1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,九年级上册,7,Great books,Module,Unit 1,Were still influenced by,Confuciuss ideas.,Talk about the pictures,Warm up,Confucius,(about 551-479 BC).He is also called,Kong,Zi,.,He was a great thinker.One of his works is,Lunyu,.,When three people are walking together,I am sure to find teachers amo
2、ng them.,三人行,必有我师焉。,-,孔子,论语,Shakespeare,(1564,1616),He was considered the greatest playwright(,剧作家,)in the world and the finest poet(,诗人,)who has written in the English language.,It is the east,and Juliet is the sun.(Romeo and Juliet),那是东方,而朱丽叶就是太阳。,罗密欧与朱丽叶,This above all:to,thine,self be true.(Haml
3、et),最重要的是,你必须对自己忠实。,哈姆雷特,Mark Twain,(l835,1910),He was the US critical realism(,批判的现实主义,)literature founder(,奠基人,),world famous short story master(,大师,).,评论,(,文章,),n.,discuss,讨论,谈论,v,.,influence,影响,作用于,v.,/,nfl,ns,/,thinker,思想家,n.,wise,有判断力的,;,明智的,adj,.,/,i,k,/,/,w,a,z,/,/,r,vj,u,:,/,/,d,sk,s,/,New
4、words and expressions,review,sense,道理,意义,合理性,n.,/,s,e,ns,/,make sense,易理解,;,合情理,;,有意义,by the way,顺便提一下,(,用于在交谈中插入新话题,题外话或评论,),suppose,/,s,p,z,/,猜想;推测;相信;认为,v.,well-known,/,w,e,ln,n,/,众所周知的;著名的,adj.,thinker,n.,思想家,;,思考者,Plato is a great thinker.,柏拉图是一个伟大的思想家。,wise,adj.,1).,有智慧的,;,聪明的,The wisdom of th
5、e masses exceeds that of,the wisest individual.,三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。,2).,英明的,;,明智的,You are wise not to join the club.,你不加入俱乐部是明智的。,influence,n.(,1).,影响,作用,CU(+on/upon),The,influence,of climate on crops are,self-evident.,气候对农作物的影响是不证自明的。,(2).,影响力,;,势力,权势,U(+over/with),Mr.Smith is a man of,influence,in this t
6、own.,史密斯先生是这个镇上有权势的人物。,(3).,有影响的人,(,或事物,);,有权势者,C(for/on),vt,.,影响,感化,I dont want to,influence,you.You must decide,for yourself.,我不想影响你。你必须自行决定。,Listening and vocabulary,Work in pairs.Look at the pictures.Say,who the people are and why they are famous.,Now listen and check your answers.,Listen and ch
7、eck your answers,to Activity 1.,great,influence,respect,thinker,thought,wise,play,poem,writer,story,writer,2.Listen again and complete the sentences.,1.Confucius is,well-known,in _.,2.Shakespeare wrote_.,3.Mark Twains stories are set _,of the US.,many countries,plays and poems,in the south,Watch and
8、 read,Mr,Jackson:Hello,Betty.Whats up?,Betty:I want to join an Internet group to,discuss,great books by great writers.,Mr,Jackson:So,who are your great writers?,Betty:Well,maybe Confucius and Shakespeare.,Mr,Jackson:Really?I accept that theyre great because their works are still read by many people
9、today.But I think Id describe,3.Listen and read.,Confucius more as a teacher and,thinker,than a writer.He was a very wise man.What do you have to do for the discussion?,Betty:Well,each of us reads a,favourite,book and writes a,review,for the discussion.,Mr,Jackson:I see.Were still,influenced,by Conf
10、ucius ideas,and Shakespeares plays,also,make a lot of sense,to us today.People have always read,and will always read great books.,By the way,what do you think of Mark Twain,the great American writer in the nineteenth century?,Betty:He was important,but I,suppose,he isnt,as well-known as Confucius or
11、Shakespeare.,Mr,Jackson:No,but his books are still popular,and one of his books is my,favourite,The,Adventures of Tom Sawyer,.,Betty:Great!Why dont you,join in,the,discussion and tell us about it?,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 Faulkners,works
12、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 cant 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 doesnt,work.,我的表不走了。,2.But I think Id describe
13、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。,morethan,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,:Sheis,more,beautiful,than,hersister.,她比她妹妹更漂亮。,(2).,与其说,不如说,。,如,:Hewas,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
14、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 isnt,as,well-known,as,Confucius or Shakespeare.,(1).suppose,猜想,推测,相信,认为。,I,suppose,hell come bac
15、k 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 qu
16、arter,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 worlds,best-known,opera singers.,他是世界上最有名的歌剧演员之一。,Now match the people with the descriptions.,1.Confucius,2.Shakespeare,3.Mark Twain,a).He was a very wise man.,b).He is
17、 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.,Everyday English,Whats up?,Well,maybe.,I suppose that.,Why dont you.?,4.Complete t
18、he 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,Shakes
19、peare are great because their works are still read by people today,but he thinks,discussing,review,accepts,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 Shakespeares plays still make(7
20、)_ to people today.,thinker,wise,influenced,sense,Pronunciation and speaking,5.Listen and underline the words the,speaker stresses.,1.Were still influenced by Confucius ideas.,2.Shakespeares plays also make a lot sense,to us today.,3.He was important,but I suppose he isnt,as well-known as Confucius
21、or Shakespeare.,Now listen again and repeat.,6.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/dont agree with,I supp
22、ose.,I think.,Now report the ideas of your group to the whole class.,Most of us think,We think we learn.,Exercises,根据句意及汉语意思完成句中单词。,1.Some of their_(,作品,)were published,in 1858.,2.What we read _(,影响,)our,thinking.,3.Do you_(,认为,)hell fail to catch,the train?,4.The radio says its going to rain this,a
23、fternoon,so its_(,明智,)of you to,take your umbrella.,works,influences,suppose,wise,二,.,单项选择。,-Do you like the song,You and Me,?,-Of course.It _great.,A.sounds B.looks C.smells D.listens,Hong Kong_ to be a good place for eating today.,A.knows B.knew,C.is known D.was known,A,C,3.-Look,Its raining heavily._ take a raincoat with you?,-Well,Ill take one right now.,A.Why not B.Why dont,C.Would you mind D.Would you like a,4.-Its very hot outside.,-Why _ you stay at home?,A.not B.not to C.dont D.do not,A,C,Homework,Finish the exercises in the workbook.,






