PARTS OF A BOOK
1) COVER – protects the contents or pages of the book from any damage.
2) TITLE PAGE – shows the title of the book, the author, and the illustrator. This is found in the first page of
the book:
The title gives the readers idea on what the book is all about.
The author is the person who writes the book.
The illustrator is the person who draws the pictures in the book.
3) COPYRIGHT PAGE – tells the date when the book was printed and the publisher of the book. Found
at the back of the book’s title page.
The publisher is the company that printed and issued the book.
4) TABLE OF CONTENTS – shows the list of topics found in the book and their corresponding page
numbers.
5) BODY – where the content of the book is found. The stories can be read on this part
, ADJECTIVES EXPRESSIONS
POSITIVE NEGATIVE to be engrossed in: to be completely focused on one thing
bedtime reading: something to read in bed before you go to sleep
Amusing Boring
to be a big reader: someone who reads a lot
Easy-to-read Hard-to-read
to be based on: to use as a model
Brilliant Silly
to be heavy-going: difficult to read
Captivating Predictable
the central character: the main person in a film or book
Gripping Confusing
a classic: of the highest quality
Informative uninformative
to come highly recommended: to be praised by another person
Entertaining Inaccurate
couldn’t put it down: wasn’t able to stop reading a book
Hilarious Complicated an e-book: a digital book
Well-written Creepy an e-reader: a device for reading e-books
Deep Deceptive to flick through: to look quickly through a book
Funny / Goofy Dreary to get a good/bad review: to receive positive or negative feedback
Action-packed Erratic hardback: a book with a rigid cover (see ‘paperback’ below)
Addictive Gross a historical novel: a story set in the past
Astonishing Haunting a page turner: a book that you want to keep reading
paperback: a book with a flexible cover (see ‘hardback’ above)
Inspiring Obnoxious
plot: the main events in a film or book
Adventurous Redundant
to read something from cover to cover: to read a book from the first
Breath-taking Terrifying
page to the last
Charismatic Tragic
the setting: where the action takes place
Futuristic
to take out (a book from the library): to borrow a book from the library
Goofy
to tell the story of: to outline the details of someone’s life or an event
Mystical
to be a bookworm: to read a lot
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