Module 7 Unit 1 We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas.教学课件(共14张PPT)-2023-2024学年外研版九年级英语上册

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Module 7 Great books
Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
年 级：九年级
学 科：初中英语（外研社版）
Learning objectives
At the end of the class, you will be able to
1. listen and understand the conversation about three great writers and their great books;
2. make reasonable inferences according to some given information;
3. share your favourite books, plays, poems or writers.
We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
1. He is the founder of Confucianism.
2. He is a teacher and thinker.
3. He is a great writer.
...
Let’s talk
Let’s listen and answer
1.Who are mentioned in the conversation
2. Which countries are these people from
Confucius, William Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
Confucius is from China.
William Shakespeare is from England.
Mark Twain is from America.
Let’s listen again and complete the sentences
1. Confucius is well-known in ______________.
2. Shakespeare wrote _______________.
3. Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________ of
the US.
many countries
plays and poems
in the south
Let’s listen and answer
1. Why does Betty want to know the information about
them
2. What advice does Betty give to Mr Jackson
Because she wants to join an Internet group to
discuss great books by great writers.
To join in the discussion.
1. Confucius
2. Shakespeare
3. Mark Twain
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.
Let’s listen again and match the people with the .
descriptions
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.
Let’s listen and underline the words the speaker stresses
Tip：
In English the stress is on words that give information and are important to the message. Short grammar words are not usually stressed.
Let’s read and imitate
Let’s think
1. Why does Mr Jackson think Confucius and Shakespeare are great
I agree...
I think...
Let’s think
2. How do you understand this sentence
He was more famous and did more contributions as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
人无远虑，必有近忧。
Keep what you say and carry out what you do.
言必信，行必果。
Let’s think
3. In your opinion, why do people like reading great books
In my opinion, because they are so great that we are influenced a lot by reading them.
Let’s share
Do you have your favourite books, plays, peoms or writers Can you share with us
I accept... because ...
I agree / don’t agree ...
I suppose...
I think...
eg:
I accept Lao She is a great writer because his
books are still read by people around the world.
Homework
1.Read the conversation fluently after the tape.
2. Complete the exercises on the worksheet.
Optional:
Find more information about your favourite books, plays, poems or writers and share with more friends.