(
课件网) Period1 Listening and Speaking Unit 4 History and Traditions 英语 ① To get familiar with the vocabulary of “Confucius, Temple of Confucius, Confucius’ descendants, Confucius’ educational thoughts”. ② To understand some English idioms and their related cultural allusions. ③ To talk about Confucius’ ideas on education. ④ To introduce the history and importance of a historic site. Studying objectives: Key points： 1. To help students get familiar with the vocabulary of “Confucius, Temple of Confucius, Confucius’descendants, Confucius’educational thoughts”. 2. To enable students to understand English idioms and the related cultural allusions. Difficult points： 1. To lead students to talk about Confucius’educational thoughts. 2. To enable students to understand English idioms and the related cultural allusions. Studying key points and difficulties: Lead-in Confucius How much do you know about Confucius What do you know about his ideas Review the old and learn the new. Make no social distinctions(n.区别) in teaching. To learn and at due(adj.适当的) time to repeat what one has learnt, isn’t that after all a pleasure Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. When seeing a person with high caliber(n.才干), strive(v.力求) to be this equal. 温故而知新 见贤思齐 己所不欲，勿施于人 学而时习之，不亦乐乎？ 有教无类 Lead-in Listening Look at some photos of Qufu and answer the questions. 1.Have you ever been to Qufu 2.What can you say about these places Activity 1 Warming up Listening 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. Listening Temple of Confucius The most famous and largest temple honoring the great sage. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main part consists of nine courtyards with several gates. Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for offering sacrifices to Confucius. Listening Cemetery of Confucius This is where Confucius and his descendants are buried. There are more than 100,000 of them, buried here over 2,000 years. The cemetery has had many renovations and extensions in its history. Predict what the listening text is about by looking at Activity 2 on page 38 of the textbook. The listening text is probably about the introduction of a great educator—Confucius. Listening Activity 2 Prediction Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confucius. Listening Activity 3 First listening Name Facts and opinions about Confucius William 1.Confucius is one of his favorite _____. Xiao Kong philosophers 2. He was a _____ man. wise 3. He lived _____ ago. over 2,500 years 1. Confucius has _____ over 3 million descendants. 2. He was a great _____and had many ideas about_____. educator educati ... ...
