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New Opportunities Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book (Opportunities) (PDFDrive) (перенесено) 8

This document summarizes and reviews the 1959 comic novel "Billy Liar" by Keith Waterhouse. It discusses the plot, which follows a young man named Billy Fisher who lives an unfulfilling life in a small town in Yorkshire and escapes into fantasies. Though he is engaged to two women, Billy dreams of becoming a scriptwriter in London. The review praises the novel's humor and its portrayal of the protagonist Billy, though notes it contains a moral message that may not appeal to modern readers. In conclusion, the review recommends the book as an entertaining comic novel that still resonates today.

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New Opportunities Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book (Opportunities) (PDFDrive) (перенесено) 8

This document summarizes and reviews the 1959 comic novel "Billy Liar" by Keith Waterhouse. It discusses the plot, which follows a young man named Billy Fisher who lives an unfulfilling life in a small town in Yorkshire and escapes into fantasies. Though he is engaged to two women, Billy dreams of becoming a scriptwriter in London. The review praises the novel's humor and its portrayal of the protagonist Billy, though notes it contains a moral message that may not appeal to modern readers. In conclusion, the review recommends the book as an entertaining comic novel that still resonates today.

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8 Communication Workshops

Review
Writing
Before you start

R ead t h e t ex t an d m a t ch t h e
headings (1-8) w ith the
Within the genre of the 1 , the
paragraph s ( A - D ) . Th ere are tw o storyline often 2 a young person in
h e a d i n g s f o r each p a r a g r a p h .
search of his or her identity and place in
the adult world. One of the best examples
summary of the plot of this is the novel Billy Liar by Keith
recommendation of the book Waterhouse. Having been first 3 in
reason why the review is written 1959, the book has been recently 4

presentation of the main This raises the question if a text written


character(s) almost half a century ago still has
answer to the reason why the something to 5 today's reader.
review is written
presentation of the book's The 6 of the book, Billy Fisher, is also the of the story.
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disadvantages He's a rebellious youth who lives with his parents in Stradhoughton, a small
basic information about the town in Yorkshire, and works in a funeral parlour. However, Billy lives much of
book his life through his imagination: he invents identities and experiences for
discussion of the book's himself in order to make up for the monotony of his real life. Billy is engaged to
two girls at the same time and wants to escape. After meeting another girl,
strong points called Liz, he decides to go to London with her and become a scriptwriter.
However, having got on the London train, he changes his mind and gets off
again. He slowly walks back home - he is happier in his dreams.
The book's greatest 8 are its humour and the personality of its
narrator. Billy's adventures and mishaps are hilarious. And although he rebels
against the England of the late 1950s, the reasons for his rebellion are relevant
today. The book has a strong 9 message: Billy lies and misleads people
but his lies are exposed and in the end, he learns to respect the values of his
community. To a contemporary reader, this might be the book's
10 , as nowadays many readers don't enjoy novels with such strong
moral 'lessons'.
All in all, Billy Liar is certainly still 11 . I believe Billy Fisher gains
today's readers' sympathy and understanding, and the book's makes
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it one of my favourite comic novels.

C o m p l e t e t h e t ex t w i t h t h e w ords below . Read t h e s e n t e n c e s ( 1 - 2 ) . Th en f i n d ex am p les i n


the tex t w ith these structures.
narrator, strengths, comic novel, worth reading, humour,
published, moral, re-issued, offer, features, hero, weakness 1 After g e t t i n g off the train I bought a
newspaper.
2 H a v i n g g o t off the train,
Fi n d w ords an d e x p r e s s i o n s i n t h e t ex t w h i ch m ean
t h e sam e as t h e w ords below . Use t h e s t r u ct u r es t o l i n k t h e s e s e n t e n c e s .
P aragraph A :looking for, an understanding of who you are finish my English homework - walk to the post office
P aragraph B: makes up, so that it's possible to, to post a letter
compensate for post the letter - meet a friend in the street and go for
P aragraph C: unlucky events, modern a coffee
P aragraph D: definitely, gets have coffee - go to the cinema together
watch a really bad film - go to our club to play table
tennis
lose three games - I go back home again

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