BOOKS AND READING "| You have just started working at the local library, and it is your job to shelve books that have been returned. Put the following titles into their appropriate categories. TEACH YOURSELF SWAHILI IN 20 DAYS FOOT DISEASES SIMPLIFIED THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO FIJI GHANDI - UNAUTHORISED THE VAMPIRE DENTIST LOVE IN THE HOT SUMMER JJ SPANKS, PRIVATE EYE DANTES INFERNO THE WELL AT WORLD'S END LIFE'S A JOKE THE WHITE HOUSE FILES THE EATER OF STARS NAPOLEON'S RIGHT HAND ? horror story fantasy biography detective story humour reference book guide book spy novel science fiction Mills and Boon romance classic self-help book historical novel 2 Here are the beginnings of three stories. Try to match them up and put them in the right order. Then pick one of the stories and say what will happen next. After rubbing tanning lotion over her firm thighs, Janet lay down. A heavy rain fell on the streets, drenching the shadowy figure that waited beneath the streetlight. It was a beautiful day, and the sun was beating down on her creamy brown skin. He had just got it lit when a car came speeding around the corner and stopped in front of him. Having grown tired of looking out at the quiet stars, Zika Black left the computer monitor and started fixing herself an instant hamburger. Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of light, and all of the ship's computers started emitting warning signals. It was 3 a.m. Standard Earth Time and all was quiet in the Omega section of the frontier. Suddenly a shadow blocked out the sun's rays. Looking around nervously, the man tried to light a cigarette with his wet matches. Books and Reading Types of book prase poetry short stories fantasy biography x autobiography x memoirs fiction x non-fiction novel diary detective story mystery classic pulp literature atlas encyclopaedia dictionary thesaurus reference book (academic) textbook self-help book guide book travelogue manual x handbook art book sequel trilogy volume limited edition Parts of a book spine x cover * (dust)jacket flyleaf publisher's blurb title dedication binding {cloth * leather) margin heading * column * line passage x paragraph chapter x section x part footnote x endnote illustrations * plates * graphics contents preface x foreword x afterword introduction x epilogue summary appendix supplement bibliography references index Publishing and printing to submit a manuscript author's proofs to publish printing to edit copyright intellectual property to pay royalties first edition revised and enlarged edition complete and unabridged translated by BF to adapt (for) printer distributor to launch a book/title hardback x paperback x trade paperback bookshop x antiquarian bookseller booklet / brochure paperback exchange to remainder a book remainder shop Library lending library reference library to borrow a book librarian reading room periodicals catalogue x index x card catalogue stacks x racks x shelves listed by author x subject x title in alphabetical order arranged by category library card overdue book fine e; /: //.I/'j ^.....r ' accidental accidentally__ quantity/quantification quantify quantitative/quantifiable q uantitatively/quantifiabjy_ Finally, be aware of 'chunks' or phrases which occur frequently, and learn them as whole units. Examples: in terms of, in addition, for the most part, in the case of, etc. (See Unit 16.) 10 Academic Vocabulary in Use Exercises I. I Each word in the box can be used in two ways, one an everyday way, the other a typically academic way. Complete each pair of sentences using the same word for both sentences and making any necessary grammatical changes. generate turn solid confirm identify underline character pose nature focus 1 A She loves to......................................for photographs in front of her fabulous house. B The events......................................a threat to stability in the region. 2 A It was difficult to......................................the camera on the flower as it was so small. B We should......................................our attention on the most important issues. 3 A I called the airline and ......................................my reservation. B The data.................................... my hypothesis that animal-lovers enjoy better health. 4 A The power plant......................................electricity for the whole region. B This issue always......................................a great deal of debate among academics. 5 A The murderer was......................................from fingerprints discovered at the scene. B In this theory of history, progress is closely.....................................with technology. 6 A She became interested in......................................conservation. B The first lecture in the series was on the......................................of human communication. 7 A Jim's a very interesting....................................... I hope you meet him. B The book attempts to explain the fundamental...................................... of social life. 8 A I saw her............ ......................to her husband and whisper something in his ear. B Let us now......................................to the subject of town planning. 9 A He always......................................every new word when he's reading. B The study......................................the fact that very little research exists. 10 A The liquid became......................................as the temperature was lowered. B The study lacks......................................evidence and therefore its conclusions are doubtful. 1.2 Use more formal alternatives to the words in bold. Make any necessary grammatical changes. 1 The book is mainly concerned with the problem of policing the internet. 2 Almost every school in the county had reported problems with the new system. 3 The work of the Institute is not only devoted to cancer research. 4 Basically, we believe we have demonstrated a significant link between the two events. 5 We tried to find a new way of understanding the data. 6 The study is a really good example of the way sociologists collect their data. 7 The reaction is typical of the way large corporations keep control of their markets. 8 There's no way London can be compared to Sydney as a place to live and work. 1.3 Read the text and then answer the questions. The production of plastics depends heavily on petroleum, but a novel way of making j plastics out of sugar could reduce our reliance on oil. The discovery that a chemical | in sugar can be converted relatively easily into a substance similar in structure to the | material obtained from petroleum has led to the claim that plastics could soon be f produced cheaply using the new method. | 1 Underline two verbs with adverbs after them which it would be useful to learn as pairs. 2 Underline two adverbs next to each other which it would be useful to learn together. 3 What are the noun forms of the verbs produce, rely, discover and claim}. Academic Vocabulary in Use IJ