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Match the genres in the box to the definitions:
Performed on a stage: Play
Set in space: Science Fiction
Exciting and often involves danger: Adventures
Involves wizards and dragons: Fantasy
Solving a crime: Detective
An exciting suspense story: Thriller
Fictional and about people from the past: Legend
A love story: Romance
Complete the text with the correct form of the words in the box:
There are lots of different genres of books, but which are the real bestsellers? Obviously the success of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series has made fantasy books very popular with teenagers. Recent film versions of myths and legends telling stories of courageous heroes have also put these two book genres on the map. Another best-selling author is John Grisham. His legal thrillers like The Client , have made him a very rich man. But the most popular genre is perhaps surprisingly romance - stories about love. Thousands of romantic novels are put down every year. Harlequin, the world’s largest publisher of romances publishes over 1000 novels annually. Critics may say the stories are extremely sentimental but fans love them and they can’t put them out. It’s lucky there are so many to choose from.
Complete the definitions with the words in the box.
a female hero: heroine
someone who can do magic: wizard
a member of an army: soldier
the opposite of a hero: villain
someone who solves crimes: detective
someone who works for someone else: servant
Read the texts about literary characters. Label them with three of genres in the box.
Romance
Elizabeth Bennet is the heroine who meets the proud and rather cold Mr Darcy and at first finds it unbearable to be with him. She is an independent girl who likes to say what she thinks, even in her polite 19th-century world. And, of course, Mr Darcy falls in love with her!
Fantasy
Lucy Pevensie is the heroine who discovers a magical new world at the back of a wardrobe. Together with her brothers and sister, she has many exciting adventures, and eventually liberates Narnia from the tyranny of the White Witch.
Detective story
Sherlock Holmes is the ingenious investigator who lives at 221b Baker Street, London. With his assistant, Dr Watson, always at his side, Holmes helps the local police to solve hundreds of crimes, thanks to his world-famous powers of deductions.
Complete the sentences with the literary genres in the box.
The story of Robin Hood is an old English legend that still fascinates people today.
If an author writes a good thriller, it is often made into a film, like the Bourne Identity.
I love classic adventure stories like Robinson Crusoe, where people survive in impossible situations.
I’ve never read a play, but I like seeing them performed in the theatre.
Tony said he saw an alien yesterday. I think he’s read too many science fiction books!
Complete the essay with the words in the box.
Today, I’d like to tell you about my literary heroine Katniss Everdeen. She is a character in the exciting The Hunger Games novels. The first of these came out in 2008, but I read it last year. From the very first page, I couldn’t put it down .
Katniss is a very courageous character - she’s never cowardly. She has to make difficult choices. The books deal with emotional issues, but Katniss is not too sentimental . There’s a spiteful in the books, President Snow, who is a villain and kills people who rebel against him.
I won’t say more than that because you’ll be angry with me if you know the story before you read the books!
I highly recommend The Hunger Games books. If you like adventure or fantasy novels, you’ll love them!
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