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Module 7 Great books
Unit 1 We’re still influenced
by Confucius’s ideas.
初中外研版九年级上册
1. To learn the vocabulary in Unit 1.
2. To listen and understand the conversation about great books.
3. To be able to talk about your favourite books, plays, poems
and writers.
Warm up
Recently I’ve read a great book called Romeo and Juliet. I’m deeply moved by it.
It was written by William Shakespeare.
Warm up
Talk about the questions in groups.
1. Have you ever read any great books?
2. Who are your great writers?
discuss
thinker
wise
review
influence
v. 讨论;谈论
n. 思想家
adj. 有判断力的;明智的
n. 评论(文章)
v. 影响;作用于
Learn
Learn the new words and expressions
Learn
Learn the new words and expressions
sense
make sense
by the way
suppose
well-known
n. 道理;意义;合理性
易理解;合情理;有意义
顺便提一下
v. 猜想;推测;相信;认为
adj. 众所周知的;著名的
Confucius
thinker
thought
Shakespeare
writer
play, poem
Mark Twain
writer
story
1
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures.
Say who the people are and why they are famous.
Chinese person: Confucius was a great teacher
and thinker in ancient China. He lived over 2,000
years ago and he is well-known in many countries.
1
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures.
Say who the people are and why they are famous.
Now listen and check your answers.
Presenter: Hello, today our guests will each
introduce an important person from their
countries. And we’ll discuss why they’re famous?
British person: William Shakespeare was
English and wrote plays and poems.
Although he died about 400 years ago,
his plays are still seen, and his poems
are still read by many people.
1
Now listen and check your answers.
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures.
Say who the people are and why they are famous.
American person: Mark Twain was an
American writer. His works are studied
in schools. His stories are set in the south
of the US over a 100 years ago, and readers
still enjoy them very much.
1
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures.