Lesson 3

Reading

1. Read these reader’s reviews of one of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novels and answer the questions.

1. Which book did the reviewers read?

Kidnapped.

2. Do the reviewers agree?

No, Peter did not enjoy the book, although James and Tara liked it.

2. Make a list of the good and bad things that the reviewers say about the book.

Good things: fun, an interesting story, exciting, full of details, you feel like you are in Scotland.

Bad things: not as good as some of his other books, the characters are not very real, the language is old-fashioned.

3. Read the reviews again. Which topics do the reviewers mention in their reviews?

the characters T
the events of the story T
the language T
the book cover
how easy the book was to understand
the setting (time and place) of the story T
the reviewer’s opinion of the book