With your partner, take turns to ask each other about the types of books given in Ex-s 6,7

The words in the box are often used with reference to books or reading. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the words from the box. The first sentence is done for you.

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Now listen to some stories and identify the genre of the story. Write it in the blanks below.

1 ……………………….......2..................................................

3 …………………………. 4..................................................

5 …………………………………

8 How would you explain to your prospective students the difference between………………? Roleplay a student-teacher interaction.

· a fairy tale and a fable

· a biography and memoirs

· a short story and an essay

You may use the sample below as a beginning:

Student: Excuse me! (Excuse me, miss/ma’am/sir!) May I ask you a question?

Teacher: Yes, certainly. Yes, certainly, Jane/Mike. What’s your question?

Student: Could you explain the difference between………, please? I’m afraid I’m not quite sure about it.

Teacher: Yes, of course. Well, you see …………………..

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1 Books or writing about real facts or events, not ….. imaginary ….ones.

……………………… non-fiction ……………………………

2 The first ……………………………………………………that someone writes.

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3 A very popular book that …………………........................

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4 An exciting story in which surprising events happen suddenly and you never know what will …………………………

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5 Someone has already …………………………………this book.

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6 This book has a ………………………………………made of stiff paper.

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10 Pair work

11* [2] Complete each sentence with one word from the box.

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1. I think Muriel Spark is a great writer, I love her …………………………………..........................................................

2. I'm reading a book………………………a little girl who was a slave in 19th century Atlanta.

3. Do you have any books ……………………astronomy?

4. She wrote a …………………………….of short stories, but it never got published.

5. This is the study where Hemingway wrote the legendary………………………… 'Death in the Afternoon' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'.

6. The movie is based on a novel……………………………… Anne Tyler Butler who has also written several historical novels under the pen-name of Jenny Melville.

7.Keller's ……………. novel is about a Korean woman who was sold into prostitution during World War II.

8. She is a professor of language and………………………………. at Arizona State University.

9. ………………………………………...is often wrongly regarded as a 'lesser' form of literature.

10. She's the author of three acclaimed …………………..........

11. During his illness, David kept a ……………………...... which his family hopes to publish.

12. The duke's ……………………………………..will be serialised in the Sunday Times.

13. In her…………………………., Doris Lessing writes about her childhood in Zimbabwe.

14. She started out writing ………………………………for the magazine 'Black Mask'.

15. J K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books were number one on the …………………list for months.

16. The books in the library are divided into fiction and …………………………….................................................................

17. The two books you need for the regular assignment are both inexpensive and in …………………………………….

18. The book is published by HarperCollins, and costs $15 in ……………. and $4.95 in paperback.

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