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课件网) Unit 1 Module 7 Great books To be able to understand the conversation about great books To be able to talk about your favourite books, plays, poems and writers 学习目标 Can you name any great books and great writers The Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en A Dream in Red Massions by Cao Xueqin The Water Margin by Shi Nai’an The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong Warming up Look at the pictures and answer who they are and why they are famous. great influence play poem respect story thinker thought wise writer 1 Pre-listening Confucius He is a great in China. He is known for his thought. We are still by his thought. He is by Chinese people. thinker wise influenced respected Pre-listening Are you familiar with these sentences 子曰：“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。” To learn without thinking, said the Master, risks to be blind, while to think without learning risks to be impractical. Pre-listening Are you familiar with these sentences 子曰：“学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？” Is it not a delight, said the Master, to acquire knowledge and put it into practice Is it not a pleasure to meet friends coming from afar Is he not an intelligent man, who is careless alike of being known or unknown Pre-listening William Shakespeare He was a of plays and . Some of his most famous are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. He was born in 1564 in . His plays are still seen by millions of people every year. writer poems plays England Pre-listening Great comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream 《仲夏夜之梦》 The Merchant of Venice 《威尼斯商人》 Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》 As You Like It 《皆大欢喜》 Hamlet 《哈姆雷特》 King Lear 《李尔王》 Macbeth 《麦克白》 Othello 《奥赛罗》 Great Tragedies: Pre-listening Mark Twain He was a famous _____ writer. He wrote a lot of . His books are still popular. For example, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. American stories Pre-listening Mark Twain’s famous works Now listen and check your answers. Pre-listening Listen again and complete the sentences. 1. Confucius is well-known in _____. 2. Shakespeare wrote _____. 3. Mark Twain’s stories are set _____of the US. in many countries plays and poems in the south 2 Listening Listen and match the people with the descriptions. Confucius Shakespeare Mark Twin He was a very wise man. He is not as well-known as the other two people but he his works are still popular His plays are read by millions of people. He was more a teacher and thinker than a writer. People are still influenced by his ideas. 3 Listening 1. Who does Betty think are great writers 2. What does Mr Jackson think of Confucius 3. Which of Mark Twin’s books does Mr Jackson most like reading Confucius and Shakespeare. He’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and a thinker than a writer. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Listening Listen again and answer the questions. Discussion Work in pairs. Discuss: Which sentences are facts W ... ...
