2017秋九年级英语上册 Module 7 Great books Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas课件 （新版）外研版.ppt

* Module 7 Great books Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’ ideas. wise thinker review influence sense make sense by the way Suppose well-known 影响 思想家 明智的；有判断力的 评论（文章） 道理；意义；合理性 合情理；明智；有意义 猜想；推测；相信；认为 顺便提一下 众所周知的；著名的 New Words Confucius (circa 551－479 BC). He sometimes went by the name 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 U.S. critical realism literature founder, world renowned short story master. Listening and vocabulary Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous. Now listen and check your answers. 1 2 3 Confucius William Shakespeare Mark Twain Listen and read. Mr Jackson: Hello, Betty. Whats up? Betty: I want to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers. Mr Jackson: So, who are your great writers? Betty: Well, maybe Confucius and Shakespeare. Mr Jackson: Really? I accept that theyre great because their works are still read by many people today. But I think Id describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. He was a very wise man. What do you have to do for the discussion? Betty: Well, each of us reads a favourite book and writes a review for the discussion. Mr Jackson: I see. Were still influenced by Confuciuss ideas, and Shakespeares plays also make a lot of sense to us today. People have always read, and will always read great books. By the way, what do you think of Mark Twain, the great American writer in the nineteenth