Types of Books

Vocabulary - SB. page 36 / Types of Books












Advice: read the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451 is a novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953. It is regarded as one of his best works. The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The title refers to the temperature that Bradbury thought to be the temperature when paper starts burning by itself (In reality, scientists place the autoignition temperature of paper anywhere from high 440 degrees Fahrenheit to some 30 degrees hotter, depending on the study and type of paper).

Topic for discussion
What's the Future of Reading?

Print Book vs. eBook

• Have you ever used an ebook? / Do you have an e-reader?
• What are the advantages of ebooks?
• What are the disadvanteges of ebooks?
• Do you prefer to read printed books or ebooks?
• Do you agree that ebooks will eventually become the most popular form of book?

Chinese Opera

Check these words box - SB. page 33
Learn new vocabulary - Ex. 1b
Match the words with their descriptions - Ex. 3

Speaking: the summary of the text

Notes

costumes: fiery reds, ribbons of gold and silver, kaleidoscope of colour, used to wear bright colours to stand out in the dark

singing: unusual, strange, very sharp & high-pitched, style was ancient, like this so voices could carry over crowds

actors: didn't just sing, they did incredible acrobatics & dancing too, used their faces and whole bodies to show story and their emotions, train hard from an early age

stage props/scenery: not a lot because actors use symbols to tell the story instead

make-up: incredible, different colours to show different meanings and characteristics

Why should someone attend a Chinese opera?

Beijing opera / Peking opera

Module 2 (e)

Chinese opera involves singing and dancing with bright costumes and incredible make-up. It is very colourful and exciting! There are numerous regional branches of Chinese opera, of which the Beijing opera (Jingju) is one of the most notable. It combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics.

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

Practise:
Past Perfect Simple - Positive Sentences
Past Perfect Simple - Negative Sentences
Past Perfect Simple - Questions
Past Perfect Simple - Mixed Exercise
Past Simple - Past Perfect Exercise
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect - Past Perfect Continuous

Test yourself:
Past Simple / Past Perfect Test 1
Past Simple / Past Perfect Test 2

Harry Martindale and the Roman Ghosts.

Module 2 (f)

The Haunted City of York

Module 2 (f)

Have you ever seen a ghost? If no, why not visit the city of York in northern England? Actually, York is considered to be the most haunted city in the world with a total of 504 recorded hauntings according to the Ghost Research Foundation International. But before listening to some horror stories watch this video about this amazing city.

Vocabulary: SB. pages 34 - 45

Popular Musicians

cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the  tastes of the general masses of people.

Vocabulary SB. page 30

A very popular musician in our country is Dima Bilan. He has had many No. 1 hits and has won many awards. He represented Russia at Eurovision Song Contest two times. He was second with his song 'Never let you go' in 2006, but in 2008 his fantastic hit 'Believe' brought him a victory.

Here's some facts from his biography:

Dima Bilan's Biography

The History of Google

Module 2 (b)

In this video,you can take a look at the history of the American corporation, Google, which hosts one of the most popular search engines on the web and develops several Internet-based services and products.

The Story of Google

Words and phrases SB. page 28

After reading the text The Story of Google you can do
History of Google Quiz

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Practise the past continuous and the past simple: 
Simple Past / Past Continuous Ex. 1

Simple Past / Past Continuous Ex. 2

Simple Past / Past Continuous Ex. 3
Past Simple vs Past Continuous