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Unit 4 Exploring literature
Integrated skills
1. Do you like reading
2. Which kind of books do you usually read or enjoy reading
poetry drama
fiction non-fiction
Lead-in
The president of the school Book Club, Gary, is introducing some popular types of literature. Read the PPT slides and try to understand the features of each type.
A
Reading
poetry
drama
fiction
non-fiction
What literary genre does it belong to
Novel
Short story
Poetry
Play
Autobiography
Biography
What type of literature do they belong to
Types of literature
Novel
A long, detailed story with many characters
Usually divided into several chapters
Charles Dickens：
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
A Tale of Two Cities
Types of literature
A short piece of writing with a few characters
The Cop and the Anthem
The Gift of the Magi
The Last Leaf
Types of literature
Short story
Similarities:
Differences:
They are both literature types that have characters and events.
Novels are long and detailed.
Short stories are short in length and usually have a twist in the end.
Q: The similarities and difference between Short story and Novel
Types of literature
If Winter comes,
can Spring be far behind
— “Ode to the West Wind”
Poetry
Using beautiful, artistic language to express feelings or describe situations
Often written in separate lines
George Gordon Byron：
“Don Juan” (唐璜)
William Butler Yeats：
“When you are old”
Types of literature
Poetry
What type of literature does it belong to
William Shakespeare:
Hamlet
The Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Cao Yu:
Thunder
Sunrise
Types of literature
Play
A story written for performance on the stage
Usually made up of dialogues between characters and stage directions
Types of literature
Play
Types of literature
Autobiography
a self-written account of the life of oneself
The story of a person’s life written by someone else
Biography
Assessment
“The Road Not Taken”
(by Robert Frost)
Pride and Prejudice
(by Jane Austen)
The Biography of Su Dongpo
(by Lin Yutang)
La Parure
(by Guy de Maupassant)
Romeo and Juliet
(by William Shakespeare)
My Autobiography
(by Charlie Chaplin)
Novel
Short story
Poetry
Play
Autobiography
Biography
After Gary’s introduction, the school librarian asked the Book Club members to recommend some books. Watch the video and
finish the exercises below.
B
Viewing
B1 Watch the video and complete the chart below.
a autobiographies and biographies b novels
c short story collections d plays e poetry collections
Least popular
Most popular
(1) _______
(2) _______
(3) _______
After Gary’s introduction, the school librarian asked the Book Club members to recommend some books. Watch the video and
finish the exercises below.
B
B1 Watch the video and complete the chart below.
a autobiographies and biographies b novels
c short story collections d plays e poetry collections
Least popular
Most popular
(1) _______
(2) _______
(3) _______
a, e
d
b, c
B2 Watch the video again and complete the notes below.
The library’s new books
(1) _______ new books to be added next month
(2) _________autobiographies and biographies
20 poetry collections
20 plays
(3) ________ short story collections
100 modern novels and (4)_______ classic novels
More than 50 adventure stories
Nearly (5) __________ romances
About 60 historical novels
Around (6)__________ science fiction novels
Books added to the library in the past year
B2 Watch the video again and complete the notes below.
The library’s new books
(1) _______ new books to be added next month
(2) _________autobiographies and biographies
20 poetry collections
20 plays
(3) ________ short story collections
100 modern novels and (4)_______ classic novels
More than 50 adventure stories
Nearly (5) __________ romances
About 60 historical novels
Around (6)__________ science fiction novels
Books added to the library in the past year
200
30
30
200
70
120
In pairs, talk about the types of books that you think the school library should buy. Use the following ideas and expressions to help you.
C
Types of books you want the library to buy
Reasons for recommending each type
Examples of each type of book
Speaking
I’d recommend/suggest …
If you ask me, I’d pick/choose/go for …
I believe … would be a better choice.
I think … would be better/more effective than …
My favourite books are …, to name a few.
Making recommendations
How to write
a formal letter
Writing
案例分析：
假设你是李华，从校报得知学校图书馆需要准备购入一批新书，欢迎大家推荐书目。请根据以下要点用英语向外籍图书管理员Michael写一封电子邮件，包括以下内容：
1.推荐科学书刊
2.说明理由
3.希望建议被采纳
Dear Michael,
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
Pre-writing
Step1.审题
1.体裁：应用文
2.主题：
3.结构：两/三段
第一段：
第二段：
第三段：
说明写信的目的
说出推荐书籍及推荐理由
希望建议被采纳/建议有帮助到您
案例(如上)
Step2.定人称和时态
Step3.列提纲（明确每段要点）
推荐书目
Structure
Para1:
Knowing that our school library is going to buy some books, I would like to give some suggestions.
Para3
I would appreciate it if you could take my
recommendations into consideration.
Para2
Currently,there are various books in store for teachers and students in our libruary, including novels,poetry,biography and autobiography.What we need most I think is science books, which explain basic principles of nature in a particularly simple and interest way. If our school has these specific kinds of books, it will not only help us have a better understanding of the science subject, but also arouse our curiosity about the science world.
原因1
原因2+原因3
支撑句
主旨句
Knowing that our school library is going to buy some books, I would like to give some suggestions.
Currently, there are various books in store for teachers and students in our libruary, including novels, poetry, biography and autobiography.What we need most I think is science books, which explain basic principles of nature in a particularly simple and interest way. If our school has these specific kinds of books, it will not only help us have a better understanding of the science subject, but also arouse our curiosity about the science world.
I would appreciate it if you could take my recommendations into consideration.
Dear Micheal,
Yours ,
Li Hua
假定你是李华,你校要开展评选 “The Most Qualified Student”(最美学生)的活动,请你用英语写一封推荐信,推荐你班的飞扬同学。内容包括:
1. 简单介绍被推荐人(飞扬);
2. 说明推荐理由(学习、品德、特长等)。
Homework
范文赏析
Dear Editor,
I came across the news that your website is selecting “The Most Qualified Student”. It is my pleasure to recommend Fei Yang to you.
Fei yang is one of my best friends. As a student, he puts study first and is always trying his best to make progress, so he is among the top students in our school. At the same time, he never forgets to help others either in study or in their life, because of which, he has a lot of friends and is highly spoken of by the teachers and students. What’s more, Fei Yang is talented in traditional Chinese painting.
All in all, I think he deserves the title. I am proud of him.
他把学习放在第一位，并且总是尽力进步，所以他是我们学校的尖子生之一。
同时，他从不忘记在学习和生活中帮助他人，因此他有很多朋友，受到了老师和学生的高度评价。
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