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What do you know about the four books in the photo? empezar lección
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Gone Girl, Life of Pi, The Kite Runner, The Hunger Games.
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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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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. empezar lección
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Which book does Amy decide to take? empezar lección
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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? empezar lección
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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? empezar lección
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Then check in audio script.
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of sci-fi, big fan, novels anyway, I'm a. empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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? empezar lección
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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? empezar lección
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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? empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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) empezar lección
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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) empezar lección
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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) empezar lección
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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) empezar lección
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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) empezar lección
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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) empezar lección
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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. empezar lección
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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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