- •Introduction
- •Thematic vocabulary focus
- •1.1. Study the thematic vocabulary, be ready to answer the questions about books and reading.
- •1.2. Study the idioms. Get ready to give their Ukrainian equivalents. Make up your own examples with the vocabulary.
- •1.3. Paraphrase the sentences using the idioms.
- •1.4. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences.
- •Reading and speaking section 1. Reading in your life
- •1.1. Read the poem “Unfolding Bud”. How does the author show that a poem “at a first glance” is like a tiny bud?
- •1.2. Express in your own words the idea of the poem.
- •1.3. Read the article below and be ready to give concise answers to the highlighted questions. EnJoying literature
- •2.2. Read the article quickly to find out what the following numbers refer to.
- •The Joy of Reading Leaves Men on the Shelf
- •2.3. Now read again more carefully and answer these questions.
- •2.4. Read the extract about oral reading and summarize each paragraph in one sentence.
- •2.5. Read the extract and answer the questions. How fast can you read?
- •3.2. The text on Literacy has six paragraphs, labelled a-f. Read the text and choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
- •Literacy
- •Section 2. Books and children
- •1.1. You will read an article written by a mother whose child started reading later than others. Before you read, in groups discuss the following.
- •1.2. The following words and phrases appear in the passage. Look at the title, then in pairs discuss how they might be connected with the subject of children learning to read.
- •1.3. Read the first and the last sentence of each paragraph. Can you guess what each paragraph is about? Now, read quickly and check. You can make me do it, but you can’t make me like it
- •1.4. Read the article. Six paragraphs have been removed. Insert them from the paragraphs (a – g). There is one paragraph you don’t need to use.
- •1.5. Match the words from the article with the definitions below, then use them in your own sentences. You may change the form of the verbs if you wish.
- •1.6. Explain the meaning of the following phrases taken from the article.
- •2.2. In groups, discuss the following problems.
- •2.3. Read the following tips for parents. Tick those ones which you think are the most important / helpful. What tips for parents would you add to encourage a child to read? Reading Tips 4 Parents
- •Section 3. Literature
- •1.1. Read the article, learn the literary terms. Forms ot literature
- •1.2. Fill in the appropriate word in the passages below.
- •Types of Books
- •Literary Elements
- •2.1. Read the text. Then circle the best answer: a, b, or c.
- •2.2. What do the underlined words from the text refer to? Circle a or b.
- •Section 4. Great writers
- •If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
- •A love story
- •Sonnet 43
- •2.1. Read the article about the great English writer Charles Dickens and highlight the most important facts in his biography. Charles Dickens
- •2.2. Answer the questions based on the information from the article.
- •2.3. Recall one of Charles Dickens’ books that you have read and write a blurb for a publishing company (a short description by the publisher of the contents of the book).
- •3.1. Read the article about Washington Irving and highlight the most important facts in his biography. The first american classic
- •3.2. Look through the article about w. Irving again and find equivalents for the following.
- •3.3. Answer the questions about the first American classic.
- •Borrowing Books
- •1.2. Choose the right word or words.
- •1.3. Read the following library rules and give a foreign student some advice concerning borrowing books from a University library in Ukraine. How to borrow books
- •2.1. Look at this list of topics.
- •2.2. Answer the following questions.
- •Section 6. What makes a best-seller?
- •1.1. Read the article. Put the tips about writing a bestseller in the correct places 1-9 in the text.
- •So you want to write a best-seller?
- •1.2. Read the article again. Are these statements true (t) or false (f), according to the article?
- •1.3. The three boxes below contain useful vocabulary for writing about a book. Match each title to a box.
- •Harry Potter’s magician
- •2.2. Without looking back at the text, match the two halves of the phrases. Then read again and check.
- •3.1. Read the article. Which of these superheroes are being described?
- •Greatest superheroes of all time
- •3.2. Read the article again and answer the questions.
- •3.3. Read the text and the following statements on its content. Mark whether they are true (t) or false (f). My first book
- •Writing
- •Coherence and Cohesion
- •1.1. Which of these paragraphs has a problem with coherence? Which has a problem with cohesion?
- •1.2. Find three linking devices from the following list to match each of the headings below.
- •1.3. Rewrite Text a using reference words and linking devices to link the sentences more successfully and avoid unnecessary repetition.
- •Book reviews
- •2.1. You are going to read five reviews of popular science books. Answer the questions by choosing from the reviews (a-e). The reviews may be chosen more than once.
- •2.3. Which words and phrases in the reviews are used to describe plot, writing style and characters? Explain the following expressions in your own words:
- •2.5. Write a review (200-250 words) of your book. Before you start writing:
- •Supplementary materials
- •Pronounce the following words correctly.
- •Prove that:
- •3. Give your arguments for and against eBooks.
- •Charlotte Bronte
- •Oscar wilde
- •Oscar Wilde’s maxims
- •Library Collections
- •The British Library
- •1.1. Listen to three people talking about a book they have read recently. Take notes about it under the following headings.
- •2.1. Listen to Jerry talking about a book he enjoyed reading, the novel ‘How to be good’ by Nick Hornby. Which sentence best summarizes the story in the book?
- •2.3. Choose the correct answer. Fill in the blanks and write the exact words that Jerry uses.
- •Task 3. ‘After the lunch…’ (08 – 8.Mp3)
- •3.1. Four lines of the following poem are left out. Write the missing lines. After the lunch ...
- •4.4. Listen again to the excerpt from the radio play and write down the modern equivalents of the phrases and sentences in Task 3. Task 5. Smithereens (Recording 3.2.Mp3)
- •5.1. Read the poem “Smithereens” by Roger McGough, a popular modern poet.
- •Self – Study Assignment № 2 Suggested Topics for Project Work
- •Original passage from ‘Pride and Prejudice’
- •In a library
- •Bibliography
- •Contents
2.1. Listen to Jerry talking about a book he enjoyed reading, the novel ‘How to be good’ by Nick Hornby. Which sentence best summarizes the story in the book?
It’s about a rich man who loses his wealth but discovers the positive aspects of being poor.
It shows the transformation of a man’s attitude to life, from very negative to the opposite extreme.
It describes how an average family discovers how to be happy by helping other people.
2.2. Listen again. Which of the adjectives in the box describe the man before he saw the faith healer, and which describe him afterwards. Write В or A.
bitter B |
caring __ |
critical __ |
cynical __ |
funny __ |
obsessed __ |
socially aware __ |
unfunny__ |
unhappy __ |
2.3. Choose the correct answer. Fill in the blanks and write the exact words that Jerry uses.
1. How old are the man’s children?
quite young / teenage
2. How would the man’s wife like their life to be?
happy in some way / without any cares ________________________
3. What would the man's attitude to faith healers normally be?
he would use them with caution / he would reject them as totally stupid
4. How does the speaker feel about recognizing that his own character is similar to the man’s?
he feels guilty about it / he’s happy to recognize this _____________ ________________________________________________________
5. How obvious is the book’s philosophical message?
It’s the main focus of the book / it lies beneath the surface ________________________________________________________
Task 3. ‘After the lunch…’ (08 – 8.Mp3)
3.1. Four lines of the following poem are left out. Write the missing lines. After the lunch ...
Wendy Cope
On Waterloo bridge, where we said our goodbyes
(1) ___________________________________
I wipe them away with a black woolly glove
(2) ___________________________________
On Waterloo bridge I am trying to think:
This is nothing. You're high on the charm and the drink
But the jukebox inside me is playing a song
(3) ___________________________________
On Waterloo bridge with the wind in my hair
I am tempted to skip. You’re a fool. I don’t care,
(4) ____________________________________
I admit it before I’m halfway across.
3.2. Read the poem and answer the questions.
She says it’s the weather that’s making her cry. What do you think the real reason is?
Why are some words in italics?
What does “The head does its best, but the heart is the boss” mean?
3.3. Read the poem aloud, noticing the rhythm. How many main stresses are there in each line: three, four, or five? Listen to the poem, paying particular attention to the rhythm and stress. Mark the main stresses in each line, then practise reading the poem again.
Task 4. A father’s advice on marriage (26.mp3)
4.1. Read the short introduction to a radio play. (It’s a modern version of Jane Austen’s novel, “Pride and Prejudice”).
The heroine of the story is Lizzy Bennet, a young woman of 20. She’s single, one of five sisters, and her mother is desperate for her to get married. Lizzy’s obsequious cousin, William Collins, has asked Lizzy to marry him. She has rejected his offer, as she thinks he’s pompous and boring. Mr Collins is now appealing to her mother ...
4.2. Listen to an excerpt from the radio play. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false ones.
Mr Collins remains keen to marry Lizzy.
Mr Bennet isn't enthusiastic about speaking to Lizzy.
Mr Bennet fully supports his wife.
4.3. Now read the original passage from the novel (Appendix 1). Find these phrases and sentences. Explain what these phrases and sentences from the original excerpt mean.
Depend on it... that Lizzy shall be brought to reason;
[She] does not know her own interest;
if liable to such defects of temper;
we shall very soon settle it with her;
we are all in an uproar;
I have not the pleasure of understanding you;
And what am I to do on the occasion?
She shall hear my opinion;
An unhappy alternative is now before you;
you must be a stranger to one of your parents.