Lesson 21

Question 1

Chronicle

Answer 1

Description of a sequence of events

Question 2

Acclaimed

Answer 2

Praised by the public

Question 3

Compelling

Answer 3

Very interesting and engaging

Question 4

Lugubrious

Answer 4

Rather dark, mournful and gloomy

Question 5

Macabre

Answer 5

Often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death

Question 6

Chilling

Answer 6

Causing great fear

Question 7

Page-turner

Answer 7

Powerful story that keeps you interested

Question 8

Insight

Answer 8

The ability understand what something is really like

Question 9

Gripping

Answer 9

So interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally

Question 10

Enigmatic

Answer 10

Mysterious

Question 11

Breathtaking

Answer 11

Amazing

Question 12

Wry

Answer 12

In the face of a bad situation

Question 13

Evocative

Answer 13

Which arouse memories or images

Question 14

Eponymous

Answer 14

Who has the same name as the title of the book

Question 15

Protagonist

Answer 15

Main character

Question 16

Engaging

Answer 16

Pleasant and interesting

Question 17

Blurb

Answer 17

is a short text, usually printed on the back cover of a book, describing what the book is about and sometimes including quotes from critics

Question 18

Journal

Answer 18

is a written record of what you have done each day

Question 19

Memoirs

Answer 19

are a written record of a person’s own life, typically by a politician or military figure

Question 20

Encyclopedia

Answer 20

is a book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or part of it

Question 21

Anthology

Answer 21

is a collection of, for example, poems or short stories by different authors

Question 22

Manual

Answer 22

A technical book with instructions

Question 23

Logbook

Answer 23

A book that records events and times, etc

Question 24

Compulsive reading

Answer 24

Difficult to stop once you’ve started

Question 25

Informative

Answer 25

Gives a lot of useful information

Question 26

Ahead of its time

Answer 26

Contained ideas that no one else had yet thought of or discussed at that time

Question 27

A product of its time

Answer 27

Is a reflection of that time

Question 28

Lightweight

Answer 28

Not complex; slightly negative connotation

Question 29

Bedtime reading

Answer 29

Nice to read in bed

Question 30

Heavy going

Answer 30

Difficult to read

Question 31

Get into

Answer 31

Become involved / engage with

Question 32

Readership

Answer 32

Number of people who read them

Question 33

Poignment

Answer 33

Moving and sad