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Module 7 Unit 3 Language in use (2)
外研版九年级上册
Learning objectives
1. To review the key words, phrases, and sentences of M7.
2. Students are able to talk about their favorite famous writers and foreign stories.
Lead in
Plato
Do you know who he is
What do you know about him
Listening
Listen and check (√) the books that Daming likes.
□The Arabian Nights □An Interesting Trip □Visiting China
□The House That Talked □My Favourite Babies □People and Places
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√
√
Work in pairs. Talk about the best stories to read.
A: What stories should I read
B: I think…
A: Do you think I should read The Arabian Nights
B: Yes, I do. I think… / No, I don’t. I think…
Listening
Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
Host: Welcome to Two Talk. Today we will (1) ________ the
question: Are writers still important With me for today’s
(2) ________ are James Southern and Penny West. James,
what do you think
accept dialogue discuss influence sense society wise writers
discuss
dialogue
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James: I think people who write for a job are not as important as
they used to be. There are many(3) ________ now, but
they write on the Internet for free.
Host: Is that a problem
James: Yes, I think so. Although it’s good that everyone can be a
writer and write what they like on the Internet, they also
sometimes write wrong information. So it isn’t (4) _____
to get all your information from the Internet.
Host: What do you think, Penny
writers
wise
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Host: What do you think, Penny
Penny: I’d (5) _______ what James says. There is a lot of rubbish
on the Internet, and it might have too much (6) ________
on some people. Wrong information is bad for (7) ______.
People need to think about what they read, and decide
whether it makes (8) ________ or not. It’s a pity that not
enough people do that!
accept
influence
society
sense
Let’s do
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the expressions in the box.
Tony: Hi Daming. What’s up
Daming: Oh, hi Tony. I’m (1) ______________ this great book —
it’s Alex Rider’s adventure stories. You should read one
of them!
all over the world be not afraid of get into trouble grow up in the middle of join in look for run away
in the middle of
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Tony: Oh, what are the stories about
Daming: Well, they’re all fantastic stories, full of exciting situations
of course. You see, Alex Rider is a hero. He (2) _________
in London, but now he travels (3) ________________ and
helps the police — they (4)__________ dangerous, bad
people and catch them.
Tony: Oh, it sounds great. I love adventure stories. But doesn’t
he (5) _______________
grew up
all over the world
look for
get into trouble
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Daming: Well, of course, that’s what the stories are about.
He gets lost in strange places, and he (6) ________
from danger all the time.
Tony: And don’t tell me, he (7) _____________ anything!
Daming: Of course not — well… maybe snakes! But he is
pretty clever!
Tony: Of course he is…
Daming: Look! We’re going to talk about Alex Rider at the
after-school book club. Why don’t you come and
(8) ________
Tony: Great! I’d love to!
runs away
isn’t afraid of
join in
Let’s do
Plato and The Republic
Plato lived in ancient Greece. He was a great thinker and writer, and his ideas helped start Western philosophy. He wrote down his ideas in the form of many famous dialogues and letters. The Republic is his most famous book. In it, Plato discusses politics and what makes a good city and a good man. The modern world is still influenced by his writings about life, education, government, art, maths and science.
Reading
Read and answer the questions.
Who was Plato
2. What is his most famous book
3. Are we still influenced by his writings
He was a great thinker and writer in ancient Greece.
His most famous book is The Republic.
Yes, we are.
Reading
* Decide on your point of view.
Do you agree or disagree with the statement
*Make notes about why you agree or disagree with the statement.
* Read the statement:
* Think of some films or books you have seen or read.
How did they influence you
We are more influenced by films than books.
Work in groups. Prepare a talk.
Let’s do
Plan what you want to say.
Make notes about your ideas.
Module task: Organising a class talk
Let’s do
Present your talk to the class. Use your notes to help you.
* Tell your audience what your opinion is.
Start with “We believe that…”
* Explain what some people say, but you disagree with.
Some people think that…
They argue that…
In their opinion…
* Explain your opinion, with reasons and examples.
However, we think that…because…Also…
* Repeat your opinion and give a conclusion.
So, to sum up, in our opinion…
If you…, you will…
Let’s do
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
1. Look, so many passengers _______ with their smart phones on the underground.
A. played B. will play
C. are playing D. have played
2. You are _______ to type quickly when talking to each other on QQ so the other person doesn’t get bored.
A. suggested B. supported
C. taught D. supposed
Exercise
3. It is true that knowledge _____ rather than being taught.
A. learns B. learned
C. is learned D. was learned
4. —Mum, it’s late. Why are you still here.
—Dad hasn’t come back yet. I ____ for him.
A. am waiting B. was waiting C. waited
Exercise
5. What _____ news it is! Nobody _____ it.
A. a surprising, believes
B. surprising, believes
C. a surprised, believe
D. surprised, believe
Exercise
Ⅱ. 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. Trees __________ (turn) green in spring.
2. The river is very deep. People _________ (tell) not to swim here.
3. Many engineers ___________ (send) to Africa by our government every year.
4. Computers are really helpful. They ____________ (use) everywhere.
5. The dress ________ (feel) very soft and comfortable.
turn
are told
are sent
are used
feels
Exercise
Summary
enjoy doing
be written by …
for many reasons
be interested in …
main character
learn a lot from …
the best book I've ever read
you'd better do
喜爱做
由……所写
因为很多原因
对……感兴趣
主角
从……中学到很多
我读过的最好的书
你最好做
Homework
1.Recite the dialogue and the text in this module.
2.Preview Module 8.
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