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Join us in discovering the world of animals as we delve into "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford in our class lesson on books. Answer questions, enrich your vocabulary, and engage in listening tasks to enhance your learning experience.
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* Answer the questions 1. Do you like reading books? 2. What kinds of books do you like? 3. Have you ever read a book about animals?
Friday, February 2nd 2018 UNIT 11: BOOKS Lesson 3: Listening
I. Before you listen * Vocabulary - incredible (adj) [in'kredəbl] khôngthể tin được - journey (n) ['dʒə: ni] cuộchànhtrình - wilderness (n) ['wildənis] vùnghoangdã - personality (n) [pɜ:sə'næləti] tínhcách - fascinating (adj) ['fæsineitiη]hấpdẫn, lôicuốn - survive (v) [sə'vaiv] sốngsót - unnoticed (adj) [ʌn'noutist] khôngbịnhìnthấy - reunite (v) [ri:ju:'nait] đoàntụ - title (n) ['taitl] đầuđề, têncuốnsách - theme (n) [θi: m] chủđề
II. While you listen • * Task 1: Listen and circle the correct answer A, B or C • 1. The title of the book is ________________ • Canadian Wilderness • B. The Incredible Journey • C. Sheila Burnford • 2. The book is about ________________ • 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
* Task 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 strength humans journey pet
III. After you listen See some pictures of the film transferred from the book “The Incredible Journey” written by Sheila Burnford.
HOMEWORK 1. Learn the new words by heart 2. Write a short paragraph about the book “The Incredible Journey” 3. Prepare for the next lesson (Unit 11: Part D – Writing)