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课件网) Unit 4 History and Traditions Listening and Speaking Learning Objectives In this class, you will 1. collect information about Confucius and his ideas on education through listening; 2. identify the English idioms used in the conversation. 高中英语 Warming-up Who is this person What do you know about this person Confucius a great educator 高中英语 Warming-up Do you know Qufu Have you ever been there What do you know about it 高中英语 Warming-up Look at some photos of Qufu and share what you can say about these places. 高中英语 It is the most famous and largest temple honoring Confucius. Dacheng Hall stands at the center and is the principal place for offering sacrifices to Confucius. Temple of Confucius Warming-up 高中英语 Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius, this was the historical home of the descendants of Confucius. Today this is a museum. Kong Family Mansion Warming-up 高中英语 This is where Confuciu s and his descendants are buried. There are more than 10,000 of them, buried here over 2,000 years. Cemetery of Confucius Warming-up 高中英语 Fact/Opinion about Confucius William Xiao Kong Prediction Look at the table on page 38 and predict what the conversation is mainly about. 高中英语 Listen and check Listen to the conversation and check your prediction. A British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu share their views on Confucius and the historic sites of Qufu. 高中英语 Fact/Opinion about Confucius William Xiao Kong Listen and find out Listen to the conversation again and write down what they say about Confucius. 高中英语 Fact/Opinion about Confucius William 1 Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers. 2 He was a wise man. 3 He lived over 2,500 years ago. Listen and find out Listen to the conversation again and write down what they say about Confucius. 高中英语 Fact/Opinion about Confucius 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. Listen and find out Listen to the conversation again and write down what they say about Confucius. 高中英语 Listen and check Listen again and decide whether these statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM). 高中英语 Listen and check 1. Confucius said that learning without reflecting leads to confusion. F 2. Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius ’ ideas on education. F 3. As one of Confucius ’ descendants, Xiao Kong’s name is recorded in the family tree. NM 4. Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu. T 高中英语 Think about the question 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. 高中英语 What is an idiom An idiom is an expre ... ...
