Books and readers

1. Books and readers

2. Book review

3. Genres of books: • Poems • Novels • Dictionaries • Atlases • Reference books • Fables • Fairy-tales • Encyclopedias • Journals • Short stories • Biographies • Magazines • Newspapers

4. Which is the odd word in each group? a)Short story, novel, poem, bookworm b)Cookery, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia c)Magazine, journal, publish, newspaper

5. Listening

6. Answers: 1) True 2) False 3) False 4) True 5) True 6) True 7) False 8) True 9) False 10) True 11) True 12) False

7. Reading

8. Writing

9. Match the words in the left- hand column with their definitions in the right- hand column. • an atlas • a magazine • a biography • a poem • a dictionary • a bookworm • a fiction • a cookery book • a story about a real person. • a publication that comes out weekly or monthly. • a book with recipes of dishes. • a person who is very fond of reading. • a book of word definitions. • a reference book with maps of the world. • a short piece of writing ( usually rhymed) expressing a deep feeling. • a story about people who are not real.

10. Fill the following sentences with the given prepositions. 1. His book is ___ love and friendship. 2. Which book is the most helpful ___ you? 3. Are you fond ___ reading? 4. Who learned this poem ___ heart? 5. He knows some interesting facts ___ his biography. 6. I like this book ____recipes ___ dishes. 7. What story was useful ___me? 8. To my mind Jack London’s stories ___animals are wonderful. 9.The book was ___ the top shelf. 10.The novel ___Mark Twain was based on the real story.

11. Books can tell us a lot about….

12. Books help and teach us to….

13. Project works

15. Books in my life