Great books Module task: Organising a class talk Unit 1 We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas. Listening and vocabulary Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous. Now listen and check your answers. Listen again and complete the sentences. Confucius is well-known in ______________________. Shakespeare wrote ________________________. Mark Twain's stories are set ______________________ of the US. Listen and read. Mr Jackson: Hello, Betty. What's up? Betty: I want to join an Internet group to discuss great books by great writers. Mr Jackson: So, who are your great writers? Betty: Well, maybe Confucius and Shakespeare. Mr Jackson: Really? I accept that they're great because their works are still read by many people today. But I think I'd describe Confucius more as a teacher and thinker than a writer. He was a very wise man. What do you have to do for the discussion? Betty: Well, each of us reads a favourite book and writes a review for the discussion. Mr Jackson: I see. We're still influenced by Confucius's ideas, and Shakespeare's plays also make a lot of sense to us today. People have always read, and will always read great books. By the way, what do you think of Mark Twain, the great American writer in the nineteenth century? Betty: He was important, but I suppose he isn't as well- known as Confucius or Shakespeare. Mr Jackson: No, but his books are still popular, and one of his books is my favourite, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Betty: Great! Why don't you join in the discussion and tell us about it? What's up? Well, maybe... I suppose... Why don't you...?