LESSON 3A VOCABULARY Literature
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biography comedy detective fiction |
1 SPEAKING What types of literature do you like reading?
(Answer)I really like science fiction. It’s my favourite type of book.
2 6.4 Listen to four people talking about books. What type of book did each person read?
Answers 1 graphic novel 2 biography 3 science fiction 4 non-fiction
3 6.5 Match definitions 1–8 with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
1 the person who reads a book
2 the story of a book
3 a part of a book
4 a person in a book
5 where the story happens
6 the person who writes a book
7 the person who draws pictures for a book
8 the way that a book finishes
Answers
the person who reads a book ... reader
the story of a book ... plot
a part of a book ... chapter
a person in a book ... character
where the story happens ... setting
the person who writes a book ... author
the person who draws pictures for a book ... illustrator
the way that a book finishes ... ending
4 SPEAKING Complete the sentences with the names of books you know. Then, in pairs, discuss your answers.
The book with the …
1 funniest character is ...
2 scariest character is ...
3 most disappointing ending is ...
4 most predictable plot is ...
5 most original plot is ...
Answers
Students’ own answers
5 SPEAKING Take turns to describe the plot of a book, but don’t say its title. Can your partner guess what it is?
Answers
Students’ own answers
LESSON 3B VOCABULARY | Literature
VOCABULARY | Literature
1 ★ Match the adjectives from the box with the descriptions.
disappointing exciting funny
original predictable scary
1 It makes people laugh. ______
2 The ending was obvious from the start. ______
3 It was a great adventure – I couldn’t stop reading it. ______
4 I stopped reading because I was so frightened! ______
5 I was really excited before I read it, but it wasn’t as good as I thought. ______
6 It was a completely different kind of story. ______
Answers
1.Funny 2 predictable 3 exciting 4 scary 5 disappointing 6 original
2 ★ Complete the sentences with words connected to books.
1 A Star is Made – My mum loved this n-----. It was about friendship, but it was very sad. My mum cried at the end.
2 There are a lot of d________ books like Sherlock Holmes.
3 This book was a b________. It was very funny.
4 He is a very famous a________. He writes a lot of very exciting m________ books. The e________ is always surprising.
5 In my opinion, the p________ of this book is very predictable, but the c________ are excellent. Kareem was a good man.
6 My favourite type of book is a b________. I like to learn about real people.
7 My uncle is a talented i________. He draws the pictures for this g________. It’s very popular.
8 My friends loved it, but I’m not keen on s________ f________ books.
9 I read a lot of n________ f________ books. The ones about nature are my favourites.
Answers
1.novel 2 detective 3 comedy 4 author, mystery, ending 5 plot, characters 6 biography 7 illustrator, graphic novel 8 science fiction 9 non-fiction
3 ★★ Complete the questions with some of the words from Exercise 2.
What’s worse?
1 A boring biography about the life of someone you don’t know or a ______ book about houses?
2 A ______ that isn’t exciting or a ______ that isn’t funny?
3 A detective novel with a predictable ______ or a science-fiction story with a ______ you don’t understand?
4 An ______ who can’t write a good story, or an ______ who can’t draw well?
5 A ______ who you don’t like or a ______ with terrible pictures?
Answers
1 non-fiction 2 mystery, comedy 3 ending, plot 4 author, illustrator 5 Characters, graphic novel
4 Use some of the words from this lesson to write about the kind of books you like and dislike and explain why.
Students’ own answers
LESSON 3A VOCABULARY Literature
|
biography comedy detective fiction |
1 SPEAKING What types of literature do you like reading?
(Answer)I really like science fiction. It’s my favourite type of book.
2 6.4 Listen to four people talking about books. What type of book did each person read?
Answers 1 graphic novel 2 biography 3 science fiction 4 non-fiction
3 6.5 Match definitions 1–8 with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
1 the person who reads a book
2 the story of a book
3 a part of a book
4 a person in a book
5 where the story happens
6 the person who writes a book
7 the person who draws pictures for a book
8 the way that a book finishes
Answers
the person who reads a book ... reader
the story of a book ... plot
a part of a book ... chapter
a person in a book ... character
where the story happens ... setting
the person who writes a book ... author
the person who draws pictures for a book ... illustrator
the way that a book finishes ... ending
4 SPEAKING Complete the sentences with the names of books you know. Then, in pairs, discuss your answers.
The book with the …
1 funniest character is ...
2 scariest character is ...
3 most disappointing ending is ...
4 most predictable plot is ...
5 most original plot is ...
Answers
Students’ own answers
5 SPEAKING Take turns to describe the plot of a book, but don’t say its title. Can your partner guess what it is?
Answers
Students’ own answers
LESSON 3B VOCABULARY | Literature
VOCABULARY | Literature
1 ★ Match the adjectives from the box with the descriptions.
disappointing exciting funny
original predictable scary
1 It makes people laugh. ______
2 The ending was obvious from the start. ______
3 It was a great adventure – I couldn’t stop reading it. ______
4 I stopped reading because I was so frightened! ______
5 I was really excited before I read it, but it wasn’t as good as I thought. ______
6 It was a completely different kind of story. ______
Answers
1.Funny 2 predictable 3 exciting 4 scary 5 disappointing 6 original
2 ★ Complete the sentences with words connected to books.
1 A Star is Made – My mum loved this n-----. It was about friendship, but it was very sad. My mum cried at the end.
2 There are a lot of d________ books like Sherlock Holmes.
3 This book was a b________. It was very funny.
4 He is a very famous a________. He writes a lot of very exciting m________ books. The e________ is always surprising.
5 In my opinion, the p________ of this book is very predictable, but the c________ are excellent. Kareem was a good man.
6 My favourite type of book is a b________. I like to learn about real people.
7 My uncle is a talented i________. He draws the pictures for this g________. It’s very popular.
8 My friends loved it, but I’m not keen on s________ f________ books.
9 I read a lot of n________ f________ books. The ones about nature are my favourites.
Answers
1.novel 2 detective 3 comedy 4 author, mystery, ending 5 plot, characters 6 biography 7 illustrator, graphic novel 8 science fiction 9 non-fiction
3 ★★ Complete the questions with some of the words from Exercise 2.
What’s worse?
1 A boring biography about the life of someone you don’t know or a ______ book about houses?
2 A ______ that isn’t exciting or a ______ that isn’t funny?
3 A detective novel with a predictable ______ or a science-fiction story with a ______ you don’t understand?
4 An ______ who can’t write a good story, or an ______ who can’t draw well?
5 A ______ who you don’t like or a ______ with terrible pictures?
Answers
1 non-fiction 2 mystery, comedy 3 ending, plot 4 author, illustrator 5 Characters, graphic novel
4 Use some of the words from this lesson to write about the kind of books you like and dislike and explain why.
Students’ own answers
