056　literature

Words

Title author poet playwright time period main character antagonist protagonist scene chapter plot allegory alliteration

Antithesis comedy tragedy novel euphemism onomatopoeia

Point-of-view pun rhyme symbol genre imagery

Phrases

Be written by/in

Judge a book by its cover

To be a classic

To be written for(an audience/someone)

The plot thickens

Play on words

Beginner

A: hi, Charlie! What are you reading?

B: hi, bob. I’m reading a biography?

A: who’s it about?

B; it’s about bob Dylan.

A; who is he?

B: he’s a famous American musician.

A; who’s the author?

B: it was written by howard sounes.

A: what do you think about it?

B; it’s great! I’ve learned a lot form reading it.

A; can I read it when you’re done?

B: sure, bob! I’m on chapter 12 now, so I’m almost finished.

A; how many chapters does the book have?

B; there are 15 chapters in total.

A; when do you think you’ll have finished reading it?

B; I should be done by Friday. I’ll give it to you in class then.

A; thanks. Charlie!

B; no problem. Bob.

Intermediate

A: I can’t believe my English teacher is making me read pride and prejudice!

B; why not! It’s a classic; in fact, it’s one of my favorite novels.

A; but it’s so old.

B; don’t judge a book by its cover. Do you kwon what it’s about?

A: no, not at all.

B; first of all, it’s a romance novel, set in the early 19th century.

A; I didn’t realize it was a romance novel. What’s the main storyline?

B: it’s basically about a father who tried to marry off one of his five girls.

A: why does he want to do that?

B; since he doesn’t have a son, he hopes that one of the girls will marry a wealthy man. That way, all of his daughters will be cared for.

A; won’t they get his inheritance?

B; no, that’s the problem. Though they are well-off, once he dies, his house will go to his cousin. So, when he dies, the girls will have nothing.

A; I see. This sounds interesting! Maybe my teacher isn’t so horrible after all.

B; so ,are you going to read the novel or what the movie?

A; :there’s movie? My teacher didn’t tell me that!

B; that’s probably because she wants you to read the book first.

A: it would take a lot less time..,

B: how about this. When you finish the book. I’ll get the movie and watch it with you.

A; ok. That sounds like a deal.