1、knfju:s1.Tobeabletounderstandtheconversationaboutgreatbooks2.Tobeabletotalkaboutyourfavouritebooks,plays,poemsandwriters3.TolearnsomekeywordsandusefulexpressionsWhen we talk about “Great books”, what words will come to your mind?Great bookspleasurewell-known writersinfluencepopularknowledgemake sens

2、eread by many people知之者不如好之者，好之者不如樂之者。學而時習之，不亦樂乎？學而不思則罔； 思而不學則殆。 敏而好學，不恥下問。Are you familiar with these sentences?Where do they come from?Who wrote them?Lun Yu Confucius William ShakespeareDo you know who wrote Romeo and Juliet?Tragedies悲劇Hamlet 哈姆萊特Othello奧塞羅King Lear李爾王Macbeth麥克白Do you know his fou

3、r great tragedies? Comedies喜劇The Merchant of Venice威尼斯商人 As you like it 皆大歡喜Twelfth Night 第十二夜A Midsummer Nights Dream仲夏夜之夢Do you know his four great comedies? Do you know who wrote these books?The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 湯姆索亞歷險記The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn哈克貝利費恩歷險記 The Million Pound Bank Not

4、e百萬英鎊It is often called The Great American Novel.Mark Twain (l8351910)Americas _ (著名的) literary figureAmericas short story writer, novelistLiterary giantHumorist (幽默作家)well-knownConfucius1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous. Wedescribehimmoreasateach

5、erandthinkerthanawriter.Eventodayhisworksarestillreadbymanypeopleandalsohiswisethoughtsstillinfluenceanumberofpeople.Heisamasterofdrama.Someofhisbest-knownworksareHamletandRomeo and Juliet.Hisplaysarestillwatchedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworldeventoday.Hisplaysmakealotofsensetoustoday.Afigureinwes

6、ternliterature.Heisgoodatwritinghumorousshortstories.Mark TwainNow listen and check your answers. Listen again and fill in the blanks.Presenter: Hello, today our guests will each introduce an important person from their countries, and well discuss why they are famous.Chinese person: Confucius was a

7、great _ in ancient China. He lived over 2,000 years ago and he is _ in many countries.teacher and thinkerwell-knownBritish person: William Shakespeare was English and wrote _. Although he died about 400 years ago, his plays _ still _, and his poems _ still _ by many people.America person: Mark Twain

8、 was an American writer. His works _ in schools. His stories _ in the south of the US over 100 years ago, and readers still enjoy them very much.plays and poemsareseenarereadare studiedare set1) Confucius is well-known in _.2) Shakespeare wrote _.3) Mark Twains stories are set _ of the US.2. Listen

9、again and complete the sentences.many countriesplays and poemsin the southa) 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 i

10、nfluenced by his ideas.v. 影響；作用于adj. 有判斷力的；明智的1. Confucius2.Shakespeare3.MarkTwain3. Now match the people with the descriptions.1. Both Betty and Mr Jackson think that Confucius and Shakespeare are great writers.2. Confucius and Shakespeare lived hundreds of years ago, so people are influenced littl

11、e by them now.3. Mr Jackson and Betty thinks Mark Twain is as great as Confucius.4. Betty wants Mr Jackson to join the Internet group to discuss great books.True or False4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. accept discuss influence review (n. 評論評論) sense (n. 道理；意義；合

12、理道理；意義；合理) thinker (n. 思想家思想家) wise Mr Jackson and Betty are (1) _ great writers. Betty explains that in her Internet group, each person reads a favouritediscussing book and then writes a(n) (2) _ of it. Mr Jackson (3) _ that Confucius and Shakespeare are great because their works are still read by

13、people today, but he thinks 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 Confuciuss ideas and that Shakespeares plays still make (7) _ to people today. reviewacceptsthinkerwise influenced sense Whats u

14、p? 怎么了？是一種非正式的用法。Well, maybe 嗯，也許.I suppose 我想Why dont you? 你為什么不？Learn to make a suggestion.Learn to give opinions.Pay attention to the underlined words.Learn to ask for opinions.1.WerestillinfluencedbyConfuciussideas.2.Shakespearesplaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.3.Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn

15、taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.Now listen again and repeat.1.WerestillinfluencedbyConfuciussideas.2.Shakespearesplaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.3.Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisntaswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.1. Teahouse isoneofthegr

16、eatestplaysinChina.2. EveryoneshouldlearnsomeTangpoems.3. Weshouldonlyreadbooksbygreatwriters.Work in groups. Do you agree with the following opinions? Give your reasons.I acceptI agree / dont agree withI supposeI thinkMost of us thinkWe think we learnNow report the ideas of your group to the whole

17、class.1.bytheway2.makesense3.Whatsup?4.WerestillinfluencedbyConfuciussideas.5.ButIthinkIddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.6.Isupposeheisntaswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.Some important expressions and patterns. 根據句意及所給漢語提示語寫出所缺單詞。1. Confucius was one of the greatest _(思想家) i

18、n China. 2. They will _(討論) this problem at the meeting tomorrow.3. Lily is much _(明智的) than her brother.thinkers discuss wiser 4. The teacher asked me to write a(n) _(評論) for this film.5. It is _(眾所周知的) that fruit is good for health.6. I _(推測) that this game is very popular with children.review wel

19、l-known suppose . 根據漢語意思完成英語句子，每空一詞。1. 對我來說，做這件事情沒有意義。 For me, doing the thing doesnt _ _.2. 順便問一下，誰寫的這本書？ _ _ _, who wrote this book?3. 與其說他是老師，不如說是作家。 He is _ a writer _ a teacher.make sense By the way more than 4. 她受媽媽的影響想成為一名護士。 She _ _ _ her mother and wants to be a nurse.5. 我們班人人都想參加這個活動。 Ever

20、yone in our class wants to _ _ this activity.is influenced by join in 1. Read the conversation on page 56 and remember the new words and phrases.2. Preview Unit 2.When we talk about “Great books”, what words will come to your mind?Great bookspleasurewell-known writersinfluencepopularknowledgemake se

21、nseread by many peopleComedies喜劇The Merchant of Venice威尼斯商人 As you like it 皆大歡喜Twelfth Night 第十二夜A Midsummer Nights Dream仲夏夜之夢Do you know his four great comedies? Confucius1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous. Wedescribehimmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.Eventodayhisworksarestillr