British English · B1 · Unit 14
Books and reading
Books and reading
By the end you can
- Tell the story of a book you've read
- Describe a character
- Understand the back cover of a book
Words and phrases
| British English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| the main character | the most important person in a story | The main character is a young detective in Oxford. |
| is told by | is narrated by (who tells the story) | The story is told by a twelve-year-old girl. |
| at the beginning | at the start | At the beginning, she's living alone in London. |
| it turns out that | later we learn that | It turns out that her brother knew all along. |
| a page-turner | a book so exciting that you keep reading | Her new thriller is a page-turner. |
| I couldn't put it down | I wanted to keep reading all the time | I couldn't put it down, honestly. |
| a novel | a long book that tells a story | She's writing a novel set in Cornwall. |
| the author | the writer of a book | The author grew up in Wales. |
| stubborn | doesn't change their mind easily | Elsie is clever but very stubborn. |
| it's based on | it uses (a true story, a real place) | It's based on a true story. |
| a book club | a group that meets to talk about books | I'm in a book club that meets in the pub. |
| overdue | late (returned after the date it should be) | The library book was forty years overdue. |
Then talk it through
A book club meeting about this month's book. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.