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Do you know who she is?
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian author
writing in English. She has published eleven
previous books. She won 2013 Noble Prizefor Literature. Her works include Dance ofthe Happy Shades, Who Do You Think You Are?, The Progress of Love.
1. Are you interested in reading books?
2. What kind of books are you particularly fond of ?3. How many categories of literature can you name?
Fiction and Non-fiction.
4. What does each of them include?Fiction includes poetry, drama, short stories and novel.
Non-fiction includes news articles, biography, and autobiography.
Read the article and find out all
types of literature mentioned in
the text, and then fill in the
chart.
Category of literature Description
Fiction
poetry
drama
Short story
Novel (Science fiction /
romance)
• has a repeated rhythm• focuses on feelings
• tells a story through action and speech• first written and performed on stage
• many characters• a complex plot• popular
• only a few characters• a simple plot
Category of literature Description
Non-fiction
news article
biography
autobiography
• in a newspaper• reports factual information
• describes the life of a person
• describes the author’s own life
Match the names with profession.
John Keats
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Katherine Mansfield
short story writer
playwright
poet
novelist
Match the names with works.
William Shakespeare
John Keats
Charles Dickens
Katherine Mansfield
Great Expectations
Miss Brill
Romeo and Juliet
Ode to a Nightingale
William Shakespeare
Hamlet Othello
King Lear Mac Beth
Do you know any of their works?
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
Katherine Mansfield
The Woman At The Store
How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped
The Garden Party
John Keats
Ode to a Nightingale
To Autumn
Robin Hood - To a Friend
Words and expressions related to literature
contemporary literature 现代文学 popular literature 大众文学light literature 通俗文学 folklore 民间文学
saga (river) novel 长篇小说 short / long short story 中篇小说 short story 短篇小说 love story 爱情小说 detective story 侦破小说 mystery story 怪诞小说
whodunit侦探小说 , 推理小说 humorous story 幽默小说 historical novel 历史小说 essay 随笔 book of travels 游记 reportage 报告文学 criticism 评论
best seller 畅销书 masterpiece 杰作 copyright 版权 , 著作权 deluxe binding 精装 flat stitching 平装 smyth sewed 线装
Language points
• generous adj. 慷慨的 , 大方的
She was always very generous in her charity.
It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum.
• desperate adj. 绝望的,极其想要的
They invoked help in the desperate situation.
He's desperate for a glass of water.
• on the run 逃跑, 忙碌, 奔波
He's on the run from the police.
I've been on the run all day and I'm exhausted.
• reform
n. 改革,改良
Many reforms must be made to the education system.
v. 改革,革新,改造
A new leader will reform the unjust system.
• transform vt. 改变 , 转换
His plans were transformed overnight into reality.
The magician transformed the frog into a princess.
【词义辨析 】 reform, transform,
reform: 指去恶扬善、弃旧图新,使变得完美,多用于社会、政治、经济方面,如体制、法律、机构等的改革。
transform: 指既改变外部形体,又改变内部性质或功能。