Worksheet 1

Intermediate / Upper intermediate

The Chair:
Book Corner Club Meeting Date:
Title of Reader:
You are The Chair. You have four jobs:
1 W
 hile you are reading the Graded Reader, write down at least five questions to ask the others
in your Club. Ask about their opinions (e.g. I wouldnt have been so tolerant with that character.
What about you?), or about something you want to clarify (e.g. Did they really keep prisoners on
ships?). Ask if they like a character or if they have visited a similar place or had a similar experience.
Then give your Club members your opinions, and share your ideas and experiences.
2 Find something in the story to connect to your own experience of life, and share this information
or memory with your Club, e.g. I remember my first love was a bit like that characters. I fell in love
with a boy who was quite cruel and enjoyed making me look silly!
3 Y
 ou lead the Club and make sure everyone has the chance to speak, or to ask questions if they
want. You speak first (see 4 below) then ask the Theme Secretary to speak and the rest of the Club
to respond to the Theme Secretary.
4 Y
 ou record which Club members occupy each role at the meeting, so that next time everyone takes
a different role.

The Chair

The Theme Secretary

The Plotter

The Character Artist

The Words and Grammar Researcher

The Language Expert

The Setting Recorder

Questions:
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Intermediate / Upper intermediate

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Comments:

Similar place/experience:

Connection with my life:

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