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UNIT 11: BOOKS

UNIT 11: BOOKS. -LISTENING SECTION-. Nam Cao. Tô Hoài. Jack London. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. VOCABULARY. wilderness (n) /ˈwɪl.də.nəs/ an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it. unnoticed (adj) /ʌnˈnəʊ.tɪst/ without being seen or noticed

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UNIT 11: BOOKS

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  1. UNIT 11: BOOKS -LISTENING SECTION-

  2. Nam Cao

  3. Tô Hoài

  4. Jack London

  5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  6. VOCABULARY wilderness (n)/ˈwɪl.də.nəs/ an area of land that hasnot been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it.

  7. unnoticed (adj)/ʌnˈnəʊ.tɪst/ without being seen or noticed e.g: We managed to slip away unnoticed

  8. journey (n)/ˈdʒɜː.ni/ the act of travelling from one place toanother, especially in a vehicle e.g: It's a two-hour train journey from York to London.

  9. survive (v) /səˈvaɪv/ to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation e.g: The family are struggling to survive on very little money.

  10. reunite (v)/ˌriː.juːˈnaɪt/ to bring together again

  11. TASK 1

  12. True OR False T F • The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford is about two animal friends. • When a Canadian family goes to England for a long trip, they take their three pets along. • He writer recommends the book to anyone who likes animals. • Though the friend treats the pets well, the pets miss their family. F F T T

  13. TASK 2

  14. GAP-FILLING 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 unbelieveable. 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 strength humans journey pet

  15. POST LISTENING Work in group of four, discuss the following topic : “ Do you think that the habit of reading books of the young nowadays is being decrease? Point out some reason?”

  16. HOMEWORK • Prepare for the speaking section • Visit my website for more practice

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