eLesson for Today (17/7/07)

English

Unit 9 What do you think of it?
All about book reviews.

What are reviews?
Here are some definitions of it
http://www.google.com.sg/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:Reviews&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title


An example of a book review can be seen by clicking on the URL below
http://www.pluggedinonline.com/articles/a0001780.cfm


Activity 1 - 10 minutes

Why read a book review before buying a book?
1. It gives you an insight into the plot of the book.
2. It allows you to make a decision on whether to get the book or not.

Buzz time
However, we can not make all our purchasing decisions on reviews alone.
Discuss with a friend now about why this is so.

Activity 2 - 15 minutes

Let's read couple of book reviews to see what are their effects on you.
Textbook pages 40 - 43

Assignment - Complete Worksheet 1 (Page 35) and Worksheet 3 (Page 38 - 39) of your Workbook.