Reading

Lead-in

  • Are you into reading?
  • Why do people read?
  • What types of text do you read most and least often?
  • When and where do you usually read?

Presentation

Pre

  • What are the benefits of reading books?

Top Down

  • What is bibliotherapy? If you don’t know, make predictions. Then, read the text and check your findings.

Bibliotherapy is a therapeutic approach employing books and other forms of literature, typically alongside more traditional therapy modalities, to support a patient’s mental health. Though the books recommended by therapists can encompass any genre or theme—from philosophy to memoir to self-help—bibliotherapists typically make use of fiction.

Reading specific pieces of literature and talking about them with a therapist (or in a group therapy setting) is thought to help patients understand perspectives other than their own, make sense of a difficult past or upsetting symptoms, or experience feelings of hope, contentment, and empathy. More generally, reading is also thought to improve self-esteem, self-awareness, and feelings of self-efficacy.

Source

Bottom Up

  • True or False?
  1. Typically, bibliotherapy is everything one needs to improve one’s mental health.
  2. Even though fiction is the style of writing that therapists mostly recommend in their sessions, any genre or theme can be used in bibliotherapy.
  3. Reading leads people to a better understanding of perspectives other than their own.
  4. It’s been proven that reading improves self-esteem, self-awareness, and feelings of self-efficacy.
  1. Typically, bibliotherapy is everything one needs to improve one’s mental health. False
  2. Even though fiction is the style of writing that therapists mostly recommend in their sessions, any genre or theme can be used in bibliotherapy. True
  3. Reading leads people to a better understanding of perspectives other than their own. True
  4. It’s been proven that reading improves self-esteem, self-awareness, and feelings of self-efficacy. False

Post

  • How interested are you in bibliotherapy after reading the text?
  • Which of the following benefits of reading are more relevant to you?
    • Seeing things from someone else’s point of view
    • Preparing for failure
    • Encouragement to discuss delicate, difficult or embarrassing subjects

Target Language

Controlled Practice

  • Match the text types from the lesson with their definitions. There is one example.

an article – an autobiography – a biography – a letter – a cookbook – a magazine – a diary – a play – a novel – a graphic novel – a newspaper – a poem – a recipe – a review – a short story

  1. A periodical (weekly, monthly etc.) publication that contains articles and photographs: Magazine
  2. A book containing a long story, told mostly in pictures but with some writing:
  3. A book that tells the life story of a person:
  4. A written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent by post:
  5. A piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet:
  1. A written record of what you have done each day, sometimes including your feelings:
  2. A piece of writing that is mainly intended to be acted in a theater:
  3. A fictional narrative of (usually) much shorter length than the novel:
  4. A set of instructions telling you how to cook and prepare food:
  5. A periodical publication (almost always daily) that contains news reports, articles, photographs and advertisements:
  1. A written record of a (usually) famous person’s own life and experiences:
  2. A written opinion of a book, play, film etc.:
  3. A long fictional piece of writing:
  4. A composition in verse, often ending in rhyme:
  5. A book that teaches how to prepare and cook food:
  1. A periodical (weekly, monthly etc.) publication that contains articles and photographs: Magazine
  2. A book containing a long story, told mostly in pictures but with some writing: Graphic Novel
  3. A book that tells the life story of a person: Biography
  4. A written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent by post: Letter
  5. A piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet: Article
  1. A written record of what you have done each day, sometimes including your feelings: Journal / Diary
  2. A piece of writing that is mainly intended to be acted in a theater: Play
  3. A fictional narrative of (usually) much shorter length than the novel: Short Story
  4. A set of instructions telling you how to cook and prepare food: Recipe
  5. A periodical publication (almost always daily) that contains news reports, articles, photographs and advertisements: Newspaper
  1. A written record of a (usually) famous person’s own life and experiences: Autobiography / Memoir
  2. A written opinion of a book, play, film etc.: Review
  3. A long fictional piece of writing: Novel
  4. A composition in verse, often ending in rhyme: Poem
  5. A book that teaches how to prepare and cook food: Cook Book

Freer Practice

  • Which kind of text would you recommend for people in these situations?

an article – an autobiography – a biography – a letter – a cookbook – a magazine – a diary – a play – a novel – a graphic novel – a newspaper – a poem – a recipe – a review – a short story

    • a person who loves travelling
    • a person who wants to become a parent
    • a broken-hearted person
    • a person who needs to restore their faith in the human race
    • a person who needs a change in their lives

Production

  • Imagine you are going to consult a bibliotherapist. Which of these topics would you discuss?
    • Family
    • Career
    • Relationships (general)
    • Love Life
    • Hobbies
    • Future
    • Life Goals
    • Past Traumas

Homework

Look at the pictures and label them. There is one example.

Write the text genre that corresponds to each title. There is one example.

  1. The Amazing Spider-Man A Graphic Novel
  2. Romeo and Juliet
  3. The Geeky Chef
  4. Forbes
  5. The New York Times
  6. The Great Gatsby
  1. The Amazing Spiderman A Graphic Novel
  2. Romeo and Juliet A Play
  3. The Geeky Chef A Cookbook
  4. Forbes A Magazine
  5. The New York Times A Newspaper
  6. The Great Gatsby A Novel

Put the words in the correct order.

Example: being / draft / help / He / to / was / asked / a / letter / himself / to > He was being asked to help draft a letter to himself.

  1. part / month / Live Better Community Project / is / article / the / This / of
  2. below / In / are / Indian / crucial / the / spices / curry / crucial / recipe / ingredients
  3. time / block / diary / for / week / myself / in / I / out / the / a
  4. read / and / impossible / beautiful / remain / It / unmoved / is / tp / this / and
  5. fiction / strange / has / This / haunted / fringes / novel / the / of
  1. This article is part of the Live Better Community Project month.
  2. In the curry recipe below, Indian spices are crucial ingredients.
  3. I block out time for myself in the diary a week.
  4. It is impossible to read this beautiful poem  and remain unmoved.
  5. This strange novel has haunted the fringes of fiction.

Analyze the texts and decide which genre they belong to.

  1. Hamlet: Lady, shall I lie in your lap? (Lying down at Ophelia’s feet.)
    Ophelia: No, my lord.
    Hamlet: I mean, my head upon your lap?
    Ophelia: Ay, my lord.
    Hamlet: Do you think I meant country matters?
    Ophelia: I think nothing, my lord.
  2. Described by its creator as “a comedy without clowns, a tragedy without villains”, Parasite is more Shakespearean than Hitchockian – a tale of two families from opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum, told with the trademark genre-fluidity that has seen Bong’s back catalogue slip seamlessly from murder mystery, via monster movie, to dystopian future-fantasy and beyond. We first meet the Kim family, headed by father Ki-taek and mother Chung-sook, in their lowly semi-basement home, hunting for stray wifi coverage and leaving their windows open to benefit from bug-killing street fumigation.
  3. Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. He has sold 75 million albums to date, making him one of the top-selling artists of all time. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

  4. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

  1.  Play

  2.  Movie Review

  3.  Biography

  4.  Recipe

Correct the wrong sentences.

  1. Dracula is a worldwide-known non-fiction novel written by Bram Stoker. It all starts with a man checking in at a castle in Transylvania, from which the man escapes after finding out that Count Dracula is actually a vampire.
  2. While writing a play, keep in mind that it is intended to be performed in a theater or on television. Write accordingly.
  3. I was absolutely shocked when I opened the journal and saw in the headlines that the president would be impeached.
  4. For those who are not keen on reading, I recommend giving short novels a try. You’ll be reading a fully developed story, though it’ll be way shorter and less elaborate than a regular novel.
  5. Have you ever read any newspapers by Edgar Allan Poe?
  1. Dracula is a worldwide-known non-fiction novel written by Bram Stoker. It all starts with a man checking in at a castle in Transylvania, from which the man escapes after finding out that Count Dracula is actually a vampire.
  2. While writing a play, keep in mind that it is intended to be performed in a theater or on television. Write accordingly.
  3. I was absolutely shocked when I opened the journal and saw in the headlines that the president would be impeached.
  4. For those who are not keen on reading, I recommend giving short novels a try. You’ll be reading a fully developed story, though it’ll be way shorter and less elaborate than a regular novel.
  5. Have you ever read any newspapers by Edgar Allan Poe?

Writing

Choose one of the tasks bellow.

  • Write a review about a book, a movie or a series.
  • Write a simple recipe for a dish you know well.
  • Write poem about your occupation.