Look at the pictures. Then, answer the questions orally.

Activity 6 Look at the pictures. Then, answer the questions orally.

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1. Have you read one of the books above?

2. What is the type of the books above?

3. Do you like books of such a type? Do you like the kinds of books?

4. What book do you like best?

5. What books have you loved or hated?

6. What did you love or hate in them—the story, the characters, or the theme?

7. Are there any books you would ban? Why?

The Book Is Amazing

Activity

7 You are going to listen to another review text from

the tape. Fill in the gaps while listening and answer the questions.

Undead and Unwed

M ary Janice Davidson

Undead,

Seriously, this was one of the

5 novels I have ever read! It was wish I could say OK and fun, but I feel like a complete

unwed and I also

1 . O k ay 6 and fake adding this to the so here I think I list of books I've read this year! But I

have À nally sunk did nevertheless read it! So it's gonna

to the b o tto m be 7 .

Maybe one day when I've 8 try to 2 . and co mp lete my how bad this book was and just how challenge. I do have a bit of a thing for

of the barrel to

trashy, I'll 9 a few more in the vampire novels! And that said I bought

series! But seriously guys I wouldn't three 3 rst in the series, to see

it!

if it would help me catch up and bring me back 4

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1. What is the title of the book?

2. Who is the author of the book?

3. What is the type of the book?

4. Does the reviewer suggest you to read the book?

Pronunciation Pract ice

Pronounce the f ol l ow ing w ords af ter your teacher.

1. bottom /ˈbɑtəm/

2. barrel /ˈbærəɭ/

3. challenge /ˈtʃæɪəndʒ/

4. fraud /frɔ:d/

5. undead /ʌnded/

6. unwed /ʌnwed/

Developing English Compet encies f or Grade XII of Nat ural and Social Science Programmes

Activity Listen to short review of a novel 8 T he River wit h No

Bridge from the tape. Then decide whether each of the statements is true or false.

1. The book was originally written in Japanese.

2. The River with No Bridge is much better than other novels but the translation is not so good.

3. Three people comment on the novel. Two of them

praise the translation.

4. Susan Wilkinson is the author of the novel.

5. The novel provides much information about Japanese

society.

6. Late Dunlop and James O'Brien are the translators of

The River with No Bridge .

7. Van C. Gessel is the author of The Showa Anthology .

8. The Late Chrysanthemum is an anthology of Japanese

Source : The River with No Bridge, 1997

poems.

Activity Look at and study the pamphlet and answer the following 9

questions.

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1. What is the pamphlet about?

2. What kind of book is on the pamphlet?

3. What is the title of the book?

4. Who is the writer?

5. Find a review of a children's book and read it to the