《We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas》Great books PPT課件3
Warming up
Recently I’ve read a great book called Romeo and Juliet. I’m deeply moved by it. Have you ever read some great books? Who are your great writers?
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous.
Confucius was a great teacher and thinker in ancient China. He lived over 2000 years ago and he is well-known in many countries.
William Shakespeare was English and wrote plays and poems. Although he died about 400 years, his plays are still seen, and his poems are still read by many people.
Mark Twain was an American writer. His works are studied in schools. His stories are set in the south of the US over 100 years ago, and readers still enjoy them very much.
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Listen and read
Now match the people with the descriptions.
1. Confucius
2. Shakespeare
3.Mark Twain
a) 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 influenced by his ideas.
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Everyday English
What’s up?怎么了？是一種非正式的用法。
Well, maybe… 嗯，也許…….
I suppose…我想……
Why don’t you…?你為什么不……？
Listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.
1. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
3. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
Now listen again and repeat.
1. We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
2. Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today.
3. He was important, but I suppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
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Language points
1. What’s up?
What’s up?是一種非正式的用法，意思是“怎么了/出什么事了？”
e.g. What’s up? You look very worried.
怎么了？你看上去很焦慮。
2. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer.
這里的Confucius指孔子，為“孔夫子”的英語譯名，是長期以來約定俗成的譯法。
more…than…在本句中表示“與其說是……不如說是……”。
e.g. Success is more hard work than good luck.
成功來自努力，而非好運。
3. … and Shakespeare’s plays also make a lot of sense to us today. …
sense n. 道理；意義；合理
make sense的意思是“易理解；合情理；有意義”。
e.g. No wonder how I tried to read it, the sentence still did not make any sense to me.
不管我們怎么努力地讀，我還是不懂這個句子的意思。
Why did she do such a thing? It does not seem to make sense.
她為什么做這樣的事？似乎沒有道理。
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中考鏈接
一、 單項選擇
1. Experts ________ to make suggestions to help him develop.
A. will invite
B. are invited
C. have invited
2. Han Han’s books are popular. They________ by many teenagers.
A. are reading
B. are read
C. were read
3. —At present, one of the best ways to study is working in groups.
—More chances _______ to students to learn from each other.
A. offer
B. are offered
C. have offered
4.—Don’t you see the sign “No Parking!” on the right?
—Sorry, I didn’t. But now I know parking ______ here.
A. wasn’t allowed B. isn’t allowed
C. won’t allow D. doesn’t allow
二、 完成句子
1. 我試圖讓每首歌都體現出它自己的意義。
I try to make each song___________for itself.
2. 順便問一下，你認為這個隊的水平如何？
___________, what do you think about this Team?
3. 今天很多人仍然看孔子的作品。
Confucius’works _____________by many people today.
4. 學校鼓勵學生大聲地講英語。
All the students _____________speak English loudly.
5. 我們受到孔子思想的影響。
We __________ by Confucius’s thoughts.
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