1、Module 7,Module 7 Great books,Words and expressions,Unit 1,Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas.,Warming up,Recently Ive read a great book called Romeo and Juliet. Im deeply moved by it. Have you ever read some great books? Who are your great writers?,Confucius was a great teacher and thinker i
2、n ancient China. He lived over 2000 years ago and he is well-known in many countries.,Confucius,Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous.,William Shakespeare was English and wrote plays and poems. Although he died about 400 years, his plays are still seen,
3、and his poems are still read by many people.,Shakespeare,Mark Twain was an American writer. His works are studied in schools. His stories are set in the south of the US over 100 years ago, and readers still enjoy them very much.,Mark Twain,Now listen and check your answers.,1. Confucius is well-know
4、n in_. 2. Shakespeare wrote _. 3. Mark Twains stories are set _ of the US.,Listen again and complete the sentences.,many countries,plays and poems,in the south,Listen and read,v.影响；作用于,adj.有判断力的；明智的,Confucius 2. Shakespeare3.Mark Twain,Now match the people with the descriptions.,a) He was a very wis
5、e 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.,Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box
6、.,Mr Jackson and Betty are (1)_ great writers.,discussing,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 Confuciu
7、s was more a teacher and (4)_ than a writer.,review,accepts,thinker,He says that Confucius was a very (5)_ man. Mr Jackson thinks that we are still (6)_ by Confuciuss ideas and that Shakespeares plays still make (7)_ to people today.,wise,influenced,sense,Whats up?怎么了？是一种非正式的用法。 Well, maybe 嗯，也许. I
8、suppose我想 Why dont you?你为什么不？,Everyday English,Pronunciation and speaking,1. Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas. 2. Shakespeares plays also make a lot of sense to us today. 3. He was important, but I suppose he isnt as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.,Listen and underline the words the
9、 speaker stresses.,Now listen again and repeat.,Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas. 2. Shakespeares plays also make a lot of sense to us today. 3. He was important, but I suppose he isnt as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.,1. Teahouse is one of the greatest plays in China. 2. Everyone
10、should learn some Tang poems. 3. We should only read books by great writers.,Work in groups. Do you agree with the following opinions? Give your reasons.,I accept I agree / dont agree with I suppose I think,Most of us thinkWe think we learn,Now report the ideas of your group to the whole class.,Lang
11、uage points,1. Whats up?Whats up?是一种非正式的用法，意 思是“怎么了/出什么事了？”e.g. Whats up? You look very worried.怎么了？你看上去很焦虑。,2. But I think Id describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. 这里的Confucius指孔子，为“孔夫子” 的英语译名，是长期以来约定俗成的译法。morethan在本句中表示“与其说是不如说是”。,e.g. Success is more hard work than good
12、luck. 成功来自努力，而非好运。,3. and Shakespeares plays also make a lot of sense to us today. sense n. 道理；意义；合理make sense的意思是“易理解；合情理；有意义”。,e.g. No wonder how I tried to read it, the sentence still did not make any sense to me. 不管我们怎么努力地读，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
13、. 她为什么做这样的事？似乎没有道理。,4. I want to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers.discuss v. 讨论；谈论discuss的过去分词是discussed, 现在分 词是discussingdiscuss sth. (with sb.)和某人谈论某事e.g. We will discuss the plans with them at the meeting.我们将和他们在会议上讨论这个计划。,5. Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas
14、.influence v. 影响；作用于influence用作动词时，后面直接跟宾 语，常可用于influence sb. to do sth.结构。e.g. What influenced you to take the job?什么影响你接受这份工作？,6. By the way, what do you think of Mark Twain, by the way 用于转入新的话题，意为“顺便说；附带说”。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
15、isnt as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.suppose v. 猜想；推测；相信；认为后面可以带动词不定式的复合结构或 从句，也常用于be supposed to结构。e.g. I suppose him to be on duty.我想他在值班。We are not supposed to smoke here.我们不应该在这儿吸烟。,well-known adj. 众所周知的；著名的 be well-known as意为“作为而著名”， 相当于be famous as 。 e.g. Norman Bethune was well-know
16、n as a great doctor.白求恩作为一个伟大的医生而著名。,【拓展】be well-known for意为“因为而著 名”，相当于be famous for。除v-ing形式外，for后还可跟名词。e.g. Yuan Longping is well-known for hybrid rice. 袁隆平因杂交水稻而著名。,中考链接,一、 单项选择 1. Experts _ to make suggestions to help him develop.A. will invite B. are invited C. have invited,2. Han Hans books a
17、re popular. They _ by many teenagers. A. are reading B. are read C. were read,3. At present, one of the best ways to study is working in groups. More chances _ to students to learn from each other. A. offer B. are offered C. have offered,4.Dont you see the sign “No Parking!” on the right?Sorry, I di
18、dnt. But now I know parking _ here. A. wasnt allowed B. isnt allowed C. wont allow D. doesnt allow,二、 完成句子 1. 我试图让每首歌都体现出它自己的意义。I try to make each song _for itself. 2. 顺便问一下，你认为这个队的水平如 何？_, what do you think about this Team?,make sense,By the way,3. 今天很多人仍然看孔子的作品。Confucius works _ by many people today. 4. 学校鼓励学生大声地讲英语。All the students _ speak English loudly. 5. 我们受到孔子思想的影响。We _ by Confuciuss thoughts.,are still read,are encouraged to,are influenced,Remember the words of Unit 1 and prepare the text of Unit 2.,Homework,Thank you!,