E-S15 — A Reading Club for Bus Passengers
Module E · version 0.6.0 · original fictional reading practice

1. A book discussion need not take place around a table. At the fictional Coast Library, librarian Avi has prepared a reading club for people who regularly take a long bus journey. Each month he suggests a short book and provides a card with three questions about it. Passengers read in their own time and can join a discussion at the library if they wish. The bus company is not running lessons on its vehicles. Avi's idea is to connect readers who may share a journey but never find a convenient time for an ordinary weekly club.
2. The club has no required number of pages per day. One reader may finish quickly, while another reads only a little between stops. Printed cards are available beside the library door, and the same questions can be read on its website. A passenger does not have to own a phone to use them. Avi keeps the questions broad enough to invite different answers, but they still refer to events in the chosen book. He wants discussion rather than a competition over who can finish first. People can borrow the book under the library's ordinary rules.
3. The first discussion will be on a Sunday afternoon, after the chosen book has been available for a month. Attendance is optional, and people who prefer reading alone can continue without coming. Passengers are welcome to read just for pleasure, without preparing answers to any discussion question. Avi has also placed a comments box in the library for short suggestions about future books. These suggestions will help him choose later titles, although he cannot promise to select every title proposed. The programme has not yet held its first meeting, so there are no attendance results to report. It is an invitation to make reading fit around a journey, with several ways to participate and a clear choice to remain independent. Avi will decide whether to offer another meeting after hearing from the people who use the cards or attend the discussion.

E-S15-Q01 | E-S15-P1
Give ONE answer from paragraph 1.
What does Avi provide in addition to suggesting a book?

E-S15-Q02 | E-S15-P1
Circle ONE correct answer.
Why is Avi offering this kind of club? (Paragraph I)
A. Every passenger is lonely.
B. To tell readers which bus tickets to buy.
C. It may suit readers who cannot attend a convenient weekly club.
D. Bus companies must teach passengers daily.

E-S15-Q03 | E-S15-P2
Circle ONE correct answer.
What do we learn about participation in paragraph II?
A. Everyone must finish the same pages daily.
B. Only phone owners can get the questions.
C. The first discussion has already taken place.
D. Readers can read at different speeds.

E-S15-Q04 | E-S15-P2
Give TWO different answers from paragraph 2.
Give TWO ways to obtain the discussion questions.

E-S15-Q05 | E-S15-P3
Complete the sentence using paragraph 3.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE. The programme cannot report meeting attendance yet because _____.

E-S15-Q06 | E-S15-P3
Circle ONE correct answer.
What does "These suggestions" refer to in paragraph III?
A. Daily page requirements.
B. Changes to bus routes.
C. The three questions about the current book.
D. Ideas about books for future months.

E-S15-Q07 | whole_text
Circle ONE correct answer.
What is the main purpose of the whole text?
A. To announce that every passenger must join
B. To rank the best buses for reading
C. To report the success of a completed meeting
D. To describe a flexible reading-club invitation for bus passengers.