Unit 4 Integrated skills
Recommending books to the school library
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poetry
novel
play/ drama
prose
Can you tell the literary types of the following books?
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fiction
autobiography
comics
poetry
Can you tell the literary types of the following books?
What types of literature are the most popular?
What types of literature are the least popular?
Please have a guess:
Prediction
Watching
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About 60 historical novels and
twice as many science fiction novels
About 60 historical novels and
twice as many science fiction novels
200
Speaking 200 books to be added
Discussion: What types of books do you recommend the library to buy? Why?
Useful expressions:
1. Learning that our library is planning to buy new books, I am willing to recommend some types of books to you.
2. The reason why I recommend ... is that... So I hold the belief that...
3. I do hope you can take my recommendations into account and make a final decision.
popular science books
1. 我们最需要的是科普读物。
What we need most are popular science books.
2. 他们以简单有趣的方式解释了自然的基本规则,激发了我们对科学发现的好奇心。
They explain basic rules of nature in a simple and interesting way and arouse our curiosity about scientific discoveries.
Robinson Crusoe, whose theme is about shipwrecks(船舶失事;海难) and survival ,is written by Daniel Defoe.
The Journey to the West, written by Wu Chengen, created a wonderful ancient world full of adventures through interesting stories and language.
It dawns on us that we must be brave and confident in ourselves, no matter how many difficulties we meet.
3. 除了为了知识而阅读,我们阅读也是为了乐趣和灵感。
In addition to reading for knowledge, we read for fun and inspiration.
4. 这就是为什么我推荐另一组书:文学类图书。
That is why I recommend another kind of books: literary books.
5. 我认为经典著作出自文学名家,它们通过有趣的故事和语言向我们呈现崇高的思想。
Classic works were written by famous writers and they present great thoughts through interesting stories and language.
6. 它们给我们带来快乐,并鼓励我们用不同的方式思考。
They not only offer us joy, but also encourage us to think in a different way.
Writing
学校图书馆需要购置一批新书,现向学生征求建议。假如你是李华,你认为学校图书馆最需要购置科普类图书(popular science books)和文学类图书(literary books)。请你用英语给图书馆王老师写一封信,推荐这两类书。
注意:字数80字左右。
Writing
Checking
Circle one mistake.
Underline one good sentence.
Better one or two phrases or sentences.
Add some linking words.
Appreciation Show time
Possible version
Dear Mr. Wang,
Knowing that our library is going to buy new books, I strongly recommend two types of books to you.
What we need most are popular science books. They explain basic rules of nature in a simple and interesting way and arouse our curiosity about scientific discoveries. In addition to reading for knowledge, we read for fun and inspiration as well. That is why I recommend another group of books: literary books. I hold the opinion that classic works written by masters present great thoughts through interesting stories and language. Not only do they offer us joy, but also encourage us to think in a different way.
I’d appreciate it if you could take my recommendation into account.
Homework
1. Better your letter and hand it in.
2. Review what we learned.
3. Enjoy Ernest Hemingway’s novel:The old man and the Sea on page 53-54.