Genres
A genre with actions
Adventure
Translate into French :
" A reader can buy and sell a book. "
Un lecteur peut acheter et vendre un livre.
What's the English for COUVERTURE DE LIVRE ?
Bookcover / front cover
Translate into English :
" Contrairement aux liseuses, les livres n'ont pas besoin d'électricité."
Unlike ebooks, books don't need electricity.
Transform into indirect speech:
John :"I love reading.'"
John said he loved reading.
A genre that makes the reader laugh
Comedy
Translate into French :
" A reader mustn't burn a book.'
Un lecteur ne doit pas brûler un livre.
What's the English for ROMAN ?
Novel
Translate into English :
" Les livres n'ont pas besoin d'accès à internet alors que les liseuses si."
Books don't need access to internet whereas ebooks do."
Transform into indirect speech:
Jessica: "It's a great adventure when I start reading a book.'"
Jessica said it was a great adventure when she started reading a book.
A genre with robots and space travel
Science-fiction
Translate into French :
" A reader is allowed to highlight quotes in the text."
Un lecteur est autorisé à surligner des citations dans le texte.
What's the English for CRITIQUE LITTÉRAIRE ?
Book review
Translate into English :
" On peut ajuster la taille du texte sur les liseuses mais il faut les recharger."
You can adjust the size of the text on ebooks but you must charge them.
Transform into indirect speech:
Tom :"I find interesting to discover new authors.'"
Tom said he found interesting to discover new authors.
A genre with love and conficts
Romance
Translate into French :
" A reader should read the backcover."
Un lecteur devrait lire la 4ème de couverture.
What's the English for RAT DE BIBLIOTHÈQUE ?
Bookworm
Translate into French :
" Ebooks are expensive, nevertheless you can download some classic books for free."
Les liseuses sont chères, néanmoins on peut télécharger des classiques gratuitement.
Transform into direct speech:
Emmy said she prefered ebooks because they were less heavy in her bag.
Emmy : "I prefer ebooks because they are less heavy in my bag."
A genre that scares the reader
Horror
Translate into English :
" Un livre ne devrait pas être banni à cause de ses thèmes."
A book shouldn't be banned because of its themes/topics/issues.
What's the English for LIVRE DE POCHE?
Paperback
Translate into English :
" Cependant, le plaisir de feuilleter un livre n'existe pas avec une liseuse.'
Nonetheless/ however, the pleasure of browsing a book doesn't exist with an ebook.
Transform into direct speech:
Billy asked if you could charge his ebook.
Billy: " Can you charge my ebook?"