1、Recommending books to the school library B2 U4 Integrated skills Teacher: Time: ObjectivesObjectives 01tell the features of different types of literature by reading some PPT slides 02 know the reading strategies of PPT slides 03 collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing
2、 a video 04 analyze the reasons for the level of popularity of different types of literature Some popular types of literatureSome popular types of literature Popular types Of literature Novel Short story Biography Poetry Autobiography Play NovelNovel A long, detailed story with many characters Usual
3、ly divided into several chapters Short storyShort story A short piece of writing with a few characters Q: The similarities and difference between Short story and Novel ? Similarities: Differences: They are both literature types that have characters and events. Novels are long and detailed. Short sto
4、ries are short in length and usually have a twist in the end. PoetryPoetry The complete poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley Using beautiful, artistic language to express feelings or describe situations Often written in separate lines Play Play A story written for performance on the stage Usually made up o
5、f dialogues between characters and stage directions Autobiography Autobiography The story of the writers own life Biography iography The story of a persons life written by someone else Q: The similarities and difference between Autobiography and Biography ? Similarities: Differences: They both tell
6、the life of a person. Autobiographies are written by the author about his or her own life. Biographies are written by the author who tells the story of someone elses life. ViewingViewing 1. Guess which type of books are the most popular in this school. Watch the video of an introduction given by the
7、 librarian for the first time and finish B1 on Page 51. a. Autobiographies and biographies b. novels c.Short story collections d. plays e.poetry collection Least popularMost popular (1)_(2)_(3)_ Check the answersCheck the answers 1. Guess which type of books are the most popular in this school. Watc
8、h the video of an introduction given by the librarian for the first time and finish B1 on Page 51. a. Autobiographies and biographies b. novels c.Short story collections d. plays e.poetry collection Least popularMost popular (1)_(2)_(3)_ aedb c ViewingViewing The librarys new books (1) _ new books t
9、o be added next month Books added to the library in the past year (2)_ autobiographies and biographies 2- poetry collections 2- plays (3) _ short story collections 100 modern novels and (4) _ classic novels More than 50 adventure stories Nearly (5) _ romances About 60 historical novels Around (6) _
10、science fiction novels 2. Watch the video again and finish B2 on Page 51. Tip: Pay attention to the numbers used in the video. The librarys new books Check the answerCheck the answer (1) _ new books to be added next month Books added to the library in the past year (2)_ autobiographies and biographi
11、es 2- poetry collections 2- plays (3) _ short story collections 100 modern novels and (4) _ classic novels More than 50 adventure stories Nearly (5) _ romances About 60 historical novels Around (6) _ science fiction novels 200 30 30 200 70 120 DiscussionDiscussion Try to figure out why plays are so
12、popular among students and what the speaker expects the Book Club members to do. Because students need to perform plays for class or club activities. The Book Club members are expected to get recommendation for what books they should buy. SpeakingSpeaking Have a discussion on why some types of books
13、, such as biographies, and poetry collections are less popular. Do you think it is necessary to read them? DiscussionDiscussion Types of booksReasonsExamples Science fictionInteresting and imaginativeThe Martian by Andy Weir Talk about the types of books you like and the reasons Homework 1. Find some PPT slides you like and figure out what makes you like them. 2. Finish the workbook. THANK YOU
