The American author Jason Reynolds has made a promise to his readers: never to write boring books.
Warming Up
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a Mystery books are a type of fiction. List at least three other types of fiction books.
Your Reading Text: Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds is a very popular American author. He writes books for young people, for example Long Way Down. One of his readers is a 13-year-old boy from Amsterdam. He read Long Way Down and liked it so much that he wrote Jason Reynolds an e-mail. He invited Reynolds to come and visit his school. And guess what: Jason Reynolds actually came!
Read this text to find out more about the book by Jason Reynolds.
Words
a Find the words and expressions in the text.
b Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. uncertain | a. the basic story in a novel, play, film, etc. |
| 2. verse | b. describing something in a way that makes it seem great or exciting |
| 3. storyline | c. divided into smaller parts |
| 4. confusing | d. killer |
| 5. backdrop | e. not interesting or exciting |
| 6. alien | f. not sure; with some doubt about something |
| 7. glorifying | g. a situation in a story that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next |
| 8. watercolour technique | h. the situation in which something happens |
| 9. narrative | i. story |
| 10. sub-divided | j. strange; very different from what you know |
| 11. agonising | k. to take revenge for |
| 12. (to) avenge | l. thinking and worrying a lot (about a difficult situation or problem) |
| 13. murderer | m. unclear and difficult to understand |
| 14. cliff-hanger | n. a way of painting pictures with paints that you mix with water |
| 15. boring | o. writing or words that are in the form of poetry (gedichten) |
Questions About the Text
a What type of text is this?
1 A list of books written by Jason Reynolds.
2 A personal story of 16-year-old Kit.
3 A review of the book Long Way Down.
4 A short story with a cliff-hanger.
b What does the text tell you about Will? Choose all correct answers.
1 His brother was murdered.
2 He is the main character in the book Long Way Down.
3 He is the star in a really good film.
4 He is a teenage boy.
5 He thinks violence is never okay.
6 He wants to take revenge.
c Where does the story Long Way Down take place?
1 In a film studio.
2 In an elevator.
3 In the UK.
4 In verse.
Follow-up Task
Do some or all of the following assignments.
a Find information about books that Jason Reynolds has written. Maybe you have already read some.
b Pick a book that you would like to read. Explain your choice.
c Read the book you picked.
d Write an email to invite Reynolds to come and visit your school. Describe your personal reason why you think this would be great.
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