(
课件网) Unit 4 History and Traditions Period 1 Listening and Speaking Teaching objectives 1.To stress the importance of Confucius and his philosophy; 2.To know about the historic sites in Qufu about Confucius; 3.Listen to italk about historic places and share your own experiences. A people without the konwledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. -- Marcus Garvey 一个不了解自己历史，起源和文化的民族，就如同一棵无根之树。 ———马库斯·贾维 Big Ben 大本钟 Westminster Bridge 威斯敏斯特大桥 the Palace of Westminster 威斯敏斯特宫（英国议会所在地） Confucius mansion cemetery philosophy descendant individual heel Achilles’ heel n. 孔子 n. 公馆；宅第 n. 墓地；公墓 n. 哲学 n. 后裔；后代；子孙 adj. 单独的；个别的 n. 个人 n. 足跟；(脚,袜子、鞋等的）后跟 （喻）（希雅神语）阿喀琉斯的脚跟, 致命的弱点 Confucius How much do you know about Confucius What do you know about his ideas Lead-in Video Time Before you listen, look at some photos of Qufu. Temple of Confucius Kong Family Mansion Cemetery of Confucius Pre-listening (孔庙) (孔府) (孔林) A. Confucius has over 3 million descendants. B. He was a wise man. C. He was a great educator and had many ideas about education. D. He was one of the greatest minds in history. E. He lived over 2,500 years ago. Listen to the tape and finish the table. Fact / Opinion about Confucius William 1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers. 2. 3. Xiao Kong 1. 2. 3. B E A C D a person who studies or writes about philosophy A person’s descendants are their children, their children’s children. philosopher [f l s f (r)] n.哲学家 philosophy [f l s fi] n.哲学 descendant [d send nt] n.后裔；后代 2. Listening to a conversation and then write down what they say about Confucius. Fact/Opinion about Confucius William 1. Confucius is one of_____. Xiao Kong 2. He was a _____ man . 3. He lived _____ago. 3. He was _____in history. 2. He was a great _____and had many ideas about_____. 1. Confucius has _____descendants. a person who studies or writes about philosophy philosopher [f l s f (r)] n.哲学家 philosophy [f l s fi] n.哲学 descendant [d send nt] n.后裔；后代 wise over 2500 years his favorite philosophers over 3 million A person’s descendants are their children, their children’s children. educator one of the greatest minds education 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 3.Listen again and decide whether these statements are true(T), false(F) or not mentioned(NM). Then answer 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 ... ...
