外研版 初三 ( 上 ) Module 2

Unit 1 Confucius’ works are read by many people

Talk something about the pictures Confucius (circa 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 (1564 － 1616 ) He was considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language.

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. allow competition defeat fan hold point season score stand for team win 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 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 thought writer

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. IdeaYour 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