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Title: Unit 4 Exploring literature
Integrated skills 1
Recommending books to the school library
上课时间：　　月 　日 星期　 月节次______
※Reading before class※
Words and phrases on Page 106-107 in the wordlist.
【Learning objectives】By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to
1. tell the features of different types of literature by reading some PPT slides;
2. know the reading strategies of PPT slides;
3. collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing a video;
4. analyse the reasons for the level of popularity of different types of literature
【Key competence focus】【Predicted area of difficulty】
1. To collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing a video;
2. To analyse the reasons for the popularity of different types of literature.
【Class type】Integrated skills
【teaching method】Pair work, individual work
【Teaching aids:】the multimedia and Bb
【Teaching process:】
Step 1
The teacher shows students a picture of a book cover of the Harry Potter series and asks them whether they have read it. The teacher asks students to tell what type of books they belong to.
Step 2
Students work in pairs and list some other types of literature besides novels with the help of a mind map. Students tell the features of each type briefly.
Step 3
1. The teacher asks students to have a talk about the features of good PPT slides. Then students try to figure out how the audience can make use of PPT slides when they attend a lecture.
2. The teacher has students read the PPT slides on Page 50 made by the president of the school Book Club, Gary, and try to understand the features of each type. Students try to fill in the blanks about this part of knowledge.
3. The teacher asks students to tell which type of books they like best and why.
Step 4
1. The teacher has students guess which type of books are most popular in this school and watch the video of an introduction given by the librarian to get the answer. Students then finish B1 on Page 51.
2. Students watch the video again and finish B2 on Page 51. Meanwhile they should get the reason from the speech why plays are so popular among students.
3. The teacher has students clarify the librarian’s request: to recommend the types of books they should buy.
Step 5
Students work in groups and discuss why some types of books, such as biographies, and poetry collections are less popular.
Students exchange ideas of whether it is necessary to read such books.
Homework
1. Find some PPT slides you like and figure out what makes you like them..
2. Finish the workbook.
Title: Unit 4 Exploring literature
Integrated skills 2
Recommending books to the school library
上课时间：　　月 　日 星期　 月节次______
※Reading before class※
Words and phrases on Page 106-107 in the wordlist.
【Learning objectives】By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to
1. recommend books to the school library orally;
2. know the format of a recommendation letter;
3. compose a formal letter, recommending books to the school library.
【Key competence focus】【Predicted area of difficulty】
To compose a formal letter, recommending books to the school library.
【Class type】Integrated skills
【teaching method】Pair work, individual work
【Teaching aids:】the multimedia and Bb
【Teaching process:】
Step 1
The teacher asks students to recall what the Book Club members are expected to do.
Step 2
The teacher lets students work in pairs, talking about the types of books they think the school library should buy. They should also tell the reasons why they choose a particular type and provide a list of books of that type.
Students are expected to use the expressions listed in Part C. The teacher lists some expressions that can be used to express purposes, reasons and results.
Step 3
1. The teacher has students go through Planning your writing in Part D on Page 52 on how to write a formal letter to recommend books and discuss the format of the letter. The teacher provides students with help if necessary.
2. Students finish the letter individually.
3. Students check their writings from the aspects of punctuation, spelling, grammar, choice of words, style and structure. After that students exchange drafts with partners for peer review.
4. The teacher asks volunteers to share their writings with the whole class and the others give comments and provide suggestions.
Step 4 Homework
1. Polish up your writing based on others’ evaluations and hand it in tomorrow.
2. Preview Extended reading.
Title: Unit 4 Exploring literature
Integrated skills 3
Recommending books to the school library
上课时间：　　月 　日 星期　 月节次______
※Reading before class※
Words and phrases on Page 106-107 in the wordlist.
【Learning objectives】By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to
1.tell the features of different types of literature;
2.collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing a video;
3.analyse the reasons for the level of popularity of different types of literature;
4.recommend books to the school library orally;
【Key competence focus】【Predicted area of difficulty】
1.To collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing a video;
2.To analyse the reasons for the popularity of different types of literature;
3.To compose a formal letter, recommending books to the school library.
【Class type】Integrated skills
【teaching method】Pair work, individual work
【Teaching aids:】the multimedia and Bb
Step 1 Lead-in
Q1: What major genres of literature have we mentioned before
Poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction
Q2: What specific literary forms does each genre include
Poetry: poems, sonnets, lyrics, songs
Drama:comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies
Fiction: legends, tales, myths, short stories, novels
Non-fiction: diaries, essays, speeches, biographies, autobiographies
Step 2 Reading
Read the PPT slides and try to understand the features of each type.
Task1: What literary genre does it belong to
Poetry: poetry
Drama: play
Fiction: novel, short stories
Non-fiction: biographies, autobiographies
Task 2: Match the books with its literary genre and tell the features of each type.
Step 3 Viewing
B1 Watch the video and complete the chart below.
a autobiographies and biographies b novels
c short story collections d plays e poetry collections
a,e (2) d (3) b,c
B2 Watch the video again and complete the notes below.
The library’s new books
(1) _______ new books to be added next month
Books added to the library in the past year
(2) _________autobiographies and biographies
20 poetry collections; 20 plays
(3) ________ short story collections
100 modern novels and (4)_______ classic novels
More than 50 adventure stories
Nearly (5) __________ romances
About 60 historical novels
Around (6)__________ science fiction novels
200 (2) 30 (3) 30 (4) 200 (5) 70 (6) 120
Step 4 Speaking
Q1: According to the video, why are plays so popular among students
Q2: Why are some types of books, such as biographies, and poetry collections less popular Do you think it is necessary to read them
C Talk about the types of books that you think the school library should buy.
Types of books you want the library to buy
Reasons for recommending each type
Examples of each type of book
Key expressions (Use the expressions to make recommendations.)
Step 5 Writing
Task
Write a letter to the school library to recommend books. Use ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
Writing-planning
Read notes on page 52 to get the idea
Learning about the structure
Learning about the format
Learning about the language
Writing-checking
Sample
(Show students the structure of the letter.)
Step 6 Homework
Polish your letter after class (within 120 words).※Homework ※
Predict what type of word will be filled in the blanks before listening.
※ Reflection after class※
Title: Unit 4 Exploring literature
Integrated skills 4
Recommending books to the school library
上课时间：　　月 　日 星期　 月节次______
※Reading before class※
Words and phrases on Page 106-107 in the wordlist.
【Learning objectives】By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to
1.tell the features of different types of literature;
2.collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing a video;
3.analyse the reasons for the level of popularity of different types of literature;
4.recommend books to the school library orally;
【Key competence focus】【Predicted area of difficulty】
1.To collect basic information of the books in the school library by viewing a video;
2.To analyse the reasons for the popularity of different types of literature;
3.To compose a formal letter, recommending books to the school library.
【Class type】Integrated skills
【teaching method】Pair work, individual work
【Teaching aids:】the multimedia and Bb
Step 1 Lead-in
Q1: Do you prefer movies or books
Q2: Which book do you like most
Step 2 Listening
Task A1: A radio host is talking about J.R.R Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. Listen to the programme and number the events in his life in the correct order. The first one has been done for you.
______He started writing fantasy stories.
___1__He graduated from Oxford University.
______He worked on the Oxford English Dictionary.
______He became a professor at the University of Leeds.
______He went to France to serve as a soldier in the First World War.
______He started working on The Lord of the Rings.
______The Hobbit was published.
______The first part of The Lord of the Rings was published.
Answers: 3,1,4,5,2,7,6,8
Task A2: Michele and Peter are talking about J. R. R. Tolkien. Listen to their conversation and complete the short passage below.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, created a fantasy world called Middle-earth. He started working on Middle-earth during (1) ___________________. He was interested in languages and even invented several new languages for his fantasy world.
Tolkien got the idea of The Hobbit when he was checking his students' (2)______________. At that time, he had no idea what a hobbit was. The novel turned out a huge success. However, he is (3) ______________for the series of The Lord of the Rings. The three books have been translated into about (4) _____languages and over (5) _____________copies were sold.
Tolkien's books have been made into popular films. They are a bit too long, though—it takes more than (6)_________ to watch all three of The Lord of the Rings films.
Answers: the First World War; exam papers; most famous; 50; 150 million; 9 hours
Step 3 Discussion
Many books have been made into films. In pairs, discuss whether you prefer reading books or watching films based on books. Use the example below to help you and pay attention to the expressions in bold.
A: Have you watched The Lord of the Rings films
B: pared to watching the films, I prefer the books. A film can never be as good as a book. When a book is made into a film, the storyline is often changed and sometimes even the best part of the book is taken out!
A: But books are much less exciting. I really like the music in The Lord of the Rings, and the special effects are so cool! And my favourite actor is in the films!
B: Well, that's true, but I prefer to use my imagination. Reading a book is like having a conversation with the author. It makes me think.
Step 4 Reading
Read the article and answer the questions.
What does the underlined phrase “a long game of cat and mouse” in the second paragraph mean
What are the main ideas of the three paragraphs
Answers:
It means that he police keep searching for him and that Valjean keeps running away.
Para.1 is about the basic information of the novel.
Para.2 is about the plot of the novel.
Para.3 is about the writer's opinion of the novel.
Step 5 Writing
What is your favourite book Write a report of the book. Plan your writing based on the structure of the passage in B1.
※Homework ※

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