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外研版九年级上册
To be able to understand the conversation about great books
To be able to talk about your favourite books, plays, poems and writers
pleasure
well-known writers
influence
popular
knowledge
…
read by many people
Great books
When we talk about “Great books”, what words will come to your mind
Are you familiar with these sentences
Where do they come from Who wrote them
To learn without thinking, said the Master, risks to be blind, while to think without learning risks to be impractical.
子曰：“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。”
子贡问君子。子曰：“先行其言，而后从之。”
When Zi Gong asked about the intelligentleman, the Master said, “One whose deeds precede his words.”
Is it not a delight, said the Master, to acquire knowledge and put it into practice Is it not a pleasure to meet friends coming from afar Is he not an intelligentleman, who is careless alike of being known or unknown
子曰：“学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知，而不愠，不亦君子乎？”
《论语》
The Analects of Confucius
Do you know who wrote Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
《仲夏夜之梦》
The Merchant of Venice
《威尼斯商人》
Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》
As You Like It 《皆大欢喜》
Great comedies:
Hamlet 《哈姆雷特》
King Lear 《李尔王》
Macbeth 《麦克白》
Othello 《奥赛罗》
Great Tragedies:
The Million Pound Bank Note
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Do you know who wrote these books
It is often called "The Great American Novel".
Samuel Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. Twain is considered the greatest author and humorist of 19th Century American Literature (文学).
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
Confucius
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.
Now listen and check your answers.
Mark Twain
1) Confucius is well-known in ________________.
2) Shakespeare wrote ________________.
3) Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________ of the US.
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
Now match the people with the descriptions.
make suggestions
give opinions
Pay
attention
to the underlined words and sentences.
ask for opinions
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
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
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
accept discuss influence review sense thinker wise
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
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. 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…
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.
Teahouse
Tang poems
books by great writers
1. by the way 顺便提一下
2. make sense 易理解；合情理；有意义
3. What’s up 怎么了？
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.
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
discussion n. 讨论；商讨
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。
more than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”。
more than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”。
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
e.g. Don’t let me influence your decision / you.
不要让我影响你的决定/你。
e.g. The invention has a great influence on humans.
这项发明对人类有很大的影响。
influence n. 影响
have an influence on ... 对……有影响
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
No matter how I tried to read it, the sentence still did not make any sense to me.
不管我怎么努力地读，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。
e.g.
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
可用于“suppose sb. / sth. (to be) +名词（短语）/ 形容词……”结构中，也可接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. You are supposed to take an umbrella.
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。
1. Students are usually ________ greatly by their teachers.
2. It is not very ________ of you to sell the house at the moment.
3. He spent his holiday writing ________ for newspapers.
4. Carmen (《卡门》) is a(n) ________ opera.
5. I have ________ the problem with Miss Zhao.
influenced
I. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
wise
reviews
wise, review, influence, discuss, well-known
well-known
discussed
1. Tom讲的那番话简直不知所云。
What Tom said just didn't ________ ________.
2. 这座城市在19世纪时变化很大。
This city changed a lot _______ _______ _______ ________.
3. 顺便问一下，你最近见到Harry了吗？
________ ________ ________, have you seen Harry recently
By the way
make sense
II.根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词（含缩略形式）。
in the 19th century
nineteenth/
4. 你认为超人怎么样？
________ ________ you ________ ________ Superman
5. 你为什么不休息一下？
________ ________ ________ have a rest
Why don’t you
What do think of
1. Mike刚才把他的姐姐描述为一个又漂亮又冷静的女孩。 (describe ... as ...)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. 与其说它是一个问题，不如说它是一个命令。 (more ... than ...)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
It's more an order than a question．
Mike described his sister as a beautiful and calm girl just now.
Ⅲ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
3. 我希望你可以加入到我们的讨论中来。 (join in)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. 这个电影和那个一样有趣。 (as ... as)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. 我以前认为你是对的。 (suppose)
______________________________________________________________________________________________
This film is as interesting / funny as that one.
I hope you can join in our discussion.
In the past, I supposed (that) you were right.
2. Preview Unit 2.
1. Write a report according to:
1) In your opinion, who is a great writer
2) What are his/her famous books
3) Why do you think he/she is great
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