The Reading Questionnaire Answer Qs first alone, then discuss answers with your neighbor IN YOUR LANGUAGE 1 .What kinds of things do you read?............................................... 2. What is your favorite time and place to read? ................................. 3. What is the first book you can remember reading?........................... 4. What was the last book you read? .............................................. 5. What are you reading at the moment?................................... 6. Do you read more or less then you used to?......... ..................... 7. Have you got a favorite book or author?........................................ 8. Do you think people will read less in the future (because of the Internet)? IN ENGLISH 1. How often do you read in English?.................................................. 2. What kind of things do you read?................................. 3. Which of these things do you do when you read in English? a) I read things I am interested in. b) I read regularly (e.g. 10 minutes a day). c) I take an English book with me when I travel. d) I always read until the end of a chapter or section. e) I try to understand groups of words or sentences, not just individual word f) I try to guess unknown words from the context. g) I use a dictionary when I cannot guess important words. h) I highlight important words and write them down in a notebook. Now listen to the tape and answer the questions. 1023 Online Reading http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1023-Monica-Reading.htm Monica and Todd discuss how the internet is changing the way people read. 1) What does Monica say about reading? ^ a) She still reads books. ^ b) She rarely reads book. 2) What does she say about the internet? ^ a) She uses it for e-mail mainly. ^ b) She watches lots of video.. ^ c) She reads books online. 3) Todd reads_. ^ a) books offline ^ b) magazines online c) news online ^ d) news offline 4) Monica usually reads newspapers D a) offline ^ b) online 5) Monica reads news online to__ ^ a) save money ^ b) save paper ^ c) get more variety Parts of a book - matching (adapted from Study Reading, CUP 1992) 1. Knowing the parts of a book is the first step to using it properly. Study the list of some of the parts of a textbook. Try to match the parts with the correct descriptions. Parts of a book 1. front cover 2. title page 3. publishing details 4. preface] introduction 5. acknowledgments 6. contents 7. chapters 8. references 9. glossary 10. index Descriptions a) the units of the book b) sources used by the author c) a list of the main topics by chapters d) a page containing title and author's name e) an alphabetical list of topics in detail f) publisher, place and date of publication g) selling points, author information, positive reviews h) thanks to people who have helped with the book i) the author's aims and the coverage of the book j) a mini-dictionary of specialist terms used 11. back cover or dust jacket blurb k) title, author and often an illustration in color When you have finished, compare your answers with your neighbor. Use your dictionary to find definitions for these parts: a) appendix...................................................................................... b) bibliography.........,......................................................................... c) foreword........................................................................................ 2. Identify these parts of a textbook . Then compare your answers with your neighbor. To make you think A plague, W taehnids, 62 planting dales, 31 lansy ragwort [Seimio jacokxt), 80-1 poisonings, by insecticides, 51 laaonomy, necessity for, 7 poisons: contact. 17. 41-3, 43, 79; temperature comrol. 37 B 1 Introduction 1 I.I The origins of pests ; . . 1 • v; • 1.2 Pest damage > • 2 _1.3' The major types of pests ■, _3 C Tarsus (p!. tarsi) The jointed 'foot' that bean the ctaws of an insect. Tergum (pi. terga) The dorsal body sclerlte of an insect. Thorax That portion of an insect's body which lies between the head and abdomen and bears the legs and wings. D Over the past 50 years a major portion of the world's population has been undernourished or starving. The World Bank has estimated that 65 of the people in developing countries receive at least 15% fewer calories than needed to function efficiently. This deficiency amounts E First published 1935 Published by MacmlUan Publishers Ltd London and Basingstoke . Associated companies and representatives in Accra, Auckland, Delhi, Dublin, Gaborone, Hamburg, Harare, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Manzini, Melbourne, Mexico City, Nairobi, New York, Singapore, Tokyo ISBN 0 - 333 - 39240 - X F An Introduction to Insect Pests and their Control Peter D. Stiling G ll would certainly recommend the book for the courses for which it is written, as well as for higher courses as an introductory text.' Dr. T.H. Coaksr. Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge. Introduction to Insect Pests and their Controlis written for certificate, diploma and degree courses in agriculture, applied biology and zoology. It will also find a place in 'A' level biology and agricullura courses,-and as a supplement to medical entomology courses. ^'ilin^. P.D. .A,, !„:'■„!:,,.■„,„ «> tn»\l 'V>'.-' .inj,lh,-ir I'.nitrnl I niulmi: M.iulnM.in'. 7 Missing words - books, etc. Put the following words in the correct sentences. encyclopedia diary album manual catalogue register newspaper log calendar dictionary cookery book time-table directory map atlas index library brochure 1 You read a......................................to find out what has happened recently, both in your own country and in the rest of the world. 2 A......................................is a book or booklet which gives you a list of goods or books for sale, plus their prices. 3 An......................................helps you to find the position of a place or a country anywhere in the world. 4 If you can't afford to buy books, then you can always borrow them from the 5 An.....................................is a book (or a set of books) dealing with every branch of knowledge in alphabetical order. 6 You can keep a collection of photographs or autographs in an......................... 7 You record personal events and happenings in a...................................... 8 You look at a......................................to know the date and the month. 9 An......................................is an alphabetical list at the back of a book of names, subjects, etc. mentioned in it and the pages where they can be found. 10 If you have a......................................then you shouldn't get lost. 11 If you want to find out the times of trains or buses you should consult a.............. 12 When something goes wrong with your car, you can always try to repair it yourself with the help of a car...................................... 13 Ifyou don't know where to go on holiday, why don't you get a holiday ............... ......................from your nearest Travel Agency? 14 Ifyou don't know a person's telephone number, you can always look it up in the telephone ...................................... 15 Ifyou want to find out how to make a particular dish you can look in a ................ 16 You use a......................................to find out the meaning of a word. 17 The captain of a ship fills in a......................................every day. 18 You look at a......................................if you want to find out how often someone has attended school or a course.