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Why do we read?
Textbook: p. 32
GoalKinds of books: fiction and non-fiction; talking about why we read; the “Find someone who ...” game.
New words
fiction · badiiy adabiyotnon-fiction · hujjatli adabiyotdictionary · lug‘atguidebook · qo‘llanma (yo‘l ko‘rsatkich)
Explanation
Books fall into two big groups. Fiction is made-up stories: a novel, a short story, a play, a poem, a fairy tale. Non-fiction gives real information: a biography, an encyclopaedia, a textbook, a dictionary, an atlas, a cookbook, a guidebook, a newspaper. We read for different reasons: to learn, to relax, to build vocabulary, or to enjoy a good story. In the game “Find someone who ...” we ask classmates: Do you like poetry? Did you read a novel last month? We write the name and the answer, then report: Aziza likes poetry. American and British spelling: encyclopedia (US) – encyclopaedia (UK).
Worked examples
Fiction: a detective novel, a fairy tale, a play by Shakespeare. Non-fiction: an atlas, a cookbook, a biography of a scientist, a school dictionary. A guidebook is non-fiction because it gives real information about a place.
Find someone who ... 1) reads comics – Madina. 2) reads before going to sleep – Jasur. 3) has a library card – Sardor. Report: Madina reads comics. Jasur reads before going to sleep. Sardor has a library card.
Class activity
“Find someone who”: with six tasks (comics, detective stories, e-books ...) circulate round the class, write names and report.
Practice
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Fiction or non-fiction: an atlas.
Non-fiction
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Fiction or non-fiction: a fairy tale.
Fiction
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Make a question: you / like / poetry
Do you like poetry?
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Why do people read non-fiction books?
They want real information, to learn a skill or to understand something.