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Unit 4
Period 3
Integrated skills
( 英语 )
ENGLISH
新 课 导 入
Free talk
Do you like reading?
What major genres of literature have we mentioned before?
drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction ...
课 堂 学 习
The president 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
Pre-viewing
Type
feature(s)
Novel
A long, detailed story with many characters
Usually divided into several chapters
Type
feature(s)
Short story
A short piece of writing with a few characters
Thinking
The similarities and difference between Novel and 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.
Type
feature(s)
Poetry
Using beautiful, artistic language to express feelings or describe situations
Often written in separate lines
Type
feature(s)
Play
A story written for performance on the stage
Usually made up of dialogues between characters and stage directions
Type
feature(s)
Autobiography
The story of the writer’s own life
Type
feature(s)
Biography
The story of a person’s life
written by someone else
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 a video and complete the chart below. You may write
more than one type in each blank.
a autobiographies and biographies b novels
c short story collections d plays e poetry collection
(1) _____
Least popular
Most popular
(2) _____
(3) _____
a, e
d
b, c
B1 Watch the video again and complete the notes below.
The library’s new books
______ 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
100 modern novels and (4) ______ classi