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 Prize for Literature. Her works include Dance of the 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 literatureDescription 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 literatureDescription 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。