2014-2015学年九年级英语上册 Module 7 Unit 3 Language in use课件 （新版）外研版.pptVIP

Tony: Of course he is… Daming: Look! We’re going to talk about Alex Rider at the after- school book club. Why don’t you come and (8)_______? Tony: Great! I’d love to! join in Listen and check (√)the books that Daming likes. √ √ √ A: What stories should I read? B: I think… A: Do you think I should read The Arabian Nights? B: Yes, I do. I think… / No, I don’t. I think… Talk about the best stories to read. Plato lived in ancient Greece. He was a great thinker and writer, and his ideas helped start Western philosophy. Plato and The Republic He wrote down his ideas in the form of many famous dialogues and letters. The Republic is his most famous book. In it, Plato discusses politics and what makes a good city and a good man. The modern world is still influenced by his writings about life, education, government, art, maths and science. * * * Unit 3 Language in use Goals To practice using passive voice. 2. To use the key words and expressions in new situations. One of my favourite great books is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. The story is set in the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the nineteenth century. Talk something about the pictures. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book. It is more than an adventure story. Mark Twain wrote it in 1876. It describes people’s lives in the southern states of America at that time. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions. 1. Their works are still read by many people today. 2. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas. 3. It is still read and loved by people all over the world. Compare the sentences below with the sentences in the grammar box above. 1. Many people still read their works today. 2. Confucius’s ideas still influence us. 3. People all over the world still read and love it. 被动语态(1) 如果想要表达“孩子们喜爱这本书”，“我们每天使用电脑”，我们会说： Children love this book.