Unit4HistoryandTraditionsListeningandSpeaking课件高中英语人教版

Unit4HistoryandTraditionsListeningandSpeakingTeachingobjectives1.TogetfamiliarwithConfuciusTemple,Confucius'descendantsandConfucius'educationalthoughts.2.ToknowaboutConfuciusandhisphilosophy.3.Torealizetheimportanceofhistoricsites.ConfuciusHowmuchdoyouknowaboutConfucius?Whatdoyouknowabouthisideas?Lead-inConfucius(551—479BC)ThinkerEducatorStatesmanPhilosopherFounderoftheConfucianschoolandConfucianismSymbolofChinesecultureLet’sseesomefamoussayingsaboutConfuciusandguessthemeaning.Whatyoudon’twantdonetoyourself,don’tdotoothers.

己所不欲，勿施于人。Keepwhatyousayandcarryoutwhatyoudo.

言必信，行必果。Isitnotdelightfultohavefriendscomingfromdistantquarters?

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。Ifamantakenothoughtaboutwhatisdistant,hewillfindsorrownearathand.

人无远虑，必有近忧。

AllMenAreBrothers.

四海之内皆兄弟也。Let’swatchashortvideotoknowmoreaboutConfucius.1.Beforeyoulisten,lookatsomephotosofQufu.Whatcanyousayabouttheseplaces?Before-listeningTempleofConfuciusKongFamilyMansionCemeteryofConfuciusTempleofConfucius

Themostfamousand

(large)templehonoursthegreatsage.ItisalsoaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Itcovers16,000squaremetresandhas460rooms.Themainpartconsistsofninecourtyardswithseveral

(gate).DachengHallstands

thecentreandistheprincipalplaceforofferingsacrificestoConfucius.largestgatesatCemeteryofConfuciusThisiswhereConfuciusandhisdescendants

(bury).Therearemorethan10,000ofthem,buriedhereover2,000years.Thecemeteryhashadmanyrenovations(翻新)andextensions(扩建)initshistory.KongFamilyMansion

(locate)totheeastoftheTempleofConfucius,thiswasthehistoricalhomeofthedescendantsofConfucius

theymanagedsitesandceremoniesinQufu.Todayitis

museum.Locatedwhereaareburied2.ListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudentinQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.While-listeningFact/OpinionaboutConfuciusWilliam1.Confuciusisoneofhisfavourite

philosophers.2.Hewasa_________man.3.Helivedover________yearsago.XiaoKong1.Confuciushasover__________descendants.2.Hewasagreat_________andhadmanyideasabouteducation.3.Hewasoneofthegreatest________inhistorywise25003millioneducatorminds1.Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.2.XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.3.AsoneofConfucius'descendants,XiaoKong'snameisrecordedinthefamilytree.4.DachengHallisthetallestbuildinginQufu. Listenagainanddecidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(T),false(F),ornotmentioned(NM).Thenanswerthequestion.TNMFFreflectioneducation

WhydoyouthinkWliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?

ATherearefamoushallsinhishometown.

BTherearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.

CBothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.

DHishometowndoesn'tallowotherbuildingstobemorenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildigs.Wiliam:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I'mlookingfortheConfuciusTemple,butI’mnotgoodatmaps－they’remyAchilles’heel!XiaoKong:Oh,hello,yes.Comewithme－I’mgoingtothetemplerightnow.Bytheway,whatdoes“Achilles’heel”mean?William:Oh,itmeansthatsomethingismyweakness－I'mreallybadwithmaps!SodoyouknowmuchaboutConfucius?He'soneofmyfavouritephilosophers.Hewassuchawiseman.XiaoKong:Oh,yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIamadescendantofConfuciushimself.William:Noway,you'repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknowyou'rerelatedtoConfucius?Didn'theliveover2,500yearsago?ListeningmaterialXiaoKong:Yes,buthisfamilytreeiswellrecorded.Hehasoverthreemilliondescendants.Sorryagain,whatdoes“pullingmyleg”mean?William:Oh,sorry,itmeanstojokewithsomeone.Anyway,soyou'reactuallygoingtothetempletopayrespectstoyourrelative?XiaoKong:Well,yes.ButI’malsomeetingmystudygroupthere.WearedoingaresearchprojectonConfucius’ideasoneducation.Youknow,Confuciuswasagreateducator,andhehadmanygreatideasabouteducation.Forexample,hetalkedabouttherelationshipbetweenlearningandreflecting.Hebelievedthatlearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion…Oh,look,thetempleisjustoverthere.William:Oh,great!What'sthatbigbuildingoverthere?XiaoKong:Oh,that’sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it'ssowell-respectedinQufuthatnootherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanit.William:Wow,nowthat’srespect.That’salittlebitlikemyhometown－Stratford-upon-Avon.XiaoKong:Wait,youmeanwhereShakespearewasfrom?Whatacoincidence（巧合）－ConfuciusandShakespeare,twoofthegreatestmindsinhistory!IreallywanttovisittheUK－I’mreallyinterestedinBritishhistoryandculture.William:Oh,that’sgreat!Solaterwecangoforacupofteaandhaveachataboutit.Anditwouldbegreatifyoucouldtakemesomewheretogetmywatchfixed.XiaoKong:OK,noproblem!Socomeandmeetmystudygroup－wecantellyouallaboutthetemple.AndhowlongareyoustayinginQufu?IcanshowyoutheCemeteryofConfuciusandtheKongFamilyMansionaswell…William:Really?That’ssokind!IneedallthehelpIcanget－I'mlikeafishoutofwater!4.WritedowntheEnglishidiomsthatareusedintheconversation.ExplaintheirmeaningsandthinkaboutsomeChineseequivalents.Anidiomisanexpressionwhichmeanssomethingdifferentfromthemeaningoftheindividualwords.Someidiomspresentanideaorpaintapicturethatgivesahintastothemeaning.Otheridiomscanonlybeunderstoodfromthecontextinwhichtheyappear.EnglishidiomMeaningChineseequivalentAchilles’heelpullone’slegfishoutofwatersomethingthatissomeone’sweaknesstojokewithsomeoneSomethingwhofeelsuncomfortablebecausetheyareinanunfamiliarplace弱点；要害戏弄如芒在背1.It’srainingcatsanddogsoutside.2.Icaughtacoldandhaveafroginmythroat.3.Itisawhitelie.Ablacksheep4.Hitthebook.5.beallthumbs6.SpeakingEnglishisapieceofcake.7.oncloudnine.8.Theappleofone’seye.下倾盆大雨喉咙疼善意的谎言害群之马用功读书笨拙的小菜一碟骄傲的掌上明珠Apeoplewithouttheknowledgeoftheirpasthistory,origin,andcultureislikeatreewithoutroots.--MarcusGarvey WhyarewestilltalkingaboutorlearningfromConfuciuswholived2,500yearsago?Isitnecessary?

AsChinese,weshouldknowournation'shistory,traditonandculture.ConfuciusisagreatsymbolinthehistoryofChinaandhisgreatthoughtsoneducationstillpalyanimportantroleathomeandabroad.Withtheglobaldevelopment,wemustkeepwhoweareandneverloseouridentitywhenthegreatshipofhistorymovesforward.OnlythenwillwebestrongenoughtopromoteourextraordinarycultureandhelpotherpeoplearoundtheworldunderstandChinabetter.Discussthequestionsingroups.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutConfucius’ideasoneducation?Thinkoftwoorthreeexamples. EducationwasoneofConfucius’corevalues.Hebelievedlearningaboutthepastwouldhelpusknowthefuture.Healsothoughteducationhelpedbringpeaceandprosperity.Healsothoughtitwasimportanttouseandapplywhatwehavelearntinoureducation.2.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutConfuciusandhisphilosophy? Confuciuswasagreatthinker,educator,andphilosopher.HisprincipleshadagreatinfluenceonChinesetraditionsandbeliefs.Hebelievedstronglyinstrongfamilyloyaltyandrespectforothers.Hebelievedintheso-called“goldenrule”ofphilosophy:Donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwantotherstodotoyou.3.Thinkaboutahistoricsitethatyouhavevisited,andgiveanintroductiontoitshistoryandimportance. IvisitedtheMogaoGrottoeswithmyfamilylastsummer.Theyarefamousfortheiramazingpaintingsandstatues.Theywereconstructedovertheperiodof16dynastiesandareanimportantrecordoftraditionandbeliefinChinadurin