Read them carefully and do the exercises that follow

It goes without saying that fiction and non-fiction books differ in deign, layout, and composition. As for fiction books, among other things, they commonly contain additional information about the author, the publisher and a list of previously written works which are recommended to the reader. Furthermore, they quote excerpts from reviews of these works. Below are given some examples taken from original works.

Follow up

Listen to the recording again and concentrate on the information so as to answer the following questions.

As you listen, tick the correct answer. The speakers are Americans.

Listen to the recording. You will hear two people talk. One of them is Patrick Kirby.

1 Patrick Kirby lives in	1 Egypt 2 USA 3 Britain
2 He restores books mainly for	1 private owners 2 public libraries 3 school libraries
3 Besides, he restores about	1 20 % of hand bibles a year 2 50% of small bibles a year 3 15 large family bibles a year
4 People don’t want to buy new bibles as	1 they keep them as a token of fond memories 2 they are not extravangant 3 they belong to the Baptist church
5 The other most common book that people bring is	1 the course book 2 the cookery book 3 the cooking book
6 It costs ……………… to have the old book rebound than to buy a new one.	1 more 2 less 3 about the same
7 Patric Kirby has been running his business for…	1 30 years now 2 over 30 years now 3 less than 30 years
8 The family business has lasted since …	1 1939 2 1969 3 1999
9 Patrick inherited almost all of his father’s…	1 methods 2 tools 3 methods and tools
10 In the future he is going…	1 to sell his business and retire 2 to pass it on to his children 3 to enlarge his business

1 What does the interviewer see in his shop?

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2 What kinds of bibles does the man mainly restore?

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3 What makes people have them rebound?

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4 What does he often see in the cookbooks?

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5 Which operation does he make on the machine?

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6 Will his children take over his business? Why (not)?

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101Throughout its printed history, the Bible has been the most frequently read and published book of all.

1 Why do you think the first printers chose the Holy Scriptures for printing?

2 The story mentions the words ‘baptinzing’ and ‘confirmation? Which is which? Match them with their definitions.

baptizing	-a Christian religious ceremony in which someone is touched or covered with water to welcome them into the Christian faith; an act of officially giving a child its name at a Christian religious ceremony
confirmation	- a religious ceremony in which someone is made a full member of the Christian church

3 In old books one can see stains, checks (ticks), accentuations, highlighted areas, notes in the margins, etc. Would you be surprised to see dog’s ears there? Why (not)?

4 Which of the old books you have at home would you like to have rebound or restored? Why?

Author	Title of the book	Praise for the book
Dan Brown	The Da Vinci Code	‘Wow … Blockbuster perfection. An exhilaratingly brainy thriller. Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase and coaxing them through hoops.’ - The New York Times ‘Exceedingly clever. Both fascinating and fun… a considerable achievement.’ - Washington Post ‘A thundering, tantalizing, extremely smart fun ride.’ - Chicago Tribune ‘A new master of smart thrills. A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.’ People
Michael Crichton	Timeline	‘Wonderful…superb…[a] gripping Crichton fantasy adventure.’ - Forbes ‘A fast-paced story… [that] keeps the reader turning the pages… Crichton has so perfected the fusion thriller with science fiction that his novels define the genre.’ - Los Angeles Times
Ann Rice	The Mummy Or Ramses the Damned	‘The Mummy reaches its dazzling conclusion in the same manner as Rice’s vampire books: with the promise of more to come. Long live the Mummy!’ - Boston Herald ‘Rice’s disturbing novels provoke thought as well as entertain.’ - Chicago Tribune ‘Rice succeeds masterfully in blending horror and romance… Ramses is a fascinating character, heroic yet tragically flawed by his human desires.’ - Atlanta Journal
John Grisham	The Pelican Brief	‘Grisham has an ear for dialogue and is a skillful craftsman. Like a composer, he brings all his themes together at the crucial moment for a gripping, and logical, finale.’ - The New York Times Book Review ‘So gripping and suspenseful that you start reading the top of page afraid of what you’ll read at the bottom… The Pelican brief provides chills and spills enough that it will probably be the book America can’t put down.’ - The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)

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