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Unit 1
We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas.
Module7 Great books
课前任务:各组长带领组员复习一般现在时的被动语态,按要求完成各题。
grammar
Read the sentences and predict(预测) what we will learn.
1. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. 我更愿意把孔子描述为教师兼思想家,而非作家。
describe…as… “把……描述为……”
more…than… 在本文中指“与其说……不如说……”
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
莎士比亚的戏剧现在对我们来说也仍然很有意义。
Please write down the words you can think of.
设置背景音乐
Let’s talk:
What do you know about him?
Confucius 孔子
/ kən'fju:ʃiəs /
Confucius was a great teacher and thinker in ancient China, and he is well-known in many countries. He was a wise man. we are still influenced by his ideas.
Let’s talk:
What do you know about him?
William Shakespeare
He was a great English writer. He wrote plays and poems. And he wrtoe many famous works like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and so on. His plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
Let’s talk:
What do you know about him?
Mark Twain
He was a great American writer. His funny stories are set in the south of the US. I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius, but his works are still popular.
Listen and complete the sentences.
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
1. How many great people are mentioned
in the dialogue?
A. Two B Three C. Four 2. What is Mr Jackson’s favourite book?
A. New Standard
B. Great books
C. The adventures of Tom Sawyer
Listen and answer the questions
Shakespeare
American
Betty wants to join an Internet group to discuss great books.
Betty’s great writers are Confucius and Mark Twain.
Mark Twain is an English writer in the nineteenth century.
Shakespeare’s plays make a lot of sense to us today.
1 Confucius
2 Shakespeare
3 Mark Twain
a) He was a very wise man