Pleasure of reading Part 2 A novel

Pleasure of reading Part 2

A novel has: A plot = sth that happens in the book Characters : n Main and Secondary n Good characters = heroes n

Books might be…. Entertaining n Original n Fast-moving n Well-written n Deep n Amusing/funny n Easy to read n Heavy-going n Depressing n Shallow n Slow-moving n Unoriginal n Badly-written n Boring n Match the opposites

Some more adjectives… Interesting n Enjoyable n Witty = humorous n Exciting n Fascinating n Powerful n True-to-life n Moving/touching n

Give your opinion about a book using an adjective

I find this book +adj because…

What books do you prefer? Why? n E. g. I prefer reading true-to-life books because I get some experience after reading them.

To speak about a book as an edition….

n A hardback (hardcover) n A paperback edition

n A pocket edition n A rare edition <-> widespread

A book with an interesting design n A book with coloured illustrations n A colourful book n

A book in the original n A book in translation n

A collection of poems, plays, stories n An abridged edition (adapted) n An unabridged (not adapted) edition n A cheap <-> expensive edition n A book in (five) volumes n

Describe a book as an edition

Prepare a presentation!

Part 2 The plot of the book in short n Mention the characters of the book n Give your impression of the book (don’t forget to use the adjectives!!!) n Use the Internet and put the links on the last slide n

Plan Information about the author n Information about the book (how it was written, some useful information) n The characters of the book n The plot (the main idea of a book) n Giving your opinion n Links n

Criteria The whole group presents – 3 points n Only short phrases in the PPP – 3 points n Presenters speak but don’t read – 2 points n Structure of a presentation – 3 points n The new vocabulary is used – 4 points n Total : 15 points