A Listen and read.
Rupa : So... Ananda, we had a helpful class on dictionary, didn't we?
Ananda: Oh, yes, very helpful. This is why I like Mrs Barua's class. She is one of my favourite teachers.
Rupa : She is! I also like her very much. And she is very organised. She knows how to make us work in groups and pairs. So we are never bored.
Ananda: By the way, I've another problem. Do you understand the 'Table of Contents' at the beginning of a book?
Rupa: Hmmm...yes, I've learnt it from my elder sister. I can try to explain it to you if you like.
Ananda: So nice of you. I really need it.
B Work in pairs. Discuss when and how you can help each other with anything difficult in a lesson.
C Read a content page of a book below individually and work in pairs to answer the questions that follow.
Questions
- How many subjects / topics do you see here?
- What do the numbers on the right-hand side mean?
- Who do you think the people whose names are written after the subjects or topics are?
- What is each topic / subject called?
D Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the box.
| read | and | books | are | topics |
| of | book | only | which | is |
The text above is a table …………… contents. It shows what subjects .......... there in a ..............., journal, magazine or in a research paper. So what is included in a book .......... shown in its table of contents. The table also shows a reader what the ..…………… are, who the writers are, and …………… page a reader should open to …………… a particular topic. Sometimes in some ..…………… topics are organised first in units ..…………… then in lessons. However, some books .…………… show the chapters.
E Go to the text in the box at Section C and answer the following questions.
1 Who is the writer of America at Play?
2 Which chapter is written by Naomi Shihab Nye?
3 What is the page number for Sea to Shining Sea?
4 What does Robert Olen Butler write?
5 What is the chapter at page number 57, and who is the writer?
F Work in pairs. Use your own English textbook. Ask and answer questions as above to know about page numbers, topics, units and lessons.
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