Theme 9: Books AND Reading
Theme 9: BOOKS AND READING (Knihy a čítanie. Kultúra a jej vplyv na človeka. Umenie a rozvoj osobnosti.)
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9. ROČNÍK
VOCABULARY
bestseller, book, chapter, introduction, literature, magazine, manual, newspaper, printed
media
Books – people: author, character, reader
Books – genres: action, autobiography, classic
novel, comics, detective, children's books, guidebook, history, non-fiction, novel, poem, science fiction, travel
books
verbs: be interested in, create, offer, publish a book, prefer, read, recommend, spend time, write
CONVERSATION
STARTERS:
- What do you think of when you hear the word 'book'?
- How often do you go to the library?
- What do you prefer
reading?
- What is your favourite genre?
- Who is your favourite author?
- How do you choose the books you are going to
read?
- What is your favourite time of day for reading?
- Where is your favourite place to read?
CONVERSATION
QUESTIONS:
- What is your favourite book of all time? Why?
- Who is your favourite character?
- What is the longest book you
have ever read? How long did it take you to read it?
- What is the funniest book you have ever read? The saddest? The
strangest?
- How many books have you read in your life?
- Is there a time in your life when you read all the time?
- How
many hours do you spend reading in a week?
- Do you have any ideas for a story for you to write?
- What are some of the books that were
recommended to you?
- What books have you recommended for other people?
- Most people say the book is better than the film. Is this true
for you?
- Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie? Which was better? Why?
- Is there a book that you have read more than
once? What was the title? How many times did you read it?
- What factors are important to you when choosing a book to read?
- Who is the
most famous writer from your country? Have you read any of their books? Do you think that they are overrated?
- What do you think of the idea of
E-books?
- Have you ever tried to read a book in English?
ROLE PLAY:
A: You think that there are a lot of the great authors
in your country. Give some information about the Slovak books and Slovak authors.
B: You are from the UK. You don’t know anything about Slovak
literature. Take some information about the Slovak books and Slovak authors.
A: You would like to read a great book. Take some information about
the best book your partner B has ever read.
B: Recommend to your partner the best book you have ever read.
A: You are at the book shop.
You can’t choose what book you will buy. You meet your partner B. Ask him/her for help.
B: You are meeting your partner A at the book shop.
He/she want to buy some nice book.
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