Talk a Lot Books – Which book would you buy for…? Student A Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four books Which book would you buy for your partner, and which for your grandma? Why? Book Title Author / Price Publisher / Date of Publication Fiction or Non-Fiction Genre / # Pages / Condition Plot or Description Mark Beaumont / £8.39 Bantam Press / 2009 fiction th 20 century classics / 416 / new record-breaking journey by bike Avg Rating / Extract from Review ebook Available / Cover Title Author / Price Publisher / Date of Publication Fiction or Non-Fiction Genre / # Pages / Condition Plot or Description Book A Passage to India 5/5 / “A clash of class, religion and race…” yes / paperback Book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee / $5.98 Book Hodder & Stoughton / 2009 non-fiction children’s books / 278 / used racial prejudice in the Deep South of America in the 1930s Avg Rating / Extract from Review 3/5 / “The photography could be better…” ebook Available / Cover yes / paperback  -Student B Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four hospitals Which hospital would you give £5m extra funding to, and which one would you close? Why? Book Title Author / Price Publisher / Date of Publication Fiction or Non-Fiction Genre / # Pages / Condition Plot or Description The Man Who Cycled the World Avg Rating / Extract from Review 4/5 / “An incredible story…” E M Forster / £6.29 Penguin Classics / 2005 non-fiction travel / 432 / new Colonial Britain faces the real India no / paperback ebook Available / Cover Book Title Author / Price Publisher / Date of Publication Fiction or Non-Fiction Genre / # Pages / Condition Plot or Description Avg Rating / Extract from Review ebook Available / Cover Book Book Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain Griff Rhys Jones / £8.49 Heinemann / 1966 fiction nature / 288 / used (like new) personal tales on a voyage down the rivers, canals, and lakes of Great Britain 5/5 / “A gripping quest for justice…” yes / hardback For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Books Information Exchange Answers Books – Which book would you buy for…? Task: “Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four books Which book would you buy for your partner, and which for your grandma? Why?” Title Author / Price Publisher / Date of Publication Fiction or Non-Fiction Genre / # Pages / Condition Plot or Description Avg Rating / Extract from Review ebook Available / Cover Title Author / Price Publisher / Date of Publication Fiction or Non-Fiction Genre / # Pages / Condition Plot or Description Avg Rating / Extract from Review ebook Available / Cover Book The Man Who Cycled the World Mark Beaumont / £8.39 Bantam Press / 2009 non-fiction travel / 432 / new record-breaking journey by bike 4/5 / “An incredible story…” yes / paperback Book A Passage to India E M Forster / £6.29 Penguin Classics / 2005 fiction th 20 century classics / 416 / new Colonial Britain faces the real India 5/5 / “A clash of class, religion and race…” no / paperback Book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee / $5.98 Heinemann / 1966 fiction children’s books / 278 / used racial prejudice in the Deep South of America in the 1930s 5/5 / “A gripping quest for justice…” yes / hardback Book Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain Griff Rhys Jones / £8.49 Hodder & Stoughton / 2009 non-fiction nature / 288 / used (like new) personal tales on a voyage down the rivers, canals, and lakes of Great Britain 3/5 / “The photography could be better…” yes / paperback “Which book would you buy for your partner, and which for your grandma? Why?” Answers will vary When they have completed filling the gaps, students should discuss which books they think their relatives would enjoy They should produce appropriate reasons for their choices – why they would choose one book in particular for somebody, but not another For example: “I would buy To Kill a Mockingbird for my partner, because he has always wanted to read it…” Or… “I wouldn’t buy The Man Who Cycled the World for my grandma, because she isn’t very interested in travel…” [etc.] Sample Questions Sample Answers What is the title of Book ? Who is the author of ? Who wrote Book ? How much is Book ? How much does Book cost? Who publishes Book ? When was Book published? Is Book fiction or non-fiction? What genre does Book belong to? How many pages has Book got? What condition is Book in? What is the plot or description of Book ? What is the average rating for Book ? Give me a review of Book Is there an ebook of Book available? Is Book in hardback or paperback? is the author of Book wrote Book Book is Book costs publishes Book It was published in It’s It’s got pages It’s out of five Yes, there is / No, there isn’t It’s in Examples What is the title of Book 1? When was Book published? What condition is Book in? Is there an ebook of Book available? The Man Who Cycled the World It was published in 2005 It’s used Yes, there is For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Books Information Exchange Is Book in hardback or paperback? It’s in paperback [etc.] Extension: you could try to encourage some comparative/superlative questions and sentences too, for example: Which is the cheapest book? Which book has the most pages? Which book has the lowest rating? To Kill a Mockingbird is… The Man Who Cycled the World has… Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain has… [etc.] For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now!