort of books are ?

Comic books Text books Novel Science books

Do you often read books ?

What kind of books do you enjoy reading most ?

How do you read books ?

Francis Bacon

“Some books are to be ,others to be and some few to be

tastedswallowed ,

chewed and digested”

To chew [t∫u:] : nghiền ngẫm

To digest ['daidʒest] : đọc và suy ngẫm

To swallow: đọc ngốn ngấu

To dip into : đọc qua loa

To taste [teist] : đọc thử

Hard to pick up again: không thể đọc tiếp nữa

Hard to put down: không thể đặt xuống

không thể đọc tiếp nữa

không thể đặt xuống

đọc qua loa

đọc ngốn ngấu

đọc và suy ngẫm

nghiền ngẫm

đọc thử

Checking Vocabulary

• To chew

• To diges

• To swallow

• To dip into

• To taste

• Hard to pick up again

• Hard to put down

Find the English equivalent for each of them

True or False statement prediction

1.Francis Bacon advised you to 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.You can swallow a book when you find a good story and have time to enjoy it

4.Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down”

5.Television has replaced books altogether

1.True or False statement 1. Francis Bacon advised you to 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. You can swallow a book when you find a good story and have time to enjoy it

4. Books with good stories are often described as “ hard –to – put – down”

5.Television has replaced books altogether

F

F

T

T

F

2.Comprehension questions

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 ?

2.When might you “ swallow”

a book ?

When you find a good story and have time to enjoy it.

4.What are the advantages

of television over books ?

TV can bring you all the information and stories with colour picture and action

1.How many ways of reading are there ?

Three ; to taste, to swallow, to digest and chew.

3.What should you do before starting

to read a book carefully and slowly ?

• Read a few pages to see if it’s the one you can easily read and understand

• Check that it is not too difficult.

5.What are the advantages of

books over television ?Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment; you can keep a book forever and read it many times.

Discuss

What kind of books do you often read ? How do you read it ?

What are advantages of reading book ?