Books and reading ESL Lesson Plan

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What do you like to read? Can you retell it? What is your favorite story? When did you first discover this story?

Describe the images What kinds of books and reading material can you see here?

Describe the images comic biography series magazines and journals reference

Where do you like to read? Do you prefer to read in a particular place? Are there any places where you find it impossible to read?

Describe the images What genres of novel do you think about when you see these images?

Describe the images detective horror romance mystery science fiction action and adventure

What about these types of books? autobiography foreign literature classic literature travel biography self-help Do you read any titles on these topics?

How often does an edition come out? Weekly, monthly or quarterly? Do you read any magazines, journals or periodicals? What kind of articles are published in it? Other publications Do you subscribe to any publications?

Authors and writers Which authors are famous in your culture? Are his or her books generally available in English? Who is your favorite author? What do you like about his or her stories or writing?

Characters Can you describe this character’s physical characteristics or personality traits? Think about your favorite fiction story. Who is your favorite character? Why does this character mean something to you? Do you consider the character to be a hero or a villain? An anti-hero? Or something else?

Discuss this quote ‘I think that the online world has actually brought books back. People are reading because they're reading the screen. That's more reading than people used to do.’ Bill Murray, in an interview with Jessica Lee Jernigan Do people read differently today than a generation ago? Do you read more than your parents used to? Do you read online as well as hard-copy publications? What is your opinion?

Discuss this quote A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one. George R R Martin Do you believe that an enthusiastic reader has a better or more interesting life than someone who doesn’t enjoy reading?

Some book covers… To which genre does this book belong? What kind of book is this? What title would you give it? What is this story about?

And what do you think? Is there a book that you just couldn’t finish? Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie? Do you think that any book or author is overrated? Will the Internet eventually make books obsolete? Which books do you recommend to your teacher?