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READING BOOKS. Book – reasons for reading Favourite writer and literary genres My favourite book The Nobel Prize winners in literature Crisis in reading – reasons ; library , bookshop. Comment on the following statements. A book is a garden you can carry in your pocket .
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READING BOOKS Book – reasonsforreading Favouritewriter and literarygenres My favouritebook TheNobelPrizewinners in literature Crisis in reading – reasons; library, bookshop
Comment on thefollowingstatements. A bookisagardenyoucancarry in yourpocket. Arabianproverb A bookgivesknowledge, butitislifethatgivesunderstanding. Hebrewproverb
Brainstorm thevocabulary connected with the following subtopics:
Namethemainliterarygenres. Givefewexamplesforeachcategory. MAIN LITERARY GENRES
Explainwhythepeople in thepicturesreadbooks. 2. 4. 1. 3. Whataboutyou? Why do youreadbooks?
Whichofthesebooks do youuse and whatfor. 2. 3. 4. 1. 6. 5. Whichgenres do youprefer?
Whichformsofbookscanyousee in thepicturesbelow? Discusstheiradvantages and disadvantages. 1. 3. 2. Whichone do youprefer? Why?
What are theoptions to get booksdepicted in thepicturesbelow. 2. 1. DOWNLOAD 5. 3. 4. How do youusually get a book?
Speak about the differences of getting a book in a bookshop and in the library. Nameyourfavouritebookshop and explainwhyitisspecialforyou. Whatotherservices do modernbookshopsoffer? What are theruleswhichmustbekept in thelibrary? How do librariestry to attract more people?
Which books did you read when you were a child? Who were they written by? (click on the book and then on the photo of the author) 1. 3. 2. A. A. Milne Brothers Grimm Pavol Dobšinský 4. 5. 6. Lewis Carroll H. Ch. Andersen Jozef Cíger Hronský Whatwasyourfirstfavouritebook /characterwhenyouwere a child?
Whichmodernwriters do youknow? What are thenamesofthewriters in thepictures? Whichoftheirbookshaveyouread? Dan Brown Stephenie Meyer What do youprefer? A book or a film? Explainyourreasons.
Lookatthetimelinebelow. Who are thesepeople? (click on thephoto) Whatdoestheyearnext to eachnamemean? Henryk Sienkiewicz (1905) Ernest Hemingway (1954) Elfriede Jelinek (2004) Samuel Beckett (1969) 1900 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 Sully Prudhomme (1901) G. B. Shaw (1925) John Steinbeck (1962) Mario Vargas Llosa (2010) Pablo Neruda (1971) WhatistheoriginoftheNobelPrize? Whowouldyousuggestfor a NobelPrize in literature? Givereasons.
Whichactivities do somepeople in thepicturesprefer to readingbooks? 1. 2. 3. 5. 4. Do youthinkpeoplereadless or more nowadays? Explain. Whataboutyou?
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on your favourite book. Include the following points: • background information (title, author, genre) • setting(place, time, atmosphere) • characters(appearance, traits, relationships) • plot(main conflict, moments of surprise) • your favourite extract/passage from the book • conclusion (your impressions, opinions, recommendation)