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What do you know about the four books in the photo? start learning
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Gone Girl, Life of Pi, The Kite Runner, The Hunger Games.
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the feeling you have when you need to eat: The baby was crying with hunger. start learning
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Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
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a toy made of paper or cloth that flies in the air on the end of a long string start learning
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After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
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A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. start learning
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Which book does Amy decide to take? start learning
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Amy decides to take The Hunger Games. I think I might try The Hunger Games actually. The Hunger Games. ’Cos I think I’ve seen the trailer of the film and I, yeah, it looks quite interesting.
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their feelings about each book-.
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Amy: That sounds a bit violent for me.
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Beth: I thought it was really great. what I really liked about it was the main character, the girl.
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Amy: but I don't really like sci-fi that much to be honest so, I don't think that's...
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Carl: Oh, it’s wonderful. The thing I love about it is the way it builds the whole story, you know, and, and you get so involved with these characters that you, you just have to know what's gonna happen next.
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Beth: I really love Life of Pi
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Which of these books would you choose to read? Why? start learning
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Life of Pi. Because I saw the film and I liked it...
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Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. How could you change each sentence to the opposite meaning? start learning
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Then check in audio script.
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of sci-fi, big fan, novels anyway, I'm a. start learning
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I’m a big fan of sci-fi novels anyway.
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really liked, What I, main character, was the, about it. start learning
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What I really liked about it was the main character What I really hated/didn't like/liked least about it was...
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I don't, that much, sci-fi, to be honest, really like. start learning
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I don't really like sci-fi that much to be honest
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whole story, about it, builds the, I love, The things, is the, way it. start learning
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The thing I love about it is the way it builds the whole story, The thing I hate about it is the way it...
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into it, couldn't get, I just. start learning
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I just couldn't get into it.
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that sort, stand books, I can't, at you, of preach. start learning
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I can't stand books that sort of preach at you. I love/really like books that...
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Which phrases mean I don't/I didn't like? start learning
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I don't really like... that much; I just couldn't get into it.; I can't stand...
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Look at sentence 2. How is it different in form from I really liked the main character? Which word/idea is emphasised? start learning
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The word order is different - it starts with "What I + verb + be + + key information" to emphasise the main character.
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Look at sentence 4. How is it different in form from I love the way it builds the whole story? Which word/idea is emphasised? start learning
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The word order is different - it starts with "the thing I + verb + be + +key information" to emphasise the way it builds the whole story.
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Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. start learning
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Make sure the meaning is the same.
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I like the characters in Atonement. (What/Iliked) Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. start learning
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What I like about Atonement were the characters. A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly. 2. A young or inexperienced person.
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Reading on my tablet hurts my eyes. (I/stand) start learning
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I can't stand reading on my tablet because it hurts my eyes.
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Detective stories bore me. (I/that much) start learning
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I don't like (reading) detectives stories that much.
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Blockbusters such as the Bourne series really don't appeal to me. (I/into) start learning
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I couldn't get into blockbusters such as the Bourne series.
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I like the way Twelve Years a Slave teaches you about history. (thing(is) start learning
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The thing I like is the way Twelve Years a Slave teaches you about history.
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The best thing about Agatha Christie books are the plots. (What/like) start learning
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What I like about Agatha Christie books are the plots.
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I enjoy anything by Stieg Larson. (I/big fan) start learning
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I'm a big fan of Stieg Larson.
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Think of one type of reading that you really like and one that you don't like. Write two sentences about each, using phrases from above. start learning
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What I don't like reading is package leaflet. I'm a big fan of philosophy essays. package leaflet (bula de remédio)
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