Unit 1 The written word Welcome to the unit 英语学习辅导报 出品

To share information about their favorite books and authors Picture 1 1.Why might people want to join a book club? To find friends with similar interest To share information about their favorite books and authors To learn more

Read books in the library Run the CDs or read e-books on web pages Picture 2 2. What are the different ways to read? Read books in the library Run the CDs or read e-books on web pages Read books on their mobile phones

Discussion If you were asked to recommend a book to a friend, what book would you choose? Why? Do you think that e-books will ever replace books in print? What are some of the differences between poetry and science fiction books?

Unit 1 The written word Word power Literature

literature can you name? 1. How many categories of literature can you name? 2.What does each of them include ? 英语学习辅导报 出品

literature can you name? 1. How many categories of literature can you name? Fiction and Non-fiction 英语学习辅导报 出品

2.What does each of them include ? Fiction includes poetry, drama, short stories and novels. Non-fiction includes news articles, biographies, and autobiographies.

1.Read the article and find out all the types of literature mentioned Vocabulary learning Part A 1.Read the article and find out all the types of literature mentioned in the text.

Category of literature 2. Read Part A again and fill in the chart below. Category of literature Description Non-fiction news article biography autobiography ●in a newspaper ●reports factual information describes the life of a person describes the author’s own life

Category of literature Description Fiction poetry drama Short story Novel (Science fiction / romance) ●has a repeated rhythm ● focuses on feelings ●tells a story through action and speech ● focuses on feelings ●only a few characters ● a simple plot ●many characters ● a complex plot ●popular

Part B Discussion Who are they?

狄更斯 Who are they?

Match the names and profession: John Keats William shakespeare Charles Dickens Katherine Mansfield Short story writer playwright poet novelist

Match the names and works: William shakespeare John Keats Charles Dickens Katherine Mansfield Great Expectation Miss Brill Romeo and Juliet Ode to a Nightingale

Use more information to introduce each literary figure in this part.

1.Practise reading the words in bold from part A and B. Part C 1.Practise reading the words in bold from part A and B. 2. Read the passage of Part C carefully and fill in the blanks .

C Literature that is not true or factual is called 1_______. Writing that often focuses on love and other feelings and has a rhythm that is repeated is called 2________. John Keats, a famous English 3_______, wrote a beautiful poem about a kind of bird called nightingale. 4___________ is writing that tells a story through action and speech. William Shakespeare was a great English 5_________ who wrote a play called Romeo and Juliet. A short work of fiction with only a few characters and a simple plot is called a 6_________. Katherine Mansfield wrote a famous work of this type fiction poetry poet Drama Playwright short story

C novel called “Miss Bill”, A7_______like Great Expectations has many characters and a more complex plots. Science fiction and 8________ are popular novel 9_______. A new article is an example of 10___________ because it reports factual information. A book about the life of someone is called a 11_________ . A book that a person writes about his or her own life is called an 12_________. romance genres non-fiction biography autobiography

1. __________ rewrite 2. __________ 3. __________ write 4. __________ D. Vocabulary extension Match the words and their meanings. 1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ rewrite write compose compile correct draft edit