• They are made of paper. • You can get much information in them. • You read them everyday. Guessing: What are they? 2. Do you often read books? 3. What kind of books do you enjoy reading most/ least? 4. How do you read books? Unit 11: Books – Reading – Before you read 1. What are they doing? Listen to the text 1. On the subject of reading , Francis Bacon , who live at about the same time as Shakespeare , wrote these words , "Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested ." This good advice shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways .For example , you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep .It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there .In a word , this is "tasting" . 2. Some stories are for " swallowing ".Imagine that you have found a good story ,and,what is even more important,the time to enjoy it .You might be on holiday ,or on a long train journey .If it is a good book ,you might say , "It's so good i can't put it down ". But not all stories belong to this class .Reviewers sometimes describe books as "hard-to- put-down",or "hard-to-pick-up-again". 3. Other books are for reading slowly and carefully .If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to "chew and digest it" .That does not mean reading it too slowly . When you pick up a book for the first time , check that it is not too diffficult .Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand. 4. Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer and fewer people will buy books to read . Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , picture and action ? But , in fact, television has not killed reading . Today , more books of every kind are sold than ever before . Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment , and you can keep a book forever and read it many times . Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure. Underline these words in the text and guess their meaning 1.Swallow ['sw lou]ɔ 2.dip into: 3. taste: 4. “ hard- to- pick- up- again” 5. Digest ['daid est]ʒ 6. Chew [t∫u:] 7. “ hard- to- put- down” 1. On the subjectof reading , Francis Bacon , who live at about the same time as Shakespeare , wrote these words , "Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested ." This good advice shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways .For example , you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep .It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there .In a word , this is "tasting" . 2. Some stories are for " swallowing ".Imagine that you have found a good story ,and,what is even more important,the time to enjoy it .You might be on holiday ,or on a long train journey .If it is a good book ,you might say , "It's so good i can't put it down ". But not all stories belong to this class .Reviewers sometimes describe books as "hard-to- put-down",or "hard-to-pick-up-again". 3. Other books are for reading slowly and carefully .If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to "chew and digest it" .That does not mean reading it too slowly . When you pick up a book for the first time , check that it is not too diffficult .Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand. 4. Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer people will buy books to read . Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , picture and actoin ? But , in fact, television has not killed reading . Today , more books of every kind are sold than ever before . Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment , and you can keep a book forever and read it many times . Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure. 1. Swallow ['sw lou]ɔ 2. dip into: 3. taste: 4. “ hard- to- pick- up- again” 5. Digest ['daid est]ʒ 6. Chew [t∫u:] 7. “ hard- to- put- down” (v) Nuốt (đọc ngấu nghiến) (v) Chấm vào (đọc qua loa) (v) Nếm (đọc thử) Không thể đọc lần nữa (v) Tiêu hóa (đọc và suy ngẫm) (v) Nhai ( nghiền ngẫm) Không thể bỏ xuống Unit 11: Books – Reading – Task 1 Task 1: Read the text again and guess the meanings of these words. Unit 11: Books – Reading – Task 2 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. NM F NM T F Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM) in the reading passage Task 3: Read the text and underline the red word in your textbook 1. On the subjectof reading , Francis Bacon , who live at about the same time as Shakespeare , wrote these words , "Some books are to be tasted , others to be swallowed ,and some few tobe chewed and digested ." This good advice shows how it is possible to read different types of books in different ways .For example , you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep .It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there .In a word , this is "tasting" . 2. Some stories are for " swallowing ".Imagine that you have found a good story ,and,what is even more important,the time to enjoy it .You might be on holiday ,or on a long train journey .If it is a good book ,you might say , "It's so good i can't put it down ". But not all stories belong to this class .Reviewers sometimes describe books as "hard-to- put-down",or "hard-to-pick-up-again". 3. Other books are for reading slowly and carefully .If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in , you will want to "chew and digest it" .That does not mean reading it too slowly . When you pick up a book for the first time , check that it is not too diffficult .Do not start a book unless you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand. 4. Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes , fewer people will buy books to read . Why read when televison can bring you all the information and stories with colour , picture and actoin ? But , in fact, television has not killed reading . Today , more books of every kind are sold than ever before . Books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment , and you can keep a book forever and read it many times . Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure. Read the question carefully and find out the key words 1. 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