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Unit 1 We're still
influenced by Confucius'sideas
Module 7
New words
discuss
讨论;谈论
thinker 思想家
wise 明智的
well-known众所周知的
review
评论
suppose
猜测
To be able to understand conversations about great books.
To be able to describe great books and writers.
Learning aims
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and say who they are and why they are famous.
Now listen and check your answers.
great, influence, thinker, wise
play, poem, writer
story, writer
此部分先小组讨论,然后听听力,最后展示关键词
1. Confucius is well known in ______________.
2. Shakespeare wrote________________.
3. Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________
of the US.
many countries
plays and poems
in the south
Listen again and complete the sentences.
可以让学生去黑板上写出单词
Mr Jackson: Hello, Betty. What’s up?
Betty: I want to join an Internet group to discuss
great books by great writers.
Mr Jackson: So, who are your great writers?
Betty: Well, maybe Confucius and Shakespeare.
Mr Jackson: Really? I accept that they’re great
because their works are still read by many
people today. But I think I’d describe
Listen and read
Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. He was a very wise man. What do you have to do for the discussion?
Betty: Well, each of us reads a favourite book and
writes a review for discussion.
Mr Jackson: I see. We’re still influenced by Confucius’
ideas, and Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of
sense to us today. People have always read, and
will always read great books. By the way, how
about Mark Twain, the great American writer in
the nineteenth century?
Betty: He was important, but I suppose he isn’t
as well known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
Mr Jackson: No, but his books are still popular, and
one of his books is my favourite,