FCE 13 - WEEK 1 - BOOKS

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Across
  1. 2. (phrasal verb) to read or deal with a lot of boring papers or written work
  2. 6. a story about a crime and the attempt to discover who committed it
  3. 8. to look through the pages of a book, magazine etc without a particular purpose, just looking at the most interesting parts
  4. 11. (adj) just acceptable but not good; not good enough
  5. 13. if a situation or story ______, it develops or becomes clear to other people
  6. 14. to not read, mention, or deal with something that would normally come or happen next
  7. 16. (adj) a book that is very interesting and exciting
  8. 20. (idiom, 4 words) from beginning to end of a book or magazine
  9. 21. (phrasal verb) to try to find some information in a book
  10. 22. the main bad character in a film, play, or story
  11. 23. a short description of a book, written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it
  12. 26. (phrasal verb) read sth very quickly
  13. 29. (2 words) a nice book to read in bed
  14. 31. (adj) a book, play etc that has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning
  15. 33. publicly praised by a lot of people
  16. 34. to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it
  17. 35. (adj) a book that is easy to understand and is not concerned with serious ideas (used to show disapproval)
  18. 36. (phrasal verb) to examine or read something very carefully and in a lot of detail
  19. 37. (2 words) text in a formal agreement that is printed smaller than the rest of the text, sometimes in the hope that it will not be noticed
Down
  1. 1. (adj) not showing serious or careful thought (also superficial)
  2. 3. (phrasal verb) to write something, especially a name or number, on a piece of paper or on a list (also write down)
  3. 4. (adj) a book that is very serious and may be difficult to understand
  4. 5. (2 words) a temporary or lasting failure to put words on paper
  5. 7. (2 words) a book that is difficult to stop once you've started reading it
  6. 9. (phrasal verb) to turn the pages of a book or newspaper quickly, especially because you are looking for something
  7. 10. a set of stories, poems, songs etc by different people collected together in one book
  8. 12. (phrasal verb) to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing
  9. 15. (noun, informal) a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly
  10. 17. (formal) to read something, especially in a careful way
  11. 18. (idiom, 2 words) a subject that you do not understand or know anything about
  12. 19. (adj) a book that seems very real and natural (also realistic)
  13. 24. the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end
  14. 25. (adj) boring; continues for a long time and is not interesting
  15. 27. (2 words) difficult to read
  16. 28. (adj) not complex (slightly negative)
  17. 30. (noun) a book that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc.
  18. 32. number of people who read an author