MODULE 7 Great books
Part 1: Teaching design
第一部分 教学设计
Function Talking about books, writers and thinkers
Structure Present simple passive
Listening/Speaking Matching words and photographs rTalking about favourite books, plays, poems and writers
Reading/Writing Transforming information from a passage to a tableMaking notes and writing about a favourite book
Around the world Plato
Task Organizing a class talk
Unit 1 Confucius’ works are read by many people.
■Warm up by learning about object clauses.
In the sentence “Confucius’ works are read by many people.” are read is an example of present simple passive. Its structure is “ is/ am/ are +-ed”.
Now we go on to make as many similar sentences as possible.
Men are attracted by women.The school is faced by a hill. He is called Xiao Wang by his friends.The book is written by a junior student.His homework is done by his father. A lot of trees are planted today.The environment is helped greatly by the river.A home is provided for the homeless people by the citizens.The air in my city is improved greatly.The building is made to look beautiful by the new paint. Two drinks are brought to me by a boy.Her bed is shared with others at night.A taxi is taken by a man standing there just now.
■Read and listen.
On page 10 in the box is a dialogue between Mr. Jackson and Betty. Now let’s go on to read it first. While reading, try to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions. (阅读过程中,断开/意群,观察谓语构成,圈出连词,摘录短语搭配。)
Useful expressions (有用的短语搭配)
do…in the library, look for…, some old copies of the school magazine, get… right, be called…, asfar as I remember, be started by…, have…any more, a school magazine, a pity, think about…, start…it again, sound like a good idea, go on, a bit difficult for the school magazine, a monthly article called…, reads a favourite work of literature, write an article about…, be still read by…, be still influenced by…, see plays, by millions of people, every yea, how about…, an American writer, for example, an important writer, be known as…, a great thinker, be still popular, in fact, write one’s favourite book, be still read today, write on…
■ Find out all the present simple passive sentences.
There are many present simple passive sentences in the dialogue. Now go over it to find out all the present simple passive sentences.
Confucius' works are still read by many people today, and we're still influenced by his thoughts. And Shakespeare's plays are seen by millions of people every year. They're still read today.
■ Make present simple passive sentences.
Present simple passive sentences are made by structure of “is/ am/ are+ -ed”. Now you are to make as many present simple passive sentences as possible in pairs.
My homework is done in the library.The missing boy is looked for by all the family members.Spelling mistakes in some old copies of the school magazine are gotten right by some of Class Two students.My teacher is called China’s Mark Twain by our classmates.As far as I remember the English corner is started by two native speakers. Going to school on foot is thought about by all the parents.The singing group is started again today.A favourite work of literature is read every day by us at school.Her article about how to write poems is still read by us students in Taiyuan.We are still influenced by his way of learning English.Her plays are seen by millions of people every year.He is an important writer and he is known as a great thinker. My favourite book is written by her. She is still read today. How to learn English faster is written on by my teacher.
■ Act out the dialogue.
Next we are going to act out the dialogue. First we shall be acting in pairs. Then two best pairs will be selected. And they shall put on the dialogue in front of the class. OK Go ahead.
■ Talk as they do. (仿说)
Let’s go on to write, by imitation, a dialogue based on the one you learned just now.
■Close down by ask asking and answering conversation questions literature and books.
1. How many English authors can you name
2. How many of Shakespeare's plays can you name
3. What is the last English book you read in your Chinese
4. What sort of books do you enjoy reading
5. Who is your favorite writer
6. Have you ever read a book and then seen a film of that book
7. Who are the most famous writers in China
8. How many books do you read per year
9. Do you think that books are a thing of the past
10. What are some of the main differences between a novel and a short story
11. About how many books do you have in your house
12. Are you a member of any public library
13. Do you like to write your own short stories
14. Some people say that “books are best friends”. Is that true for you
15. What kinds of books or which authors don't you like
Unit 2 It’s still read and loved.
■Warm up by making sentences
Hi, class. We take Unit 2 today. Look at the title “It’s still read and loved.” Now let’s study the form of the sentence. It (subject)’s still read and loved (predicate).
Now let’s try to make as many such sentences as possible.
Her homework is still done by her brother.The television is still watched by the students. The teacher’s interview with the students’ parents is seen by all. A class magazine is started by the class monitor.My ideas are written down here.A diary is still written of the school events by me.She is still told by her brother about her mother’s health.An interview with the famous scientist is done this morning in the meeting room.Good grades are still gotten by us all. A composition is written by the newcomer in my class. Her life is still read about by her students.The baby is still looked carefully over by the us three.The book is put at the bottom of the box.The top of the tree is reached by all four boys.The river is looked across to by the man on the other side of the river.He is brought from the countryside in the west of the city.The dead dog is buried somewhere over there.English is studied at night in my school.
■Read and read aloud.
On page 12 in the box is an article called The Adventure of Tom Sawyer. Now let’s go on to read it. While reading, try to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions. (阅读过程中,断开/意群,观察谓语构成,圈出连词,摘录短语搭配。)
Useful expressions (有用的短语搭配)
a monthly article, a favourite great book, live with…, in the quiet streets of…, a lively and clever young boy, find…in many exciting adventures, run away with…to…, an island in the middle of the Mississippi River, for several days, look for treasure, get lost in a cave, find a box of gold, one’s favourite scene in the book, go to a funeral, for a time, and then, be surprised to do sth., be pleased to do sth., see…alive, the hero of the story, important characters, an outsider, be afraid of …, be pretty with fair hair, the bad man of the story, the themes of the story, grow up, become more serious, in small towns of America, talk about freedom, social rules, be punished for bad behaviour, a great book, write the story in 1876, be read and loved by people all over the world, write…in the everyday English of the southern states of America, in the 19th century, sound very real, be thought to be…, one of the greatest books, in American literature, go on
■Group the sentences into different groups
Type 1. He is a teacher. He looks like a teacher. 主语+系动词+表语
1. Here is our monthly article on a favourite great book.
2. This month, our guest writer is Mr Jackson.
3. My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
4. He's a lively and clever young boy.
5. With Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold.
6. My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead.
7. Everyone is surprised to see him but they' re also pleased to see him alive.
8. Tom is the hero of the story.
9. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him.
10. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.
11. The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious.
12. Tom Sawyer is a great book.
13. It's only a story.
14. So it sounds very real.
Type 2. He runs. 主语+不及物动词
1. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St Petersburg, Missouri.
2. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days.
3. With Huck he goes looking for treasure.
4. He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears.
5. It talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.
Type 3. He writes books. 主语+及物动词+宾语
1. Everyone thinks Tom is dead.
2. He decides to go to his own funeral.
3. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America.
4. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.
5. Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book
6. Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876.
7. But it's still read and loved by people all over the world today.
8. Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century.
9. Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature.
10. Read it! I know you'll enjoy it, too.
Type 4. He teaches us English. 主语+及物动词+间接宾语+直接宾语
Type 5. He makes us happy. 主语+及物动词+宾语+宾语补足语
Type 6. There is a book on the table. 谓语(there be)+主语+状语
But there are other important characters.
■Draw a diagram and retell the text (图解课文,复述课文)
Now we shall read the text once more to draw a diagram of it. We shall then retell the text with the help of the diagram.
■Close down by writing as they do. (仿写)
We are to do something interesting. To write as they do. That is, we shall try to write an article similar to the one we read just now.
Unit 3 Language in use
■Warm up by doing language practice
Hi, class. Turn to page 14. Read after me the four sentences in the box.
1. Shakespeare’s plays are seen/ by millions of people/ every year.2. Today/ it is thought/ to be one of the greatest books/ in American literature.3. Confucius’ works are still read/ by many people/ today.4. Mark Twain isn’t known/ as a great thinker.
Now we go on to make similar sentences.
1.Guan Hanqing’s plays are seen/ by millions of Chinese people/ every year.
2.Today/ it is thought/ to be one of the greatest films/ in Chinese literature.
3. Mao Zedong’s works are still read/ by many people/ today.
4. Lu Xun isn’t known/ as a great doctor.
5. Zhao Huaping’s books are read/ by millions of Chinese students/ every year.
6. Today/ it is thought/ to be one of the greatest dictionaries/ in Chinese schools.
7. Luo Guanzhong’s works are still seen and read/ by many people/ today.
8. Cao Xueqin isn’t known/ as a great actor.
■Make present simple passive sentences with the given verbs.
grow, influence, punish, respect, describe, think, believe
1. Rice is grown in both South China and North China. 2. Cotton is grown in this place on a large scale. 3. The flower is grown into a beautiful tree. 4. Don't spend so much. Money isn't grown on trees, you know. 5. Plants are grown from seeds.
1. Your decision is influenced by hers.2. He is easily influenced. 3. My way of learning English is influenced by Mr. Zhao.
1. Dangerous driving should be punished. 2. They are punished by their teacher for their carelessness. 3. Bad English homework must be punished by writing down the vocabulary list five times. 4. He was punished with three hits in his face by the boy. 5. The bad students are punished by the teacher. 7. The little thieves are punished by the great ones. 【谚】大贼罚小贼;大鱼吃小鱼。 8. The teacher says that anyone who does not finish homework on time is punished.
1. Her ideas are deeply respected by her parents.2. Respect is shown by children for their teachers. 3. If you are not respected by yourself, how are you expected by others 4. He is respected for his honesty.
1. How it happened is described by the police exactly. 2. He is described as a doctor. 3. She is often described as really clever. 5. It is described as red with pink bands.8. The beauty of the scene is described by words.
1. Business is thought by him all day. 2. How glad I am to see you is not thought by you. 3. He is thought to be very brave.
1. His ability is believed in by all.2. It is believed to have been a mistake. 3. He is believed dead already. 4. I'm a good teacher. But I’m not believed. 5. That the world is round is now believed by all people.
■Read Around the world
Turn to page 17. Let’s go on to read Plato.
While reading, try to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions. (阅读过程中,断开/意群,观察谓语构成,圈出连词,摘录短语搭配。)
Useful expressions (有用的短语搭配)
live from… to…BC, in ancient Greece, travel in…, a great thinker, the modern world, be still influenced by…, one’s thoughts about life, return to…, teach philosophy at…, be called…
■Write as they do. (仿写)
■ We are to write as they do. We shall try to write an article similar, in structure and in content, to the one we read just now.
■ Organize a class talk.
Work in groups to plan your talk. Then present your talk to the class. You are going to use all the verbs learned in the last module and this present module. And you must use present simple passive sentences in your talk. The following topics can be talked about.
Mao Zedong: 1893-1976
Sun Zhongshan: 1866-1925
Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1865
Zhou Enlai: 1898-1976
…
■Close down by reading more about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Tom Saywer lives with his Aunt Polly in Hanibal, Missouri. The story tells about his daily life, like going to school, and falling in love with his classmate Becky Thatcher. It also tells of his adventures with his friends. One time Tom, his friend Huckleberry Finn, and another friend run away from home to play pirates on the Mississippi River. Near the end of the story Tom gets lost in a cave, where he finds a hidden treasure that makes Tom and Huck rich.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead.
Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters.
The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious.
Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book
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