Genres of literature in English with translation. We read books in English with children or English words (vocabulary) and expressions on the topic “Books and reading

12.04.2016

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Books are a wonderful “invention” from which a person draws knowledge. Reading literature, both in your native language and in English, helps and brings aesthetic pleasure, especially for those who truly love to read.

Today we will talk about books in English, learn the names of the most popular literary genres and learn about different types books. If you have loved reading books since childhood ( anavidreader) or consider yourself a bookworm ( abookworm) and spend a lot of time reading books of various genres, this article will be extremely useful to you in terms of replenishing your language.

Types of books in English

Let's start with what kind of books there are:

Paper backbooks- paper (printed) books
E— books / Digitalbooks - e-books, which can be downloaded ( download) on the Internet or buy in online stores.

For example, I really love books, especially “living”, printed ones. Of course, in the era of technology, e-books are gaining more and more popularity among book lovers and avid readers, either because of the convenience or the decent cost. printed books, but still the difference is noticeable.

Popular book genres

Genre[ˈʒɑːnrə] - genre
Fiction[ˈfɪkʃn] - fiction, fiction
Non— fiction - scientific literature, or works based on real events
Lightfiction- easy “light” reading
Chicklit- books for women (for example, “The Devil Wears Prada”, “Bridget Jones’s Diary”, etc.)
Science-fiction[ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn] - science fiction
Fantasy[ˈfæntəsi] - fiction (fantasy)
Business & Finance[ˈbɪznəs ənd ˈfaɪnæns] - literature on business and finance
Politics[ˈpɑːlətɪks] - political literature
Travel books[ˈtrævl ˈbʊks] - books about travel
Autobiography[ɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi] - autobiography

History- story
Thriller / Mystery[θrɪlər / ˈmɪstri] - thriller / mystery
Romance / Erotica - romance novel/ erotica
Satire[ˈsætaɪər] - satire
Horror[ˈhɔːrər] - horror
Religious/Inspirational- religious, literature for inspiration
Health / Medicine- books on health, medical literature
Cook— books[ˈkʊkˌbʊks] - cookbooks
Children’ sbooks[ˈtʃɪldrən bʊks] - books for children
Dictionary[ˈdɪkʃəneri] - dictionary
Encyclopedia[ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə] - encyclopedia
Series[ˈsɪriːz] - series of books like “Harry Potter”, “50 Shades of Grey”, etc.
Anthology[ænˈθɑːlədʒi] - anthology (poetry, collections of short stories)

Useful adjectives to describe a book

If you want to find out what book your interlocutor is currently reading, use the following sentence: What book are you reading now? At the same time, you will learn about your preferred genre of books.

In the process or after reading a particular book, we develop a certain opinion and feeling about the book. Take note of this short list words that will help you convey emotions and impressions of the book in English:

Thrilling[θrɪlɪŋ] - exciting
Riveting[ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ] - exciting, attention-grabbing
Scary[ˈskeri] - frightening, creepy
Gripping[ɡrɪpɪŋ] - captivating, stunning
Easytoread[ˈiːzi tə riːd] - easy to read
Complex- complex
Brilliant[ˈbrɪliənt] - brilliant
Heartbreaking[ˈhɑːrtbreɪkɪŋ] - heartbreaking
Action— packed[ˈækʃn ˈpækt] - full of events
Predictable- predictable
Unpredictable[ʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] - unpredictable
Boring- boring
Nonsensical- meaningless
Confusing- confusing
Realistic- realistic
Erratic[ɪˈrætɪk] - inconsistent, strange
Absorbing[əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ] - fascinating

That's all. Read in English, develop yourself and see you soon.

As you know, a book is a source of knowledge and joy.

Reading books, we get acquainted with interesting characters, plunging into their inner world, we learn the culture of communication and, thus, create our own inner comfort.

When reading takes place in English, we pay attention not only to the characters and their experiences, but also to the words that these characters use. Today we will concentrate on words, devoting an article to “book” vocabulary.

Verb to read has many analogues. This and to look through– view, and to scan(literally “scan”) – look through, look through, and to read through– read to the end. But there are also words that we do not often use in our speech:

to skim (through/over) smth– quickly scan with your eyes to find something specific, important
to scrutinize- to examine carefully, to scrutinize
to examine- examine, study
to peruse– read carefully
to read up on a subject– read a specific topic in order to prepare for a report or speech
to read between the lines– read between the lines, grasp the hidden meaning

If you read aloud ( read aloud), you can practice diction and articulation by reading silently ( read to yourself), you focus on the main event in the book. Curled corners on pages in books ( dog-eared pages) often remind us of the most interesting episodes, and books that we can’t put down ( page-turner), remain with us forever. By the way, have you read an amazing book called “The Universe Versus Alex Woods”? If not, be sure to take the time to dedicate it to this book. There you will meet an amazing turn of events ( plot twist), and moments that bring tears to your eyes ( tearjerker).

I won’t say that a hero will immediately become for you open book (to read somebody like an open book), but you will learn about it difficult life and how he managed to find himself when everyone around him was against him.

If you not only teach foreign languages, but also find time to read, read, read, then you are probably familiar with the expression “bookworm” - bookworm. Many people envy you now, if only everyone had so much free time.

Books are learning, so the expression to hit the books(to study) characterizes this situation perfectly.

But as for choosing a book by its cover, that’s about me. Recently I literally fell in love with the cover of the book and bought it. After reading the novel " Incredible adventures fakir locked in an IKEA closet,” I was happy and sad at the same time. The first half of the book made me laugh like a child, but the second was very predictable, and it seemed that the author did not have enough “fuse” to finish it the same way he started it - surprisingly funny and extraordinary. That's why " don’t judge a book by its cover"(in the case of books, they are greeted by the cover, but escorted by the mind of the writer). Follow certain rules (live by the book) when choosing a book, although in life this is not at all necessary. Sometimes it's better to be in the wild with your head than with one foot in the puddle.

This article will appeal to those who have been book lovers since childhood ( anavidreader ), who loves books so much that he considers himself a bookworm ( abookworm ) and spends a lot of time reading books of any kind ( allsortsof book s). Love of reading ( love of reading ) unites strangers common interests, provides many topics for communication. We love visiting bookstores ( adorevisitingbookshops ), walk between rows of shelves ( bookshelves ) and review new books ( newbooks ), we follow new authors ( newauthors ) and new masterpieces ( masterpieces ).

What book are you reading now? – What book are you reading?

By asking a question like this, we want to know about the type of book ( typeofbook ), which your interlocutor is reading. In English we use the French word “ genre” [‘Ʒɔŋrə] – genre to denote the type of books. In the world of books (in the world of books ) many different genres ( different genres ). They can be divided into artistic ( fiction ) and documentary ( non— fiction ).

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In the non-fiction category ( non— fiction) distinguish such genres as biography (biography ), art ( art ), photo ( photography ), story ( history), trips ( travel), food and wine (foodandwine ), cookbooks (cookbooks), politics ( politics), business and finance (businessandfinance) and many others.

In category fiction (fiction ) you will find a thriller ( thriller ), children's literature ( children’ s ), fiction ( fantasy ), science fiction ( sciencefiction ), modern literature ( contemporary ), literary and educational ( literary ) and literature for young women ( chicklit ), horror films ( horror ), everyone's favorite detectives (detective) , romance novels and much more.

What's happened chicklit, you ask? Well, the word “chick” is used to describe women in America, and “lit” is short for the word literature.
Chick Lit is a genre that became popular in the mid-90s ( inthemid 1990 s ), books about women and for women, which highlights feminine qualities ( womanhood ) in an ironic and funny manner (“The Devil Wears Prada”, “Bridget Jones’s Diary”, etc.)

To learn more about literary genres, take a look at the bookstore ( bookshop ). Communicate with real paper books, not e-readers ( e— bookreader ), special devices ( device ), intended for reading books in electronic format ( digitale— books ). Today, a book reader can be any device, including a phone, on the screen of which you can view books. One e-reader can hold hundreds of printed texts.

Returning to books and discussion of what we read, let us recall that every work has a plot ( theplot ) and actors or characters ( characters ). If you need to carry on a conversation while discussing the plot ( discusstheplot ) or in other words - the events that make up the story ( theeventsthatmakeupastory ), you need to stock up on the following words: realistic ( realistic ), breathtaking ( gripping ), with a well-conceived plot ( well— developed ), fast-growing ( fast— paced ), positive ( positive ), predictable ( predictable ), boring ( boring ), superficial ( sketchy ), negative ( negative ).

We can also talk about the characters - are they attractive? (likeable ), plausible ( believable ), positive ( positive ), stereotypical ( stereotyped ), implausible ( unbelievable ), unfinished ( undeveloped ), negative ( negative ).

What impression did you get after reading the book? Choose possible answers: full of events ( action— packed ), shiny ( brilliant ), easy to read ( easytoread ), complex ( complex ), heartbreaking ( heartbreaking ), fascinating ( absorbing ), exciting ( riveting ), exciting ( thrilling ), frightening ( scary ), capturing attention ( gripping ).

Or the book was boring ( boring ), predictable ( predictable ), meaningless ( nonsensical ), inconsistent ( erratic ), confused ( confusing ), empty ( trash ).

In the end, we say whether we recommend reading this book or not ( whetherwewouldrecommendthebookornot ). Try to write a story about what genre of book you prefer, what your favorite book is. What format do you like - paper book ( paper book ) or electronic ( digitalbook ).

Reading books in English with children

Reading is one of the important skills in English, so it is important to practice it from the very first stages of learning. By reading books in English, it is possible to become familiar with a literary language that is more “correct” than spoken English.

Note: More details about how to learn to read in English can be found in the ““ section.

We offer a selection colloquial expressions and vocabulary (words) in English that can be used in classes with children and adults learning English.

Note: To help adults who “do not know enough” English, a selection of dictionaries with transcription is in the ““ section.

Vocabulary (words) in English on the topic “Books”

article- article;
author- author;
dook- book;
chapter- head;
cover— cover;
editor— editor;
editorial office— editorial staff;
epilogue— epilogue;
page— page;
picture— illustration;
front page- first page;
headline- title;
issue- publication;
reporter- narrator;
prologue- prologue;
publishers— publishing house;
title- Name;
volume- volume.

Colloquial expressions in English on the topic “Books”

Do you want me to read a bed-time story?- Do you want me to read a fairy tale?
I am going to read a new book.— I will read a new book.
How about a bedtime story?— How about an evening story before bed?
Why don’t you pick out a book to read?- Why don't you choose a book to read?
You can take a new book from the shelf.- You can take new book off the shelf.
Do you want to choose a storybook for our story time?— Would you like to choose a book to read?
Don't turn the page.- Don't turn the page.
Let's turn the page. - Let's turn the page.
Let me slip a bookmark between the pages.- Let me put a bookmark between the pages.
Do you want me to read the rest of the story? - Do you want me to read the story to the end?
Do you like this picture?— Do you like this illustration?
Let's find out what happens next.- Let's find out what happened next.
I wonder what happens next.- I wonder what happened there next.

Useful verbs on the topic “Books and reading”

Note: All about verbs English language can be read in the material " "

to skip- skip, scroll through;
to skim- read diagonally;
to look up- search, view;
to dip into- view superficially;
to browse- look through a book in a store, slowly choose;
to peruse- read carefully, thoroughly;
to refer to- refer to, refer to;
to wade through- reach the end, master;
to flip through- skim through, scroll through;
to read from cover to cover- read from cover to cover;

Genres of books in English

genre[ˈʒɑːnrə] – genre;
fairy tale- fairy tale;
fiction[ˈfɪkʃn] – fiction, fiction;
non-fiction– scientific literature, or works based on real events;
light fiction– easy “light” reading;
chick lit– books for women;
science fiction[ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn] – science fiction;
fantasy[ˈfæntəsi] – science fiction (fantasy);
business & finance[ˈbɪznəs ənd ˈfaɪnæns] – literature on business and finance;
politics[ˈpɑːlətɪks] – political literature;
travel books[ˈtrævl ˈbʊks] – books about travel;
autobiography[ɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi] – autobiography;
history- story;
thriller / mystery[θrɪlər / ˈmɪstri] – thriller / mysticism;
romance / erotica– romance novel / erotica;
satire[ˈsætaɪər] – satire;
horror[ˈhɔːrər] – horrors;
religious/i inspirational– religious, literature for inspiration;
health /medicine– books on health topics, medical literature;
cookbooks[ˈkʊkˌbʊks] – cookbooks;
children's books[ˈtʃɪldrən bʊks] – books for children;
dictionary[ˈdɪkʃəneri] – dictionary;
encyclopedia[ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə] – encyclopedia;
series[ˈsɪriːz] – series of books like “Harry Potter”, “50 Shades of Grey”, etc.
anthology[ænˈθɑːlədʒi] – anthology (poetry, collections of short stories).

Names of types of books in English with translation

Let's start with what kind of books there are:
paper back books– paper (printed) books;
E-books/digital books– e-books that can be downloaded on the Internet or purchased in online stores.

almanac- calendar, almanac;
best seller- bestseller;
book- book;
booklet- booklet, brochure;
brochure- brochure;
comic book- comic book;
dictionary- dictionary;
encyclopedia- encyclopedia;
hardcover- hardcover book;
magazine- magazine;
novel- novel;
paperback- paperback book;
periodical- periodical publication;
pamphlet- brochure, pamphlet, catalogue;
picture book- book with pictures;
reference book- reference book;
textbook- textbook.

Useful English Adjectives to Describe a Book

thrilling[θrɪlɪŋ] – exciting;
riveting[ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ] – exciting, attracting attention;
scary[ˈskeri] – frightening, creepy;
gripping[ɡrɪpɪŋ] – captivating, stunning;
easy to read[ˈiːzi tə riːd] – easy to read;
complex– complex;
brilliant[ˈbrɪliənt] – brilliant;
heartbreaking[ˈhɑːrtbreɪkɪŋ] – heartbreaking;
action-packed[ˈækʃn ˈpækt] – full of events;
predictable– predictable;
unpredictable[ʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] – unpredictable;
boring– boring;
nonsensical– meaningless;
confusing– confused;
realistic– realistic;
erratic[ɪˈrætɪk] – inconsistent, strange;
absorbing[əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ] – fascinating.