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Module 2 Great Books
Unit 1 Confucius’ works are read by many people.
一、Warming-up(Activities1 ~2)
Step 1 Boys and girls, look at the three great men in the photos. Try to complete the sentences with the words in the box.
great, influence, respect, story, thinker, thought, wise, writer
Confucius was a great thinker and a very ____ man. We’re ________ by his ________ very much. For example, parents and grandparents are highly ________.
Shakespeare was a _____ British writer.
Mark Twain was a famous ______. His _______ are easy to read, such as Tom Sawyer.
Step 2 Please listen to the conversation in Activity 2 and choose the best answer.
( )1. Tony’s homework is to give a talk about _____.
A. Confucius B. Shakespeare C. Mark Twain
( )2. Shakespeare wrote ______.
A. novels B. plays C. plays and poems
( )3. Mark Twain was from ______.
A. British B. America C. Australia
二、Listening and reading
Step 1. Listen to the tape in Activity 3 , and choose the best answers:
( )1. What was Betty looking for in the library ?
A. Some old copies of the school magazines.
B. Shakespeare’s plays.
C. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
( )2.What is the monthly article called?
A. New Standard. B. It isn’t named.
C. Great Books.
三、Speaking
Step1. Use the words to fill the blanks and tell the meanings of the sentences.
Confucius’ works ____still______(read)by many people today and we_____ still ____________( influence) by his thoughts. And Shakespear’s plays _____________(see) by millions of people every year.
Step 2 Please talk about one of your favourite writer’s work like Confucius’ works (Step 1).
达标提高
一、 选择填空
1. (2010 深圳)--- Paper ___ wood. We should not waste paper.
---I agree. I always use ___ sides of paper.
A. is made of; either B. is made from; both
C. makes of; from D. makes from; either
2. (2008 广州) All those flowers _____ every day, or they will die.
A. are watered B. were watered
C. is watered D. was watered
3.(2009 广州) More and more cars ____