4. Lexis

1) Choose the correct form of the adjectives in bold in the article on the right.

We asked several people the question, 'How do you choose a book to read?' Here are their replies:

1. 'I judge the book by its cover. If the cover looks interesting/interested, I buy the book. Sometimes I'm lucky and the book is good, and sometimes I'm disappointing/disappointed.'

2. 'I always read book reviews in newspapers and magazines and when I read about a book that sounds interesting/interested, I write it down in my diary.'

3. 'I don't take any risks. I always read books by authors I know. I get really exciting/excited when one of my favourite authors brings out a new book and I buy it immediately. This way I'm never disappointing/disappointed.'

4. 'I read the first page and if it's boring/bored, I don't buy the book. If I want to turn over the page and carry on reading, I buy the book.'

5. 'It's easy. I never read fiction but I'm fascinating/fascinated by biographies of famous people. I find strong women in history particularly inspiring/ inspired.'

6. 'I tend to choose books written by women. They have a better feeling for characters and the relationships between them, and that's what I find interesting/interested in a book. Having said that, I've just finished a book by a man and it was brilliant!'

Look at the replies and answer these questions:

a) Which adjective ending do you use to say how people feel?

b) Which adjective ending do you use to describe the people or thing that causes the feeling?

2) Define a type of a book.

a) a book that tells a story

b) a book you study at school, college, or university

c) a book of instructions

d) a book of instructions for cooking

e) a book for tourists

f) a book about someone's life

g) a book about your own life

h) a book you can write in, with empty pages

i) a book with a hard cover

j) book with a thick paper cover

3) Define the words containing the word ‘book’. They may consist of two words or may be written as one word.

Book ____ someone whose job is to fasten the pages of a book together and put a cover on it

Book ____ a piece of furniture with shelves in it for putting books on

Book _____ a group of people who meet regularly to discuss books they have read

Book _____ a pair of objects that you put at each end of a row of books to stop them from falling over

Book ___ ____ a prize for a novel written in English, given every year to a writer from the UK, Ireland, or the British Commonwealth

Book ___ more interested in studying and reading books than in taking part in physical activities such as sports

Book ___ a small thin book that gives you information about something

Book _____ something you put inside a book so that you can find the page you want

Book _____ a piece of paper with your name on it that you stick inside the front of a book that you own

Book ____ a frame for holding a book so that you do not need to use your hands

Book _____ a person or business that sells books

Book _____ a piece of furniture that you put books on

Book ____ or book _____ a shop that sells books

Book ____ a small shop with an open front that sells books, newspapers, and maga­zines, for example at a railway station a. a temporary place for selling books, for example in a market or at a jumble sale

Book _____ a piece of paper of a par­ticular value that can be used for buying books in a bookshop usually given as a present

Book _____ someone who enjoys reading books and spends a lot of time doing it

4) Define a part of a book

a) the outside page at the front or back of a book ________

b) a cover for a book _______

c) the first or last page of a book that is next to the cover and has nothing printed on it ________

d) the cover of a book that holds the pages together and protects them ________

e) the edge of a book where all the pages are fixed together ________

f) a single sheet within a book ______

g) a page which shows authors legal rights for the book and other editing details _______ _________

h) a short introduction to a book usually written by someone other than a writer _________

i) an introduction to a book ________

j) a statements of thanks at the beginning of a book ________

k) a list at the beginning of a book showing the parts into which it is divided _______

l) a picture in a book _______

m) a sections giving extra details at the end of a book ______

n) information printed on the outside of a book to describe it or to make it more attractive to buy ______

o) a special number with a bar code which is unique for every edition if every book _______

5) Decide which answer (А, В, С or D) best fits each space.

Why read books?

Is it worth reading books, (1) … nowadays there are so many other forms of (2) … ? Some people say that even (3) … books are expensive, and not everyone can (4) … books from a library. They might add that television is more (5) … and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (6) … All that may be true, but books are still very (7) … . They encourage the reader to use his or her (8) … for a start. You can read a (9) … of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (10) … .that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime (11) … or an autobiography, or a book which gives you interesting (12) … . If you find it hard to choose, you can read (13) … , or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't (14) … without books, but I can (15) … up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!

1)	A in	В or	С why	D since
2)	A entertain	В entertainment	С entertained	D entertaining
3)	A paperback	В the	С so	D when
4)	A borrow	В buy	С lend	D take
5)	A excited	В excitable	С exciting	D excitement
6)	A ones	В programmes	С episodes	D cereals
7)	A too	В public	С live	D popular
8)	A imagination	В author	С index	D amusement
9)	A capital	В head	С chapter	D cover
10)	A current	В imagined	С interest	D gripping
11)	A history	В novel	С booklet	D poetry
12)	A advise	В idea	С information	D fact
13)	A announcements	В gossip	С reviews	D prefaces
14)	Ado	В make	С have	D take
15)	A pick	В look	С give	D turn