Стр.47 Unit 4 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

WRITING AND VOCABULARY

1. What types of books do you like reading most? Why? Choose from the box or think of other types.
   crime; spy thriller; science fiction; suspense; fantasy; classics; biography; historical fiction; humorous; romantic; mystery; adventure
2. Look at the photos, book covers and short bio. Then answer the questions in pairs.
   1) What can you find out about this author and his books?
   2) Predict what the books are about from their titles. Which do you think seems most interesting? Why?
   3) If you’ve read The Constant Gardener, what did you think of it?
3. Read the review and complete it with the phrases below.
   One of the things I liked best; I would still recommend; My only criticism; Consequently; I thoroughly enjoyed; The book opens with; if you’re a fan of; centres on
4. Match paragraphs A–D to 1–4 below. If you know the book, do you agree with the review?
   1) Conclusion and recommendation
   2) Main events in the story
   3) Introduction
   4) Positive and negative comments
5. Answer the questions about the review.
   1) Which tense is most often used? Why?
   2) Is the style of writing neutral or informal?
   3) Which definition describes the meaning of “constant” in the title?
   a) happening regularly
   b) loyal and faithful
6. Find the nouns that collocate with these adjectives in the review.
   1) tragic
   2) brutal
   3) idealistic
   4) personal
   5) thrilling
   6) convincing
   7) vivid
   8) believable
   9) heartless
   10) incredible
7. Find the adverbs in phrases 1–3 and match them to their uses a–c. Find five more examples in the review.
   1) entirely believable
   2) is secretly testing
   3) eventually suspects
   a) describes how something happens
   b) describes an adjective
   c) is a time adverb
8. Choose the correct adverbs in the review below.
   Susan thinks that she and her husband are 1) wonderfully/skillfully happy. One day, a stranger tries to murder her. She is 2) slowly/profoundly shocked. She 3) consequently/happily discovers that her husband planned it. He 4) secretly/quickly wants to kill her. She 5) occasionally/cleverly plans to find out the truth. She 6) finally/unfortunately proves that he is guilty.
9. Make notes about a book you have enjoyed reading, using the prompts below. Then talk about your book in groups.
   1) I thoroughly enjoyed
   2) It’s a ___ and was written by
   3) The story is set in
   4) The plot centres on
   5) The thing I liked best was
   6) My only criticism of the book is
   7) All in all,
   8) If you’re a fan of ___, you
   9) I would recommend it because
10. Project idea. Write a review of a book you have enjoyed reading (200–250 words). Use Train Your Brain to plan and check your review.