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114 Unit 08 | Read all about it! Genres Match the literary genres to the book titles. There are three genres you won’t need. LANGUAGE 26 a Find more examples of the five categories above and the three you didn’t need. Which of these books and stories do you know? Try to remember as much about them as you can and share your knowledge in class. Which of the titles that you don’t know yet sound interesting to you? Paired activity : Your English language assistant wants to do a reading project with your class. He/She wants to know what kind of books your class would be interested in. Discuss the options below with a partner and agree on three.  collection of short stories  crime  coming-of-age novel  sci-fi  fantasy Your English language assistant couldn’t listen to all paired activities. For this reason, he/she has asked you to write a report on the kind of books your class would be interested in based on the results of your discussion in exercise 27. In your report you should:  specify what you agreed on  give reasons for your decision  suggest activities for the reading project Write around 250 words. Divide your report into sections and give them headings.  See Writing coach, Report , p. 180. b c d SPEAKING 27 WRITING 28 Strategies box Don’t only discuss what you and your partner would like to read, consider the other classmates as well. Remember to support your arguments with details and examples. Draw from your own reading experience. a autobiographies b crime c coming-of-age novels d fantasy e romance f sci-fi g short stories h historical novels (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)  The Hobbit  Harry Potter  A Song of Ice and Fire  Flawed  The Outsiders  The Perks of Being a Wallflower  Murder on the Orient Express  In Cold Blood  Rebecca  The Tell-Tale Heart  The Necklace  The Open Window  Boy: Tales of Childhood  The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid  A Street Cat Named Bob Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv