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Unit 5
Storytelling Reading; Writing

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Do an internet image search on book LORD OF MAZE
covers before the class and choose READING THE FLIES RUNNER
a mix of different ones to display on 1 Look at the titles. Have you seen any of the film versions of the THE HUNGER
the board. Ask students to guess the books? What did you think of them?
types of story from the images. Try 2 Read the magazine article and title quickly. Decide which GAMES The
paragraph is for and which is against the argument.
to elicit some of the types of story The Jungle Lord of
included in Exercise 10 on page 53. 3 5.03 Read and listen to the article. Answer the questions. Book the Rings
1 What does Ellie like doing when she’s reading a book?
2 Why wasn’t she disappointed by the film of The Lord of the Rings?
3 Why didn’t she like the film version of The Maze Runner?
1 As feedback, hold a vote to find 4 Why does Ben prefer films to books? WRITING
out if students generally thought 5 What did he think of The Hunger Games books? A short paragraph
expressing an opinion
the book or the film was better in 6 Why does he try and watch films of the books he has to read
for school?
each case. 5 Write a paragraph giving your
4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss. ideas on the statement: ‘Books are
SPEAKING
always better than their films.’
1 Which do you prefer to do first: read the original book or watch
2 Set a two-minute timer to the film version of it? 1 Say what your opinion is and why.
encourage students to read 2 Think of a film that you think was much better or worse than the 2 Give examples from books you’ve
quickly and focus on the book. Say why. read and films you’ve seen.
task rather than on trying to
understand every word. THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO SIDES TO AN ARGUMENT
Paragraph 1: for
Paragraph 2: against
BOOKS ARE ALWAYS
BOOKS ARE AL W A YS BETTER THAN THEIR FILMS.
BETTER THAN THEIR FILMS.
3 5.03 Check/clarify: spoil.
Give students time to read the When you read a book, you can I hardly ever read books, so I nearly
always see the film first. I think it’s
imagine it all in your head: what
article and answer the questions. the characters look like, where the probably because I’m a bit lazy.
Encourage them to justify their action takes place – that sort of thing. It takes me weeks to finish a book
Then when you see the film, you
whereas I can watch the film in 90
answers. can compare your ideas with those of the director, minutes, which leaves me time to do other things.
But sometimes I enjoy a film so much that it makes
which is always interesting. If you see the film first,
1 She likes using her imagination. you don’t get to use your own imagination because me want to go and read the book. I love fantasy
2 Because the director’s visions you just see things the way they were in the film. and science fiction stories and so I did that with
It’s a shame and I don’t really see the point in doing
The Hunger Games series. The films were amazing,
were brilliant, even though they were it. For example, I read The Lord of the Rings and so I went out and bought the books. It took me a bit
different from what she had imagined. had all these wonderful images in my head. When of time to get through them, but they were worth the
I saw the films, which were directed by the great
time and effort. I really enjoyed them, even though
3 Because she thought the Peter Jackson, some of it was quite different from I knew what was going to happen. It was also quite
how I had imagined it, but it didn’t matter. His visions
interesting seeing where the film and book were
characters were all wrong and they were so brilliant and I wasn’t disappointed. It doesn’t a bit different. When our teacher asks us to read
had changed some of her favourite always work like that, though. Sometimes the film books for school, I always see if I can get a film of
version can be a real disappointment. I saw The
the book first. That helps me get into the books,
parts of the book. Maze Runner a few weeks ago. I loved that book, but which are often quite difficult. If I already know what
4 It takes him too long to read a book, the film just wasn’t right for me. In my opinion, the the story is about, it helps me understand better
when I’m reading. I did this with Lord of the Flies
characters were all wrong and they’d changed some
whereas watching a film only takes of my favourite bits. I didn’t bother to see the other and The Jungle Book. Seeing the films first really
helped me enjoy the books more.
films in the series. I didn’t want to spoil my own
90 minutes and leaves him free to do personal memories of the books. Ellie Ben
other things.
5 He really enjoyed them.
6 Because knowing what the story is
about helps him to understand books 52
which can be difficult for him to read.
4 You may want to give your own
answers as an example before Culture notes
hearing from the students. The Lord of the Rings is a three-part fantasy novel by J.R.R Tolkien. The trilogy
has sold over 150 million copies, making it one of the best-selling novels ever
written.
5 If you are short on time, you The Maze Runner is a 2009 novel for young adults by James Dashner. Although
could set this for homework. it is the first book in the Maze Runner series, it is the third in narrative order. Set
Students should organise their in a post-apocalyptic world, the story begins when a teenage boy wakes up in
work to follow the same format a lift, with no memory other than his name is Thomas. He meets other teenage
as the article in Exercise 2. boys who also have no memories. They try to solve the mystery of the maze to
Remind them to refer back to the find a way out.
model text if necessary.
The Hunger Games is a series of three novels by Suzanne Collins. The first was
published in 2008. The story is of a girl who takes part in the Hunger Games, in
which young people have to fight to the death.
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding was first published in 1954. The book is
more about a group of boys who try to look after themselves after their plane crashes
onto a deserted island.
Workbook The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1894.
Reading p50, Ex.1–4 Set in India, most of the characters are animals, although the main character is
Developing Writing p51 a boy called Mowgli who lives in the jungle with wolves.
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