RecentlyI’vereadagreatbookcalledRomeoandJuliet.I’mdeeplymovedbyit.Haveyoueverreadsomegreatbooks?Whoareyourgreatwriters?ConfuciuswasagreatteacherandthinkerinancientChina.Helivedover2000yearsagoandheiswell-knowninmanycountries.ConfuciusWorkinpairs.Lookatthepictures.Saywhothepeopleareandwhytheyarefamous.WilliamShakespearewasEnglishandwroteplaysandpoems.Althoughhediedabout400years,hisplaysarestillseen,andhispoemsarestillreadbymanypeople.ShakespeareMarkTwainwasanAmericanwriter.Hisworksarestudiedinschools.HisstoriesaresetinthesouthoftheUSover100yearsago,andreadersstillenjoythemverymuch.MarkTwainNowlistenandcheckyouranswers.1.Confuciusiswell-knownin________________.2.Shakespearewrote________________.3.MarkTwain’sstoriesareset___________oftheUS.Listenagainandcompletethesentences.manycountriesplaysandpoemsinthesouthv.影响；作用于adj.有判断力的；明智的1.Confucius2.Shakespeare3.MarkTwainNowmatchthepeoplewiththedescriptions.a)Hewasaverywiseman.b)Heisnotaswell-knownastheothertwopeople,buthisworksarestillpopular.c)Hisplaysarereadbymillionsofpeople.d)Hewasmoreateacherandthinkerthanawriter.e)Peoplearestillinfluencedbyhisideas.Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.acceptdiscussinfluencereview(n.评论)sense(n.道理；意义；合理)thinker(n.思想家)wiseMrJacksonandBettyare(1)___________greatwriters.discussingBettyexplainsthatinherInternetgroup,eachpersonreadsafavouritebookandthenwritesa(n)(2)________ofit.MrJackson(3)_________thatConfuciusandShakespearearegreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbypeopletoday,buthethinksConfuciuswasmoreateacherand(4)________thanawriter.reviewacceptsthinkerHesaysthatConfuciuswasavery(5)_______man.MrJacksonthinksthatwearestill(6)__________byConfucius’sideasandthatShakespeare’splaysstillmake(7)______topeopletoday.wiseinfluencedsenseWhat’sup?怎么了？是一种非正式的用法。Well,maybe…嗯，也许…….Isuppose…我想……Whydon’tyou…?你为什么不……？1.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas.2.Shakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.3.Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.Listenandunderlinethewordsthespeakerstresses.Nowlistenagainandrepeat.1.We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas.2.Shakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.3.Hewasimportant,butIsupposeheisn’taswell-knownasConfuciusorShakespeare.1.TeahouseisoneofthegreatestplaysinChina.2.EveryoneshouldlearnsomeTangpoems.3.Weshouldonlyreadbooksbygreatwriters.Workingroups.Doyouagreewiththefollowingopinions?Giveyourreasons.Iaccept…Iagree/don’tagreewith…Isuppose…Ithink…Mostofusthink…Wethinkwelearn…Nowreporttheideasofyourgrouptothewholeclass.1.What’sup?What’sup?是一种非正式的用法，意思是“怎么了/出什么事了？”e.g.What’sup?Youlookveryworried.怎么了？你看上去很焦虑。2.ButIthinkI’ddescribeConfuciusmoreasateacherandthinkerthanawriter.这里的Confucius指孔子，为“孔夫子”的英语译名，是长期以来约定俗成的译法。more…than…在本句中表示“与其说是……不如说是……”。e.g.Successismorehardworkthangoodluck.成功来自努力，而非好运。3.…andShakespeare’splaysalsomakealotofsensetoustoday.…sensen.道理；意义；合理makesense的意思是“易理解；合情理；有意义”。e.g.NowonderhowItriedtoreadit,thesentencestilldidnotmakeanysensetome.不管我们怎么努力地读，我还是不懂这个句子的意思。Whydidshedosuchathing?Itdoesnotseemtomakesense.她为什么做这样的事？似乎没有道理。4.IwanttojoinanInternet...
