THINGS WE READ
GENRES
BOOK REVIEWS
REPORTED SPEECH
PHRASAL VERBS CONNECTED WITH READING AND WRITING
100

a graphic novel

comic

100

a love story

romance

100

the final part of a story

ending

100

Is this sentence in DIRECT or REPORTED SPEECH?

She said she wrote lots of fairy tales.

REPORTED SPEECH

100

move information on a screen to be able to read it

scroll up/down

200

a book of recipes

cookbook

200

a published life story

biography

200

a book which is a commercial success

bestseller

200

Put the words in order:

writers / he / why / her / pseudonyms / asked / . / used

He asked her why writers used pseudonyms.

200

make a note of something on paper or digitally

write down

300

a daily news publication

newspaper

300

imaginative fiction genre

fantasy

300

the story of a novel

plot

300

Complete with the missing word:

Ella asked me ----- I wanted a coffee and I said yes.

if/whether

300

write information in empty gaps

fill in

400

a book of tourist information

guidebook

400

an exciting story, full of suspense and action

thriller

400

a prize

award

400

Turn this sentence into REPORTED SPEECH:

I read a six-hundred-page novel last month, said Tommy.

Tommy said he had read a six-hundred-page book the previous month / the month before.

400

turn the pages of a book quickly, not looking carefully

flick through

500

a piece of writing full of deep feelings

poetry

500

literature for people aged 17-25 approximately

YA (young adult)

500

a sudden change in the course of events of a story

twist

500

Turn this question into a REPORTED version:

Where is the story set? asked Pauline

Pauline asked where the story was set.

500

examine something to see if there is a mistake

look over

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