Oxford Bookworms Factfiles is a sub-series in the Oxford Bookworms series. It is devoted to nonfiction, and most of the books are about countries or famous cities or environmental problems.
The book I read today is FOOD AND DRINK IN BRITAIN. Generally, the book is quite easy to read. There are few embedded clauses, and the sentences are simple in structure. The average sentence length is about 15 words. There are some much longer sentences, but most of those are lists or have easy-to-understand clauses such as "because" clauses. The vocabulary is quite simple, with few unknown words that learners will need to look up in the dictionary. But the books do have quite a lot of information and the number of words is fairly large.Thus, these books are recommended for learners who are aiming to progress beyond very short and simple books such as Usborne First Reading or Oxford Reading Tree.
The book consists of twelve chapters: Introduction,Changes in diet and shopping, Farming and fishing, Home-cooked food, Eating out and eating outside, Fast food, Potatoes: a staple food, A sweet tooth, Going for a drink, A nice cup of tea, How to make Shepherd's Pie, How to make Scones.
Chapter 2, Changes in diet and shopping,
Chapter 4, Home-cooked food,
Overall the book was very interesting and useful for me. My knowledge of food and drink in britain was very limited, and the book gave me lots of useful information and made me want to eat britain's food myself. As mentioned above, this book and other books in the Factifiles sub-series may be a useful next step for learners who have read mainly very simple books. (277)
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