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Module 7 Great books
Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’ ideas.
Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him
Do you know what’s the Chinese meaning of the sentences
Who said them
What do you know about him / her
1.学习并掌握discuss, thinker, wise, review, influence, sense, suppose, well-known, make sense, by the way等核心词汇，灵活运用一般现在时的被动语态。
2. 能够听懂谈论人物或文学作品的对话；能够谈论自己喜欢的文学作品, 与同学交流对中外文学作品的看法。
3. 通过学习, 加深对中国传统文化的了解, 加强对西方著名作家及其文学作品的了解。
学习目标
Talk something about the pictures
Confucius (circa 551－479 BC). He sometimes went by the name Kong Zi,though he was born—Kong Qiu—styled Zhong Ni. He was born in the village of Zou in the country of Lu.
Shakespeare
(1564－1616) He was considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language.
Mark Twain
( l835—1910 ) He was the U.S. critical realism literature founder, world renowned short story master.
Listen and answer
Who are they talking about in the conversation
Confucius, Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
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
in the south
plays and poems
Now match the people with the descriptions.
Confucius
Shakespeare
Mark Twain
He was a very wise man.
He is not as well-known as the other two people, but his works are still popular.
His plays are read by millions of people.
He was more a teacher and thinker than
a writer.
e) People are still influenced by his ideas.
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 works are still read by people today, but he thinks Confucius was more a teacher and (4)________ than a writer. He
accept discuss influence review sense thinker wise
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
discussing
review
accepts
thinker
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.
wise
influenced
sense
5
Listen and underline the words the speaker
stresses.
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.
Now listen again and repeat.
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Work in groups. Do you agree with the following opinions Give your reasons.
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.
I accept...
I agree/don't agree with...
I suppose...
I think...
Now report the ideas of your group to the whole class.
Most of us think... We think we learn...
1. suppose v. 猜想；推测；相信；认为
（1）suppose + that 从句，表示“猜测；假定”。例如：
I suppose that you are right. 我想你是对的。
（2）suppose +名词 / 代词 + to be...，表示“认为……
是……”。例如：
Many people suppose him to be over 50.
许多人认为他已经50多岁了。
探究·导学
（3）suppose用于祈使句中，表示“让……”。例如：
Suppose we go for a swim. (= Let’s go for a swim.)
让我们去游泳吧。
（4）be supposed to... “应该……”；“被期望……”,
后跟动词原形。例如：
Everyone is supposed to wear a seat-belt in the car.
每个人在汽车里都应该系安全带。
2. maybe 或许
副词，在句中作状语，相当于perhaps，常位于句首。 Maybe she’ll come this afternoon. 她可能今天下午来。
在may be中，may是情态动词，be是动词原形，两者构成完整
的谓语形式，与主语形成系表结构，意为“也许是; 可能是”。 I can’t find my watch. It may be in your pocket. 我找不到我的手表了，它可能在你的口袋里。
3. make sense合情理; 易理解; 有意义
make sense的常用搭配有:
(1)make sense to sb. 意为“为某人所理解”, 指某人说的话被其他人所理解;
(2)make sense of sth. 意为“理解; 明白”, 指某人理解领会某一词句或别人说的话。
*Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
莎士比亚的话剧在今天对我们也有很多意义。
*What you have said doesn’t make sense to Tom.
汤姆不明白你说的话。
*Few tourists made sense of what the guide was saying.
很少游客听得懂导游在说什么。
A
C
B
by the way;in the nineteenth century; one of
短语
①I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
②We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
③I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
句型
拓展：
1. discuss v. → discussion n.；
2. thinker n. → think v.；
单词
Module 7 Unit 1
认知： wise, review, influence
应用：suppose (be supposed to); sense (make sense); well-known (be well-known as / for)
课堂小结
完成句子
1. 我不知道听众是否明白我的演讲。
I wonder if the listeners could _______ _______ ______ my speech.
2. 怎么了 为什么每个人都看起来如此严肃
_________ ______ Why does everyone look so serious
3. 你为什么不和我们去爬山呢
_______ _______ _______climb the mountain with us
make sense of
What’s up
Why don’t you
训练·评价
4. 顺便说一下, 我们将在星期六晚上举行英语晚会。
_____ ______ _____, we are going to hold an English evening on Saturday night.
5. 我能加入这个竞猜游戏吗
Can I _______ ______ the guessing game
By the way
join in
1.Write your favourite thinker/ writer/story/play.
2.Search the Internet about “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”
Homework
