reading + get up early

reading + get up early

PART 1

reading/get up early

VOCABULARY

- adore: love and respect deeply.

- avid reader: a person who is very enthusiastic about reading

- glue eyes into st: watch st with all attention

- unbearably noisy: the noise which is impossible or extremely hard to endure.

- awful: very bad or unpleasant.

- every now and then: from time to time; occasionally.

- on my own=by yourself: unaccompanied by others; alone or unaided.

- inevitable: certain to happen; unavoidable.

- distracted: unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied.

- lose train of thought: to forget what one was talking or thinking about

- digest the book: read and think about the book

- convivial(a): (of an atmosphere) friendly, lively, and enjoyable.

Multiple Choice

Q: Do you like reading?

A: I don’t just like reading, I adore it. I’ve been an avid reader since I was old enough to hold a book in my hands. Well, besides listening to music, I think reading is also popular with everybody. To be quite honest, I would say that I always glue my ............. into a book.

• ears

• eyes

• head

Multiple Choice

Q: In what place do you find it is difficult to read?

A: Well, I can only speak for myself since every reader is different. As for me, stations for buses or trains because those places are just unbearably noisy. I can’t imagine reading at a station, it must be awful. I wonder how some people can still read at a station, ............... now and then I see a couple of readers reading novels while waiting for the bus or train. It’s just unbelievable for me.

• each

• very

• every

• almost

Open Ended

Q: Do you like reading?

Open Ended

Q: Do you like to read at home or in other places?

Open Ended

Q: In what place do you find it is difficult to read?

Open Ended

Q: Do you like to read by yourself or with other people?

VOCABULARY

- productive: energetic

- many more: much greater in number

- fulfilled: satisfied or happy because of fully developing one's abilities or character.

-grateful: feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful.

- house chores: the regular or daily work of a household

- interrupt: stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).

- day off: a day's vacation from work or school on what would normally be a working day.

- allow oneself to V: = let V

- task: a piece of work to be done or undertaken.

- motivate: stimulate (someone's) interest in or enthusiasm for doing something.

Multiple Choice

Q: What do you usually do when you get up early?

A: As I’ve said a while ago, I just do my personal activities and also all kinds of housework such as doing the laundry, cleaning the backyard,..... I enjoy doing ............. chores early in the morning since no one interrupts me, as a result, I can finish them very easily. That’s also my way of exercising.

• home

• house

• work

Multiple Choice

Q: Which morning do you like best in the week?

A: For me, it’s Friday morning because it’s the last day of the week where I have to get up early and do all the tasks that I have to do. I just feel so .............. on that day more than the other days of the week. Although I also like the mornings of weekends, still Friday morning is my favorite.

• keen

• interested

• fascinated

• motivated

Open Ended

Q: Do you often get up early in the morning?

Open Ended

Q: What do you usually do when you get up early?

Open Ended

Q: Do you get up early on the weekend?

Open Ended

Q: Which morning do you like best in the week?

Poll

Do you find these slides helpful?

• yes

• no

• maybe