We’restillinfluencedbyConfucius’sideas.Confucius/kən'fju:ʃjəs/ShakespeareMarkTwain/'ʃeɪkspɪə//tweɪn//mɑːk/Whyaretheyfamous?1.Confuciuswasagreat_______________inancientChina.2.Helived___________yearsago3.Heiswell-knownin___________.4.WilliamShakespearewasEnglishandwrote_____________.5.Hedied___________yearsago.6.Hisplaysarestillseen,andhispoems___________bymanypeople.7.MarkTwainwas___________writer.8.Hisstoriesareset___________oftheUSover100yearsagoUnit1Activity2.mp31.Confuciuswasagreat_________________inancientChina.2.Helived___________yearsago3.Heiswell-knownin______________.4.WilliamShakespearewasEnglishandwrote________________.5.Hedied___________yearsago.6.Hisplaysarestillseen,andhispoems___________bymanypeople.7.MarkTwainwas___________writer.8.Hisstoriesareset___________oftheUSover100yearsagoteacherandthinkerover2000manycountriesplaysandpoemsabout400arestillreadanAmericaninthesouthConfuciuswasagreatteacherandthinkerinancientChina.Helivedover2000yearsagoandheiswell-knowninmanycountries./kən'fju:jəsʃ/WilliamShakespearewasEnglishandwroteplaysandpoems.Althoughhediedabout400yearsago,hisplaysarestillseen,andhispoemsarestillreadbymanypeople./'ʃeɪkspɪə//'wɪljəm/MarkTwainwasanAmericanwriter.Hisworksarestudiedinschools.HisstoriesaresetinthesouthoftheUSover100yearsago,andreadersstillenjoythemverymuch./tweɪn//mɑːk/Confucius中国古代思想家、教育家生活在2000多年前多国闻名WilliamShakespeare英国戏剧作家、诗人400多年前去世世人依然欣赏他的作品MarkTwain美国作家作品收录入中学教材作品故事发生在100多年前美国南部读者依然很喜欢他的作品一、听课文M7U1ActivityThree对话,选择正确答案。()1.WhatdoesBettywanttodo?A.Towriteabook.B.TojoinanInternetgroup.C.Tohaveaparty.()2.WhatdoesMrJacksonthinkofConfus?A.Wise.B.Justawriter.C.Aplayer.()3.WhendidMarkTwainlive?A.Inthe18thcentury.B.Inthe19thcentury.C.Inthe20thcentury.()4.WhatdoesBettythinkofMarkTwain?A.MorefamousthanConfuciusandShakespeare.B.LessfamousthanConfuciusandShakespeare.C.AsfamousasConfuciusandShakespeare.()5.WhatdoesBettyaskMRJacksontodo?A.Toreadfamousbook.B.Towriteareview.C.Tojoininthediscussion.Unit1Activity3.mp3BABBCa)Hewasaverywiseman.b)Heisnotaswell-knownastheothertwopeople,buthisworksarestillpopular.c)Hisplaysarereadbymillionsofpeople.d)Hewasmoreateacherandthinkerthanawriter.e)Peoplearestillinfluencedbyhisideas.1.Confucius2.Shakespeare3.MarkTwainReadandmatch.4.Completethepassagewiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.acceptdiscussinfluencereview(n.评论)sense(n.道理;意义;合理)thinker(n.思想家)wiseMrJacksonandBettyare(1)_________greatwriters.BettyexplainsthatinherInternetgroup,eachpersonreadsafavouritediscussingbookandthenwritesa(n)(2)________ofit.MrJackson(3)_________thatConfuciusandShakespearearegreatbecausetheirworksarestillreadbypeopletoday,buthethinksConfuciuswasmoreateacherand(4)________thanawriter.HesaysthatConfuciuswasavery(5)_____man.MrJacksonthinksthatwearestill(6)__________byConfucius’sideasandthatShakespeare’splaysstillmake(7)______topeopletoday.reviewacceptsthinkerwiseinfluencedsense课堂检测:ConfuciusHeisChinese.Heisa_____.Heis__________inmanycountries.ShakespeareHeis________.Hewrote__________.Hisplays_________;hispoems________bymanypeople.MarkTwainHeis________.Heisa__________.Hisworks__________inschoolsandpeoplestill______themverymuch.greatteacherandthinkerwell-knownEnglisharestillreadarestillseenplaysandpoemsAmericanwriterarestillstudiedenjoyAlifewithoutbooksislikealifewithoutsunlight.