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Module 7
Great Books
Can you name some great books and
their writers
Why do you think they are great
Unit1
We're still influenced
by Confucius's ideas
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. ”
“Keep what you say and carry out what you do.”
“When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will choose their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.”
己所不欲，勿施于人。
言必行，行必果。
三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。
Unit 1
We are still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
Confucius’s ideas still influence us.
affect（影响）the way people think and behave
Confucius
He is still remembered by us.
We remember him by a special ceremony.
Confucius Institute
(孔子学院)
People all over the world still learn Confucius’s thoughts.
Confucius’s thoughts are still learned all over the world.
How many guests are there
How many important persons are mentioned Who are they
Listening I
Three guests.
Mark Twain
William Shakespeare
Confucius
Activity 1.Listen and answer the questions.
Confucius
He is Chinese. He is a _____.
He is __________ in many countries.
Shakespeare He is ________. He wrote __________. His plays _________ ； his poems ________ by many people.
Mark Twain He is ________. He is a __________. His works __________ in schools and people still ______ them very much.
great
teacher
and thinker
well-known
English
are still read
are still seen
plays and
poems
American
writer
are still studied
enjoy
Listening I
Activity 2.Listen and complete the table.
Year One …1015… … 2015…
（1564-1616 ）
（1835-1910）
（551 BC – 479 BC）
stand the test of time
GREAT & IMPORTANT
over 2000 years ago
over 400 years ago
over 100 years ago
see read
Shakespeare’s plays are still seen by people.
His poems are still read by us now.
Mark Twain’s works are still studied in schools.
1. Who does Betty think are great writers
___________________________________
2. What does Mr Jackson think of Confucius
Mr Jackson would describe Confucius
___________________________________
3. What does Betty think of Mark Twain
__________________________________
Listening II
Activity 3.Listen and answer the following questions.
1. Who does Betty think are great writers
_______________________________
Confucius and Shakespeare.
2. What does Mr Jackson think of Confucius
Mr Jackson would describe Confucius
___________________________________
___________________________________
more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
He was a wise man.
3. What does Betty think of Mark Twain
_________________________________
_________________________________
He was an important writer, but he isn’t as well-known as Confucius and Shakespeare.
Why do they think they are great
Their works _____________ by many people.
_____________________ by Confucius’s ideas.
Shakespeare’s plays ________________ to us today.
Mark Twain’s books __________________.
are still read
We’re still influenced
make a lot of sense
are still popular
Listening II
Activity 4.Listen and complete the sentences.
be meaningful and useful；mean a lot to us
American
19th century
writer
great, important
(but not as…as)
study
popular
English
over 400 years ago
great , well-known
plays and poems
still, see, read,
make a lot of sense
translate into
Chinese
over 2000 years ago
well-known
a teacher and thinker…
his ideas/thoughts
study, influence
Lu Xun
(1881 – 1936)
Chinese
important
well-known
select into
study, read
Jules Verne
(1828 – 1905)
French
famous
read
popular
make into
like
speaking
A Presentation of
Great Writers and Great Books
Share your opinion about a great writer and his/her works.
A life without books is like a life without sunlight.
