M7Unit1.ppt

1、Module 7,listen and answer the questions,1.Why does Betty want to join an internet group ? A:to discuss great books B: to discuss great writers 2.Who are Bettys great writers? A: Confucius and Shakespeare B:Confucius and Mak Twain 3. Which one is Mr. Jckson s favourite books , The Adventures of Tom

2、Sawyer or Romeo and Juliet ?,read then answer,1.Does Mr.Jackson thinks Cnfucius is a real writer ? No,he doesnt . 2.Whoes ideas still influenced us today ? Confuciuss ideas 3.Are Shakespeares plays read by people today? Yes,they are . 4.Does Betty think Mark Twain is more popular than Confucius ? No

3、,she doesnt . 5.What should Betty do for the discussion ? She should read a favourite book and write a review for the discussion .,classic line 经典台词,-Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Deny(否认) your father and refuse your name.,Can you guess where the line is from ?,Warming up,RecentlyIvereadagreatboo

4、kcalled RomeoandJuliet. Imdeeplymovedbyit.,-Haveyoueverreadsomegreatbooks? -Who are your great writers?,Module 7 Great books,discussion n.讨论,Confucius is a _,he was very_. His ideas _ Chinese people . and make a lot of _ to us today . We _ that he is a _ thinker in the world Lets write a _ of him.,t

5、hinker,wise,influence,sence,suppose,well-known,They are _ (discuss),riview,discussing,=think,accept v. 认同/接受,ksept,Confucius 孔子,Shakespeare 莎士比亚,Confucius 孔子,Mark Twain 马克吐温,Unit 1,Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas.,be influenced by.被.影响,我们仍然被孔子的思想影响,_,_,1. Confucius is well-known in _ _. 2.

6、 Shakespeare wrote _ _ _. 3. Mark Twains stories are set _ _ _ of the US.,Listen again and complete the sentences.,many countries,plays,in the south,and poems,Now listen and check your answers.,Confucius was a great teacher and thinker in ancient China. He lived over 2000 years ago and he is well-kn

7、own 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, and his poems are still read by many people.,Shakespeare,Mark T

8、wain 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,Listen and answer,listen and answer the questions,1.Why does Betty want to join an internet group ? A:to discuss great book

9、s B: to discuss great writers 2.Who are Bettys great writers? A: Confucius and Shakespeare B:Confucius and Mak Twain 3. Which one is Mr. Jckson s favourite books , The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Romeo and Juliet ?,Listen and read,show your dialogues,read then answer,1.Does Mr.Jackson thinks Cnfuciu

10、s is a real writer ? No,he doesnt . 2.Whoes ideas still influenced us today ? Confuciuss ideas 3.Are Shakespeares plays read by people today? Yes,they are . 4.Does Betty think Mark Twain is more popular than Confucius ? No,she doesnt . 5.What should Betty do for the discussion ? She should read a fa

11、vourite book and write a review for the discussion .,v.影响；作用于,adj.有判断力的；明智的,Confucius 2. Shakespeare 3.Mark Twain,Now match the people with the descriptions.,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 milli

12、ons 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.,Mr Jackson and Betty are (1)_ great writers.,discussing,Betty explains that in her Internet group, each person reads a f

13、avourite 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.,review,accepts,thinker,He says that Confucius was a very (5)_ man. Mr Jackson

14、 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 suppose我想 Why dont you?你为什么不？,Everyday English,Pronunciation and speaking,1. Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas. 2.

15、 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 speaker stresses.,Now listen again and repeat.,Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas. 2. Shakespeares plays also make

16、 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 should learn some Tang poems. 3. We should only read books by great writers.,Work in groups. Do you agree with the followi

17、ng 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.,Language 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 t

18、hink 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 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

19、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. 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

20、论 discuss的过去分词是discussed, 现在分 词是discussing discuss 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. 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

21、 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 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

22、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-known 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 are popular. They _ by many teenagers. A. are reading B. are read C. were re