English Speaking Club-Osvita, Meeting #502 “Books and Reading”

Time: February 25, 15:00 - 17:00

Place: Voskeresenska St. 23, Department of Documents in Foreign Languages, Dnipro Central Municipal Library

1.    What is your favorite story?

2.    Who is your favorite author?

3.    Who is your favorite character?

4.    What is your favorite genre? (Action, Mystery, Suspense, Detective, Science Fiction, Children's books, War, Non-fiction, Travel books, Self-help books, History, Biography, Autobiography, Gothic, Classic Literature, Modern Literature)

5.    What is the longest book you have ever read? How long did it take you to read it?

6.    Have you ever belonged to a book club?

7.    What is the funniest book you have ever read? (The saddest? The strangest?)

8.    How many books have you read in your life?

9.    How many hours do you spend reading in a week?

10.  Have you ever been to a book signing or met an author?

11.  Do you read books based on recommendations?

12.  What are some of the books that were recommended to you?

13.  Were you ever given a bad recommendation?

14.  Did it change your opinion of the person who recommended the book?

15.  What books have you recommended to other people?

16.  How important is the cover of a book?

17.  Do you watch movies shot after a book?

18.  Most people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you?

19.  Did you enjoy reading books in school?

20.  Is there a book that you have read more than once? What was its title? How many times did you read it?

21.  Is there a book you just couldn't finish? What was its title?

22.  What is your favorite time of day for reading?

23.  Where is your favorite place to read?

24.  Do you listen to music while you read?

25.  Do you often read books before going to bed?

26.  What factors are important to you when choosing a book to read? (Reviews?

A Recommendation from a friend? The front cover?)

27.  What was the last book that you read?

28.  Who is the most famous writer from your country?

29.  Have you read any of their books?

30.  Do you think that they are overrated?

31.  What genre of book do you enjoy most?

32.  Have you ever tried to read a book in English?

33.  Do you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television?

34.  Have you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back?

35.          Do you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete?