The Pleasure of The Pleasure of ReadingReading

Topical Vocabulary

Say to what categories these Say to what categories these books belong:books belong:

A detective A detective storystory

A travel bookA travel book

A storyA story

An adventure An adventure storystory

A classic\a A classic\a novelnovel

A historical A historical novelnovel

A fairy taleA fairy tale

A novelA novel

A science A science fiction bookfiction book

An adventure An adventure bookbook

A folktaleA folktale

A biographyA biography

A horror A horror storystory

What is it?What is it?

Someone who is good at somethingA person about whom many people have

heardA person in a bookA book in which different things happen q

uicklyA book which makes you feel unhappy an

d disappointed

What is it?What is it?

Someone who writes in a clever and funny way about people and events

A book that has a hard coverA book small enough to fit into your

pocketA shorter form of an edition, produced by

making cuts in the originalA clever and funny book

TalentedTalented

Well-knownWell-known

A characterA character

Fast-movingFast-moving

DepressingDepressing

A humoristA humorist

A hardbackA hardback

A pocket editionA pocket edition

An abridged editionAn abridged edition

Witty Witty