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初三 ( 上 )Module 2

Unit 1 Confucius’ works are

read by many people

Talk something about the pictures

Confucius (circa 551-47

9 BC). He sometimes we

nt by the names Kong Zi

though he was born - Ko

ng Qiu - styled Zhong Ni.

He was born in the villa

ge 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 ( l835

～ 1910 ) He was

the US critical

realism literature

founder, world

renowned short

story master.

Work in pairs. Match the words in the box with the box with the people in the pictures.

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Listening and vocabulary

Confucius

Mark Twain

Shakespeare

Listen and read.

Listen and check your answer to Activity 1.

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 still

today.

Now listen again and check.

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

great

thinker

poems

5. Mark Twain is Mr Jackson’s favourite _______. 6. Confucius’ ________ are mainly found in Lunyu. Make a list of. 1. two great plays 2. two poems 3. two wise thinkers 4. two important writers 5. two great stories

thoughtwriter

Now work in pairs and talk about y

our 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 …

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 .

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。

Wb. Ex. 1, 2 , 3, 4&5