Урок "Books. Reading"

Exercise 1: Look at these types of books and say which of these books you need if you want to:

1. find some information about the world in general
2. find out a holiday destination
3. read an exciting and not true story
4. find an interesting recipe
5. read all about a famous person in his own words
6. read about a famous person in someone’s words
7. find out how to use your machine
8. write about your daily life
9. read something beautifully written in few words

Exercise 2: Make up sentences and say what books are usually read by children, by grown-ups, by teenagers.

Exercise 3: Work in pairs. Put the words of the questions in the correct order. Ask each other about books and authors.

1. You/of/Are/reading/fond?
2. You/do/to/What/books/prefer/read?
3. You/to/get/Where/the books/read/do?
4. You/books/Can/read/English/in?
5. Ukrainian/English/What/you/have/books/and/classic/do?
6. it/interesting/Why/to read/is/kinds of/different/books?                                                                                                               

Exercise 4: Interviewing

T. You've got the tables with different types of books. Ask everyone in your group what kind of books he or she prefers to read. Put a tick in appropriate column and then tell the class what books your classmates love or hate to read.

Exercise 5: Communicative activities

T: Complete the dialogue with the words from the box.

A. Do you like ---- (l)?

B. ---- I enjoy reading! I simply cannot imagine my life   ---- (2) books.

A. And ---- (3) of reading do you prefer?

B. Oh, I ---- (4) of historical novels. (5)

A. I like reading adventure stories and science fiction. (6) love stories?

B. I don't like love stories. I find ---- (7) boring.

A. ---- Do you? How strange ----, (8) it is rather exciting reading.

B. ---- Well, I don't ---- (9) it exciting. And anyway. I ---- (10) instructive reading

Exercise 6: Communicative activities

T: Match the questions with possible replies. Act out these mini-dialogues with  a partner.

1) What do you read?

2)  Do you?

3)  Don't you?

4) Where do you read?

5) When do you read?

a) I often read in bed.

b) I read magazines, but I don't read books.

c) I like reading true stories.

d) I read when I want to relax.

e) I think reading is boring!

f) I like reading comics.

g) I read when my teachers say I have to.

h) I sometimes read the newspaper.

i)  I like sci-fi best.

j)  I never read.

k) I like reading

 Exercise 7: Speak about a book or a story you have recently read (See table).

 Discuss the books you have read. Use the following clues.

- The book is...

(interesting and easy to read, full of in­formation about...).

- What makes this book so popular is that...

(the events described in the book are all true, it raises your interest in..., it is the type of book that makes you think, it shows real life to the reader).

- The book is so interesting (popular) be­cause...

(it is a very truthful story; it makes easy, interesting reading; the author de­scribed the adventures/characters/rela­tions between the heroes/atmosphere of the time with great skill; it gives the impression of reality/wonder).

- As for me, I prefer... (stories based on real life/excellent ad­venture stories/amusing stories  for light, easy reading).

Exercise 8: Game “Tell your group about…” (divide into groups and take the dice).