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Period1
Listening and Speaking
Unit 4 History and Traditions
英语
① To get familiar with the vocabulary of “Confucius, Temple of Confucius, Confucius’ descendants, Confucius’ educational thoughts”.
② To understand some English idioms and their related cultural allusions.
③ To talk about Confucius’ ideas on education.
④ To introduce the history and importance of a historic site.
Studying objectives:
Key points：
1. To help students get familiar with the vocabulary of “Confucius, Temple of Confucius, Confucius’descendants, Confucius’educational thoughts”.
2. To enable students to understand English idioms and the related cultural allusions.
Difficult points：
1. To lead students to talk about Confucius’educational thoughts.
2. To enable students to understand English idioms and the related cultural allusions.
Studying key points and difficulties:
Lead-in
Confucius
How much do you know about Confucius
What do you know about his ideas
Review the old and learn the new.
Make no social distinctions(n.区别) in teaching.
To learn and at due(adj.适当的) time to repeat what one has learnt, isn’t that after all a pleasure
Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
When seeing a person with high caliber(n.才干), strive(v.力求) to be this equal.
温故而知新
见贤思齐
己所不欲，勿施于人
学而时习之，不亦乐乎？
有教无类
Lead-in
Listening
Look at some photos of Qufu and answer the questions.
1.Have you ever been to Qufu
2.What can you say about these places
Activity 1　Warming up
Listening
Kong Family Mansion
Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius, this was the historical home of the descendants of Confucius from where they managed sites and ceremonies in Qufu. Today it is a museum.
Listening
Temple of Confucius
The most famous and largest temple honoring the great sage. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main part consists of nine courtyards with several gates. Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for offering sacrifices to Confucius.
Listening
Cemetery of Confucius
This is where Confucius and his descendants are buried. There are more than 100,000 of them, buried here over 2,000 years. The cemetery has had many renovations and extensions in its history.
Predict what the listening text is about by looking at Activity 2 on page 38 of the textbook.
The listening text is probably about the introduction of a great educator—Confucius.
Listening
Activity 2　Prediction
Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confucius.
Listening
Activity 3　First listening
Name Facts and opinions about Confucius
William 1.Confucius is one of his favorite _______________.
Xiao Kong
philosophers
2. He was a ______ man.
wise
3. He lived _____________ ago.
over 2,500 years
1. Confucius has ________________________
over 3 million descendants.
2. He was a great ________and had many ideas about_________.
educator
education
3. He was _________________________in history.
one of the greatest minds
1.Listen again and decide whether these statements are true(T),false(F),or not mentioned (NM).
(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.(　　)
F
F
NM
T
Listening
Activity 4　Second listening
2.Why do you think William 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 buildings.
Listening
D
Write down the English idioms that are used in the conversation. Explain their meanings and think about some Chinese equivalents.
English idiom Meaning Chinese equivalent
Achilles’heel
pull one’s leg
fish out of water
something that is someone’s weakness
to joke with someone
someone who feels uncomfortable because they are in an unfamiliar place
弱点;要害
戏弄
如芒在背
Listening
Activity 5　Third listening
Speaking
Activity 1　Draw a mind map to sort out the information about Confucius in this class and list some examples about his ideas on education.
Activity 2　Share views on historic sites.
Work in pairs. Think about a historic site that you have visited, work in groups and give an introduction to its history and importance.
Speaking
Summary
Period 1　Listening and Speaking
1.Share what you have learnt in this class with your friends.
2.Find more well-known English idioms and proverbs.
Homework
Thank you !

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