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 friend things kings wide words birds

Infinitive of purpose One does something (what for) to do something in order to do something so as to do something Example: I read to get new information I read in order to get new information I 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 Me

Listening I like reading about… Speaker Genre or type of book he/she likes reading Why the speaker likes it 1 Encyclopediaslikes to win competitions at school 2 Horror storieslikes being scared, likes description ghosts and monsters 3 Science fictionbecause 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.

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