外研版初中英语九年级上册Module 7 Unit 3 Language in use课件.pptVIP

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. Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Plato was a great (1)_______ and writer, and his (2)______ helped start Western philosophy. He (3)______ in ancient Greece. He (4)_______ down his ideas in the form of many famous (5)_________ and letters. The Republic is his most (6)_______ book. thinker ideas lived wrote dialogues famous In it, Plato (7)_________ politics and what makes a good city and a good (8)_____. The modern world is still (9)_________ by his writings about life, education, government, art, maths and (10)_______. discusses man influenced science * 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. Ma