Step 1 情景导入
T：There are many famous writers and thinkers in the world. How many do you know?
S1：Lu Xun is a great writer.
T：You\'re right. Who else?
S1:Shakespeare is a great writer.
T:Do you know Confucius？
S2:Yes, I do. He was a teacher, a thinker. He was also a writer.
T:Today, we will learn more about them.
Step 2 完成教材 Activities 1，2的任务1.Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Say who the people are and why they are famous. Now listen and check your answers. (Activity 1)
（1）教师先提供一些词汇，供学生讨论使用。例如：great, influence, play, poem, respect, story, thinker, thought, wise, writer 等。
（2）两人一组讨论。
（3）教师点名，部分小组展示，全班反馈。
2.Listen again and complete the sentences. (Activity 2)
（1）学生个体活动，听录音，完成句子。
（2）全班核对答案。
（3）如果学生程度较好的话，教师还可以让学生试着记录对话要点，并作口头反馈。例如：
Confucius: a great thinker, 2,000 years ago, well—known.
Shakespeare: an Englishman, plays and poems, 400 years ago.
Mark Twain: an American, stories, set in the south of the US, 100 years ago.
