1、Unit 3 Back to the pastIntegrated skillsBy the end of this period,you will be able to:1.learn something about a popular history book through listening;2.grasp the features of popular history books；3.write an article on popular history books.Lead-inDo you like reading history books?Academic history b
2、ooks or popular history books,which do you prefer?interesting stories from history easy to understand humorous toneAlan is introducing his favourite popular history book.Listen and finish the exercises below.Pre-listeningTipRecognizing paraphrasing Paraphrasing means rewriting a small section of a t
3、ext in your own words which may be longer than the original article.How do we recognize paraphrasing?First read the statements carefully and identify keywords and phrases that might help you listen for the information you need.When listening,look out for the synonyms for those words or phrases.(1)Th
4、e book is about the Song Dynasty.T/F(2)In the first week,the book sold 5,000 copies.T/F(3)The author has tried her best to ensure that the facts are accurate.T/F(4)The author provides many thoughtful comments on some events.T/F(5)Alan thinks that there is a new trend towards reading popular T/F scie
5、nce books.Identify keywords and phrases of the following statements in preparation for recognizing paraphrasing.While-listening(1)The book is about the Song Dynasty.T/F(2)In the first week,the book sold 5,000 copies.T/F(3)The author has tried her best to ensure that the facts are accurate.T/F(4)The
6、author provides many thoughtful comments on some events.T/F(5)Alan thinks that there is a new trend towards reading popular T/F science books.A1 Listen to the introduction and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).(1)The book is about the Song Dynasty.T/F(2)In the first week
7、,the book sold 5,000 copies.T/F(3)The author has tried her best to ensure that the facts are accurate.T/F(4)The author provides many thoughtful comments on some events.T/F(5)Alan thinks that there is a new trend towards reading popular T/F science books.Check your answersA2 Listen to the introductio
8、n again and complete the notes below.My favourite popular history bookWriting style The author turns(1)_.She(2)_ of historical figures or events.Her language is (3)_.My favourite popular history bookFactual accuracyThe author has referred to many academic history books to (4)_.(5)_ on the same event
9、 have been considered.(6)_ have been compared.Influence on meThe author has inspired me to(7)_ on certain topics.I am eager to(8)_.My favourite popular history bookWriting style The author turns(1)_.She(2)_ of historical figures or events.Her language is (3)_.easy to understandhistory into a storygi
10、ves a vivid descriptionCheck your answers Factual accuracyThe author has referred to many academic history books to (4)_.(5)_ on the same event have been considered.(6)_ have been compared.Influence on meThe author has inspired me to(7)_ on certain topics.I am eager to(8)_.do more researchcheck the
11、factsDifferent viewsSimilar eventsread up on historyLast week,one of my friends introduced this popular history book A Journey Back to the Tang Dynasty to me.Its all about the Tang Dynasty and I cant put it down!Its the first history book that has ever got my attention.In the first week alone,A Jour
12、ney Back to the Tang Dynasty sold 50,000 copies,and its still on the top ten bestseller list after six months!Alan:TapescriptThe reason why the book is so popular among the reader mainly lies in its writing style.The author turns history into a story.She gives a vivid description of historical figur
13、es or events.Her language is easy to understand.Meanwhile,the author has tried her best to achieve factual accuracy.In order to check the facts,she has referred to many academic history books.In the book,different views on the same event have been considered.Similar events have been compared.The boo
14、k also gives a lot of thoughtful comments on some events.The author has even inspired me to do more research on certain topics.Ive never been so eager to read up on history!A few years ago,there was a trend towards reading popular science books and they got lots of people interested in the subject.I
15、 believe the same is happening to the subject of history.Im looking forward to reading more popular history books like A Journey Back to the Tang Dynasty.ReadingRead the article about popular history books and try to do the exercises.1.According to the historian,why can popular history books attract
16、 a wider audience?Because they make history easy to understand and provide a knowledge base for beginners.Activity 1Read for some details2What is the historians attitude towards popular history books?ACritical.BFavorable.CNeutral.DIndifferent.Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1：Introduce 1
17、._.Para.2：State the historians 2._ on popular history books.Para.3：Give 3._ to support the opinion.Para.4：End the article with a strong 4._.the rise of popular history bookspersonal opinionreasons and examples conclusionActivity 2Read for the structuresFind sentences using rhetorical devices.1.Not s
18、o long ago，history was a heavy topic for the general reader.Luckily，popular history books have made that a thing of the past.2Think of it this way:popular history books lead you to the doorway of a palace，but if you want to enter the palace and truly explore it，you need to open a few academic histor
19、y books too！contrastmetaphorActivity 3 Read for some good sentencesWhats your opinion on popular history books?Popular history books use a natural and chatty style of writing with vivid descriptions and fun facts,making the subject of history easy to understand and more interesting.They open a door
20、for me to explore history.Activity 4Discussion Beginning Body EndingPopular history booksGive your _.Write a strong _.Introduce your _about it.topic and opinionreasons and examples conclusionActivity 5Writing outlineWritingPlanning your writing:write an article on popular history books写作技巧法【写作指导】本单元
21、的写作要求为写一篇有关历史书籍的文章。要求能够对历史书籍发表看法。【篇章结构】开篇：介绍历史书籍的兴起并发表自己的观点。主体：举例支持观点。结尾：作出强有力的总结。【注意事项】1在此类文章中，有效的开头段是很重要的，好的导入可以告诉读者将要发生的事情并鼓励他们进一步阅读。你可以用一个反问句或一句著名的谚语来吸引读者的注意力。2主体时态：文章应以一般现在时为主。3主体人称：人称以第一、三人称为主。常用表达开头：1Nowadays more and more.is widely and commonly.in everyday life.2In recent years.is gaining gr
22、owing popularity with.3Nowadays.has become a very common matter in.4Recently.has been brought into focus.5Nowadays，there is a growing tendency in.主体：1There are several reasons for.but in general，they come down to three major ones.2There are many factors that may account for.but the following are the
23、 most typical ones.3Generally,the advantages can be listed as follows.4The reasons are as follows.结尾：1In a word,Im in favour of.2In conclusion,I think.is favourable to.习作分步演练随着通俗历史读物的兴起，人们可以用一种比较轻松易懂的方式掌握历史信息。请你以“popular history books”为话题写一篇短文，向历史杂志社投稿，内容包括：1介绍通俗历史读物的兴起这一现象，并说明你对这一现象的看法；2阐述自己支持通俗历史读
24、物的原因并举例来支持你的观点；3作出强有力的总结。注意：可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第一步审题谋篇审题本单元的写作任务是写一篇关于通俗历史读物的文章，写作时应注意下面几点：1确定文体：这是一篇现象类论说文，写作时注意这类文章的写作特点。2主体时态：文章应以一般现在时为主。3主体人称：人称以第一、三人称为主。谋篇第一段：介绍通俗历史读物的兴起这一现象，并说明你对这一现象的看法。第二段：阐述自己支持通俗历史读物的原因并举例来支持你的观点。第三段：作出强有力的总结。第二步遣词造句核心词汇(含本单元词汇)1承认(属实)2关于，至于3喜欢，赞成4采用，采取5非正式的6描述历史人物或事件7生动地8打下
25、坚实的基础9精通，擅长10学术的acknowledgeas for/toin favour ofadoptinformaldescribe historical figures or eventsvividlylay the solid foundationhave a good command ofacademic连词成句(含本单元句型)1当前，人们承认通俗的历史书籍很受欢迎。Nowadays,_ popular history books enjoy great popularity.2我赞成读通俗的历史书。I am in favour of reading popular history
26、 books.3作者采用一种自然的、非正式的写作风格。The authors adopt a natural,informal style of writing.people acknowledge that4这让读者更容易理解。This makes it easier for the readers to understand.5它们经常用故事和有趣的比较生动地描述历史人物或事件，这极大地吸引了读者的兴趣。They often use stories and interesting comparisons to describe historical figures or events vi
27、vidly,which greatly attracts the readers interest.6它们也可以为那些想要学习历史的人打下坚实的基础。They can also lay the solid foundation for those who want to study history.7如果你想掌握好历史，你需要借助学术性历史书籍。If you want to have a good command of history,you need to turn to academic history books.第三步句式升级1用主语从句改写句1。Nowadays，it is ackn
28、owledged that popular history books enjoy great popularity.2用which引导的非限制性定语从句合并句3和句4。The authors adopt a natural,informal style of writing,which makes it easier for the readers to understand.3用现在分词短语作结果状语改写句5。They often use stories and interesting comparisons to describe historical figures or events
29、 vividly,greatly attracting the readers interest.第四步组句成篇用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇80词左右的英语短文。Checking your writingRemember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner.Pay attention to the following aspects:Punctuation Spelling Grammar Choice of words S
30、tyle(formal/informal)StructureSelf-review What reasons do you give to support your opinion?How well do you write your opening paragraph?Peer review Does your partner think you clearly state your opinion on popular history books?What corrections does your partner think you have to make?范文赏读Nowadays，i
31、t is acknowledged that popular history books enjoy great popularity.(高分句型一)I am in favour of(高分词汇：赞成)reading popular history books.The reasons are as follows.(发表自己的观点)First of all（连接词），the authors adopt a natural，informal style of writing，which makes it easier for the readers to understand.（高分句型二）In
32、 addition（连接词），they often use stories and interesting comparisons to describe historical figures or events vividly，greatly attracting the readers interest.（高分句型三）Furthermore（连接词），they can also lay the solid foundation（高分词汇：打下坚实的基础）for those who want to study history.(举例支持观点)To conclude（连接词），reading
33、popular history books is an excellent way for people to learn the basics of history.But if you want to have a good command of（高分词汇：精通）history，you need to turn to academic history books.(总结)评析：本篇作文要点齐全，评析：本篇作文要点齐全，结构完整，条理清晰，应用结构完整，条理清晰，应用了丰富的词汇和多种语法结构，熟练地使用了语句间的了丰富的词汇和多种语法结构，熟练地使用了语句间的连接成分，使文章结构紧凑，很好
34、地完成了写作任务。连接成分，使文章结构紧凑，很好地完成了写作任务。学校图书馆需要购置一批新书，现向学生征求意见。假定你是李华，你认为学校图书馆最需要购置科普类图书(popular science books)和历史类图书(history books)。请你用英语给图书馆王老师写一封信，推荐这两类书，并分别说明推荐理由。注意：1词数80左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Homework参考范文Dear Mr Wang，As far as I know,our school library plans to buy some books.What Im writing for is to s
35、uggest buying popular science books and history books.Not only do popular science books offer us students basic knowledge about science,but also they are helpful to deal with daily problems in a scientific way.Apart from popular science books,history books are also beneficial in many aspects.For instance,they can open our eyes to the past as well as make us reflect on our life.Besides,the more history books we read，the more we will cherish our hard-won happiness.I would appreciate it if you could adopt my advice.Yours sincerely，Li HuaTHANKS
