Unit4HistoryandTraditionsListeningandSpeaking课件高中英语人教版-31

Unit4HISTORYANDTRADITIONSApeoplewithouttheknowledgeoftheirpasthistory,originandcultureislikeatreewithoutroots.—MarcusGarveyConfuciusHowmuchdoyouknowaboutConfucius?Whatdoyouknowabouthisideas?ConfuciusConfucius,bornin551BCE,isanancientChinesethinker,politician,educatorandfounderofConfucianism.ConfuciusQufu,Jining,ShandongProvince,isthehometownofconfucius.Beforeyoulisten,lookatsomephotosofQufu.Whatcanyousayabouttheseplaces?TempleofConfuciusThemostfamousandlargesttemplehonouringthegreatsage(圣人),itisalsoaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Itcovers16,000squaremetresandhas460rooms.Themainpartconsistsofninecourtyardswithseveralgates.DachengHallstandsatthecentreandistheprincipalplaceforofferingsacrificestoConfucius.KongFamilyMansion(宅第)LocatedtotheeastoftheTempleofConfucius,thiswasthehistoricalhomeofthedescendants(后代)ofConfuciusfromwheretheymanagedsitesandceremoniesinQufu.Todayitisamuseum.CemeteryofConfuciusThisiswhereConfuciusandhisdescendantsareburied.Therearemorethan10,000ofthem,buriedhereover2,000years.Thecemeteryhashadmanyrenovations(修复)andextensionsinitshistory.Fact/OpinionaboutConfuciusWilliam1.Confuciusisoneofhisfavourite

philosophers.2.3.XiaoKong1.2.3.Hewasa______man.Helived_____________________.Confuciushasover3million____________.Hewasa_______________andhadmany__________________.Hewasoneof____________________inhistory.ListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudentinQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.wiseover2,500yearsagogreateducatorideasabouteducationthegreatestmindsdescendantsListenagainanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T),false(F)ornotmentioned(NM).Thenanswerthequestion.1.Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.2.XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.3.AsoneofConfucius'descendants,XiaoKong'snameisrecordedinthefamilytree.4.DachengHallisthetallestbuildinginQufu.FFNMTreflectingConfucius’ideasoneducationWhydoyouthinkWilliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?A.Therearefamoushallsinhishometown.B.Therearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.C.Bothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.D.Hishometowndoesn'tallowotherbuildingstobemorenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildings.Understandidioms(习语)Anidiomisanexpressionwhichmeanssomethingdifferentfromthemeaningoftheindividualwords.Someidiomspresentanideaorpaintapicturethatgivesahintastothemeaning.Otheridiomscanonlybeunderstoodfromthecontextinwhichtheyappear.EnglishidiomsEnglishidiomMeaningChineseequivalentAchilles’heelpullone’slegfishoutofwatersomethingthatissomeone’sweaknesstojokewithsomeone弱点；要害戏弄如芒在背William:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I'mlookingfortheConfuciusTemple,butI'mnotgoodatmaps-they'remyAchilles'heel!XiaoKong:Oh,hello,yes.Comewithme-I'mgoingtothetemplerightnow.Bytheway,what

does“Achilles’heel"mean?William:Oh,itmeansthatsomethingismyweakness-I'mreallybadwithmaps!Sodo

youknowmuchaboutConfucius?He'soneofmyfavouritephilosophers.Hewassucha

wiseman.XiaoKong:Oh,yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIamadescendantofConfucius

himself.William:Noway,you'repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknowyou'rerelatedtoConfucius?

Didn'theliveover2,500yearsago?XiaoKong:Yes,buthisfamilytreeiswellrecorded.Hehasoverthreemilliondescendants.Sorryagain,whatdoes“pullingmyleg"mean?William:Oh,sorry,itmeanstojokewithsomeone.Anyway,soyou'reactuallygoingtothetempletopayrespectstoyourrelative?XiaoKong:Well.yes.ButI'malsomeetingmystudygroupthere.Wearedoingaresearchproject

onConfucius’ideasoneducation.Youknow

Confuciuswasagreateducator,

andhehadmanygreatideasabouteducation.Forexample,hetalkedabouttherelationshipbetweenlearningandreflecting.Hebelievedthatlearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.Oh,look,thetempleisjustoverthere.William:Oh.great!

What'sthatbigbuildingoverthere?XiaoKong:Oh,that'sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it'sso

well-respectedinQufuthatno

otherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanit.DiscussinparisandguesstheChineseequivalentofthefollowingEnglishidioms.EnglishidiomChineseequivalentLoveme,lovemydog.Killtwobirdswithastone.apieceofcakeWhenpigsflybreakaleg祝你好运爱屋及乌一石二鸟小菜一碟母猪上树TobreaktheiceTocostanarmandalegItisrainingcatsanddogs.Tocryoverspiltmilk.Nomanisanisland.There’snosuchthingasafreelunch.To

be

the

first

one

to

do

somethingTo

cost

lot

of

moneyIt

is

raining

very

heavily.To

be

unhappy

about

what

cannot

be

undone.TobeawareofsomethingthatseemsfreeofcostbutmayhaveachargeleviedinanotherformPeople

need

each

other

in

order

to

survive.

Matchthefollowingidiomswiththeirmeanings.1.Learningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.学而不思则罔。2.Reviewtheoldandlearnthenew.温故而知新。3.Makenosocialdistinctionsinteaching.有教无类。4.Tolearnandatduetimetorepeatwhatonehaslearnt,isn’tthatafterallapleasure?学而时习之，不亦乐乎？TranslatethefollowingsentencesandthinkaboutConfucius’ideasoneducation.FloodWhatdoyouknowaboutConfucius'ideasoneducation?Thinkoftwoorthreeexamples.EducationwasoneofConfucius’corevalues.Hebelievedlearningaboutthepastwouldhelpusknowthefuture.Healsothoughteducationhelpedbringpeaceandprosperity.Healsothoughtitwasimportanttouseandapplywhatwehavelearntinoureducation.Discussthequestionsingroups.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutConfuciusandhisphilosophy?Confuciuswasagreatthinker,educator,andphilosopher.HisprincipleshadagreatinfluenceonChinesetraditionsandbeliefs.Hebelievedstronglyinstrongfamilyloyaltyandrespectforothers.Hebelievedintheso-called“goldenrule”ofphilosophy:Donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwantotherstodotoyou.一般来说，相邻的两个单词属于同一意群时，前一词末尾的某些音素和后一词词首的某些音素，可能连起来