1、Unit 4 Unit 4 Exploring literature To distinguish different types of literature and their characteristics To analyse the popularity of different types of literature and explore the reasons 1. Have you read this book? How do you like it? What type of book is it? 2. Do you know other types of books? L
2、ITERARY TYPES FICTION POETRYDRAMA NON FICTION Types of literature NON FICTION FICTION Essays Biographies Diaries Autobiographies Speeches Legends Tales Myths Short Stories Novels Types of literature POETRY Poems Sonnets Lyrics Songs DRAMAComedies Tragedies Tragicomedies Types of literature The presi
3、dent of the school Book Club, Gary, is introducing some popular types of literature. Read the PPT slides below and try to understand the features of each type. A Recommending books to the school library TypeFeaturesFamous Examples Novel A long, detailed story with many characters Usually divided int
4、o several chapters (n. 章节章节) Romance of the Three Kingdoms Robinson Crusoe Short story A short piece of writing with a few characters The Best Short Stories of O.Henry The Gift of the Magi TypeFeaturesFamous Examples Poetry (n.诗歌诗歌 ) Using beautiful, artistic language to express feelings or describe
5、 situations Often written in separate lines The Book of Songs The Complete Poems of Percys Bysshe Shelley Play A story written for performance on the stage Usually made up of dialogues between characters and stage directions Teahouse King Lear n. 舞台舞台 TypeFeaturesFamous Examples Autobiography (n. 自传
6、自传) The story of the writers own life The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Biography (n. 传记传记) The story of a persons life written by someone else Vie de Beethoven Answer the questions. 1. What are the similarities and differences between novels and short stories? typesimilaritydifference novelhav
7、e characters and events long, detailed short storiesshort, usually have a twist in the end 2. What are the similarities and differences between autobiographies and biographies? typesimilaritydifference autobiography tell the life story of a person written by the author about his or her own life biog
8、raphywritten by the author who tells the story of someone elses life 1. Talk about what types of books you like best and why. 2. Introduce one book youve read recently and talk about what kind of book it is and why you like it. BAfter Garys introduction, the school librarian asked the Book Club memb
9、ers to recommend some books. Watch the video and finish the exercises below. B1 a autobiographies and biographies b novels c short story collections d plays e poetry collections Least popularMost popular (1) _(2) _(3) _ Complete the chart below. You may write more than one type in each blank. a, edb
10、, c B2Watch the video again and complete the notes below. The librarys new books (1) _ new books to be added next month Books added to the library in the past year (2) _ autobiographies and biographies 20 poetry collections 20 plays (3) _ short story collections 200 30 30 100 modern novels and (4) _
11、 classic novels More than 50 adventure stories Nearly (5) _ romances About 60 historical novels Around (6) _ science fiction novels 200 70 120 Try to figure out why plays are so popular among students and what the speaker expects the Book Club members to do. Because students need to perform plays fo
12、r class or club activities. The Book Club members are expected to get recommendation for what books they should buy. Watch the video a third time and then check your answers. 1. What should a school library be like in your opinion? have various books have good reading conditions have a quiet atmosph
13、ere 2. What type of books do you like best and what is your least favourite type? What is your school library like? What kind of books do you want to recommend to the librarian? Think about the questions carefully and prepare for your writing. Unit 4Unit 4 Unit 4Unit 4 Exploring literatureExploring
14、literature 1. To discuss what books to recommend to the school library. 2. To compose a formal letter to recommend books to the school library. 3. To think creatively and express ideas logically and rationally. Discuss the types of books that you think the school library should buy. Tell the reasons
15、 and provide a list of books of that type. You are expected to use the expressions listed in Part C. Making recommendations Id recommend / suggest If you ask me, Id pick / choose / go for I believe would be a better choice. I think would be better / more effective than My favourite books are , to na
16、me a few. Types of booksReasonsExamples Fantasy novels They are effective to get students Interested in reading. The Lord of the Rings Biographies They inspire students to study harder and reach their goals. Marie Curie: A Life Steve Jobs A: Lets think of books for our school library. I think fantas
17、y novels are more effective than other types to get students interested in reading. Id recommend popular books like The Lord of the Rings. B: Fantasy isnt something Id choose, but if you ask me, Id pick the Harry Potter series. They got great reviews and have been made into films too. But students s
18、hould be encouraged to read the books to enjoy the full story. A: Yes. When a story is adapted into a film, things are often changed or left out. What types of books do you like? B: My favourite is non-fiction, like biographies. Theyre not so popular because people think theyre boring. But they can
19、inspire students to study harder and reach their goals. Id suggest historical biographies such as Marie Curie: A Life. A: I believe contemporary biographies like Steve Jobs would be a better choice. He was a pioneer in computer technology, so students will be eager to find out more about his life. B
20、: Good idea. Reading contemporary biographies can develop students interest in biographies and encourage students to read historical ones too. A: Thats right. Lets put our ideas together for the librarian. Write a letter to the school library to recommend books. Use your ideas from part C and the in
21、formation in parts A and B to help you. Planning your writing Learning about the structure 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 format When you w
22、rite a formal letter, you should begin with Dear Sir / Madam or Dear Mr / Miss / Mrs / Ms and end with Yours faithfully or Yours sincerely. Learning about the language Use formal language instead of spoken language. Avoid using contracted forms like Im and hes. The librarianDear Yours faithfully, Pu
23、rpose of the letter Recommendations & reasons Ending Your name Purpose of the letter Recommendations & reasons Ending 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 beca
24、use 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. Pay attention to the useful expressions. The second type of book I would like to recommend is biographies. Although they are one of the lea
25、st popular types of books in our library, students should be encouraged to read more of them. Good biographies such as Marie Curie: 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 biogra
26、phies of contemporary figures, like Steve Jobs. I look forward to reading more of the librarys fantasy novels and biographies soon. Yours faithfully, Edward Zhang Exchange your draft with your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects: Punctuation (标点符号) Spelling Grammar Choice of words Style
27、(formal / informal) Structure Checking your writing Peer review What suggestions does your partner give? How can you improve your writing? Self-review Is your writing complete in structure? How can you improve your writing? Volunteers share their writings with the whole class. 1. Polish up your writing based on others evaluations and hand it in tomorrow. 2. Preview Extended reading.
