Module 2 Great books.Unit 1 Confucius’ works are read by many people • 1.Key vocabulary: work,influence,respect,wise,literature, thinker, monthly, as far as,not…any more,millions of.• 2.Key sentences:• What’s up ?• It’ a pity .• Sounds like a good idea !• Go on .• Really ?• I see . As far as I remember, it was started by Becky Wang. Confucius’ works are still read by many people today, and we are still influenced by his thoughts. Mark Twain was a important writer, but he isn’t known as a great thinker like Confucius. Perhaps that’s what makes “Great Books”---they’re still read today.• 3. Grammar: 一般现在时的被动语态。• 4. 功能话题： I agree/I don’t agree with…, I /we think…• 5. 重点难点：• 重点 : Key vocabulary 和 Key sentences • 难点：被动语态的一般现在时。Suggestions for warming-up• 教师问学生问题，问题如下：Do you like reading books?What’s your favourite book?Who’s your favourite writer?Guess who they are.Can you say something about them?在黑板上呈现活动 1 的单词，为后面的听对话、短文以及完成模块任务做语言上的铺垫。Work in pairs. Match the words in the box with the box with the people in the pictures. allow competition defeat fan hold point season score stand for team win Listening and vocabulary He is Confucius.He is a great thinker.His thoughts are still influenced by us.His thoughts are wiseshakespeareHe is a great writer.He wrote poems and plays.Mark TwainHe is a writer.He wrote many storys.扩展性练习• Work in groups to talk about something about them and then report to the class.
