Write a review of a book that you have read (Lev Tolstoy, «A prisoner in the
Caucasus» or Ivan Turgenev, «MuMu»).
The following questions will help you to
organize your review.
- make grammatically correct
sentences, use present simple.
- use topic related vocabulary;
- use variety of adjectives to make your
writing more interesting (6-10
adjectives);
use linking words (and, then, because,
so, however, but, etc.)
follow this plan:
Para 1. Introduction . What is the title?
What is the book about?Who is the
author, genre.
Para 2. Main body 1. What happens? ( a
plot of the book). Where does the action
takes place, when
Para 3. Main body 2. Did you like this
book or film? Why? (your opinion)
Para 4. Conclusion. Recommendation. Will
your recommend this book, whom?
2. He was at work yesterday.
3. She will not be at home tomorrow.
4. Children are in the park. They are not at school.
5. He was not at school yesterday. He was at home.
6. Where is she? She's at work.
7. I was a pupil last year. I'm student this year.
8. Where were you? We were in the theatre.
9. His father is a doctor. Will he be the doctor as well?
10. The children will be in the courtyard tomorrow.
11. Where are you? Aren't you at home?
12. My friend is ill. He's not in the institute. He's at home.
13. Where will you be tomorrow?
14. They weren't in Chrimea last year. They were in Kiev.
15. I'm not an engineer. I'm a singer.
16. We'll be in the cinema at 15 o'clock today.
17. Where are the books? They were on the table yesterday.
18. Will you be at school tomorrow? No, I won't. I am ill.
19. Was he ill last week? Yes, he was.
20. Why weren't they at home? They were in the theatre.
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