UNIT 4-READING FOR PLEASURE/Grammar: Noun Clauses
READING FOR PLEASURE
Fiction:
- Novels
- Mysteries
- Thrillers
- Romance
- Science fiction
- Short stories
Non-Fiction:
- Biographies
- Autobiographies
- Travel
- Memoirs
- Self-help
👌Genres of books
Fiction:
A novel - a romance novel
A mystery - a science fiction book
A thriller - a short story
Nom-fiction:
A biography - a memoir
An autobiography - a self-help book
A travel books
Discussion
Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
R/ I prefer non-fiction books
What genres?
R/ I like romance genre
Have you ever read a book English?
Yes, I read Emma
How about a magazine or a newspaper?
I prefer newspapers are more economic news.
If not, what would you like to read? why?
I would like to read detective books because I think they are fantastic.
LESSON 1
Vocabulary: Ways to describe a book.
- It's a page-turner.
- It's a cliff-hanger.
- It's a best-seller.
- It's a fast read.
- It's hard to follow.
- It's trash.
Noun clauses often follow these verds and adjetives.
Verbs:
- Agree
- Think
- Believe
- Feel
- Suppose
- Doubt
- Guess
- Hear
- See
- Understand
- Hope
- Forget
- Remember
- Know
Adjetives
- Disappointed
- Happy
- Sad
- Sorry
- Sure
- Surprised
Exercise
1
A: Hello, good morning.
B: Good morning, how can I help you.
A: I need a book
B: Yes of course, what genre are you looking for?
A: I need a Ben Nevis mystery, text message from the grave.
B: Yes, sure, I'll put it through.
A: Thank you.
2
- Maria read a book last week and cried a lot, she told me it was very sad. I won't read it because of that.
- Mariana received a book as a gift and is very happy.
Grammar: Noun Clauses
A noun clause functions as a noun, often as a direct object. A noun clause can be introduced by that.
I didn't know: That he wrote this book.
I think: That Isabel Allende's novels are fantastic.
Did you forget: That her biography was 500 pages long?
When a noun clause functions as a direct object, THAT may be omitted, especially in speaking.
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