Books and the Press Teacher's Manual

Meaning and Sample Sentences

Vocabulary Tips for Books and the Press

Books Fiction Non-fiction Job Elements writer story romantic novel cookbook author() plot() historical novel textbook novelist narrative() short story travel book playwright/dramatist character() detective story guidebook translator() hero / heroine science fiction dictionary scene fable() biography() editor() printer setting fairy tale() essay audience() theme poem poet ending Verbs After reading publish() express comic happy write edit() sad tragic compose describe impressing moving ( ) create interesting funny illustrate read boring difficult ( ) translate The Press a daily / a weekly / a monthly newspaper journal magazine Job Sections world news home news editor reporter news financi news journalist() photographer businessnews weatheralforecast designer illustrator() TV sports o listings editorial() and radi Contents an article about.... a report on .... an interview with .....

Vocabulary Tips for Books and the Press

Words novel fiction nonfiction fable fairy tale biography editorial author journalist photographer edit translate publish compose illustrate
For The Advanced

Meaning a long created story. This is a kind of fiction. a book about imaginary people or events. a book about a real story. a traditional short story which teaches a lesson. Animals are often the main characters. a story for children in which imaginary events happen. a story which deals with real people's lives. opinions and attitudes of a newspaper or magazine. a writer a reporter someone who takes photographs as a job. to correct or adapt a book or an article. to write again into another language. to print copies of a book or a magazine and to be sent to the shops to be sold. to write, create to put pictures or photographs into a book or a newspaper.
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 . Pair Work . . Group Work Teaching Procedure 5 2 . . A B , . , . (winner ). Sample Teacher's Hints < Harry Potter > It's for children, but adults also like it. It's been made into a film. It's a book by J. K. Rowling. It's a book about Harry and his friends' adventures. < Peter Pan > This is a fairy tale, and has been performed into a play. There are a boy, a girl, a fairy and a bad captain in the story. Wendy visits Neverland with Peter, and meets Tinkerbell. < The Last Leaf > The characters are two female artists, Sue and Johnsy, and an old man. Johnsy is dying of pneumonia. This is a short story by O. Henry.
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 The leaf painted by an old man gives Johnsy a will survive. < Romeo and Juliet > Main theme is a tragic love between two lovers. The main characters die in endings. It's been made into a film. It's a drama by Shakespeare. The male character's name is Romeo. < Shim Cheong's Story > The female character gets married to a prince. The ending is happy. The main theme is about a daughter's love and sacrifice for her dad. This is a Korean classic. The female character's dad is blind. < Les Miserable > The male character is a thief. This is a tragedy. It is written in French. The male character steals a piece of bread and he goes to a prison. The title of this book means 'poor people' < Daddy Long Legs > The author is Jin Webster. Two main characters love each other. The female character, Judy, becomes a novelist. Judy writes a letter to her supporter.