Activity 8
Listen to short review of a novel The River with No Bridge from the tape. Then decide whether each of the statements is true or false. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Source: The River with No Bridge,
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Activity 9
The book was originally written in Japanese. The River with No Bridge is much better than other novels but the translation is not so good. Three people comment on the novel. Two of them praise the translation. Susan Wilkinson is the author of the novel. The novel provides much information about Japanese society. Late Dunlop and James O'Brien are the translators of The River with No Bridge. Van C. Gessel is the author of The Showa Anthology. The Late Chrysanthemum is an anthology of Japanese poems.
Look at and study the pamphlet and answer the following questions.
Source: www.antelopepublishing.com
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
What is the pamphlet about? What kind of book is on the pamphlet? What is the title of the book? Who is the writer? Find a review of a children's book and read it to the class.
The Book Is Amazing
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