Module7GreatbooksUnit1we′restillinfluencedbyConfucious′sideas.1P56Workinpairs.Lookatthepictures.Saywhothepeopleareandwhytheyarefamous.①②③writerstorywriterplay,poemthinkerthoughtConfuciusShakespeareMarkTwainWhatdoyouknowaboutConfucius?Confucius(about551-479BC)wasaChinesethinkerandsocialphilosopher(哲学家)oftheSpringandAutumnPeriod.HewasalsoknownasZhongNi(仲尼).HewasborninthevillageofZouinthecountryofLu.IntheLunYu,wecanreadshortsanalects(尖刻的)abouttheSage’s(智者者)livesandhisdiscussionswithhisdisciples(弟子).Thisismaybethefirsthumanscripture(手稿)givingsomeone’sdetailedandrealisticportrait.(描绘)Confucius’LunYu知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者。学而时习之,不亦乐乎。学而不思,则罔;思而不学,则殆。敏而好学,不耻下问。CanyourecitesomesentencesfromLunYu?DoyouknowwhowroteRomeoandJuliet?WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)HewasconsideredthegreatestplaywrightintheworldandthefinestpoetwhohaswrittenintheEnglishlanguage.Hisgreattragedies悲剧Hamlet《哈姆莱特》Othelo《奥塞罗》KingLear《李尔王》Macbeth《麦克白》Doyouknowhisfourgreattragedies?Whataretheirtitles?Hisgreatcomedies喜剧Asyoulikeit《皆大欢喜》TwelfthNight《第十二夜》AMidsummerNight’sDream《仲夏夜之梦》TheMerchantofVenice《威尼斯商人》Doyouknowhisfourgreatcomedies?Whataretheirtitles?Let’senjoyapieceofvideoaboutWilliamShakespeare.TheMillionPoundNote.HisfamousworksTheAdventuresofTomSawyer《汤姆·索亚历险记》TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》LifeontheMississippi《密西西比河上的生活》RunningforGovernor《竞选州长》Listentotherecordingandcheckyouranswers.①②③ConfuciuswasagreatteacherandthinkerinancientChina.WilliamShakespearewroteplaysandpoemsabout400yearsago,butpeoplestillcanseehisplaysandreadhispoems.MarkTwainwasanAmericanwriterandhisworksarestudiedinschools.Task2TrueorFalse1.BothBettyandMrJacksonthinkthatConfuciusandShakespearearegreatwriters.2.ConfuciusandShakespearelivedhundredsofyearsago,sopeopleareinfluencedlittlebythemnow.3.MrJacksonthinksMarkTwainisasgreatasConfucius.4.BettywantsMrJacksontojointheInternetgrouptodiscussgreatbooks.Answerthequestions1.WhatdoesBettywanttodo?2.AreMarkTwain′sbooksarestillpopular?3.WhodoesBettythinkarethegreatwriter?HewantstojoinanInternetgroup.Yes,theyare.ConfuciusandShakespears•4.WhatdoesBettythinkofMarkTwain′sbooks?•5.whatisMr.Jackson′sopinionofagreatbookis?Shethinksthathisbooksaren′taspopularasConfucious′Itisstillreadbypeople.MrJacksonandBettyare(1)_________greatwriters.BettyexplainsthatinherInternetgroup,eachpersonreadsafavouritebookandthenwritesa(n)(2)_______ofit.MrJackson(3)________thatConfuciusandShakespearearegreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbypeopletoday,buthethinksConfuciuswasmoreateacherand(4)_________thanawriter.HesaysthatConfuciuswasavery(5)________man.MrJacksonthinksthatwearestill(6)_________byConfucius’sideasandthatShakespeare’splaysstillmake(7)_______topeopletoday.acceptdiscussinfluencereviewsensethinkerwisediscussingreviewacceptsthinkerwiseinfluencedsenseTask3Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.4P57超1.What’sup?怎么了?What’sup?=What’shappening?/What’sthematter?What’sup?是非正式用语,意思是“怎么了/出了什么事?”如:What’sup?Whyisthebabycrying?怎么了?为什么婴儿在哭?2.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.但是我更愿意把孔子描述成一位教育家和思想家,而非作家。describe…as…意思是“把……描述为……”。如:手术后,她的状况可以说还算稳定。Aftertheoperation,herconditionwasdescribedasstable.PractisePractisemore…than…在本句中表示“与其说是……不如说是……”。如:PractisePractise成功来自努力,而非好运。Successismorehardworkthangoodluck.3.…andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.莎士比亚的戏剧现在对于我们来说也仍然很有意义。makesense的意思是“易理解;合情理;有意义”。例如:Whydidshedosuchathing?Itdoesnotseemtomakesense.她为什么做这样的事?似乎没有道理。4.…butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.……但我觉得他不像孔子和莎士比亚那么有名。suppose常见用法:(1)suppose+宾语+宾语补足语Weallsupposehimclever.我们所有的人都认为他很聪明。Whatmakesyousupposehimtobeconnectedwithhim?你怎么会认为他与他有联系呢?(2)suppose+that从句,表示“猜测,认为”。若从句是否定意义,用法同think和believe,应将否定前移到主句中去。如:Idon’tsupposehewillagree.我想他不会同意的。PractisePractiseWorkingroups.Doyouagreewiththefollowingopinion?Giveyourreasons.6P571TeahouseisoneofthegreatestplaysinChina.3Weshouldonlyreadbooksbygreatwriters.2EveryoneshouldlearnsomeTangpoems.本课时主要短语和句型总结回顾1.bytheway2.makesense3.What’sup?4.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas.5.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.6.Isupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.1.TheMonaLisaisstilloneofthemostfamous_______ofartintheworld.2.WhatDadsaidthatnighthas_________mealot.3.A_______manoncesaid,“Amanwhomakesnomistakesusuallydoesnotmakeanything.”4.Confuciuswasagreat________andeducatorofancientChina.worksinfluencedwisethinkerⅠ.用方框中词的正确形式填空。thinkworkwiseinfluenceⅡ.根据汉语意思,用英语完成句子。1.我从来没有认为他是一个英雄。Inever________him______________.2.我想我们下周将去那儿。I_______we______________therenextweek.3.不管我怎么努力地读,我还是不懂这个句子的意思。NomatterhowItriedtoreadit,thesentencestilldidnot__________________tome.supposedaherosupposewillgomakeanysense