XIII. A) Use the adjectives below to complete the table.
• brilliant • fantastic • pleasant • fine • dull
• nice • wonderful • superb • marvellous
• unexciting • uninteresting
*** |
excellent |
brilliant |
** |
good |
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* |
boring |
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b) Use the adjectives from Ex. XIII and phrases from Ex. XII to write a positive or negative recommendation for a couple of books of your choice.
XIV. Read the rubric below and answer the questions in the plan.
Introduction
(Para 1) |
Background information What is the title of the book? Who is the hero of the story? What type of book is it? Where is it set? |
Main Body
(Para 2) |
Main points of the plot How does the story begin? Who are the leading characters? What are the most important points of the book?
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(Para 3) |
General Comments What can you say about the characters/ scenes? |
Conclusion
(Para 4) |
Recommendation Why did you like the book? Would you recommend it to other people? |
XV. Write your review in 120-180 words. You can use the plan and the review in Ex. XI as a model.
Organize
a press conference on the development of different genres. In pairs
find and present information concerning the genre of poetry, a
detective story, a humorous story, or a love story. Dwell upon the
characteristic features of the genres and the most prominent
representatives.
I. Read the author’s biography and answer the questions.
• Where did Robinson Crusoe come from?
• Why did he run away?
• What happened?
• Where did he end up?
• How long was he there?
II. a) Listen and number the sounds in the order you hear them. Which of these would you expect to find in the extract? Why? (V. Evans, J. Dooley. Upstream. Intermediate. Teacher’s Book. – Express Publishing, 2002, p.159, ex.41a)
supporting posts making a cracking noise
huge waves crashing
thunder
rocks rolling down the hill
leaves rustling
wind blowing
raining
lions roaring
b) Read the story and find out if your guesses were correct.
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Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an important English author, who many consider to be one of the founders of the English novel. During his lifetime, he published some 200 works of non-fiction and 2000 short essays, as well as his novels and other works of fiction. His many works reflect his own varied interests and experiences. After he left university, he became involved in trade and politics, and travelled widely in Europe, publishing his first poem in 1701. His most famous novel, Robinson Crusoe, was published in 1719, when he was 60 years old, and was partly based on the memoirs of travellers and castaways. Robinson Crusoe is about a young Englishman who dreams of going to sea. When his father refuses to let him make even one journey, he runs away to sea. A terrible shipwreck occurs and Crusoe ends up on a desert island. With a few supplies from the shipwreck, he builds a house, a boat and a new life. Crusoe has many adventures, and even rescues a native who eventually becomes his servant, Man Friday. Twenty-seven years after the shipwreck, Crusoe is finally rescued. |
