Exercises

22.1 Which names for types of books or other reading material from B opposite would best fit
these statements?
1 It's by General Rogers, who led the allied forces during the recent war. MEMOIRS
2 It's so badly written I don't know how anyone could learn how to use the machine by reading it.
MANUAL
3 I recommend it. If you want to read a typical selection of modern poets, it's excellent. ANTHOLOGY
4 The latest issue contains a paper by Professor Susan Frith, in which she presents a new theory of
the human mind. ENCYCLOPEDIA

22.2 Rewrite these sentences using words or phrases from the opposite page to describe the
experience of reading particular books.

1 I just could not seem to become involved in the story, so I stopped reading it.
1. I just couldn´t get into the story, so I stopped reading it.
2 It's not very serious, and it's easy to read.
2. It´s not very serious, and it´s a page-turner.
3 It's dense and very difficult to read.
3. It´s dense and very heavy going.
4 Take it to bed with you; it's just right when you're settling down at night. All the time I was
reading it, I just couldn't wait to get to the next page.
4. Bed time reading; it´s just right when you're settling down at night. All the time I was
reading it, I just couldn't put it down
5 You find yourself wanting to read more, it's so fascinating.
5. You find yourself wanting to read more, it's so compelling
6 The book is full of useful information.
6. The book is very informative.
7 Her second novel did not attract a large number of readers.
7. Her second novel did not attract a large readership.
8 This book contains some great moments of true understanding of how things are.
8. This book contains some great moments of insight.
9 It is a pleasantly interesting tale about a boy who nurses an injured bird.
9. It is an engaging tale about a boy who nurses an injured bird.
10 Mena Harrap's self-help book was a reflection of the time it was written, but what was true in
the 1980s doesn't necessarily apply nowadays.
10. Mena Harrap's self-help book was a product of its time that was written, but what was true
in the 1980s doesn't necessarily apply nowadays.
 22.3 Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate adjectives from the opposite page,
based on the meaning in brackets.

1 The story takes place against a rather lugubrious background in 18th-century London.
(mournful and gloomy)
2 It's full of wry comedy and satire. (humour despite a bad situation)
3 The book is a chilling documentation of abuse in a prison. (frightening)
4 The novel is full of evocative passages depicting life in Australia at the turn of the 19th
century. (arousing memories or images)
5 It's a very enigmatic novel; you never really know what is happening until right at the end.
(mysterious, puzzling)
6 The novel is a poignant portrayal of life in a coal-mining community during the last
economic recession. (moving and very sad)
7 John Farr's latest novel is a breathtaking masterpiece. (very impressive, great)
8 House of the Dead is a macabre story of torture and death in a medieval castle. (cruel and
dark)
9 The novel's eponymous heroine, Maria Selune, leaves home at the age of 18 and travels
through Asia. (who has the same name as the book's title)
10 Laisha and Asoka are the protagonists this unusual tale of rural family life. (main characters)

22.4 Match the things you might find in particular kinds of books with an appropriate type of
book.
1 a section on “troubleshooting” / problem-solving a. encyclopedia
2 an article about waterfalls, with pictures b. journal
3 a record of a recent examination or test of a lorry c. manual
4 a day-to-day record of life during a war in 1776 d. logbook

22.5 Over to you

I'm not a big fan of reading books because I'm still looking for a genre that I really like, but the last book I read was a
version of my favorite movie "Five Feet Apart" it was really gripping and when I started reading it, I couldn't put it down.
I really liked it because it was a dramatic and romantic story about a couple who couldn't be together because of an
illness and it was poignant because they had to move apart

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