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Module 7 Great books
Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
Do you know about them?
Free Talk
discuss
wise
thinker
review
influence
sense
make sense
by the way
suppose
well-known
讨论;谈论
影响
思想家
明智的;有判断力的
评论(文章)
道理;意义;合理性
合情理;明智;有意义
猜想;推测;相信;认为
顺便提一下
众所周知的;著名的
suppose v. 猜想;推测;相信;认为
(1)suppose + that 从句,表示“猜测;假定”。
e.g. I suppose that you are right.
我想你是对的。
(2)suppose +名词 / 代词 + to be...,表示“认为……是……”。
e.g. Many people suppose him to be over 50.
许多人认为他已经50多岁了。
(3)suppose用于祈使句中,表示“让……”。e.g.
Suppose we go for a swim.
(= Let’s go for a swim.) 让我们去游泳吧。
(4)be supposed to... “应该……”;“被期望……”, 后跟动词原形。
e.g. Everyone is supposed to wear a seat-belt in the car.
每个人在汽车里都应该系安全带。
Confucius (circa 551-479 B.C.) He sometimes went by the name Kong Zi, though he was born—Kong Qiu—styled Zhong Ni. He was born in the village of Zou in the country of Lu.
Introduction
Shakespeare
(1564-1616) He was considered the greatest playwright(剧作家) in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language.
Mark Twain
( l835—1910 ) He was the U.S. critical realism literature founder, world renowned short story master.
1.What do you think of Confucius?
3.What about Mark Twain?
2.What do you know about Shakespeare?
2. Listen again and match the people with the description.
Confucius
Shakespeare
Mark Twain
He was a very wise man.
He is not as well known as the other two people, but his works are still popular.
His plays are read by millions of people.
He was more a teacher and thinker than a writer.
People are still influenced by his ideas.
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Mr. Jackson and Betty are (1)__________ great writers. Betty explains that in her Internet group, each person reads a favorite book and then writes a(n) (2)_______ of it. Mr. Jackson (3)________ that Confucius and Shakespeare are great because their works are still read by people today, but he thinks Confucius was more a
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