Unit 4 Exploring literature
Integrated skills
Recommending books to the school library
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Lead-in
What major genres体裁 of literature文学 have we mentioned before?
poetry
drama
fiction
non-fiction
What specific literary forms文体 does each genre include?
Let's look at the next slide幻灯片 to find out.
LITERARY TYPES
NON FICTION
FICTION
POETRY
DRAMA
Essays
Biographies
Diaries
Autobiographies
Speeches
Legends
Tales
Myths
Short Stories
Novels
Poems
Sonnets
Lyrics
Songs
Comedies
Tragedies
Tragicomedies
Lead-in
A 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
Types of literature
Novel
A long, detailed story with many characters
Usually divided into several chapters
Short story
A short piece of writing with a few characters
Fiction
Poetry
Using beautiful, artistic language to express feelings or describe situations
Often written in separate lines
Play
A story written for performance on the stage
Usually made up of dialogues between characters and stage directions
Autobiography
The story of the writer’s own life
Biography
The story of a person’s life written by someone else
Non-fiction
After Gary’s introduction, the school librarian管理员 asked the Book Club members成员 to recommend推荐 some books. Watch the video and
finish完成 the exercises below.
B
Viewing
B1 Watch the video and complete完成 the chart表格 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
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) _______
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添加 next month
(2) _________autobiographies自传 and biographies传记
20 poetry collections诗集
20 plays
(3) ________ short story collections短篇小说集
100 modern novels现代小说 and (4)_______ classic novels古典小说
? More than 50 adventure stories冒险故事
? Nearly (5) __________ romances爱情小说
?About 60 historical novels
?Around (6)__________ science fiction novels
Books added to the library in the past year去年
B2 Watch the video again and complete the notes below.
The library’s new books
(1) _______ new books to be added增加 next month
(2) _________autobiographies自传 and biographies传记
20 poetry collections诗集
20 plays
(3) ________ short story collections
100 modern novels现代小说 and (4)_______ classic novels经典小说
? More than 50 adventure冒险 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
What types of books are mentioned in the video?
Question
types of books
autobiographies
biographies
poetry collections
plays
short story collections
modern and classic novels
adventure stories
romances
historical novels
science fiction
detective novel 侦探小说
fantasy novel 奇幻小说
horror novel 恐怖小说
mystery novel 悬疑小说
…
Which type do you like best?
Please tell us why you like this type of book!
Questions
Jack: I love fantasy novels the best. Because I love Harry Potter and love magic.
If you are a member of the school library and the library is going to buy books, what books would you recommend to the school library?
Question
What type of book is the most popular with students
What type of books that are helpful to students in learning
What type of books are required for students to read?
…
Factors that you need to consider考虑
In pairs, talk about the types of books that you think the school library should buy. Use the following下列 ideas and expressions表达 to help you.
C
Types of books you want the library to buy
Reasons for recommending推荐 each type
Examples of each type of book
Writing
Write a letter to the school library to recommend books. Use ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
D
When writing a formal letter to recommend books, you can follow the structure below:
Begin by clearly stating the purpose of the letter.
Explain what types of books you want to recommend and the reasons.
End the letter by stating the result you wish to see.
Learning about the structure
Planning your writing
Structure
Dear Librarian,
I am writing to recommend two types of books that I think the library should buy.
The first type is fantasy novels. I think the library needs more fantasy novels because they are very popular with students. Some examples of good fantasy novels for the library would be The Lord of the Rings series and the Harry Potter series.
The second type of book I would like to recommend is biographies. Although they are one of the least popular types of books in our library, students should be encouraged to read more of them.
Sample样本
Good biographies such as Marie Curie居里夫人: A Life will inspire students to study harder and reach their goals. In addition to biographies of historical figures, I believe our school library could buy some biographies of contemporary figures, like Steve Jobs.
I look forward to reading more of the library’s fantasy novels and biographies soon.
Yours faithfully,
Edward Zhang
Purpose目的 of the letter(para.1)
I am writing to recommend two types of books that I think the library should buy.
I have much pleasure in recommending two types of books to you.
I am more than happy to have the opportunity to recommend two types of books to you.
Knowing that our library is going to buy books, I’d like to give some suggestions.
Knowing that our libraray is going to buy books, I am writing to recommend two types of books to you.
I would like to recommend two types of books to you
It is a great honour for me to recommend...
I take the pleasure in recommending...
请任选其一
Recommendations
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reason
example
poetry
collections
poetry usually demands a good knowledge of the language.
Poetry can make students feel the beauty of language.
Book of songs
The complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley
plays
Because students need to perform plays for class or club activities.
In addition to their interesting scripts, plays can also reflect the characteristics of local cultures and times.
Teahouse
King Lera
Recommendations
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reason
example
science books
science books explain basic principles of nature in a simple and interesting way.
It can help students understand science subjects better and arouse their curiosity about scientific discoveries.
A Brief History of Time 时间简史
literature(classic works)
they present great thoughts through fascinating stories and language.
they not only offer students joy and excitement, but also encourage students to think critically.
Jane Eyre
A dream of Red Mansions
Ending
请任选其一
I look forward to reading more of the library’s... and...soon.
I’ll be glad if you would consider my recommendation.
I hope you will give this recommendation your best consideration.
I hope that you would take my recommendation into consideration.
Homework
同步导练98面第四题,写作训练
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