SECTION A In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. ANSWER SHEET ONE Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes. How to Write a Book Review Ⅰ. The definition of a book review A. a descriptive and critical or evaluative account of a book B. a summary of content and an analysis of structure Ⅱ. Two approaches to book reviewing A. the descriptive review giving the essential (1) ______ about a book (1) ______ B. the critical review describing and evaluating the book Ⅲ. Basic requirements and minimum essentials A. Knowledge of the book (2) ______ (2) ______ B. Mastery of the genre in the work C. Description, not a summary of the book D. Something about, not a biography of, the author E. (3) ______ appraisal (3) ______ Ⅳ. Five preliminary mechanical steps A Reading the book (4) ______ (4) ______ B. Noting effective passages for quoting C. Noting your impressions as you read D. (5) ______ what you have read (5) ______ E. Aiming at achieving a single impression Ⅴ. Starting the outline A. Getting an over-all grasp of the organization B. Determining the central point to be made C. Eliminating (6) ______ or irrelevancies (6) ______ D. Filling in gaps or omissions Ⅵ. Making the draft A. The opening paragraph —in a position of emphasis, and —setting the (7) ______ of the paper (7) ______ B. The main body —being (8) ______ organized by the outline (8) ______ —logical development of the central point C. The concluding paragraph —summing up or (9) ______ (9) ______ —making the final judgment —introducing no new ideas Ⅶ. (10) ______ the draft (10) ______ A. Correcting all mistakes in grammar and punctuation B. Looking for unity, organization and logical development C. Verifying quotations for accuracy and checking the references