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Hi Tom,

lt’s the story of ...

Itwas madę into a film.

The main character is (name) There's a twist at the end. You should read it.

An informal letter

Read the letter. In which paragraph does Joanna:

1    give her opinlon of the book?

2    describe what happens in the book?

3    give brief informatlon about the book and its author?

j How are things? Tve just read a fantastic book that Jjr / want to recommend to you. It's called Northern Lights and it was written by Philip Pullman. It's a | fantasy story set in Oxford.

| lt‘s the story of a girl called Lyra. She tries to save f sonie children who have been kidnapped by a | strange woman called Mrs Coulter. Lyra and some J friends travel north to look for the missing children,

| who include her best friend, Roger. I wont give the $ ending away in case you decide to read it yourself.

| I liked the book for a number of reasons. The author v has created an amazing fantasy world. The story is J gripping and I identified with the character of Lyra.

I The book is sometimes compared to the Harry i Potter stories. But I think its morę thought-I provoking and less childish. You should read it¹

1“ Have you read any good books recently?

Take care loanna

JLb ■    ■    ———■

2 Are the sentences true or false?

1 Northern Lights was written by Philip Pullman.

|2 The story is set in London.

3    The main character is a girl.

4    Joanna didn’t like the book.

5    Joanna thinks ifs betterthan Harry Potter.

3 How many phrases from the box can you find in the letter?

Talklng about stories I identified with (a character)

I liked the book because...

In the end,...

It was written by (author) lt's a (type of story) lt’s set in (place)

Complete the text about The Lord ofthe Rings. Use phrases from the box in exercise 3.

The Lord ofthe Rings is a fantasy story.¹_J. R. R.

Tolkien.²_an imaginary land called ‘Middle Earth’, and

²_a group of hobbits who have to destroy a magie

ring. *_called Frodo.⁵_they succeed in

destroying the ring. A few years ago⁶_. Did you see it

at the cinema? Anyway, ifs a great book -⁷_I

5 Choose a book that you have read. Write notes under these headings, but include any other Information that you think is important.

• General information

Title Author Type of book

•    Story and characters

Where is it set?

Main characters What happens?

•    Youropinion

Why did you like it? For example:

Ifs funny/moving/exciting/gripping/interesting.

It contains lots of interesting characters.

I really wanted to know what was going to happen. There are lots of surprises.

6 Read the writing tip below. Write a letter of 120-150 words to a friend recommending the book. Use your notes from exercise 5.

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Unit 10 • The written word

Kultura • Wypowiedź pisemna Ust prywatny

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