九年级英语上册Module 2 Unit 1 Confucius’ works are read by many people.doc

Unit 1 Confucius' works are read by many people
ⅠTeaching model
Listening and speaking
ⅡTeaching method
Communicative approach
ⅢTeaching aims
Key words: work, influence, thinker, thought, wise, copy, monthly, literature,
Key Phrases: What’s up? as far as , not …any more , millions of ,
Everyday English: What’s up? It’ a pity. Sounds like a good idea!
Go on. Really? I see.
ⅣTeaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, pictures, handouts
ⅤTeaching Steps
Step1 Warming-up and listening
1. Look at the pictures.
2. Talk something about Confucius, Shakespeare and Mark · Twain
3. Work in pairs.
Match the words in the box with the box with the people in the pictures.
4. Listen and check your answer to Activity 1.
Step 2 Listen and read
1. (Close the books) Listen to the tape carefully.
2. Ask the students to read through the conversation individually.
3. Play the tape and have them read and follow.
4. Act it out.
5. Learn Everyday English
Step 3 Do Exercises
1. Answer the questions in Activity 4...
1) Who do you think Mr Jackson is?
2) What are Mr Jackson and Betty talking about?
3) What was Betty looking for in the library? Why?
4) What does Betty think of Mark Twain's books?
5) What is Mr Jackson's opinion of what a great book is?
2. Listen again and check.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box in
Activity 1.
1) Teahouse is a(n)____by Lao She.
2) The Tang ____ are great works of Chinese literature.
3) Confucius was a great____.
4) Confucius is known for his ____thoughts.
5) Mark Twain is Mr Jackson’s favourite ____.
6) Confucius' ____are mainly found in Lunyu.
Step 4 work in pairs
1. Make a list of.
1) two great plays
2) two poems
3) two wise thinkers
4) two important writers
5) two great stories
2 .Work in pairs and talk about your favourite from the list Use the words in Activity 1 to help you.
Step 5 Explain the important and difficult points
1 As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang.
凭我记忆,它(这本杂志)是由贝基.王创办的.
as far as...表示“至于,就......”.如:
He isn't coming today ,as far as I know .据我所知,他今天不来了.
2 Confucius' works are still read by many people today ,and we are still influenced by his thoughts.今天,仍然有许多人在读孔子的论著,我们也仍然受他思想的影响.Confucius 指孔子,是“孔夫子"”的英语译名.由于历史的原因,中国古代思想家孔子和孟子(Mencius,也是从"“孟夫子"”翻译而来的)的英语译名一般不使用拼音直接翻译.现在,大多数我国特有的名称等都取汉语拼音的翻译的方法.
3 Mark Twain was a important writer ,but he isn't known as a great thinker like Confucius .
马克.吐温是一位重要的作家,但他并不像孔子那样作为伟大的思想家而文明于世.
be known as... 表示"以......知名/闻名".如:
Yang Liping is know as a great dancer.杨丽萍是公认的出色的舞蹈家.
4 Perhaps that's what makes “Great Books”---they're still read today .也许,这正是入选“名著欣赏”的关键---它们至今仍被广泛阅读.在该句中,make+宾语+adj.的表示“致使/使/导致......怎么样”。如:
The words made her popular with the students.那些话使她在学生中很受欢迎.
Eating the bad bananas made them ill.吃这些坏的香蕉使他们生病了。
Step 6 Pronunciation and speaking
1. Listen and repeat.
2. Work in groups of three and look at the opinions in the table.
3. Report ideas of your group to the whole class.
Step 7 Homework
Finish the exercises in the workbook Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4&5