To read or not to read?

WHAT IS A BOOK?

A book is pages, pictures and ________________ (1)

A book is animal, people and ________________ (2)

A book is stories of queens and ______________ (3)

Poems and songs – so many ________________ (4)

Curled in a corner where I can _______________ (5)

With a book I can journey far and ____________ (6)

Though it’s only paper from end to ___________ (7)

A book is a very special ___________________ (8)

Lora Daunt

end

hide

friendthings

kings

wide

words

birds

Infinitive of purpose

One does something (what for)

to do somethingin order to do somethingso as to do something

Example:I read to get new informationI read in order to get new informationI read so as to get new information

Why do you read?• to become well educated• to do better at school• to please my teachers and

parents• to get advice when in trouble• to kill time• to have a rest• to escape reality• to raise my spirits• to get new information

Romantic story

Biography

Fairy tale

Detective story

Horror story

Science fiction

Historical book

Fantasy

Adventure story

Encyclopaedia

Animal book

Dictionary Autobiography

Quotations of famous people

Thomas Jefferson

without / live / cannot / I / reading

Thomas Jefferson

•

• I cannot live without reading

Confucious

the voice / Words / are /

heart / of the

Confucious

• Words are the voice of the heart

Richard Steel

to the body / Reading /

is / to the mind /

what exercise / is

Richard Steel

• Reading is to the mind what

• exercise is to the body

Gustavo Flaubert

in order to / Read / live

Gustavo Flaubert

Read in order to live

Alexander Pushkin

is / learning / Reading /

the best

Alexander Pushkin

Reading is the best learning

Listening

I like reading

about…

Speaker Genre or type of book he/she likes reading

Why the speaker likes it

1

2

3

Me

Listening

I like reading

about…

Speaker Genre or type of book he/she likes reading

Why the speaker likes it

1 Encyclopedias likes to win competitions at school

2 Horror stories likes being scared, likes description ghosts and monsters

3 Science fiction because it allows the author more freedom for the story

Me

Express your point of view about reading

Homework

• Complete the fourth line of the table in Ex.5a;

• Ex.1a, 1b on the cards.

Thank you for your kind attention!