Warm-up

三国演义 The Rising and Falling of Three Kingdoms The Romance of Three kingdoms. 西游记 Record of a Journey to the West Journey to the West. 红楼梦 The Dream of the Red Mansion The Story of the Stone 水浒传 All Men Are Brothers Outlaws of the Marsh. Water Margin

Robinson Cruise adventure story Identify the stories in the pictures:

biography

Sherlock Holmes Detective story

fairy tale Snow White

fantasy Harry Potter

The Rising and falling of three kingdoms Historical stories

Robin Hood legend: story handed down from the past, but may not be true

myth Record of a Journey to the West

myth: story that is originated in ancient times, especially one dealing with ideas or beliefs about the early history of a race, or giving explanation of natural events, such as the seasons …

travel stories

science fiction horror story

love storyhumorous story

adventure story, biography, detective story, fairy tale, fantasy, historical story, horror story, humorous story, love story, science fiction, travel story, true story

There are many other kinds of stories. Let’s have a look at them together. Use the words we have learned to name them.

Adventure story Fairy tale

Terminator 2 Science fiction biography

Horror story Ghost story

What kind of story do you like most? adventure story, biography, detective story, fairy tale, fantasy, historical story, horror story, humorous story, love story, science fiction, travel story, true story

I like love story best, and one of my favorite books is written by Qiong Yao. Look at the four pictures on Page 5.Can you recognize the characters?

A) Sherlock Holmes Detective story B) “record of a journey to the west” Myth C) Robin Hood and Maid Marion Legend D) “all men are brothers” Historical story A monkey A pig A monster A monk robbed the rich to give to the poor Lu Zhishen beat Zheng Guanxi in drunkenness

Listen to the beginnings of different kinds of stories. Write down What kind of story it is. 1. horror story 2. science fiction 3. true story 4. detective story 5. fairy tale

1. It was a _______________ night. We drove and drove. At midnight, just as we thought we were lost, we saw a light behind some trees. As we got nearer, we could see a house. It looked ____________. We _________________ _________. It opened slowly. A tall man _____________________ stood there. “Good evening,” he said ___________ ____________. “I’ve been expecting you.” dark and foggy abandonedknocked on the heavy door dressed entirely in black in a slow, deep voice

2. We were travelling through deep space __________________. Suddenly, the spaceship ____________ and immediately the system ____________ – a bright star with twenty or more planets. One of these would be our new home, five light years from our own planet. at the speed of light slowed down came into view 3. One of my earliest memories is _______________________________ with our dog, Tess. I must have been about three years old. I remember the dog _________________ and ______________ into the river. of my father running along the beach jumping up on me knocking me over

4. The man ________________ next to a white truck. ________________ He was dead. I quickly looked in the pockets of his jacket – some money, a ____________ and a theatre ticket with a Chicago phone number_____________. Three murders in three weeks and the ___________ all killed in the same way. 5. ___________________, there lived a beautiful princess. She was ____________ and her father and mother, the king and queen, loved her very much. One day, an old woman came to the castle. When she saw the princess, she smiled and __________________________________. lay on the ground There was no doubt. written on it handkerchief victims Once upon a time laughed in a strange and horrible way an only child

Listen again and try to translate the following sentences: 1. 那座房子看起来似乎没人居住。 2. 我一直在期待你。 3. 我们以光速在宇宙深处穿行。 4. 宇宙飞船减速以后，我们立即看到了银河系。 5. 我最早的记忆之一是父亲和我们的狗沿着海滩跑。 6. 我还记得那条狗扑到我身上，把我撞到了河里。 7. 三周以内发生了三次杀人案件，且死者以相同方式 被杀 。 8. 很久很久以前那里住着一位漂亮的公主。

1. 那座房子看起来似乎没人居住。 The house looked abandoned. 2. 我一直在期待你。 I’ve been expecting you. 3. 我们以光速在宇宙深处穿行。 We were travelling through deep space at the speed of light 4. 宇宙飞船减速以后，我们立即看到了银河系。 The spaceship slowed down and immediately the system came into view.

5. 我最早的记忆之一是父亲和我们的狗沿着海滩跑。 One of my earliest memory is of my father running along the beach with our dog. 6. 我还记得那条狗扑到我身上，把我撞到了河里。 I remember the dog jumping up on me and knocking me over into the water. 7. 三周以内发生了三次杀人案件，且死者以相同方式 被杀 。 There are three murders a week, and the victims are killed in the same way. 8. 很久很久以前那里住着一位漂亮的公主。 Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess.

Name Have a discussion with your group members, and finish the survey: Number of books he/she reads a month The last book he/she read The best book he/she read Books read in English

Name Books/stories enjoyed as a child His/her favourite legend