(共40张PPT)
Module 7
Great books
Unit 1
We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
To be able to understand the conversation about great books
To be able to talk about your favourite books, plays, poems and writers
When we talk about “Great books”, what words will come to your mind
pleasure
well-known writers
influence
popular
knowledge
…
read by many people
Great books
知之者不如好之者，
好之者不如乐之者。
学而时习之，不亦乐乎？
学而不思则罔；
思而不学则殆。
敏而好学，不耻下问。
Are you familiar with these sentences
Where do they come from
Who wrote them
Lun Yu
— Confucius
William Shakespeare
Do you know who wrote Romeo and Juliet
Tragedies
悲剧
Hamlet 《哈姆莱特》
Othello 《奥塞罗》
King Lear《李尔王》
Macbeth《麦克白》
Do you know his four great tragedies
Comedies
喜剧
The Merchant of Venice
《威尼斯商人》
As you like it 《皆大欢喜》
Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
《仲夏夜之梦》
Do you know his four great comedies
Do you know who wrote these books
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
《汤姆·索亚历险记》
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
The Million Pound Bank Note
《百万英镑》
It is often called "The Great American Novel".
Mark Twain
(l835～1910)
well-known
(众所周知的；著名的)
America's short story writer, novelist
He is a literary giant of America.
humorist (幽默作家)
Confucius
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous.
We describe him more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
Even today his works are still read by many people and also his wise thoughts still influence a number of people.
n. 思想家
He is a master of drama. Some of his best-known works are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. His plays are still watched by millions of people all over the world even today.
His plays make a lot of sense to us today.
n. 道理; 意义; 合理性
make sense 易理解; 合情理; 有竟义
William Shakespeare
A figure in western literature. He is good at writing humorous short stories.
Mark Twain
Now listen and check your answers.
1) Confucius is well-known in ________________.
2) Shakespeare wrote ________________.
3) Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________ of the US.
2. Listen again and complete the sentences.
many countries
plays and poems
in the south
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Presenter: Hello, today our guests will each introduce an important person from their countries, and we’ll discuss why they are famous.
Chinese person: Confucius was a great ________________ in ancient China. He lived over 2,000 years ago and he is ____________ in many countries.
teacher and thinker
well-known
British person: William Shakespeare was English and wrote _________________. Although he died about 400 years ago, his _______are still seen, and his ________ are still read by many people.
America person: Mark Twain was an American writer. His works ___________ in schools. His stories are set in ___________________over 100 years ago, and readers still enjoy them very much.
plays and poems
are studied
the south of the US
plays
poems
Answer the questions.
1. What are they mainly talking about
They are mainly talking about the three great writers, Confucius, Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
2. Why do they talk about this topic
Because Betty wants to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers.
v.讨论；谈论
3. What does Betty have to do for the discussion
She has to read a favourite book and write a review for the discussion.
n.评论（文章）
a) 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.
v. 影响；作用于
adj. 有判断力的；明智的
Confucius
2. Shakespeare
3. Mark Twain
3. Now match the people with the descriptions.
1. Both Betty and Mr Jackson think that Confucius and Shakespeare are great writers.
2. Confucius and Shakespeare lived hundreds of years ago, so people are influenced little by them now.
3. Mr Jackson and Betty thinks Mark Twain is as great as Confucius.
4. Betty wants Mr Jackson to join the Internet group to discuss great books.
True or False
4. 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
discussing
review
accepts
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.
thinker
wise
influenced
sense
accept discuss influence review sense thinker wise
What’s up
怎么了？是一种非正式的用法。
Well, maybe …
嗯，也许…….
I suppose …
我想……
Why don’t you…
你为什么不……？
v. 猜想; 推测; 相信; 认为
Learn to make suggestions.
Learn to give opinions.
Pay attention to the underlined words and sentences.
Learn to ask for opinions.
1. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s
ideas.
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
3. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.
Now listen again and repeat.
1. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s
ideas.
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
3. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
1. Teahouse is one of the greatest plays in China.
2. Everyone should learn some Tang poems.
3. We should only read books by great writers.
Do you agree with the following opinions Give your reasons.
I accept…
I agree / don’t agree with…
I suppose…
I think…
We should only read books by great writers.
I don’t agree with this opinion. I accept that books by great writers are classic and we can learn a lot from them, but that doesn’t mean we can only read books by great writers. We should judge a book by its content, not the writer. I think If we can learn or get something from the book, it’s worth reading.
Most of us think … We think we learn …
Now report the ideas of your group to the whole class.
1. by the way
2. make sense
3. What’s up
4. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
5. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
6. I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
discuss
wise
I. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。
review, wise, discuss, influence,
thinker, suppose, well-known
1. It's a very _________ choice to join our club. You'll have fun here.
2. National Day is coming. Let's _________ where to go on holiday.
3. Please write a short _________ after you watch the movie.
4. Lei Feng's story has _________ a lot of Chinese people.
5. Both Confucius and Plato were great _________ in the world.
6. Chen Daoming is a(n) ___________ actor in China.
7. —What about my plan
—I _________ it's not bad.
well-known
review
review, wise, discuss, influence,
thinker, suppose, well-known
suppose
thinkers
influenced
II. 根据上句完成下句, 使两句意思相近或相符, 每空一词。
1. Why don't you keep a pet
_________ _________ keep a pet
2. How do you like this book
What do you _________ _________ this book
3. Maybe she is from Shanghai.
She _________ _________ from Shanghai.
4. I think physics is more difficult than maths.
I think maths is _________ _________ difficult _________ physics.
not as/so as
Why not
think of
may be
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子, 每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. 怎么了？
_________ up
2. 我想加入你们的游戏。
I would like to _________ _________ your game.
3. 顺便问一下，你为什么喜欢这座城市？
_________ _________ _________, why do you like this city
By the way
What's
join in
4. 那位作家出生在19世纪。
That writer was born ________ _________ __________ _________.
5. 与其说她是我的老师，不如说她是我的朋友。
She is _________ my friend _________ my teacher.
6. 她看过这部电影了，可她理解不了。
She has watched this movie, but it doesn't _________ _________ to her.
sense
century
more than
make
in the nineteenth
2. Preview Unit 2.
1. Share your opinions about great writers.
1) In your opinion, who is a great writer
2) What is his/her famous book
3) Why do you think he/she is great (共19张PPT)
1. What’s up
怎么了？
What’s up 是一种非正式的用法，意思是“怎么了/出什么事了？”
e.g. What’s up You look very worried.
怎么了？你看上去很焦虑。
2. I want to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers.
我想加入一个互联网群来讨论一些伟大作家的巨著。
discuss v. 讨论；谈论
discuss sth. with sb. 与某人讨论某事
【链接】
discussion n. 讨论；商讨
【语境应用】词汇运用
1) I have ___________ (discuss) this problem with my parents.
2) They had a ___________ (discuss) with their teacher about the differences between travelling by air and travelling by train.
discussion
discussed
3. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
但是我更愿意把孔子描述为一位教育家兼思想家，而非作家。
more…than… “与其说是……不如说是……”, 其后常接名词、形容词或副词等。
【链接】
more than还有以下几种常见用法：
more than + 数词, “大于, 多于”，表示超出该数。
more than + 名词 “不止, 不仅仅是”，表示超出该名词所指的含义。
more than + 形容词, “非常, 十分”
1) Mr Lin is more of a friend than a teacher. ______
2) This meeting room can hold more than 100 people. _____
3) I’m more than happy to drive you to the station. _____
4) Jason is more than a teacher. He is a writer too. _____
【语境应用】选择蓝体词语的恰当翻译。
A. 大于，多于 B. 不止，不仅仅是
C. 非常，十分 D. 与其说是……不如说是……
B
D
A
C
4. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
孔子的思想仍然在影响着我们。
influence v. 影响; 作用于
influence a decision/choice 影响决定/选择
influence sb. to do sth. 影响某人做某事
e.g. Don’t let me influence your decision / you.
不要让我影响你的决定/你。
influence n. 影响
have an influence on ... 对……有影响
e.g. The invention has a great influence on humans.
这项发明对人类有很大的影响。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 通常孩子们受他们的父母影响很大。
Usually children ________ _____________ greatly _________ their parents.
2) 我爷爷对我的人生有重要影响。
My grandpa _________ _________ __________ ___________ ___________ my life.
has an important
are influenced
by
influence on
5. … and 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。
sense n. 道理; 意义; 合理性
make sense 易理解; 合情理; 有意义
e.g. No wonder how I tried to read it, the sentence still did not make any sense to me.
怎么努力地读，我还是不懂这个句子的意思。
Why did she do such a thing It does not seem to make sense.
她为什么做这样的事？似乎没有道理。
6. By the way, what do you think of Mark Twain, …
顺便问一下，你觉得马克· 吐温怎么样，……？
by the way “顺便说；附带说”，用于转入新的话题
e.g. By the way, has everybody arrived
顺便问一句，大家都到了吗？
7. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
他是位重要的作家，但我觉得他不像孔子和莎士比亚那么有名。
1) suppose v. 猜想；推测；相信；认为
其后可接动词不定式的复合结构或that从句。
e.g. Many people suppose him to be over 50.
I suppose that you can finish the work.
be supposed to 应该；理应；大家认为
e.g. He’s supposed to be very kind.
注意：
在句型I suppose (that) ...中，suppose与think, believe等动词的用法一样，若从句为否定句，应该否定前移。
e.g. I don’t suppose I’ll trouble you again.
我想我不会再麻烦你了。
【语境应用】
根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1) 你不应该在教室里踢足球。
You ________ _________ ________ ________ football in the classroom.
2) 放学后他们应该做什么？
What ________ they __________ ________ ________ after school
3) 我认为周杰无法在四点前赶到。
I ________ __________ that Zhou Jie can arrive before 4 o’clock.
are supposed to do
don’t suppose
aren’t supposed to play
2) well-known adj. 众所周知的；著名的
be well-known to ... 为……所熟知
be well-known as ... 作为……而著名
be well-known for ... 因……而闻名
【语境应用】用well-known完成句子
1) 中国因丝绸和茶而闻名于世。
China ________________ its silk and tea in the world.
2) 这位歌手为年轻人所熟知。
The singer _______________ young people.
3) 孔子是一位著名的思想家。
Confucius _______________ a thinker.
is well-known for
is well-known to
is well-known as
