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Unit 8 Literature
Topic Talk
Vocabulary
poetry n.诗歌;诗意
adventure n.历险,奇遇
romance n.爱情故事
detective n.侦探
fantasy n.幻想作品;想象
stimulating adj.使人兴奋的
absorbing adj.十分吸引人的
romantic adj.浪漫的
adventurous adj.爱冒险的
poem n.一首诗 poet n.诗人
detect vt.发现,查明
fantastic adj.奇幻的;极好的
stimulate vt.刺激 stimulation n.刺激
absorb vt.吸收
Vocabulary
subjective adj.主观的;主语的
mystery n.难以理解的事物,谜
contradictory adj.矛盾的
literary adj.文学的
historical adj.历史的
registration n.登记,注册
objective adj.客观的
literature n.文学
history n.历史
register vt.登记
mysterious adj.神秘的
contradict vt.相矛盾;反驳
Activate & Share
Which type of literature do you enjoy reading?
novels/fictions
poetry
fables/fairy tales
drama
Activate & Share
Who is this? Do you like detectives?
Listen & Speak
1 Listen to a dialogue and answer the following questions.
1. What literary works does the boy like reading?
He likes reading science fiction, detective stories, novels
and poetry.
2. Why does the boy like detective stories?
Because he finds detective stories exciting and stimulating.
3. What kind of book is The Moonstone?
It’s written in the 19th century and is the first-ever English detective novel.
4. What does the boy think of The Moonstone?
He thinks that it has a good plot and the setting is interesting. And it can also teach people a lot about different eras and cultures.
Listen & Speak
2 Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue again and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
I like reading literary works the most, such as ______________
____________________________________________________.
I find detective stories ________ and __________. I _________
_______________. I always _____________________________.
It has a good ______, and the _______ is interesting!
exciting
stimulating
mysteries in them
try to solve the riddles myself
plot
setting
detective stories, novels and poetry
science fiction,
love the
Listen & Speak
Genre
Science fiction, drama, novels, adventure/ roman