1、Unit 1 Unit 1 Confucius works are Confucius works are read by many people.read by many people.Talk something about the picturesConfucius(circa 551-479 BC).He sometimes went by the names Kong Zi though he was born-Kong Qiu-styled ZhongNi.He was born in the village of Zou in the country of Lu.Shakespe
2、are(1564 1616)He wasconsidered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language.Mark Twain(l8351910)He was the US critical realism literature founder,world renowned short story master.Work in pairs.Match the words in the box with the box with the peopl
3、e in the pictures.Listening and vocabularyListening and vocabularygreat influence play poem respect story thinker thought wise writerConfuciusMark TwainShakespeareAnswer the questions.Listen and readListen and readMr Jackson is Bettys workmates.They are talking about starting the school magazine.2.W
4、hat are Mr Jackson and Betty talking about?1.Who do you think Mr Jackson is?4.What does Betty think of Mark Twains books?She thinks his books arent as popular as Confucius.3.What was Betty looking for in the library?Why?She was looking for something byConfucius and by Shakespeare.Because shed like a
5、 monthly articlecalled“Great Books”.5.What is Mr Jacksons opinion of what a great book is?Great books are those that still today.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box in Activity 1.1.Teahouse is a(n)_ by Lao She.2.The Tang _ are great works of Chinese literature.3.Conf
6、ucius was a great _.4.Confucius is known for his _ thoughts.playgreatthinkerpoems5.Mark Twain is Mr Jacksons favourite _.6.Confucius _ are mainly found in Lunyu.thoughtwriter1.在本模块中，work是名词，意为“著作；作品”，既可以指文字作品，也可以指音乐、美术等作品。如：He is making a study of William Faulkners works.他在研究威廉福克纳的作品。Language points
7、Language points其它用法回顾1)作名词，意为“工作；(要做的)事情”。如：I cant find work in this town.在这个小镇上我找不到工作。He did much work for class every day.他每天为班级做好多事情。2)作动词，意为“工作”。如：Henry works in a bank.享利在银行工作。3)作动词，意为“运转；运行”。如：My watch doesnt work.我的表不走了。2.As far as I remember,it was started by Becky Wang.凭我记忆,它(这本杂志)是由贝基王创办的。
8、as far as.表示“至于,就.”如:He isnt coming today,as far as I know.据我所知,他今天不来了。3.We dont have a school magazine any more.我们不再有校刊了。not.any more 相当于 no more，意为“不再”,表示数量或程度不再增加,其中any more通常位于句末。类似的表达还有not.any longer,相当于no longer。如:I dont believe you any more.我再也不相信你了。Now she isnt afraid any more.现在她不再害怕了。4.Con
9、fucius works are still read by many people today,and we are still influenced by his thoughts.今天,仍然有许多人在读孔子的论著,我们也仍然受他思想的影响。Confucius 指孔子,是“孔夫子”的英语译名。由于历史的原因,中国古代思想家孔子和孟子(Mencius,也是从“孟夫子”翻译而来的)的英语译名一般不使用拼音直接翻译。现在,大多数我国特有的名称等都取汉语拼音的翻译的方法。5.And Shakespeares plays are seen by millions of people every ye
10、ar.而且每年有数百万人观看莎士比亚的戏剧。million被具体数字修饰时，其后不加-s，直接与名词连用；若表示泛指的数量，million后要加-s，与介词of连用，修饰名词。如：There are about 4 million people in this city.这个城市约有四百万人。Millions of people live in this city.有数百万人生活在这个城市。6.Mark Twain was a important writer,but he isnt known as a great thinker like Confucius.马克吐温是一位重要的作家,但他
11、并不像孔子那样作为伟大的思想家而闻名。be known as.表示“以.知名/闻名”Yang Liping is know as a great dancer.杨丽萍是公认的出色的舞蹈家。请根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词(含缩写)。1.就我所知，他不是一个诚实的人。_ I know,he is not an honest man.ExercisesAs far as2.我不能再吃了！我饱了。I _ eat _!I am full.3.你看上去这么悲伤，怎么了?You look so sad._?4.他不会游泳，真可惜。_ that he cant swim.cantany moreWhat
12、s up/wrongIts a pity5.这家电影院每天播放十次这部电影。This movie _ ten times in this cinema every day.is shown 请从括号内选择合适的一项填空。1.Hemingway was a famous writer in America,and his works _by many people.(is loved,are loved)2.Dinosaurs died out _ years ago.(millions of,several million of)are lovedmillions of3.The trousers are _tight for me.(a lot,a bit)4.Our classroom _ every day.(cleans,is cleaned)is cleaned a bitWb.Ex.1,2,3,4&5
