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UNIT 4 History and Traditions
Listening and Speaking
一个不了解自己过去的历史、起源和文化的民族就像一棵没有根的树。
Marcus Garvey
Confucius
How much do you know about Confucius
What do you know about his ideas
a great educator
The Analects
《论语》
Confucius’ ideas
Learning without reflecting leads to confusion.
Review the old and learn the new.
Make no social distinctions in teaching.
Is it not delightful to acquire knowledge and put
it into practice from time to time
Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
When seeing a person with high caliber, strive to be his equal.
Lead in: brainstorm
温故而知新
学而不思则罔
学而时习之，不亦乐乎？
有教无类
己所不欲，勿施于人
见贤思齐
Qufu, Jining, Shandong Province, is the hometown of Confucius. Confucius opened the altar(圣坛) in this learning, the establishment of Confucian culture.
In memory of Confucius, people built Confucius Mansion, Confucius Temple and Confucius Forest, collectively known as the Three Confucius.
where is Confucious’ hometown
Confucius Temple
Kong Family Mansion
Cemetery of Confucius
It was listed as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites.
While-listening
part2
Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu, and then write down what they say about Confucius.
Fact/Opinion about Confucius
William 1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.
2.
3.
Xiao Kong 1.
2.
3.
He was a wise man.
He lived over 2,500 years ago.
Confucius has over 3 million descendants.
He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.
He was one of the greatest minds in history.
While-listening
Task1
opinion
fact
fact
fact
fact
fact
1 Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion.
2 Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy.
3 As one of Confucius' descendants, Xiao Kong's name is recorded in the family tree.
4 Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu.
Listen again and decide whether these statements are true (T), false (F), or not mentioned (NM). Then answer the question.
Why do you think Wliam said his hometown was similar to Qufu
A There are famous halls in his hometown.
B There are no tall buildings in his hometown.
C Both places have a famous person who was born there.
D His hometown doesn't allow other buildings to be more noticeable than the historic buildigs.
T
NM
F
F
reflection
education
William: Excuse me, do you speak English I’m looking for the
_________________, but I’m not good at maps
—They’re my Achilles’ heel!
Xiao Kong: Oh, hello, e with me — I’m going to the
temple right now. By the way, what does “Achilles’
heel” mean
W: Oh, it means that something is my _________ — I’m really
bad with maps! So do you know much about Confucius
He’s one of my favourite_____________. He was
such a wise man.
Confucius Temple
weakness
philosophers
While-listening
Task3：listening script
X: Oh, yes. I was born here. In fact, I believe I am a _________
of Confucius himself.
W: No way, you’ re pulling my leg, right So how do you know
you’re __________ Confucius Didn’t he live over 2,500
years ago
X: Yes, but his family tree is well ________. He has over
three million descendants. Sorry again, what does
“pulling my leg” mean
W: Oh, sorry, it means to joke with someone. Anyway, so you’re
actually going to the temple to pay respects to your relative
descendant
related to
recorded
X: Well, yes. But I’m also meeting my study group there.
We are doing a research project on Confucius’ ideas on
education. You know, Confucius was a great educator,
and he had many great ideas about education. For example,
he talked about the relationship between _________ and
________. He believed that learning without reflecting
leads to _________. Oh, look, the temple is just over there.
W: Oh, great! What’s that big building over there
learning
reflecting
confusion
X: Oh, that’s the famous Dacheng Hall. You know, it’s so
well-respected in Qufu that no other building in the city
can be taller than it.
W: Wow, now that’s respect. That’s a little bit like my
hometown — Stratford-upon-Avon.
X: Wait, you mean _______ Shakespeare was from What
a coincidence — Confucius and Shakespeare, two of
_______________ in history! I really want to visit the
UK — I’m really interested in _____________________.
where
the greatest minds
British history and culture
W: Oh, that’s great! So later we can go for a cup of tea and
____________about it. And it would be great if you could
take me somewhere to get my watch fixed.
X: OK, no problem! So come and meet my study group—we
can tell you all about the temple. And how long are you
staying in Qufu I can show you the Cemetery of
Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion .
W: Really That’s so kind! I need all the help I can get—I’m
like a fish out of water.
have a chat
as well
An idiom is an expression which means something different from the meaning of the individual words. Some idioms present an idea or paint a picture that gives a hint as to the meaning. Other idioms can only be understood from the context in which they appear.
English idiom Meaning Chinese equivalent
Achilles’ heel
pull one’s leg
a fish out of water
sth. that is someone’s weakness
to joke with sb.
feel uncomfortable in an unfamiliar place
弱点，要害
戏弄
如芒在背
Post-listening
Task 2: Understand idioms
someone’s jaw drops
pull yourself together
to save sth for a rainy day
More examples
the apple of one’s eyes
white lie
a green hand
Post-listening
part3
In William’s speech, there are some strange expressions. Do you know their meanings
Post-listening
Task1 Thinking
Achilles’ heel
pull one’s leg
a fish out of water
In school he was a big fish in a small pond, but once he moved to the city, he was just another struggling actor.
In the middle of the picnic, it started to rain cats and dogs.
That dress costs me an arm and a leg.
You’d better shake a leg if you don’t want to be late for work.
= rain heavily
= a lot of money
= hurry up
More examples
=Someone is considered important primarily because of the small place.

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