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Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
Module 7
Great books
Lead-in
How do you understand “Great books”?
They are ...
popular
fantastic
well-known
educational
They are read by many people.
They help us to think the meaning of life. ...
Great books _____ always ________ by great writers.
are
written
3 great writers
at home and abroad(国内外)
well-known
Lead-in
Guessing game
Learning the new while reviewing the old.
It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar.
温故而知新。
复习v.
有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎。
Confucius’s students wrote Lunyu.
Lunyu _____________________ by Confucius’s students.
—— Lunyu
was written
Lead-in
Guessing game
Confucius (about 551-479BC) was a Chinese ___________ (教育家)and ___________ (思想家).
He was a very_______(明智的)man.
He ideas still influence (影响) us.
thinker
wise
We ________________________ Confucius’s ideas today.
are influenced by
teacher
Pre-listening
Know more about the writer
To be or not to be, that's the question.
3 great writers
at home and abroad(国内外)
Lead-in
Guessing game
well-known
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes.
——Willion Shakespeare
生存还是毁灭,这是一个问题。
一千个人眼中有一千个哈姆雷特。
Shakespeare is an __________ poet,
playwright (剧作家) and actor.
He wrote many _______ and _________.
The works ________________ (有意义)to us today.
Pre-listening
Know more about the writer
English
poems
plays
make sense
Strategy悲剧
Comedy喜剧
plays
poems
Writer:
His well-known works:
Mark Twain
America’s short story writer, novelist(小说家)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Million Pound Note
《百万英镑》
Lead-in
Guessing game
I’m Mark Twain
While-listening
Listen and complete the sentences.
3. Mark Twain’s stories are set ________________ of the US.
1. Confucius is well-known in ____________________.
many countries
2. Shaksespeare wrote ______________________.
plays and poems
in the south
以...为背景
I’m Mark Twain
Betty and Mr. Jackson are talking about the great books by great writers.
While-listening
1.What does Betty join an Internet group for?
A. To travel B. To discuss great books C. To write a book
2.Who is Betty’s great writers?
A. Shakespeare B. Mark Twain C. Lu Xun
3.What does Mr. Jackson think of the great writer Confucius?
A. Wise. B. Good. C. Friendly.
4. What does Betty think of Mark Twain?
He was famous. B. He was successful.
C. He was important but isn’t as famous as Confucius.
While-listening
Listen and choose.
While-listening
Match the people with the descriptions
1. Confucius
2. Shakespeare
3.Mark Twain
He was a very wise man.
b) He is not as well-known as the other two people, but his works are still popular.
c) His plays are read by millions of people.
d) He was more a teacher and thinker than a writer.
e) People are still influenced by his ideas.
=famous
被阅读 be + done
=intelligent/clever/smart
被影响 be + done
与其说是……不如说是..
While-listening
Match the people with the descriptions
Which of the following are Mr Jackson’s opinions?
1.Both of Confucius and Shakespeare are great writers.
2.Confucius in not a writer but a wise teacher and thinker.
3.People are still influenced by Confucious’s ideas.
4.Shakespeare’s plays are not important today.
5.People should always read great books by great writers
2.Confucius in not a writer but a wise teacher and thinker.
I think I’d describe Confucius is _______ as a teacher and thinker ______ a writer. He is a very wise man.
more
than
Shakespeare’s plays are not important today.
Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of __________ to us today.
sense
While-listening
Guess who is Mr Jackson?
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What does Betty think of the Mark Twain?
He is______________. But I suppose Mark Twain isn’t as ______________ as Confucius or Shakespeare.
important
well-known
Does Mr Jackson
agree with her?
Mark Twain’s books are still
___________.
popular
While-listening
Guess who is Mr Jackson?
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1. What do the students do for the discussion?
2. Which book is Mr.Jackson’s favorite?
3. What did Betty say at last?
While-listening
Read and answer the questions.
Each of them reads a favourite book and writes a review fot the discussion.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
“Why don’t you join in the discussion and tell us about it?”
Will Mr Jackson accept the invitation from Betty?
I think he will accept because these three writers are great and their books are still popular. What’s more, he has a wide knowledge of them, and he wants to introduce to others.
How to show your reasons?
I accept ...
I suppose ...
I think ...
I agree/ don’t agree ...
Post-listening
Further thinking
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Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
accept discuss influence review sense thinker wise
Mr Jackson and Betty are (1) _____________ great writers. Betty explains that in her Internet group, each person reads a favourite 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 teacher and (4) __________ than a writer. He says that Confucius was a very (5) _____ man. Mr Jackson thinks that we are still (6) ____________ by Confucius’s ideas and that Shakespeare’s plays still make (7) _______ to people today.
discussing
review
accepts
thinker
wise
influenced
sense
1.名著
2.加入一个网络小组
3.把……描述为……
4.与其说……不如说……
5.一名教育家兼思想家
6.为……写评论
7.受……的影响
8.合情理;有意义;
9.顺便提一下
10.在19世纪
11.不如……有名(原级)
12.加入讨论
1. great books
2. join an Internet group
3. describe…as…
4. more…than…
5. a teacher and thinker
6. write a review for
7. be influenced by
8 make sense
9. by the way
10. in the nineteenth century
11. not as wellknown as…
12. join in the discussion
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