So many books, so little time

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
So many books, so little time
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Leisure activities: Books and the arts
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Teaching ideas
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Speaking
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Vocabulary learning
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Writing

A range of activities about books and reading for elementary and intermediate students, including vocabulary for genres, quotations to discuss, a writing frame and speaking cards. Ideal for use on World Book Day (in March each year).

An extract from the resource:

Quotes about books

The quote in the title of this resource is from the American musician and songwriter Frank Zappa (1940–1993).

Look at the quotes below.  What do you think they mean?  Do you agree or disagree with what they are saying?

1. ‘A room without a book is like a body without a soul.’

Marcus Tulius Cicero – Roman philosopher and politician (106–43BC)

2. ‘I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an hour with the man who wrote it.’

Woodrow Wilson – 28th President of the United States (1856–1924)

3. ‘Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.’

Mark Twain – American author (1835–1910)

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