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课件网) Module 7 Great books Unit1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas. Who are they? Do you know something about them? a Chinese philosopher, teacher and political figure Confucianism provides rules for thinking and living that focus on love for humanity. Confucius is widely considered one of the most influential teachers in Chinese history. Confucius A famous English writer of plays and poems wrote about 38 plays, 154 short poems and a few long poems His famous plays include Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare Mark Twain pseudonym of?Samuel Clemens American humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist His famous works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.?? 1. Confucius is well-known in _____. 2. Shakespeare wrote _____. 3. Mark Twain’s stories are set _____ of the US. Listen again and complete the sentences. many countries plays and poems in the south A3. Listen and choose correct answers. 1. Who is Betty’s great writers? A. Shakespeare B. Mark Twain C. Lu Xun 2. What does Betty have to do for the discussion? A. She has to write a book. B. She has to read a book. C. She has to read her favorite book and write a review. 3. What does Betty think of Mark Twain? He was famous. B. He was successful. C. He was important but isn’t as famous as Confucius. ? ? ? 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 millions of people. d) He was more a teacher and thinker than a writer. e) People are still influenced by his ideas. Confucius 2. Shakespeare 3.Mark Twain Now match the people with the descriptions. Discussion Why are they famous? What kind of book do you think is great? Expressions 过得怎样？ 伟大作家的伟大作品 接受某样东西 把他称为思想家 写一篇评论参加讨论 great books by great writers What’s up? accept sth describe him as a thinker 6. 被… 所影响 7. 有意义;合情理 在十九世纪 我觉得 你为什么不… 加入讨论 be influenced by … make (a lot of) sense in the nineteenth century I suppose Why don’t you…? join in the discussion write a review for the discussion Sentences What’s up? 你怎么啦？出了什么事？（脱口而出） What’s the matter? 你怎么啦？出了什么事？ （一般指真的有事） What’ the matter with sb? ? （指骂人的话） But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. 但是我更愿意把孔子描述为一位教育家兼思 想家，而非作家。 be more sth than sth 与其说…不如说… 与其说他是我的老师，不如说他是我的朋友。 He is more my friend than my teacher. 成功来自努力，而非好运。 Success is more hard work than good luck. 3. … and Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today. … make sense 有道理、有意义 他说的话有道理。 What he said makes sense. 尽管他解释了很多遍，但是他所做的事情仍然没有任何意义。 Although he explained a lot, what he did didn’t make any sense to me. 4. I want to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers. discuss v. 讨论 dis ... ...
