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63 Books and reading
63.1 BOOKS
Pronunciation
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/ˈɔːθə/
author
/bʊk/
book
/ˈʧæptə/
chapter
/ˈkʌvə/
cover
/iː/-/ˈriːdə/
e-reader
/ˈhɑːdbæk/
hardback
/ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃᵊn/
illustration
/ˈnɒvəl/
novel
/peɪʤ/
page
/ˈpeɪpəbæk/
paperback
/spaɪn/
spine
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63.2 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
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Relation 1
Relation 2
/ˌbɛstˈsɛlə/
bestseller
/flɪpt/ /θruː/
flipped through
/ˈɡləʊɪŋ/ /rɪˈvjuːz/
glowing reviews
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/
highbrow
/peɪʤ/-/ˈtɜːnə/
page-turner
/plɒt/
plot
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63.3 READING AND GENRES
Pronunciation
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Relation 1
Relation 2
/ˈɑːtɪkl/
article
/ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/
autobiography
/baɪˈɒɡrəfi/
biography
/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ /bʊk/ / /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ /bʊk/
coloring book / colouring book
/ˈkɒmɪk/
comic
/ˈkʊkbʊk/
cookbook
/kraɪm/ /ˈfɪkʃᵊn/
crime fiction
/ˈdɪkʃᵊnᵊri/
dictionary
/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/
encyclopedia
/ˈfæntəsi/
fantasy
/ˈfɪkʃᵊn/
fiction
/ˈɡɒsɪp/ /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/
gossip magazine
/ˈɡaɪdbʊk/
guidebook
/ˈhɛdlaɪn/
headline
/ˈhɒrəskəʊp/
horoscope
/ˈhjuːmə/ / /ˈhjuːmə/
humor / humour
/ˈneɪʧə/ /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
nature writing
/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/
newspaper
/nɒn/-/ˈfɪkʃᵊn/
non-fiction
/ˈpʌzlz/
puzzles
/rəʊˈmæns/
romance
/ˈsaɪəns/-/ˈfɪkʃᵊn/
science-fiction
/sɛlf/-/hɛlp/
self-help
/ˈtɛkstbʊk/ / /kɔːs/ /bʊk/
textbook / course book
/ˈtrævl/ /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
travel writing
/ˌtiːˈviː/ /ɡaɪd/
TV guide
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