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THE LESSON ON BOOKS

Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Books. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:

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Dont you think books are the best thing in the world? I cant remember a time in my life when I wasnt reading a book. I still have memories of being in my school library when I was about five years old. I have been a bit of a bookworm since then. Youll usually see me with my head buried in a book. I love all kinds of books. Novels are great for getting to know other worlds and cultures. A good book is one where you never want the story to end. I also like autobiographies because I think its interesting to read about peoples lives. Encyclopedias are cool too you can learn everything about everything in these. I still prefer books to the Internet. Books need to be in your hand and made of paper.

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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

Dont you think books ______________________ thing in the world? I cant remember a time in my life when I wasnt reading a book. ______________________ memories of being in my school library when I was about five years old. I have been ______________________ bookworm since then. Youll usually see me ______________________ buried in a book. I ______________________ of books. Novels are great ______________________ know other worlds and cultures. A good book is one where you never want the ______________________ . I also like autobiographies because I think its interesting ______________________ peoples lives. Encyclopedias are cool too you can learn everything about everything in these. ______________________ books to the Internet. Books need to be in your hand and ______________________ .

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION [Write your own questions]

STUDENT As QUESTIONS [Do not show these to student B]
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STUDENT Bs QUESTIONS [Do not show these to student A]
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STUDENT BOOKS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about books in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about books for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each others work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Googles search field [or another search engine] to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about books. Talk about what you discover with your partner[s] in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about books. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. BOOKS POSTER Make a poster about books. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY BOOKS LESSON: Make your own English lesson on books. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on books. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

Check your answers in the article at the top of this page.