1、1.Have you read this book?Do you like it?What type of book is it?2.Do you know other types of books?LITERARY TYPESFICTIONPOETRYDRAMANON FICTION文学类型文学类型小说类小说类非小说类非小说类诗歌诗歌戏剧戏剧NON FICTIONFICTIONEssaysBiographiesDiariesAutobiographiesSpeechesLegendsTalesMythsShort StoriesNovelsTypes of literature故故事事小说小
2、说神话神话传说传说日记日记演讲稿演讲稿散文散文传记传记自传自传POETRY PoemsSonnetsLyricsSongsDRAMAComediesTragedies TragicomediesTypes of literature十四行诗十四行诗抒情诗抒情诗/歌词歌词悲剧悲剧喜剧喜剧悲喜剧悲喜剧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
3、 of each type.ARecommending books to the school libraryNovelNovel A long,detailed story with many characters Usually divided into several chaptersShort storyShort story A short piece of writing with a few charactersQ:The similarities and difference between Short story and Novel?Similarities:Differen
4、ces: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.PoetryPoetryThe complete poems ofPercy Bysshe Shelley Using beautiful,artistic language to express feelings or describe situations Oft
5、en written in separate lines通常是单独成行Play Play A story written for performance on the stage Usually made up of dialogues between characters and stage directions通常由角色之间的对话和舞台指导组成Autobiography Autobiography The story of the writers own lifeBiography iography The story of a persons life written by someon
6、e elseQ:The similarities and difference between Autobiography and Biography?Similarities:Differences:They both tell 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.Cardinal number
7、s(one,two,three.)Ordinal numbers (first,second,third.)1.Cardinal numbers 基数词基数词 l 234:l 1,234:l 6,155,000:two hundred and thirty-fourone thousand two hundred and thirty foursix million one hundred and fifty-five thousand11 eleven12 twelve13 thirteen20 twenty30 thirty100 one hundred1,000 one thousand
8、Lets have a try!Choose the numbers you hear.1,150/1,115 50,000/15,000 one thousand one hundred and fiftyfifteen thousand13 thirteen30 thirty14 fourteen40 forty16 sixteen60 sixty17 seventeen70 seventy18 eighteen80 eighty19 nineteen90 ninety2.Ordinal numbers 序数词序数词 l l July:the first of July l 2 Augus
9、t:the second of August l 3 September:_l 4 October:the fourth of Octoberl 20 November:the twentieth of November l 21 December:_the third of September the twenty-first of December He was born on 3 January,1892.He was 81 when he died.The T-shirt cost him 200 yuan.Please meet me at 7 oclock tomorrow mor
10、ning.If you have any problem,please call 307-4922.DateAgePriceTimeTelephone numberthree O seven,four nine double twoCardinal and ordinal numbersMultiples(twice,third times.)Percentages(ten per cent.)and fractions(one third.)1.Multiples 倍数倍数This island is four times as large as that one.The car runs
11、twice faster than the truck.This big tree is three times the height of that small one.His income is double hers.2.Percentages and fractions百分数和分数百分数和分数1%98%1/3 2/3 4/5 1/2 1/4 3/4 one per centninety-eight per centa/one thirdtwo thirdsfour fifthsa halfa quarter/one fourththree quarters/three fourthsY
12、ears1892190219002000200818921902190020002008nineteen o twoeighteen ninety-twonineteen hundredtwo thousandtwo thousand and eightBAfter Garys introduction,the school librarian asked the Book Club members to recommend some books.Watch the video and finish the exercises below.B1a autobiographies and bio
13、graphies b novels c short story collections d plays e poetry collectionsLeast popularMost popular(1)_(2)_(3)_Complete the chart below.You may write more than one type in each blank.a,edb,cB2Watch the video again and complete the notes below.(1)_ new books to be added next monthHello everyone!Im very
14、 pleased to tell you that the library plans to add 200 new books next month.And Im asking you,Book Club members,to recommend what books we should buy.200We have 30 new autobiographies and biographies.Most of them are about important historical figures.They arent very popular,though.Some of them have
15、 never been borrowed.We also bought 20 poetry collections last year.Like autobiographies and biographies,however,they arent very popular.There are 20 new plays.Students enjoy reading plays,and they become more popular when students need to perform plays for class or club activities.(2)_ autobiograph
16、ies and biographies20 poetry collections20 plays30The library also added 30 short story collections and 300 novels.Of the 300 novels,one third are modern novels and the rest are classic novels.(3)_ short story collections100 modern novels and(4)_ classic novelsshort story collections30novels3001/3 2
17、/3(the rest)modernclassic30200 more than 50 adventure stories nearly(5)_ romances about 60 historical novels around(6)_ science fiction novelsThe novels include more than 50 adventure stories and nearly 70 romances.There are about 60 historical novels and twice as many science fiction novels.Short s
18、tory collections and novels have always enjoyed the greatest popularity among students.They are nearly always checked out.70120登记借出The librarys new books(1)_ new books to be added next monthBooks added to the library in the past year(2)_ autobiographies and biographies 20 poetry collections 20 plays
19、(3)_ short story collections2003030 100 modern novels and(4)_ classic novels More than 50 adventure stories Nearly(5)_ romances About 60 historical novels Around(6)_ science fiction novels20070120Watch the video a third time and then check your answers.Write a letter to the school library to recomme
20、nd books.Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.How to write a formal letterFormal lettersA formal letter can refer to any written letter for a formal purpose,whether that be a recommendation letter,an invitation letter,a complaint letter and so on.It is usually
21、meant to be addressed to the heads or managers,public organizations or private companies.Follow a certain structure Make the message to the point and short Use polite and formal language让信息简明扼要遵循一定的结构使用礼貌和正式的语言Language of formal letters 1.Avoid contractions.This isnt what wed expect from a professio
22、nal service.InappropriateThis is not what we would expect from a professional service.Appropriate避免缩写 2.Do not use abbreviations.I got the info from your ad in the newspaper.InappropriateI got the information from your advertisement in the newspaper.Appropriate不使用缩略词 3.Do not leave out words.Look fo
23、rward to hearing from you.InappropriateI look forward to hearing from you.Appropriate不要漏掉单词。4.Limit the use of phrasal verbs.We will make up for the money youve spend.InappropriateWe will compensate you for your expenses.Appropriate限制动词短语的使用Structure of formal lettersSalutation 称呼 Dear Sir/MadamThis
24、 is used when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to.Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms.This is used when you know the receivers name.In case of a woman,use Ms if you are not sure whether the woman is married or unmarried.Body 主体 Introductory paragraph:State the purpose of writing.Information paragra
25、ph:Give details of the issue or problem(causes,effects,solutions,etc.)Concluding paragraph:State your hopes,requests,comments,etc.陈述写作目的。给出事件或问题的细节(原因、结果、解决方案等)陈述你的希望、请求、意见等。Closing 结尾It is a polite way of ending the letter.Yours sincerely,Yours faithfully,Yours truly,Respectfully yours are commonly
26、 used.It is written just below the closing.Name and signature 签名写在结束语的下面。The librarianDear Yours faithfully,Purpose of the letterRecommendations&reasonsEndingYour nameWriting Making recommendationsId recommend/suggest If you ask me,Id pick/choose/go for I believe would be a better choice.I think wou
27、ld be better/more effective than My favourite books are,to name a few.A letter to the librarian to recommend books Dear Librarian,Salutation 称呼I am writing to recommend two types of books that I think the library should buy.Introductory paragraph介绍段The first type is fantasy novels.I think the librar
28、y needs more fantasy novels because 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.Information paragraph信息段A letter to the librarian to recommend books Information paragraph信息段The second type
29、of book I would like to recommend is biographies.Although they are one of the least 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 biographies of contemporary figures,like Steve Jobs.Closing结束语Name and signature签名I look forward to reading more of the librarys fantasy novels and biographies soon.Yours faithfully,Edward ZhangConcluding paragraph结尾段
