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ABOUT BOOKS

1. Read the phrases about books and reading. Open the brackets using proper forms of the verbs.
1. You _____ (to be) never alone when you read books. Susan Wiggs
2. A reader _____ (to live) thousand lives before he _____ (to die). The man who never ______ (to read) lives only
one. George Martin
3. People who say they _________ (not/to have) time to read simply ____________ (not/to want) to.
Julie Rugg
4. Some books ______ (to be) to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Francis Bacon
2. Continue the phrase with a word from the word list below.
Word list: an e-library, lifehacks, a poet, cover, fables, table of contents.
1. Aesop wrote a lot of ____________.
2. If you don’t have a book you need you can find it in _____________.
3. Self-help books contain many _________________.
4. A writer who writes poetry is called _____________.
5. Don’t judge a book by its _______________.
6. - I can’t find a necessary chapter.
- Look it up at the ____________________
3. Match the book and the author. Write the sentences in Past Simple Passive.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
J.K. Rowling Mark Twain Rudyard Kipling J.R.R. Tolkien Agatha Christie Lewis Carroll

A) C) D) F)
B) E)

E.g. A) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll.


B) ____________________________________________________________________________
C) ____________________________________________________________________________
D) ____________________________________________________________________________
E) ____________________________________________________________________________
F) ____________________________________________________________________________

4. Guess the book character.


1. This detective character was created by Agatha Christie. ______________________
2. She travelled through Wonderland. ______________________
3. He lives on a rooftop and likes jam. ______________________
4. This character lives in Never Never Land. ______________________
5. This character is Prince of Denmark. ______________________
6. His friend is Huckleberry Finn. ______________________

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Tom Sawyer Hercule Poirot Alice Carlson Peter Pan Hamlet
Answers
1. Read the phrases about books and reading. Open the brackets using proper forms of the verbs.
1. You are never alone when you read books. Susan Wiggs
2. A reader lives thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one. George Martin
3. People who say they don’t have time to read simply don’t want to. Julie Rugg
4. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Francis Bacon
2. Continue the phrase with a word from the word list below.
1. Aesop wrote a lot of fables.
2. If you don’t have a book you need you can find it in an e-library.
3. Self-help books contain many lifehacks.
4. A writer who writes poetry is called a poet.
5. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
6. - I can’t find a necessary chapter.
- Look it up at the table of contents.
3. Match the book and the author. Write the sentences in Past Simple Passive.
E.g. A) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll.
B) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was written by J.K. Rowling.
C) Death on the Nile was written by Agatha Christie.
D) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by Mark Twain.
E) The Jungle Book was written by Rudyard Kipling.
F) The Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R. Tolkien.
4. Guess the book character.
1. This detective character was created by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot
2. She travelled through Wonderland. Alice
3. He lives on a rooftop and likes jam. Carlson
4. This character lives in Never Never Land. Peter Pan
5. This character is Prince of Denmark. Hamlet
6. His friend is Huckleberry Finn. Tom Sawyer

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