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The Top Ten Best-selling Fiction Books Of All Time

Part I

See if you can match the book titles.

1. Don

2. The Count of

3. Harry Potter

4. And Then

5. The Lord Of

6. Harry Potter and

7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of

8. Harry Potter and the

9. The Catcher

10. The Da Vinci

A.The Rings

B.in the Rye

C.Fire

D.Code

E.Monte Cristo

F. There Were None

G.Half-Blood Prince

H. Quixote

I. the Chamber of Secrets

J.and the Philosophers Stone

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____ 7_____ 8_____ 9_____ 10_____

Part II

Now match the books above (1-10) with their descriptions (A-J).

A: It is the fourth in the series and came out in 2000 when Potter-

mania was really hotting up.

B: This story of the world of Middle Earth and Hobbits has sold over

100 million copies.

C: It is a controversial book.

D: This was the book that kicked off Pottermania, causing millions

of children, both big and small, to get into books again.E: This is a rather complex story of the sailor Edmond Dantes life.

F: It was written in 1951 and is still going strong.

G: This philosophical story inspired people from all sections of the

cultural world, including Pablo Picasso and Strauss.

H: This was the second in the series the one which starts with

Harry and Ron flying a flying car into a tree at Hogwarts.

I: In 2005 a play was written based on the novel and a computer

game has even been made based on it.

J: Children queued up outside bookshops waiting for midnight,

when the doors would be opened, and they could get their

grubby mitts on the new edition of this book.Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____

6_____ 7_____ 8_____ 9_____ 10_____


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Rob Mawson Interview

Answers1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____ 7_____ 8_____

For each of the following sentences, taken from the article, select the answer that is most appropriate. Write youranswers below.

1. His first novel, A Ship Called Hope,A: has been published in 1995.B: was publishedC: would be publishedD:published

2. He is also the author of two novels the pseudonym Robert Radcliffe.

A: aboutB: withC: byD: under

3. How did you first get writing?A: involved withB: in love withC: involved toD: involved on

4. I wrote stories at school and through my teen years most of them awful but the was clearly there.A: driverB: drivingC: drive

D: drivel

5. How do you the enormous success of The Lazarus Child in the future?A: topB: stopC: mopD: drop

6. Its to think in terms of topping success.A: no better tryingB: no good tryingC: no good to tryD: too good trying

7. Several offers were made straight away for the film rights but I turned themA: off.B: over.C: on.D: down.

8. Radcliffe writes only of the past, which provides readers with escape from the of today.A: boom and bustB: room and boardC: gloom and doomD: cool and pool


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Writers in Exile

Part I

Match the writers to their books.

1. Dante

2. Lord Byron

3. Victor Hugo

4. Lenin

5. Bertolt Brecht

A: Les Miserables

B: Mother Courage and Her Children

C: Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism

D: Don Juan

E: Divine Comedy

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____

Part II

Read the article and say whether the following

statements are True or False. Correct the false

ones.

1. Exiled Writers Ink organisation in London is a

place for exiled authors to hang out, write and

discuss anything and everything they like.

2. Some writers adapt to their new surroundings

and even start to publish afresh in the new lan-

guage.

3. Dante was sent into exile because he didnt want

Florence to be independent.

4. Lord Byron was threatened with burning at the

stake.

5. Victor Hugo was exiled to the island of Guernsey

for supporting Napoleon III.

6. Lenin married his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya dur-

ing his first exile in Siberia.

7. Bertolt Brecht criticized National Socialism and

Fascism.

8. Amna Dumpor is a poet from India.

Answers1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____

7_____ 8_____


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Part I

Fill in the missing letters and match the words to their meanings.

1. p_g_n

2. s_en_ry

3. tr_nq_ill_ty

4. f_d_e

5. an_o_ing

6. h_ar_s

7. ch_co_ol_c

8. s_bu_b

9. te_tot_l

England & Wales

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____ 7_____ 8_____ 9_____

A: an area on the edge of a large town or city where

people who work in the town or city often live

B: not drinking alcohol

C: causing you to be irritated or angry

D: a person holding religious beliefs other than

those of the main world religionsE: a state of peace and quiet

F: the general appearance of natural surroundings,

especially when these are beautiful

H: a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk

or cream

G: large groups of

I: a person who loves chocolate and eats a lot of it

Part II Role playIn pairs do this role play. Student 1 should use the

article to advise student 2. After two exercises

switch roles.

Student 1 is a travel agent.

Student 2 wants advice where to go on holiday.

Exercise 1:

Student 2: You really enjoy nature and like going

boating or walking in the mountains. Ask the travel

agent where in England you could go and how to

get there.

Exercise 2:

Student 2: You have heard a lot about the famous

English universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Ask

the travel agent for advice if they are worth see-

ing.

Exercise 3:

Student 2: You are keen on sightseeing and would

like to see the old English castles. Ask the travel

agent for advice on where you should go.

Exercise 4:

Student 2: You are interested in sports. Ask the

travel agent for advice what sports events you can

see.


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British Bar Chat

Question GameInstructions:

1. Study the slang expressions from the conver-

sation to remember their meaning.

2. Look at these answer cards below.

3. Think of as many possible questions as you can

so that your partner would definitely give the

answer from the card.

4. Practice asking questions in pairs.

I decided to treat myself to

a new iPod.

It has a noise reduction

button.

I doubt that.

Didnt really think about

that.

Its your round. Ill stick with the good old

wireless.

I dont need all this new-

fangled gadgetry.

I got a pay rise the other

day.

A pint.

Yeah, great. Its tiny. Thats a contradiction in

terms.

Its meant to stop other

people.

Er...dunno. You could lose it or it could

get nicked.

Possible questions to the answer in bold:

Why are you so happy?

What are we celebrating tonight?

How are you going to buy this car?

Why dont you leave your job?


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US Bar Chat

Fill in the gaps with these words and col-

locations from the conversation:

A: cram session

B: falls on its face

C: subscribers

D: netflixed

E: saved me the trouble

F: flick

G: mirror

H: spotted

I: take the easy way out

J: priority

1. A chick ___ is a film about emotions and love.

2. Cool English has thousands of ___ all over Russia.

3. My main ___ is to get through all my exams.

4. Im glad you ___ the mistake before it was too late.

5. I need a final ___ for my chemistry test tomorrow.

6. Blyth ___ of suggesting a game of football by doing it himself.

7. The theory ___ when put into practice.

8. Its not a good idea to ___ of debt by borrowing money.

9. I just___it last week and have a copy of it at home.

10. Screen plays never___the book word for word.


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Crime Idioms Part 2

Part IMatch the idiom (1 to 6) with the definition (A-F).

1. Crime doesnt pay

2. To scream blue murder

3. To steal the limelight

4. To be as sober as a judge

5. To get / have your day in court

6. To throw the book at someone

A: To punish or criticize someone as severely as possible.B: To get an opportunity to give your opinion on something or to explain your actions

after they have been criticized.

C: To not be at all drunk.

D: To receive attention and interest from the public.

E: To shout or to complain very loudly.

F: If you do something illegal, you will probably be caught and punished.

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____

Part IINow put the appropriate idiom (1-6) in the correct form into the spaces below (A-F).

A: Its awful when everyone else around you has been drinking and youre

________________________.

B: Shes afraid this new actor will ________________________ from her.

C: He tried to rob a bank, but hed been caught on CCTV and was sentenced to ten

years. ________________________.

D: If you get caught theyll ________________________!

E: It might get into the papers, and then shed be down here knocking on my door and

________________________.

F: She was fiercely determined to ________________________ and the TV interview

would give her that opportunity.


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Part I

Each of the following sentences contains a slang

expression, which appears in bold type. Read

over the sentences and try to guess the meaning

of each expression. Then, match the bold expres-

sion (1 to 6) with the definition (A-F).

1. Matt was such a nerd in high school.

2. Harrys going to get into trouble if he keeps

skiving off on Friday afternoons.

3. Ill have to pull an all-nighter if Im going to

pass.

4. I was so nervous about the driving test that I

screwed the whole thing up.

5. It was a piece of cake.

6. They got chucked out of school for fighting.

A: study hard for the exam tomorrow

B: easy

C: punished by being asked to leave school

D: an enthusiastic pupil

E: failed an exam

F: missing school

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____ 6_____

Dictionary Of SlangPart II

Now try to write your own sentences using the

slang expressions above:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.


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Part IMatch the new words (1 to 5) with the definitions

(A-E).

1. Defictionalization

2. Dropout factory

3. Mockbuster

4. Upcycling

5. Exoplanet

A: A school or educational system with a high

dropout rate.

B: A planet outside of Earths solar system.

C: A low-budget movie with a title and plot similar

to a current blockbuster film.

D: When a product or object from a movie, book,

or other fictional source is made in the

real world.

E: A process that takes used or recycled materials

and creates a new product with a

higher quality or value than the original materi-

als.

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____

New English Words

Part IISpot the missing word: in each sentence below

(1-5) there is one New English Word missing. See

if you can find where and which word is missing.

You may have to put a noun in plural.

1. The company produces these to coincide with

the release of the actual blockbusters.

They release them on DVD just prior to the re-

lease of the big name in the theatre.2. Whenever things claw their way out of books or

movies and into the real world, I like

to call it.

3. Astronomers generally supposed that existed,

but it was not known how common

they were and how similar they were to the plan-

ets of the Solar System.

4.About half of high schools in Florida and South

Carolina classify as.

5. is the practice of converting waste materials

into products of greater value beer

bottles into building materials, for example.


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Putting a Twist on the Tourist Trail _ Part 3

Part IFor each of the following sentences, taken from the article, select the answer that is most appropriate.

1. In Moscow and St. Petersburg you can get

A: by withoutRussian.

B: on well with

C: away with

2. What made you

A:put up with the idea for your Gulag tour?

B: come up with

C: give up

3. The difficult thing was making

A: moneywith the people who now run the Gulag Camp.

B: contract

C: contact

4. What have been the biggest problems in running

A:your businesses?

B: an experiment

C: a mile

5. The biggest problem our company has

A: looked through wasnt caused by governments or clients.

B: lived through

C: lived with

Answers

1_____ 2_____ 3_____ 4_____ 5_____

Part IIAnswer these questions.

1. What is an itinerary?

2. Do foreigners have to know Russian to travel to smaller towns?

3. Why are some foreigners interested in the Gulag tour?

4. What was the biggest problem caused by?

5. Whats the capital of China?


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