Books And Genres
Idioms • “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. ” — Чтение для ума как упражнение для тела. • “A room without a book is a body without a soul. ” — Комната без книг как тело без души.
genres • 1. a novel — роман 2. a historical novel – исторический роман 3. a story – повесть, рассказ 4. a detective story — детектив 5. a love story – любовный роман 6. an adventure story – приключенческий роман 7. a short story — рассказ 8. a horror story – страшная история 9. a ghost story – история о привидениях 10. a fairy tale – сказка 11. a travel book – книга о путешествиях 12. a fantasy book – книга в жанре «фэнтези» 13. a science fiction book – научно-фантастический роман 14. a legend / a myth – легенда (миф) 15. a biography – биография 16. a poem – стихотворение 17. poetry — поэзия
Phrases • I am fond of (type of books) – я люблю (жанр) • I prefer reading (type of books) – я предпочитаю читать • What kind of books do you prefer reading? – Какие книги ты предпочитаешь читать? • I enjoy reading (type of books) – – я люблю читать • As for me, I like reading (type of books) – Что касается меня, я…
The title of the book – название книги It is written by – она написана (имя писателя) interesting / exciting / funny / true-to-life / well-written / easy to read boring / sad / awful / badly-written / difficult to read ПРИМЕР. I find the book boring. • writer — писатель • children’s writer — детский писатель • short story writer — автор рассказов • author — автор • dramatist= playwright — драматург (пишет пьесы) • poet — поэт • poetess — поэтесса
• world – famous — всемирно-известный • talented — талантливый • well-known — хорошо-известный • great — великий • modern — современный • classical -классический • medieval — средневековый • eighteenth- century — восемнадцатого века • he is considered to be — он считается a plot — сюжет • interesting-boring — интересный — скучный • simple – intricate -простой –запутанный • fast-moving – slow-moving – быстро-развивающийся – медленно-развивающийся
cheap stuff – ерунда, макулатура to read more than half way through – прочитать больше, чем до половины to be worth reading – стоит почитать for a change – для разнообразия characters (imaginative – true-to-life) – герои (вымышленные – правдоподобные) the story takes place (the scene is laid) – действие происходит the contents – содержание episodes / moments — эпизоды / моменты funny – sad — забавные – грустные humorous – tragic) — комичные – трагические
I could not help smiling / laughing / crying – не могла не улыбнуться / рассмеяться / заплакать I couldn’t help feeling sad – не могла не почувствовать грусть on the whole – в целом to ruin your eye-sight – испортить зрение poor eye-sight – плохое зрение the cover of the book– обложка книги an edition (cheap, pocket, abridged) – издание (дешевое, карманное, сокращенное) a book in two volumes – книга в двух томах a book (in translation — in the original) — книга (в переводе – в оригинале a collection of stories / poems – сборник рассказов / стихов a book with colorful illustrations – книга с красочными иллюстрациями in his works — в своих произведениях to advise — посоветовать
Let’s speak What kind of books(genres) do you prefer? What is your favorite book? Which book will you choose paperback or hardcover? Do you prefer e-books or paper books? Why? What book will you recommend to your friends?
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• Books play a very important role in my life. I think that modern life is impossible without reading. The more I read, the more knowledge and experience I get. I can’t say that all books are useful. Some are boring and pointless. I like both fiction and non-fiction books, but my favourite genre is detective stories. This includes Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot books. I started reading books when I was quite young, about 8 or 9 years old. • My first books were fantasy stories and I really enjoyed them. At the moment we have many books on school program and I get less time for reading my favourite ones. I can’t say that I don’t like classical literature. It is also quite good. I especially like Pushkin’s poems and Gogol’s short stories. Sometimes I also read various stories in English. If I see an unknown or new word, I check its meaning in a dictionary. The last story I read was “A cup of tea” by Katherine Mansfield. • The plot was really engaging and the style of writing too. I’d like to read more stories by this author. There are many teenagers nowadays who don’t like reading. They prefer watching TV or playing computer games. In my opinion, they miss something important. Reading a good book awakes a lot of positive emotions. It is like travelling to another world. Educational books are also useful. They help us to prepare for important exams or tests. Summing up, I should say every person should read books because they make us more intelligent and wise.
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