Pleasure of reading Part 1 Types of

Pleasure of reading Part 1

Types of books

A novel A historical novel n A war novel n a romance n An adventure novel: has exciting risk and physical danger n

A fairy tale n is a short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants, mermaids or gnomes, and usually magic

A folktale n a tale told by word of mouth among the common folk, especially one forming part of the tradition of a culture.

A science fiction book n Contains future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities n The aim: to explore the consequences of scientific innovations

Fantasy n a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting.

n n A biography - a detailed description or account of someone's life. An autobiography - a book about the life of a person, written by himself/herself.

A story A detective story n A love story n An adventure story n A humorous story n A horror story n A travel story n

Practice

1. Name a type of a book

2. Match the titles of the books with their types 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Oliver Twist Life of Leo Tolstoy Frankenstein Gulliver’s Travel Little Mermaid Three men in a boat Kashtanka a) a biography b) a fairy tale c) a historical novel d) a humorous story (a comedy novel) e) a story f) a scientific fiction g) an adventure novel

People who write books…

n An author n A short story writer n A dramatist n A novelist n A poet/a poetess n A humorist n A children’s writer n A book by sb (Pushkin) n A book after sb (Pushkin)

Complete a sentence 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) A person who writes novels is…. . A person who writes books for children is. . A person who writes dramas is…. A person who writes short stories is…. . A person who writes books is. . A book which is written by Chekhov is….

You can characterize an author as…

Good n Ancient = lived many years ago n Great n Well-known n Eighteenth –century n Medieval = who lived in Medieval Age n Interesting n Famous n Modern n Classical n Talented n Group the words

Prepare a presentation!

1. Choose a book n Harry Potter n Frankenstein n Gulliver’s Travels n Alice's Adventures n Ivanhoe in Wonderland n The Hobbit n Twilight n Robinson Crusoe n Romeo and Juliet n The Children of Captain Grant OR Your own book

2. Start making a presentation Put the information and pictures on he slides: 1 st slide – a name of a book, the author, your names 2 nd slide – information about the author 3 rd slide – information about the book (a type of a book and how it was written) n Use the Internet and put the links to your presentation! n The information on the slides must be short! n