Module 2

Great BooksUnit 1

Confucious ‘ works are

read by many people

Talk something about the picturesConfucius (circa 551-479 BC). He sometimes went by the names Kong Zi though he was born - Kong Qiu - styled Zhong Ni. He was born in the village of Zou in the country of Lu.

Shakespeare (15

64 － 1616 ) He

was considered the gr

eatest playwright in th

e world and the finest

poet who has written i

n the English languag

e.

Mark · Twain ( l8

35 ～ 1910 ) He w

as the US critical r

ealism literature f

ounder, world ren

owned short story

master.

Listening and vocabulary Work in pairs. Match the words in the box with the box with the people in the pictures.

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Confucius

Mark Twain

Shakespeare

Listen and check your answer to Activity 1. Confucius— great thinker wise respect influence thoughts

William Shakespeare —writer poems plays

Mark Twain--- story

Listen and read

What’s up? 什么事 ?

It’s a pity. 真遗憾 .

Sounds like a good idea!

听起来是个好主意 !

Go on. 继续Really? 真的么 ?

I see. 我明白了 .

Answer the questions. 1. Who do you think Mr Jackson is? Mr Jackson is Betty’s workmates.2. What are Mr Jackson and Betty talking about? They are talking about starting the school magazine.3. What was Betty looking for in the library? Why? She was looking for something by

Confucius and by Shakespeare. Because she’d like a monthly article called “Great Books”.4. What does Betty think of Mark Twain’s books? She thinks his books aren’t as popular as Confucius’.

5. What is Mr Jackson’s opinion of what a great book is? Great books are those that are still read today.

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迎。Eating the bad bananas made them ill.吃这些坏的香蕉使他们生病了。

Read and learnIf I have got it right, it was called New Standard.As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang.Confucius’s works are still read by many people today.And we are still influenced by his thoughts.And Shakespeare’s plays are seen by millions of people every year.But he isn’t known as a great thinker like Confucius.

被动语态的构成和用法构成 Be+ 动词的过去分词 be + done用法 1) 当我们不知道谁是动作的执行者

时 , 或者没有必要指出谁是动作的执行者时 . 例如 .

This kind of bike is sold in that shop.2) 当需要强调动作的承受者时 . 例如 : Football is played in most middle school.

1 The blackboard ____(clean) every day.

2 The old _______(respect) in China.

3 ___ the camara_____(make) in Japan?

4 English __________(teach) in most middle schools in China.

5 He ____often_______ (hurt) by his classmates.

is cleaned

are respected

Is made

is taught

is hurt

Complete the sentences with the correct

form of the words in the box in page 6.

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.

play

poems

thinker

great

5. Mark Twain is Mr Jackson’s favourite _______. 6. Confucius’ ________ are mainly found in Lunyu.

writer

thought

Make a list of. 1. two great plays 2. two poems 3. two wise thinkers 4. two important writers 5. two great stories Now work in pairs and talk about your favourite from the list. Use the words in page 16 to help you

Listen and repeat.

Confucius’ works are still read / by

many people today, / and we’re still

influenced / by his thoughts. / And

Shakespeare’s plays are seen / by

millions of people every year.

Work in groups of three and look at the opinions in the table.

Idea Your idea and reason

1. Teahouse is a greatest work in Chinese literature.

2. Everyone should learn some Tang poems.

3. We should only read great works of literature.

I agree / don’t agree with … I think …Report ideas of your group to the whole class.Most of us think …more than …We think we learn more from … than from …