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Module 7 Great books
Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
[教学目标]
1. 知识目标：能正确理解并使用下列单词及短语
I能正确使用下列单词和短语
discuss, thinker, wise, review, influence, sense, makesense, by the way, suppose, well-known
II交际用语
1. What’s up?
2. Well, maybe…
3. I suppose…
4. Why don’t you…?
2. 技能目标：掌握一般现在时的被动语态的用法。
3. 通过对话学习，对孔子、莎士比亚、马克吐温这三位伟大的人物有基本的认识，在交流中鼓励不同层次的学生敢于发表自己的观点。
[教学重难点]
一般现在时的被动语态的用法
[教学过程]
Step1 Lead-in
标题导入:
“Recently I’ve read a great book called Romeo and Juliet。I’m deeply moved by it. Have you ever read some great books?” 随即将 “Great books”呈现在黑板上，鼓励学生说出他们读过的名著。这里用学生们熟悉的话题导入新课，能够激发学生学习的兴趣，活跃课堂气氛，更重要的是通过老师的表述，如运用重读、稍慢的语速等方式强调被动语态的句子，让学生们在真实的语境中感知被动语态。
Step 2 Listening
听activity1，展示三幅图片，问“Who are they? Do you know something about them? Try to use the words in the table to help you.”,学生们两人一组描述图片，之后，听磁带看学生们的匹配是否与所听到的一致。
1. Ask thestudents to Lookat the pictures.
2. Say who they are andwhy they are famous.
3. Play the recording andask the students to listen carefully.
4. Now listen and checkyour answers.
5. Ask the students tocheck their answer with a partner.
6. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 3 Listening carefully
1. Ask thestudents toread through answer the sentences.
1) Confucius is well-known in _______________.
2) Shakespeare wrote ______________________.
3) Mark Twain’s stories are set __________________ of theUS.
2. Play the recording andask the students to listen carefully.
3. Listen and complete thesentences.
4. Ask the students to checktheir answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
6. Now listen and check.
Step4 Listen and read
（一）学生自主学习，理解activity 3的意思，找出不懂的地方。
（二）小组内合作解决不懂的地方，再有疑难，小组间共同解决，教师适时点拨。
1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.
2. Ask the students to read the conversation silently.
3. Play the recording and ask thestudents to listen and read the conversation.
4. Read the conversation.
5. Act it out.
6. Match the people with the descriptions.
（1） Ask thestudents to readthe conversation again.
（2）Read the information inActivity 3.
1) Confucius 2)Shakespeare 3)Mark Twain
a) He was a very wise man.
b) He is not as well-knownas 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.
3. Now match the peoplewith the descriptions.
4. Ask the students tocheck their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.
Keys: 1.a), d),e) 2. c) 3. b)
Step 5 Finish the activity 4.
1. Ask the students to thewords in the box in Activity 4.
accept discuss influence review sense thinker wise |
2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 4.
Mr Jackson and Betty are (1)____________ great writers.Betty explains that in her Internet group, each person reads a favourite bookand then write a(n) (2)____________of it. Mr Jackson (3)____________ thatConfucius and Shakespeare are great because their works are still read bypeople today, but he thinks Confucius was more a teacher and (4)____________than a writer. He says that Confucius was a very (5)____________ man. MrJackson thinks that we are still (6)____________ by Confucius’s ideas and thatShakespeare’s plays still make (7)____________ to people today.
3. Complete the passage with the correctform of the words in the box.
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1.discussing 2. review 3. accepted 4. thinker 5. wise
6.influenced 7. sense
Step 6 Everyday English
让学生们说说这些句子在文中的意思。
What’s up?
Well, maybe…
I suppose…
Why don’t you…?
Step 7Pronunciation
1）跟读录音朗读文章，模仿语音语调
2）读熟文章
3）画出重读的句子
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Playthe recording again and ask the whole class to 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 Isuppose he isn’t as well-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
3. Ask the students to listen andunderline the words the speaker stresses.
4. Now listenagain and repeat.
Step 8 Group work andspeaking
1. Work in groups. Do you agree with the following opinions? Giveyour reasons.
1) Teahouse is one of thegreatest plays inChina.
2) Everyone should learnsome Tang poems.
3) We should only read booksby great writers.
I accept…
I agree / don’t agree with…
I suppose…
I think…
2. Now report the ideas ofyour group to the whole class.
Most of us think…We think we learn…
3. Work in groups.
Step 9 Language points
1. What’s up?
What’s up? 是一种非正式的用法，意思是“怎么了/出什么事了？”例如：
What’s up? You look veryworried? 怎么了？你看上去很焦虑。
2. But I think I’d describe Confucius more as a teacherand thinker than a writer.
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…”。例如：
Success is more hard workthan good luck. 成功来自努力，而非好运。
3. … and Shakespeare’splays also make a lot of sense to us today. …
make sense的意思是“合情理；明智；有意义”。例如：
No wonder how I tried to read it, the sentence still did notmake any sense to me. 不管我们怎么努力地读，我还是不懂这个句子的意思。
Why did she do such a thing? It does not seem to make sense. 她为什么做这样的事？似乎没有道理。
4.I want to join an Internet group to discussgreat books by great writers.
discussv.讨论；谈论
discuss的过去分词是discussed, 现在分词是discussing,
discusssth. (with sb.)和某人谈论某事
e.g.We will discuss the plans with them at the meeting.
我们将和他们在会议上讨论这个计划。
5.We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.
influencev.影响；作用于
influence用作动词时，后面直接跟宾语，常可用于influencesb. to do sth.结构。
e.g.What influenced you to take the job?
什么影响你接受这份工作？
6.By the way, what do you think of Mark Twain, …
bythe way用于转入新的话题，意为“顺便说；附带说”。
e.g.By the way, has everybody arrived?
顺便问一句，大家都到了吗？
7.He was important, but I suppose he isn’t aswell-known as Confucius or Shakespeare.
supposev.猜想；推测；相信；认为
后面可以带动词不定式的复合结构或从句，也常用于besupposed to结构。
e.g.I suppose him to be on duty.
我想他在值班。
We are not supposed to smoke here.
我们不应该在这儿吸烟。
well-knownadj.众所周知的；著名的
bewell-known as意为“作为……而著名”，相当于be famousas 。
e.g.Norman Bethune was well-known as a great doctor.
白求恩作为一个伟大的医生而著名。
拓展：
bewell-known for意为“因为……而著名”，相当于be famousfor。除v-ing形式外，for后还可跟名词。
e.g.Yuan Longping is well-known for hybrid rice.
袁隆平因杂交水稻而著名。
8. 小组自我补充
9. 学生自主完成这些重点与难点。
自主完成后，小组合作，交流学习成果，共同释疑。
让学生朗读以上重点知识。
Step 10 中考链接
A. 单项选择：
1. Experts ________ tomake suggestions to help him develop.
A. will invite B. are invited C. have invited
2. Han Han’s books arepopular. They ________ by many teenagers.
A. are reading B. are read C. were read
3. —At present, one of thebest ways to study is working in groups.
—More chances _______ tostudents 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 knowparking______ here.
A. wasn’t allowed B.isn’t allowed C. won’t allow D.doesn’t allow
Keys: 1. B 2.B 3.B 4. B
B. 完成句子：
1. 我试图让每首歌都体现出它自己的意义。
I try to make each song____________for itself.
2. 顺便问一下，你认为这个队的水平如何？
_____________, what do youthink about this Team?
3. 今天很多人仍然看孔子的作品。
Confucius’ works______________ by many people today.
4. 学校鼓励学生大声地讲英语。
All the students______________ speak English loudly.
5. 我们受到孔子思想的影响。
We _____________ byConfucius’s thoughts.
Keys: 1. make sense 2. By the way 3. are still read 4. areencouraged to 5. are influenced
Step 11 Homework
Remember the words of Unit1 and prepare the text of Unit 2.
Unit 2 It is still readand loved.
一、教学目标
1. 语言知识目标：
理解adventure, get into trouble,run away, escape, cave, dead, for a time, neighbour, funeral, surprised, alive,southern, state, pay for, action, everyday, dialogue在文中的意思，并能正确地翻译。
2. Keys structure: Sentencestructure.
2. 语言技能目标：
说：能谈论自己喜爱的名著及喜欢的理由。
读：通过阅读a book review of The Adventures ofTom Sawyer让学生掌握并运用略、精读的技巧，即略读找大意，精读搜索相关信息。
3.情感态度目标：
通过了解名著及著名作家，激发学生阅读名著及了解著名作家的兴趣。
二、教学过程
Step 1 Revision
Look at the picturesand say who they are and why they are famous.
Confucius
Confucius was a great teacher and thinker in ancientChina.He lived over 2000 years ago and he is well-known in many countries.
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was English and wrote plays and poems. Although he died about 400years, his plays are still seen, and his poems are still read by many people.
MarkTwain
Mark Twain was anAmerican writer. His stories are set in the south of theUSover 100 years ago, and readersstill enjoy them very much.
Step 2 Scanning(略读) 小组讨论，最后得出答案。
1. Read the firstparagraph of the passage in Activity 2 quickly.
2. Try to answer the questions. Use the words and expression in thebox to help you.
adventure hero nineteenth century treasure |
1) What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
2) When and where is the story set?
3. Read the passage andcheck your answers to Activity 1.
Keys: 1.It tells some excitingstories about a boy who has many adventures.
2. The story is set in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri,theUS,in the nineteenth century.
Step 3 Extensive reading（精读）.
1. Playthe recording and listen to the tape carefully.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage.
3. Ask the students to read the passage bythemselves.
4. Read thetext together.
Complete the table.
1. Read the passage again.
2. Complete the table with the information about TheAdventures of Tom Sawyer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Your favourite book | |
Writer | 1. | |
Place where the story is set | 2. | |
Main characters | 3. | |
Stories the book tells | 4. | |
Theme | 5. | |
Features | 6. |
3. Check with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys:
1. Mark Twain
2. St Petersburg, Missouri,America
3. Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Joe, Aunt Polly, Injun Joe, Becky
4. The adventures of a boy and his friends
5. It tells how youngpeople grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for theiractions.
6. It is writtenin everyday English and the dialogues sound especially real.
Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to thewords in the box in Activity 4.
dialogue everyday neighbour state |
2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 4.
Set in the (1)____________ of Missouri,theUS,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a lively story full of fun. Tom and his friendHuck have many adventures. My favourite part is when their family and(2)____________ go to church because they think Tom and Huck are dead! The bookis also full of wonderful (3)____________. The conversations are written in the(4)____________ English of nineteenth century Missouri, and sound especially real. It is atruly great book!
3. Complete the passage with the correctform of the words in the box.
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1.state 2. neighbours 3. dialogues 4. everyday
Step 4 Learning to learn.
Noticing words and expressions that are similar or repeated willhelp you understand the theme of a passage. For example, the expressions manyadventures, run away and treasure box in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer show usthat the story will he an exciting adventure.
Step 5 Writing
1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer. Would you like to read TheAdventures of Tom Sawyer? Why / Why not?
2. Complete the Your favourite book column in the table inActivity 3.
3. Write a passage about your favourite book. Use thepassage in Activity 2 and the information in Activity 6 to help you.
My favourite book is HarryPotter and Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. It is a story about a boy…
4. Work in pairs. Talkabout your favourite book.
Step 6 Language points
1. It tells how young people grow,how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.
pay for的意思是“为…付出代价；受惩罚”。例如：
e.g. We all pay for ourmistakes in one way or another.
我们都会为自己的错误付出这样或那样的代价。
These people must be made to pay for their crimes.
必须让这些人为他们自己的罪行付出代价。
2. …and it is thought to be one of the greatest Americanstories. …
is thought to be… 的意思是“人们认为…”，相当于People think…类似的结构还有：… is said to be…“据说…”；…is believed to be…“人们相信…”。例如：
At 115, Mrs. Jackson is believed to be the oldest personin the country.
115岁高龄的杰克逊夫人被认为是该国最长寿的人。
He is said to be therichest man in the world.
据说他是世界上最富有的人。
3.He does not like people telling him what todo, so he always gets into trouble.
getinto trouble遇上麻烦
e.g.Who will I call if I get into trouble?
一旦陷入麻烦，我可以向谁寻求帮助？
4.He and his best friend, Huck Finn, run away toan island in the middle of the
Mississippi River.
runaway 逃走；逃跑
e.g.If I run away, it will run after me.
如果我逃走了，它将追上我。
5.…Tom escapes from a cave with another friend, Becky.
escapev.逃离；逃脱
e.g.Three prisoners have escaped.
三名犯人逃走了。
escapefrom意为“从……里逃跑”。
e.g.Cindy succeeded in escaping from the burning building.
辛迪成功地从燃烧着的建筑物里逃了出来。
6.They hide and watch for a time when they seetheir family and neighbours…
fora time一小段时间；一度；一时
e.g.I worked at a high-school library for a time.
我在一个中学图书馆工作了一段时间。
7.Everyone is surprised to see them at first,…
surprisedadj.惊奇的；惊讶的
常用于短语besurprised at ...及be surprised to do sth.等，主语是人。
e.g.We are surprised at his sad story.
我们对他的悲惨故事感到惊讶。
Everyone was surprised to see the wonderfulmovie.
每个人看到这个精彩的电影都很惊讶。
8.…but very pleased to find that they are alive.
aliveadj. 活着的，在句中主要作表语，也可作宾语补足语或定语，作定语时，alive只能位于被修饰的名词之后。
e.g.The elephant was still breathing, so we knew it was still alive.
大象还在呼吸，因此我们知道它仍然是活着的。
I caught a bird alive in the tree.
我在树上抓了一只活着的小鸟。
9.It is written in everyday English, …
everyday adj.日常的；普通的,在句中作定语。
everyday 每天，天天，在句中作状语。
e.g.The Internet has become part of our everydaylife.
互联网已成为我们日常生活的一部分。
That’s true.I read news on the Internet every day.
这是真的，我每天看互联网的新闻
Step 7 中考链接
单项选择
1. A lot of trees________around here every year, and we can enjoy fresher air now.
A. were planted B. are planted C. will planted D. areplanting
2. —What languages _______in that country?
—German and English.
A. are speaking B. are spoken C. speak D. is spoken
3.—Excuse me, sir, smoking in the gas station.
—Oh, I\\\\\'m really sorry.
A. doesn\\\\\'t allow B.isn\\\\\'t allowed C. aren\\\\\'t allowed
Keys: 1. B 2.B 3.B
完成句子
1.如果你遇到麻烦，我一定站出来帮助你走出困境。
If you ______________I’llstep out and help you out.
2. 警察来时小偷已经跑了。
The thief had_____________when the policemen came.
3. 他在西班牙住过一段时期。
He lived_____________ inSpain.
4. 当然，遗失了自行车我愿意赔偿。
Of course, I\\\\\'m quitewilling to ______________the lost bike.
5. 司机不允许酒后驾驶。
Drivers _________________after drinking.
6. 马克吐温被认为是一位最伟大的作家之一。
Mark Twain__________________ one of the greatest writers.
Keys: 1. get into trouble 2. run away 3. for a time 4. pay for 5.aren’t allowed to drive 6. is thought to be
Step 8 Homework
Remember the words of Unit2 and prepare the text of Unit 3.
Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】
本模块围绕英雄这一话题，开展听、说、读、写活动。语法重点是操练被动语态。语言技能和语言知识主要都是围绕名著这一中心话题展开。语言知识目标
让学生能够使用在本模块所学的单词和短语。
1. 语言技能目标
通过状语从句的学习，学会总结和归纳。
2. 情感态度目标
能虚心向他人学习，学会合作和分享。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Revision
Show some pictures to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2
Step 2 Language practice
1. Read through the example sentences inthe box with the whole class.
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.
2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.
Step 3 Work in pairs.
Compare the sentences below with the sentences in the grammar boxabove.
1. Many people still read their works today.
2. Confucius’s ideas still influence us.
3. People all over the world still read and love it.
Step 4 Grammar
被动语态(1)
如果想要表达“孩子们喜爱这本书”，“我们每天使用电脑”，我们会说：
Children love this book.
We use computers everyday.
如果想要说“这本书为孩子们所喜爱”，“电脑天天都要使用到”，则可以这样表达：
This book is loved bychildren.
Computers are used (by us)every day.
这两组句子表达的重点有所不同。第一组句子侧重动作的发出者，强调某人做了什么，而第二组句子侧重于动作的承受者，强调某事/某物如何。因此，当我们要突出某个行为的执行者时，应使用主动语态(第一组)来表达，而要强调动作的承受者时，就要使用被动语态(第二组)来表达。
被动语态的各类句式总结如下：
1. 肯定句：主语+be+动词过去分词(+by+动作执行者)
2. 否定句：主语+be not+动词过去分词(+by+动作执行者)
3. 一般疑问句：be +主语+动词过去分词(+by+动作执行者)
4. 特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词+ be +主语+动词过去分词(+by+动作执行者)
请看以下例句：
This song is still loved by many young people today. 这首歌现在仍然受到许多年轻人的喜爱。(肯定句)
This camera is not made inJapan.这部相机不是日本制造的。(否定句)
—Is the film called SnowWhite? 这部电影是叫《白雪公主》吗？(一般疑问句)
—Yes, it is. / No, itisn’t.是的。/不是。
—How many people werementioned in the conversation?对话中提到了几个人？(特殊疑问句)
—Two.两个。
Step 5 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to thewords in the box in Activity 1.
give influence punish write |
2. Ask the students toread through the sentences in Activity 1.
1) Tom ____________ forfighting.
2)They ____________ Tom for fighting.
3)Confucius still ____________ people around the world.
4)People around the world __________ still __________ by Confucius.
5)A famous writer ___________ the stories in the newspaper.
6)The stories in the newspaper ____________by a famous writer.
7)The teacher _____________ the students a lot of ideas.
8)The students _____________ a lot of ideas by the teacher.
3. Now complete the sentences with the correct form of thewords in the box. You need to use the words more than once.
4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
5. Check theanswers:
Keys: 1. is punished 2. punish 3. influences 4. areinfluenced 5. writes 6. are written 7. gives 8. are given
Step 6 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students toread through the passage in Activity 2.
My favourite funny storyin The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom (1)____________ (tell) by his auntto paint the gate white. The work is a punishment because he missed school oneday. Of course, he does not want to do any work. At first, Tom (2)____________(watch) by his friends and (3)____________ (laugh at), so he feels quite bad.But soon he turns the situation round, and he (4)____________ (help) by hisfriends instead. Tom says that he enjoys painting the gate white, and hisfriends want to try. He asks each friend to give him something valuable, and inreturn they (5)____________ (allow) to do some of Tom’s work!
2.Complete the passage with the correct form of the words andexpression in brackets.
3. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
4. Check theanswers:
Keys: 1. is told 2. is watched 3. is laughed at 4. ishelped 5. are allowed
Step 7 Complete the conversation.
1. Ask the students toread through the conversation in Activity 3.
Tom: Why (1)____________popular books ____________ (work) into films?
Jack: Oh, because the stories (2)____________ already ____________(know) by lots of people, so the films will become popular as well.
Tom: But why (3)____________ the stories sometimes___________ (change)in films?
Jack: Because films and books are different. Some people inthe book are not included in the film, but others are more important than theyare in the book.
Tom: But that doesn’thappen in historical films?
Jack: Yes, it doesn’t. Sometimes even the facts abouthistory (4)___________(change)
Tom: But why(5)____________ facts ____________ (rewrite)?
Jack: Because films do not always try to teach history, but to tella good story!
2. Complete the conversation with the correct form of thewords in brackets.
3. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
4. Check theanswers:
Keys: 1. are worked 2. are known 3. are changed 4. arechanged 5. are rewritten
Complete the conversation.
1. Ask the students to thewords in the box in Activity 4.
accept dialogue discuss influence sense society wise writers |
2. Ask the students toread through the conversation in Activity 4.
Host: Welcome to Two Talk. Today we will (1)____________ thequestion: Are writers still important? With me for today’s (2)____________ areJames Southern and Penny West. James, what do you think?
James: I think people who write for a job are not as importantas they used to be. There are many (3)____________ now, but they write on theInternet, for free.
Host: Is that a problem?
James: Yes, I think so. Although it’s good that everyone can be awriter and write what they like on the Internet, they also bring so much wronginformation. So it isn’t (4)____________ to get all your information from theInternet.
Host: What do you think, Penny?
Penny: I’d (5)____________what James says. There is a lot of rubbish on the Internet, and it might havetoo much (6)____________ on some people. Wrong information is bad for(7)____________. People need to think about what they read, and decide whetherit makes (8)____________ or not. It’s a pity that not enough people do that!
3. Complete theconversation with the words in the box.
4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
5. Check theanswers:
Keys: 1. discuss 2. dialogue 3.writers 4. wise 5. accept 6. sense 7. society 8. influence
Complete the conversation.
1. Ask the students to theexpressions in the box in Activity 5.
all over the world be not afraid of get into trouble grow up in the middle of join in look for run away |
2. Ask the students toread through the conversation in Activity 5.
Tony: Hi, Daming. What’sup?
Daming: Oh, hi, Tony. I’m (1)_______________ this great book—it’sAlex Rider’s adventure stories. You should read one of them!
Tony: Oh, what are thestories about?
Daming: Well, they’re all fantastic stories, full of excitingsituations of course. You see, Alex Rider is a hero. He (2)_______________ in London, but now he travels(3)_______________ and helps the police—they (4)_______________ dangerous, badpeople and catch them.
Tony: Oh, it sounds great. I love adventure stories. But doesn’the (5)____________?
Daming: Well, of course, that’s what the stories are about.He gets lost in strange places, and he (6)_______________ from danger all thetime.
Tony: And don’t tell me,he (7)_______________ anything!
Daming: Of course not—well… maybe snakes! But he is pretty clever!
Tony: Of course he is…
Daming: Look! We’re going to talk about Alex Rider at theafter-school book club. Why don’t you come and (8)_______________?
Tony: Great! I’d love to!
3. Complete the conversation with the correct form of theexpressions in the box.
4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
5. Check theanswers:
Keys: 1. in the middle of 2. grows up 3. all over the world 4. look for 5. get into trouble 6. runs away7. isn’t afraid of 8. join in
Step 8 Listening practice.
1. Ask thestudents to look through the words and picture in Activity 6.
2. Play the tape.
3. Listen and check (√)thebooks that Daming likes..
4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
5. Check theanswers:
Step 9 Work in pairs.
Work in pairs. Talk aboutthe best stories to read.
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…
Step 10 Around the world: Plato and The Republic.
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss whatthey can see.
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
Plato and TheRepublic
Plato lived in ancientGreece. He was a great thinker andwriter, and his ideas helped start Western philosophy. He wrote down his ideasin the form of many famous dialogues and letters. The Republic is his mostfamous book. In it, Plato discusses politics and what makes a good city and agood man. The modern world is still influenced by his writings about life,education, government, art, maths and science.
3. Talk something about “Platoand The Republic”.
4. Read the passage and fillin the blanks.
Plato was a great (1)t_________and writer, and his (2)i_________ helped start Western philosophy. He(3)l_________ in ancientGreece.He (4)w_________ down his ideas in the form of many famous (5)d_________ andletters. The Republic is his most (6)f_________ book. In it, Plato(7)d_________ politics and what makes a good city and a good (8)m_________. Themodern world is still (9)i_________ by his writings about life, education,government, art, maths and (10)s_________.
5. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.
6. Check theanswers:
Keys: 1. thinker 2. ideas 3. lived4. wrote 5. dialogues 6. famous 7. discusses 8. man 9. influenced( 10. science
7. Read thepassage together.
Step 11 Module task: Organising a class talk
A. Work in groups. Preparea talk.
1. Read the statement: Weare more influenced by films than books.
2. Think of some films or books you have seen or read. How did theyinfluence you?
3. Decide on your point of view. Do you agree or disagreewith the statement?
4. Make notes about whyyou agree or disagree with the statement.
B. Plan your talk.
1. Plan what you want tosay.
2. Make notes about yourideas.
C. Present your talk tothe class. Use your notes to help you.
Step 12 Exercises
中考链接——书面表达：
4月23日是“世界读书日”(the World Book and Copyright Day)，你将代表学校参加全市举办的英文演讲比赛，请你就以下要点写一篇演讲稿。
【写作要点】
①每年4月23日人们举办各种活动，鼓励更多的人热爱读书；
②许多名著至今仍然流行，例如，孔子的论著(Confucius’ works) 现在仍被很多人阅读；
③我把大部分空闲时间花在阅读名著上，他们对我的思想产生很大影响；
④我常跟家人和朋友分享读书的乐趣；
⑤我最喜爱读的书是……，因为……
【写作要求】
1、词数90左右;
2、短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
3、文中需包括所有写作要点,但不要逐字翻译,可适当加入过渡语句,使短文通顺、连贯;
4、文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。
Good morning,everyone! Today is the World Book and Copyright Day. It startedin 1995.
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I wish youwill enjoy reading as much as I do. Thank you!
Keys:
Good morning,everyone! Today is the World Book and Copyright Day. It startedin 1995.
In order to encourage more people toread more books, all kinds of activities are held on April 23rd.Till now many famous books are popular, such as Confucius’ works by Confuciusare still read by many people. I spend most of my free time reading famousbooks which affect me greatly. I often share my happiness of readingbooks with my family and friends. Of all the books, I like The Adventures ofTom Sawyer by Mark Twain best. It tells how young people grow, how people loveeach other and how bad people pay for their actions.
I wish youwill enjoy reading as much as I do. Thank you!
Step 13 Homework
写一篇文章，介绍你最喜欢读的书，说明你喜欢读这本书的原因。
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