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Introduction and Cultural Corner adventure biography crime fantasy history thriller 1.the story of somebody’s life 2.a story which has no connection with reality 3.a story in which there is lots of action 4.an extremely exciting story, which is often frightening. 5. A story in which a detective tries to solve problem, such as identifying a murderer. 6. A true account of the past biography fantasy adventure thriller crime history Activity2 (P21)Match the types of book with their meaning. adventure adventurous story What do these books introduce? biography detective story crime Will it happen in our life? fantasy history Are you frightened or excited? thriller Can you guess the type of book by the cover? thriller 《卡拉之狼》是黑暗塔的第五部： 　　罗兰、埃蒂、杰克和苏珊娜致力于保卫边远地区的小山村卡拉。这个山村很奇特，盛产双胞胎。某一时期，装扮成狼人的强盗经常蜂拥而至，从暗处袭击该村，每一户人家都会被掠走一个孩子。几个星期之后，孩子会被送回来，但他们已经变成痴呆，而且不久就会夭折。 Can you guess the type of book by the cover? history 加文·孟席斯，英国皇家海军退伍军官 　1421——明成祖永乐十九年：中国发现美洲大陆，早于哥伦布70年；中国人发现澳洲，先于库克船长350年；中国人到达麦哲伦海峡，比麦哲伦的出生还早一个甲子；中国解决计算经度的问题，远远领先欧洲三个世纪。过去的历史课本都可以扔了，过去学的也可以遗忘，因为这本书可能会改写一切。爆炸性的内容，颠覆既有认知。 　　作者孟席斯花了14年时间研究郑和率领的中国舰队先于欧洲那些耳熟能详的伟大航海家发现新大陆的那段传奇旅程。他广泛搜集古地图、以及东西方断简残篇的证据，用来支持自己的论点，利用自己对航海和天文学知识的优势，成功地解释了近年所发现的舰队沿路留下的遗物与碑文，以及中途的沉船，还有水手在各地祭拜妈祖的遗址。 Can you guess the type of book by the cover? biography Activity4 (P21) Read the passage and say what type of book it describes. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is perhaps the most famous American novel ever written. Huckleberry Finn(or just Huck)is a teenage boy who has run away from home. His companion is Jim, a black slave who has also run away. The two of them are sailing down the Mississippi River on a raft when they see something in the water ahead of them…… adventure (P29)Cultural Corner: The life of Mark Twain Pre-reading Have you heard of Mark Twain? How much do you know about him? What books written by him have you ever read? (P29)Cultural Corner: The life of Mark Twain How can you understand “Often the lives