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SOURCES OF INSPIRATION

THEME 2:

Production

Practice

Presentation

Warm Up

Objectives

Title

Grade 11B

Presented by Muhyeddin KADRI

Mazin Bin Gh'dhouba Post Basic School

2022 - 2023

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Learning Outcomes: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

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analyse a book or story review.

practise asking for & giving opinions, & (dis)agreeing.

write a review.

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Unit 5: Great Stories

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Warm up:

1. Do you like reading (stories)?

3. What types (kinds / genres) of stories are there?

2. What do you look for when you are trying to pick a book to read?

historical

mystery

detective

romance

adventure

horror

science fiction

thriller

fairy tales

myth

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Types of Stories

Meanings

Answers

1. historical

a. a type of symbolic storytelling that was never based on fact

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2. adventure

b. a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie

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3. detective

c. a story in which very frightening and unnatural things happen

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4. mystery

d. a story about a successful person, thing

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5. fairy tale

e. a traditional story especially originated in ancient time

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6. thriller

f. a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family

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7. love story / romance

g. a story in which a detective tries to solve a crime

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8. horror

h. a story that takes readers to a time and place in the past

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9. success story

i. a story about mysterious happenings that are not easy to explain

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10. myth

j. a story about a romantic relationship

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11. legend

k. a children’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands

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12. science fiction (sci-fi)

l. a suspenseful story typically focusing on technology, aliens, etc

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1. Look at the picture on CB p.26, A2 and guess what type of story we are going to talk about:

Presentation:

“Moby Dick” is an adventure story.

2. What type is the text on p.26?

It is a review.

3. Read the review again and complete the headings with the appropriate information:

Title and author:

Type of book:

Characters:

Events in the story:

The writer’s opinion of the book:

“Moby Dick” ~ Herman Melville.

Adventure story.

Ishmael (storyteller); Captain Ahab, Moby Dick .

The hunt for Moby Dick. 🠞 The eventual finding of Moby Dick and the attack on him. 🠞 Sinking of the Pequod .

He liked it because it is a very exciting and powerful story which is also very interesting.

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Story Elements

  • Characters: (people, animals or any animate figure within a story)
    • Main character (hero)
    • Supporting characters
  • Setting:
    • Place: (Where the story takes place.)
    • Time: (When the story takes place.)
  • Plot: (Sequence of events)
    • Beginning: (What happens at the beginning of the story.)
    • Middle: (What happens in the middle of the story.): Climax
    • End: (What happens at the end of the story.)

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WB p.24, A1

Read the review of “Key Item” on WB p.24, A1 and match each of the 4 paragraphs with its corresponding summary:

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WB p.25, A2

Reread the review of “Key Item” on WB p.24, A1 and answer the following questions:

1. What kind of story is it?

2. Who’s the author?

3. What happens?

4. Who are the main characters?

Science fiction story.

Isaac Asimov.

It is about a supercomputer called Multivac which helps rule the world, but which suddenly stops working.

Multivac (computer); a team of scientists.

Practice

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Title: __________________________________________________

Book review by __________________________________________

This story is a / an adventure / detective / romance /…book. The characters in the book are great / funny / exciting / brilliant /…and amusing / enjoyable / boring /… . The story takes place in a boat / a mountain / London / a forest /…

At the beginning, __________________________________________________________

________________________ . But then _________________________________________

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I think this book is boring / interesting / exciting / useful / amusing /… .

I think it is well worth reading / will change the way you think, see things /

I strongly recommend it because it is interesting and exciting.

I wouldn’t recommend it because it is a bore to read / boring /… .

Book or Story Review

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Production:

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Write a review of a book you have recently read or a film you have recently watched with reference to the guideline of writing a review in the previous slide:

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for your attention.