2. READING BOOKS Do you prefer reading fiction or non-fiction?
(What’s the difference between them?)
Who’s your favourite Czech/foreign writer?
What’s your favourite historical period in literature?
Do you regularly read a newspaper/magazine? If so which one?
What do you think of reading comics?
Do you like poetry and why?

3. What is it? E-reader Book review Audio book Library/Bookcase/ Bookshop
Bookwarm
Bookmark
Book fair

4. TYPES OF LITERATURE Literary forms: PROSE DRAMA POETRY
say an example of each
What do these people write / do with the books?
writer
author
journalist
poet
playwright
publisher
illustrator
bookseller

5. GENRES OF LITERATURE FICTION war novel novel tale / short story
detective story
historical novel
romances
western
mystery
sci - fi
adventure story
true life story
war novel
psychological novel
poem (ballad, epic, lyric, sonnet)
play (drama, comedy, tragedy)
children’s rhymes
fairy tale
fable
utopias
folk literature
myths

6. GENRES OF LITERATURE NON-FICTION encyclopedia, (picture) dictionary
atlas
memory, biography, autobiography
self-help book, ”how to” book, manual
travel guide
cookery book
booklet, catalogue
chronicle

7. PARTS OF BOOK Book cover Book back Book binding - paperback/hardback
Blurb
Chapters, pages (leaves), paragraphs, lines, sentences, words, letters

8. PARTS OF BOOK TB p.191 prologue, preface, foreword, introduction,
dedication, acknowledgments, epilogue,
notes (footnotes, notes of novelist/writer, notes of publisher, …)
glossary, index, references, appendix, table of contents,.....
For description of a book you need to know its:
message, plot, brief content!!!!

9. WHAT ELSE CAN PEOPLE READ?
Leaflets
Brochures
Guide books
Textbooks
Magazines
Newspapers
Reviews
Recipes
Maps
Letters
Flyers (fliers)
Service instructions
Captions, subtitles
Invitations
Tarot cards
Street signs
Scrolls of papyrus/ parchment
Letters carved in stones
From coffee-grounds, palms
Between the lines, music…

10. SHOULD PEOPLE READ?
Discuss in pairs:
Why ???
Why don´t they read?

11. SHOULD PEOPLE READ? WHY NOT? There is A LOT OF WISDOM IN BOOKS!!!
People read because…:
They enjoy it
Teachers make them do it
They need some info
They learn from it
Reading:
improves our language (enriches our vocabulary) and knowledge
supports our imagination
we can read much faster (mostly)
We can explore new places, cultures, lives
WHY NOT?
audio records brief contents available everywhere (for school)
TV, films, video, DVDs, the Internet, downloading
Consequences:
no imagination
no creativity
poor vocabulary
poor grammar
wasted wisdom
There is A LOT OF WISDOM IN BOOKS!!!

12. Requirements for maturita exam
American literature
Two classical authors (handout)
Two authors of your own choice
Eight authors altogether – you will submit their list before the exam
British literature
Two classical authors (handout)
Two authors of your own choice

13. Outlines

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