Module 7 Great books
Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
教材分析
This is the first lesson in this module. The listening material is information about great books. It’s a good text to help the students improve their listening strategies, such as getting information from the listening material.
教学目标
【知识目标】
I. Key words:
discuss, wise, review, influence, sense, suppose, well-known
II. Key phrases:
make sense, by the way, more...than..., as...as..., join in
III. Key sentences:
(1) Their works are still read by many people today.
(2) But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
(3) We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
(4) I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
【能力目标】
I. To understand dialogues about characters and great books.
II. To talk about their favorite books.
【情感目标】
I. To read more good books through learning.
II. To enrich their knowledge
【教学重点】
I. Key words:
discuss, wise, review, influence, sense, suppose, well-known
II. Key phrases:
make sense, by the way, more...than..., as...as..., join in
III. Key sentences:
(1) Their works are still read by many people today.
(2) But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
(3) We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
(4) I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
【教学难点】
To train their listening and speaking abilities.
课前准备
Multimedia
教学过程
Step I Warming up and leading in
(I) Warm up
T shows some pictures about great books home and abroad.
(II) Lead in
Ss talk about their favorite books and writers.
(III) Introduction
Introduce Confucius, Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
(IV) Practice
1. Listen and check your answers to Activity 1.
Confucius : great, influence, respect , thinker, thought, wise
Shakespeare : play, poem, writer
Mark Twain : story, writer
2. Listen again and complete the sentences.
Confucius is well-known in ____________.
Shaksespeare wrote _______________.
Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________ of the US.
【设计意图】
让学生掌握一些描述作家、思想家以及他们代表作的词汇，从而为后面听对话、读短文以及模块任务的开展做好铺垫。学生通过谈论图片中的人物,可以展开积极思维,将对这三位名人的了解和听力内容建立起联系。
Step II While-listening
(I) First-listening
Listen and answer the questions.
1. What does Betty think of Mark Twain?
2. Who are Betty’s great writers?
(II) Second-listening
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
1. Their works _____ still ______ ____ many people today.
2. We ____ still _________ ____ Confucius’s ideas.
Conclusion : 结构：主(动作接受者)+am/is/are+ v.过去分词+(by+动作执行者）
【设计意图】
通过两遍听力，锻炼学生的听力，促进学生听力水平的提高，同时让学生了解三位伟大作家以及他们的作品情况。
Step III Post-listening
Read the dialogue and 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 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’ ideas and that Shakespeare’s plays still make (7)_______ to people today.
【设计意图】
通过阅读进一步理解对话。
Step IV Language points
1. 在本模块中，work是名词，意为“著作；作品”，既可以指文字作品，也可以指音乐、美术等作品。如：He is making a study of William Faulkner’s works. 他在研究威廉·福克纳的作品。 其它用法回顾：
(1) 作名词，意为“工作；(要做的)事情”。如：
I can’t find work in this town. 在这个小镇上我找不到工作。
He did much work for class every day. 他每天为班级做好多事情。
(2) 作动词，意为“工作”。如：
Henry works in a bank. 享利在银行工作。
(3) 作动词，意为“运转；运行”。如：
My watch doesn’t work. 我的表不走了。
2. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. 我更愿意把孔子描述为教师兼思想家，而非作家。
more…than… 在本文中指“与其说……不如说……”
常见的用法有:?
(1)?比……更(形容词和副词的比较级)。如:?She?is?more?beautiful?than?her?sister.?她比她妹妹更漂亮。?
?(2)与其说……不如说……。如:??He?was?more?hard-working?than?clever.?
与其说他聪明不如说他勤奋。
3. make sense 讲得通，有意义，合情合理的。
Can you make sense out of what this book says? 你能理解这本书的内容吗？
It would make sense to leave early. 还是早点走好。
4. by the way 顺便说一下
Not bad. By the way, how is your mother? 还好。顺便问一下，你母亲怎么样？
5. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
(1) suppose 猜想，推测，相信，认为。
I suppose he’ll come back now.我想他这会儿该回来了。
(2) as…as…意为“和……一样”，表示同级的比较。
使用时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。其基本结构为：as+ adj./ adv. +as。
This film is as interesting as that one.这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。
其否定式为not as/so +adj./ adv. +as。例如：
This dictionary is not as/so useful as you think.这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。
若有修饰成分，如twice, three times, half,a quarter等，则须置于第一个as之前。
Your bag is twice as expensive as mine.你的袋子比我的贵一倍。
(3) well-known出名的, 众所周知的 (+for/as); 熟知的
He is one of the world’s best-known opera singers. 他是世界上最有名的歌剧演员之一。
【设计意图】
进一步理解文本内容。
Step V. Speaking
(I) Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.
1. We’re still influenced by Confucius’ ideas.
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot sense to us today.
3. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
(II) Work in groups. Do you agree with the following opinions? Give your reasons.
Ss express their ideas with the following structures:
I accept...
I agree/don’t agree with…
I suppose...
I think...
【设计意图】
1. 操练句子重音。
2. 通过用对话的方式,用所学句型表达观点，所学知识加以巩固。
Step V. Homework
I. Read the passage in Unit 1twice.
II. Talk about your favorite writer.
【设计意图】
作业是课堂学习的延伸，是对课堂所学的技能很好的综合检测。
课件31张PPT。Great books
名著What’s your great book?Who’s your great writer?Confucius is a great thinker.His thoughts are wise.Learning the new while reviewing the old.
温故而知新.Guess the meaningWhen three people are walking together, I am sure to find teachers among them. 三人行，必有我师焉。We are influenced by Confucius.Confucius influences us.Shakespeare is a well-known writer.
He wrote many plays and poems. His great tragedies
悲剧Hamlet 《哈姆莱特》Othelo 《奥塞罗》King Lear 《李尔王》Macbeth 《麦克白》His great comedies
喜剧The Merchant of Venice《威尼斯商人》 As you like it 《皆大欢喜》Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》A Midsummer Night’s Dream《仲夏夜之梦》 His works are read by us today.
The works make sense to us.We read his works today.Mark Twain is a well-known writer.
His stories are funny.His famous worksThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
《汤姆·索亚历险记》The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》 Life on the Mississippi
《密西西比河上的生活》 Running for Governor
《竞选州长》Many people like his stories.
His stories are liked by many people.Listen and check your answers to Activity 1.great, influence, respect
thinker, thought, wiseplay, poem, writerstory, writerConfucius is well-known in ______________.many countriesShaksespeare wrote ________________.Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________ of the US.plays and poemsin the southListen again and complete the sentences.1. What does Betty think of Mark Twain?
2. Who are Betty’s great writers?He was important but she supposes he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.Listen and answer the questions.They are Confucius and Shakespeare.Their works _____ still ______ ____ many people today.
2. We ____ still _________ ____ Confucius’s ideas.areread byinfluenced byareListen again and fill in the blanks.结构：
主(动作接受者)+am/is/are+ v.过去分词+(by+动作执行者）The boy is called Tony (by us).
These songs are loved (by children).Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.accept, discuss, influence, review, sense, thinker, wise 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 thinksdiscussingreviewaccepts 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’ ideas and that Shakespeare’s plays still make (7)_______ to people today.thinkerwiseinfluencedsense1. 在本模块中，work是名词，意为“著作；作品”，既可以指文字作品，也可以指音乐、美术等作品。如：
He is making a study of William Faulkner’s works.
他在研究威廉·福克纳的作品。 Language points其它用法回顾：
(1) 作名词，意为“工作；(要做的)事情”。如：
I can’t find work in this town.
在这个小镇上我找不到工作。
He did much work for class every day.
他每天为班级做好多事情。(2) 作动词，意为“工作”。如：
Henry works in a bank.
享利在银行工作。
(3) 作动词，意为“运转；运行”。如：
My watch doesn’t work.
我的表不走了。2. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
我更愿意把孔子描述为教师兼思想家，而非作家。
more…than… 在本文中指“与其说……不如说……”常见的用法有:?
(1) ?比……更(形容词和副词的比较级)。如:?She?is?more?beautiful?than?her?sister.?她比她妹妹更漂亮。?
?(2) 与其说……不如说……。如:??He?was?more?hardworking?than?clever.?
与其说他聪明不如说他勤奋。3. make sense 讲得通，有意义，合情合理的。
Can you make sense out of what this book says?
你能理解这本书的内容吗？
It would make sense to leave early.还是早点走好。4. by the way 顺便说一下
Not bad. By the way, how is your mother?
还好。顺便问一下，你母亲怎么样？5. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.(1) suppose 猜想，推测，相信，认为。
I suppose he’ll come back now.我想他这会儿该回来了。(2) as…as…意为“和……一样”，表示同级的比较。
使用时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。
其基本结构为：as+ adj./ adv. +as。
This film is as interesting as that one.
这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。 其否定式为not as/so +adj./ adv. +as。例如：
This dictionary is not as/so useful as you think.这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。
若有修饰成分，如twice, three times, half,a quarter等，则须置于第一个as之前。
Your bag is twice as expensive as mine.你的袋子比我的贵一倍。 (3) well-known出名的,众所周知的 (+for/as);熟知的
He is one of the world’s best-known opera singers.
他是世界上最有名的歌剧演员之一。Pronunciation and speakingListen and underline the words the speaker stresses.1. We’re still influenced by Confucius’ ideas.
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot 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.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...I accept…
2. I agree/ don’t agree with…
3. I suppose…
4. I think…HomeworkI. Read the passage in Unit 1 twice.
II. Talk about your favorite writer.
