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课件网) Unit 4 History and Traditions listening and speaking Listening and Speaking Look at some photos of Qufu. What can you say about these places Temple of Confucius Kong Family Mansion Cemetery of Confucius 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 9 courtyards with several gates. Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for sacrifices. 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. 1. Look at the pictures above and predict what the content is about. It is about introduction about Confucius and even may be his influence on the Chinese culture and development. 2. New words philosopher n. _____ descendant n. _____ philosophy n. _____ noticeable adj. _____ 哲学家 后裔，后代，后人；子孙 哲学 显著的，显而易见的 Before Listening Fact/ Opinion about Confucius William Confucius is one of his _____ philosophers; He is a ____ man; He lived _____ years ago. Xiao Kong Confucius has over _____ descendants; He was a great _____ and had many _____ about _____ He was one of the greatest ____ in history. favorite wise over 2500 3 million educator education ideas minds 2 Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu, and then write down what they say about Confucius. While-Listening While-Listening Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion. Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy. As one of Confucius’ descendants, Xiao Kong’s name is recorded in the family tree. Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu. T F NM T F NM T F NM T F NM Listen again and decide whether these statements are true(T), false(F), or not mentioned (NM). Then answer the question. 3 √ √ √ √ While-Listening Why do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu There are famous halls in his hometown. There are no tall buildings in his hometown. Both places have a famous person who was born there. His hometown doesn’t allow other buildings to be more noticeable than the historic buildings Post-Listening Understand idioms 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 as to the meaning. Other idioms can only be understood from the context in which they appear. Write down the English idioms that are used in the conversation. Explain their meanings and think about some Chinese equival ... ...
