1. Unit 1

2. Do you know who she is?

3. Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian author writing in English
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian author writing in English. She has published eleven previous books. She won 2013 Noble Prize
for Literature. Her works include Dance of
the Happy Shades, Who Do You Think You Are?, The Progress of Love.

7. Free talk
Are you interested in reading books?
2. What kind of books are you
particularly fond of ?
3. How many categories of literature
can you name?
Fiction and Non-fiction.

8. 4. What does each of them include?
Fiction includes poetry, drama,
short stories and novel.
Non-fiction includes news articles, biography, and autobiography.

9. Read the article and find out all types of literature mentioned in the text, and then fill in the chart.

10. Novel (Science fiction / romance)
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
first written and performed on stage
only a few characters
a simple plot
many characters
a complex plot
popular

11. 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

12. Match the names with profession.
John Keats
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Katherine Mansfield
short story writer
playwright
poet
novelist

13. Match the names with works.
William Shakespeare
John Keats
Charles Dickens
Katherine Mansfield
Great Expectations
Miss Brill
Romeo and Juliet
Ode to a Nightingale

14. Do you know any of their works?
Hamlet Othello
King Lear Mac Beth
William Shakespeare

15. Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
Jane Austen

16. The Woman At The Store
How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped
The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield

17. Ode to a Nightingale
To Autumn
Robin Hood - To a Friend
John Keats

18. Words and expressions related to literature
contemporary literature
现代文学
popular literature
大众文学
light literature
通俗文学
folklore
民间文学

19. saga (river) novel
长篇小说
short / long short story
中篇小说
short story
短篇小说
love story
爱情小说
detective story
侦破小说
mystery story
怪诞小说
whodunit
侦探小说, 推理小说
humorous story
幽默小说
historical novel
历史小说
essay 随笔
book of travels 游记 reportage 报告文学 criticism 评论

20. best seller 畅销书
masterpiece 杰作
copyright 版权, 著作权 deluxe binding 精装
flat stitching 平装
smyth sewed 线装

21. Language points generous adj. 慷慨的, 大方的
She was always very generous in her charity.
It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum.

22. desperate adj. 绝望的，极其想要的
They invoked help in the desperate situation.
He's desperate for a glass of water.

23. on the run 逃跑， 忙碌， 奔波 He's on the run from the police.
I've been on the run all day and I'm exhausted.

24. reform n. 改革，改良 Many reforms must be made to the education system.
v. 改革，革新，改造
A new leader will reform the unjust system.

25. transform vt. 改变, 转换
His plans were transformed overnight into reality.
The magician transformed the frog into a princess.

26. 【词义辨析】 reform, transform,