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Period 1 Listening and Speaking
Unit4 History and Traditions
Listening and Speaking
In this class, you will
collect information about Confucius and his ideas on education through listening;
identify the English idioms used in the conversation.
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
——Marcus Garvey
一个民族不了解自己过去的历史、起源和文化，就像一棵树没有根。
——马库斯加维
What do you know about
Chinese history and
traditions？
Look at some photos of Qufu and share what you can say about these places.
Before you listen，look at some photos of Qufu. What can you say about these places
Activity 1
Temple of Confucius：The most famous and largest temple honouring the great sage，it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It covers 16，000 square metres and has 460 rooms. 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.
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.
Cemetery of Confucius：This is where Confucius and his descendants are buried. There are more than 10，000 of them，buried here over 2，000 years. The cemetery has had many renovations and extensions in its history.
Learning without reflecting leads to confusion.
Review the old and learn the new.
Make no social distinctions in teaching.
To learn and at due 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.
Confucius' ideas on education
There are some famous sayings from Confucius. What else do you know
有教无类
学而时习之，不亦说乎？
学而不思则罔
温故而知新
己所不欲勿施于人
While-listening
Listen to the conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu.
2 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
Xiao Kong
Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.
He was a man.
He lived over years ago.
Confucius has over descendants.
He was a great and had many ideas
about .
He was one of the greatest minds in .
wise
2500
3 million
educator
education
history
Listen again and decide whether these statements are true(T), false(F), or not mentioned(NM). Then answer the question.
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
Listen again and add more information about Confucius.
Fact / Opinion about Confucius
1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.
2. He was a wise man.
3. He lived over 2500 years ago.
1. Confucius has over 3 million descendants.
2. He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.
3. He was one of the greatest minds in history.
For example, he talked about the relationship between ___________________________.
He believed ... .
learning and reflecting
His _________________ is well recorded.
family tree
The famous Dacheng Hall in the Temple of Confucius is so well-respected in Qufu that no other building in the city _______________________.
can be taller than it
Introduce Confucius according to the notes you’ve taken. Use at least three sentences.
Fact / Opinion about Confucius
1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.
2. He was a wise man.
3. He lived over 2500 years ago.
1. Confucius has over 3 million descendants.
2. He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.
3. He was one of the greatest minds in history.
For example, he talked about the relationship between ___________________________.
He believed ... .
learning and reflecting
His _________________ is well recorded.
family tree
The famous Dacheng Hall in the Temple of Confucius is so well-respected in Qufu that no other building in the city _______________________.
can be taller than it
Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks.
William: Excuse me, do you speak English I’m looking for the Confucius Temple, 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
William: Oh, it means that something is my weakness—I’m really bad with maps! So do you know much about Confucius He’s one of my favourite philosophers. He was such a wise man.
Xiao Kong: Oh, yes. I was born here. In fact, I believe I am a descendant of Confucius himself.
William: No way, you’re pulling my leg, right So how do you know you’re related to Confucius Didn’t he live over 2,500 years ago
WHILE-LISTENING
2. Listen to a conversation between a British and a Chinese student in Qufu, and then write down what they say about Confucius.
Name Fact/Opinion about Confucius
Willam 1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.
2. He is such a wise man.
3. He lived over 2,500 years ago.
Xiao Kong 1. Confucius has over 3 million descendants.
2. He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.
3. He was one of the greatest minds in history.
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(暗示) as to the meaning. Other idioms can only be understood from the context in which they appear.
break the ice
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
cost an arm and a leg
No man is an island.
raining cats and dogs
Don't cry over spilt milk.
More idioms
天下没有免费的午餐
打破僵局
花费极大
倾盆大雨
不要做无益的后悔
人是社会动物
Group Discussion
What else do you know about Confucius and his philosophy
It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar.
Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you. / Treat others as you want to be treated.
Keep what you say and carry out what you do.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbours.
...
1. Memorize the new words
(Confucius-Achilles’ heel)
2. Read aloud the transcript on your handout
3. Complete Exercise 2 and 3 on your handout
(p.9).
Homework

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