Individual work

1. Read the text “The Book of the Century”(p. 73) from the section Supplementary Reading.

2. Be ready to discuss in groups the topics below:

· Many people think “The Lord of the Rings” is an overrated novel.

· “The Lord of the Rings” is more realistic than other novels.

· The reason why the book is so successful is hard to explain.

· The book’s style is very unusual for a 20^th century novel.

3. Prepare a short talk about famous British writers and their works.

UNIT 5

FAMOUS AMERICAN WRITERS AND THEIR WORKS