Unit 11: Books Reading I. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false according to the text. 1. The villagers of High bury are interested in gossip. 2. Miss Hawkins is exactly a perfect woman. 3. Jane Austen agrees with the gossip about Miss Hawkins. 4. In Highbury village, both marriages and deaths are infrequent and important event. 5. Jane Austen is a British novelist. Answer key: 1T, 2F, 3F, 4T, 5T II. Complete the sentences with a suitable word learned in the text. Disposed implied gossip delicate ironic reveal sensitive 1. Everyone admired your ___________ handling of the situation. 2. Our boss is a favorably ___________ towards new ideas. 3. Do you think that women are often fond of ___________? 4. Your silence __________ agreement, didn’t it? 5. She replied with an ________smile. 6. He is very _______criticism. So be careful with your words. 7. Do you think doctors should ________ the truth to patients? Answer key: 1. delicate, 2. disposed, 3.gossip, 4. implied, 5.ironic, 6. sensitive, 7. reveal III. Main ideas: These are some main ideas of some of the paragraphs in the text. Find in the text paragraphs that have any of these main ideas. 1. a detailed analysis of the writer’s implications through the tone and language used 2. a description of the writer 3. a personal observation of an event 4. an analysis of the plot 5. a description of a character Answer key: 1E, 3B, 5C IV. Work in group of 4 and discuss the following questions: 1. Have you ever read Jane Austen or any other woman writer? What is special about them? 2. What kinds of books do you often read? Do you prefer to read for information or for entertainment? . Unit 11: Books Reading I. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false. according to the text. 1. The villagers of High bury are interested in gossip. 2. Miss Hawkins is exactly a perfect woman. 3. Jane Austen agrees with the gossip