课题：Module 7 Great books

Unit 1 We’re still influenced by Confucius’s ideas.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Warming-up

Show the following two sentences on the screen:

1. When three people are walking together, I am sure to find teachers among them.   

2. Do not do it to others what you do not want.

Then ask questions and ask students to discuss and answer.

1. In which book can we read these sayings?

2. What do you know about Confucius?

3. What other famous writers do you know?

Step 2 Pre-listening

The teacher shows three pictures on the big screen: Confucius, Shakespeare and Mark Twain. Then ask the following questions in Activity 1:

Who are they?

Why are they famous?

 Ask students to answer the questions about the characters in the three pictures.

Step 3 While-reading

 Task 1: The teacher plays the recording and checks whether the students' answers are consistent with the listening materials. Then play the recording again and ask students to complete the sentences in Activity 2.

1. Confucius is well-known in _____________________.
2. Shakespeare wrote ________________.

3. Mark Twain’s stories are set ___________ of the US.   

Task 2: Listen and choose.

1.What does Betty join an Internet group for?

A. To travel       B. To discuss great books  C. To write a book

2.Who is Betty’s great writers?

A. Shakespeare    B. Mark Twain   C. Lu Xun

3.What does Mr. Jackson think of the great writer Confucius?

A. Wise.         B. Good.       C. Friendly.

4. What does Betty think of Mark Twain?

A. He was famous.       B. He was successful.

C. He was important but isn’t as famous as Confucius.

Task 3: Listen again and match the people with the descriptions. (Activity 3)

Confucius            a)He was a very wise man.

b) He is not as well-known as the other two people,  

but his works are still popular.

Shakespeare          c) His plays are read by millions of people.

d) He was more a teacher and thinker than a writer.

Mark Twain

e) People are still influenced by his ideas.

Step 4 Post- reading

Task 1: Read and retell the dialogue. (Activity 4 on P57)

Task 2: The teacher gives the students some time to translate the text and circle the new words and phrases in the text: discuss, thinker, wise, review, influence, make sense, by the way, suppose.

Task 3:  (1) Ask students to guess the meaning of new words and phrases according to the context, and then compare with the word list to check if the guess is accurate.

(2) Then ask the students to read again and find out the key phrases and sentence patterns in the text.

(3) Ask students to say the meaning of these phrases and make as many sentences

as possible. Then the teacher explains the usage of the key sentence patterns.

Step 5 Summary

Underline the phrases on your book.

1. great books                  2. join an Internet group

3. describe…as…               4. more…than…

5. a teacher and thinker           6. write a review for

7. be influenced by              8 make sense

9. by the way                   10. in the nineteenth century

11. not as well­known as…       12. join in the discussion

Step 6 Consolidation

Introduce your favourite great books and great writers.

eg. My favourite great book is ... (书名) It is written by ... (作家). ... is from ... (国家) He is ... (身份职业). He wrote many ...(作品类型). I think ... (作者的影响/对作品的评价)

Step 7 Homework

1. Remember the new words and expressions in this unit.

2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.

Step 8 Exercise

Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写出单词。

1. A father's success can i           his child greatly.

2. To study better, we often            (讨论) in small groups in class.

3. Lisa's staying in that country sounds like an              (探险). She has many unusual experiences.

4. The poor village becomes            (著名) for its beautiful sights. Lots of people come here to take a vacation.

5. One should have a            (意识) of right and wrong, or he/ she can't be trusted.

Ⅱ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。

6.We all know that Confucius was one of the greatest         ( think) in the old days in China.

7. This kind of clothes was in fashion in the         ( nineteen) century.

8. In our English class, we often have a         ( discuss) about a topic such as sports or health.

9. The books written by the famous         ( write) are very popular.

10. Shakespeare's plays are seen by          ( million) of people every year.

Ⅲ. 单项选择。

(    )1. Every student is supposed           and follow the school rules.

         A. to know        B. knowing        C. knew          D. know

(    )2. The pictures you took are really wonderful.          , how long have you been a photographer?

A. In this way           B. By the way        

C. In the way            D. On the way

(    )3. Not so many people hear of the writer, so I suppose he is           I imagine.

        A. as well-known as             B. more well-known than

        C. not as well-known as          D. less well-known as

(    )4. ---         ?

---My keys are missing and I can't get into the room.

A. What's up              B. What about you     

C. What are you doing       D. Where are you

(    )5. Edison is a great inventor. His inventions           us today.

A. make sense to          B. make fun of      

C. make up for            D. make friends with

Blackboard Design:

Unit 1 We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas.

Key phrases: by the way, as... as, join in, be influenced by, in the nineteenth century

Sentences patterns:

I suppose ...

I accept...

I agree/don't agree with...

I think...

What do you think of..? = How do you like...?

Why don't you+动词原形十其他？=Why not+动词原形十其他？

Reflection --- 培优 九4班 沈瑾瑜

本单元的话题主题属于“人与社会”范畴的子主题---中外文学史上有代表性的作家和作品。在本节课的语篇中，Betty和Mr Jackson讨论孔子、莎士比亚和马克吐温三位伟大作家和影响，并用一般现在时的被动语态评论作家和作品等。话题比较贴近学生的生活，而且九年级的学生对于文中出现的三位有代表性的作家比较熟悉，有一定的知识储备，有利于开展本单元的教学。在教学过程中，既要注重听力和口头表达的训练，又要注重对本课目标的强调---本单元重点词汇和一般现在时的被动语态，并在上课过程中强化被动语态的结构和用法。

沈瑾瑜同学的英语词汇比较扎实，基础良好，且有较强的学习能力，但是该生的缺点是不自觉，缺乏学习的主动性，不会提前预习，课后的巩固也不能自主完成。因此，在本单元的授课过程中，课堂上找她回答问题并促进她深入思考。鉴于该生的口语表达能力较为薄弱，在进行说的训练时，请她发言谈论自己喜欢的作家和作品并说明原因。在课后习题巩固时，要求孩子在规定的时间内上交，并对她的习题进行面批。