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Discuss the questions, then tell the
class about your partner’s reading habits.
1
What do you usually read?
2
How much time do you spend reading?
3
Where do you read?
(at home, on the bus/train, in
a café, etc)
4
What was the last book you read? What was it
called? What was it about?
Anna often reads crime thrillers. She reads every day …
b)
Use the ideas below and the
language in the box to replace the
words in bold and act out similar
dialogues. You can use your own ideas.
1
adventure novel –
The Lost Symbol
, Dan Brown –
a historian who must follow an ancient symbol
2
fantasy novel –
Clockwork Angel
, Cassandra
Clare – a teenager who tries to save the world
g
S
peaking
4
a)
Listen and repeat.
L
istening
3
You’ll hear Brian and Stacey talking
about books they read recently. For
sentences 1-6 listen and tick (
✓
)
T
(true) or
F
(false).
1
Stacey has just read a biography.
2
She really liked the book.
3
She found the ending a bit slow.
4
Others recommended this book to
Brian.
5
He liked it from the beginning.
6
He has read lots of other similar
books.
T F
Skills
A: What are you reading, Suzy?
B: It’s a
fantasy novel
called
The Golden Compass
by
Philip Pullman
.
A: What’s it about?
B: It’s about
a girl who lives in a strange universe
.
A: Is it good?
B:
Yes, it’s great. I can’t put it down!
Expressing positive
opinions
U
Expressing Negative
opinions
I
ñ It’s great/fantastic/
amazing, etc.
ñ I really love it.
ñ I’m really enjoying it.
ñ I can’t put it down.
ñ It isn’t that good, really.
ñ I don’t really like it.
ñ It’s boring/slow-moving/
dull, etc.
ñ I’m not really enjoying it.
b) What do you
prefer
reading?
How often
do you read?
V
ocabulary
Types of reading material
1
a) The bar chart shows what
types of reading material UK
teens prefer. Use the
language below to read it.
ñ Most people/The majority (80% +)
ñ A lot of (60%-70%) ñ Half of (50%)
ñ Twenty percent of (20%) ñ A few (10%)
ñ Very few (5%) ñ No one (0%)
Most people prefer reading books.
2
a)
Listen and
say. What do
you enjoy
reading?
b) What’s your
favourite
book? What
is it about?
I enjoy reading fantasy novels. My favourite one is ... It’s
about ...
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fantasy
ROMANCE
ADVENTURE
HORROR
BIOGRAPHY
NON-FICTION
CRIME THRILLER
SCIENCE FICTION
CLASSIC NOVEL
Vocabulary Bank 2 p. VB5
