Sentence Starters & Vocabulary For Video Book Talks
Language help for your script
1. Hook
Ask a question:
“What would you do if you woke up one day in a completely different world?”
Use a quote from the book:
“As the book says:...”;
“One line that stuck with me was…”
Create a scenario of the book:
“Imagine to wake up one day and realize that you are a bug.
That is exactly what happens in the book ..."
Address your audience directly:
“Do you like stories about unsolved murder
mysteries? Then you’ll love …”;
“Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong?
The main character in the book … goes through that and so much more.”


2. Introduction
The book I chose to present is _____ (book title) by _____ (author).
This book is a (genre) and was published in _____(year).
"I picked this book because ....”
3. Summary of the plot
“The story revolves around _______(main character), who ______________(main conflict or goal).”
“The book begins when (describe main event that starts the story).”
“Throughout the story, the characters face
(challenges, conflicts, obstacles…).”
Examples to describe characters:
“The main character is (name), who is (role in the book).”
“One of the most interesting things about them is …”
“The relationships between character _____ & character ______ is defined by_______”
Examples to describe themes & messages:
“One of the main themes in this book is _________”
“This book teaches us that ________”
“The author explores ideas like (love, friendship, power…)
through (events, characters _________).”

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Sentence Starters & Vocabulary For Video Book Talks
4. Personal reflection or recommendation
“My favorite part of the book was when _____ because _____ .”
“I really enjoyed the book because it made me feel ______.”
“I would recommend this book to ____ (type of reader, e.g., fans of mysteries,
people who love adventure, romance etc.) .”
“Overall, I’d rate this book _____ out of five stars) because _________ .”

5. Conclusion
“In conclusion, the book _____ by _______ is a (e.g., powerful, engaging, thrilling)
book that (brief summary of your thoughts).”
“Overall, ______ is a ________ book that I would recommend because _________ .”
“All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves _______ , and I’m sure
you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.”
Helpful vocabulary
memorable
erinnerungswürdig
emotional
emotional, rührselig
suspenseful
spannend
inspiring
inspirierend
relatable
nachvollziehbar
vivid
lebhaft
exciting
aufregend, spannend
shocking
schockierend
enjoyable
unterhaltsam
to depict sth.
etw. darstellen
to explore sth.
etw. untersuchen
to depict sth.
etw. darstellen
to center on sth.
sich auf etw. konzentieren/ um etw. zentrieren
to revolve around
sich um etw. drehen (Buch/ Handlung)
to challenge sth.
etw. in Frage stellen
building up
etw. aufbauen (z.B.
Gefühle) / auf etwas zusteuern (Ereignis)
to critize sth.
etwas kritisieren
to demonstrate sth.
etw. zeigen/ demonstrieren

plot
die Handlung
content
der Inhalt/ die Inhalte
setting
der Schauplatz (der Handlung)
character/ characters
die Figur/ die Figuren
protagonist
die Hauptfigur
conflict
Konflikt
obstacle
das Hindernisse
challenge
die Herausforderung
journey
die Reise

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Sentence Starters & Vocabulary For Video Book Talks
von frau_radis
02.11.2025
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