1、Unit 4 History and TraditionBig BenWestminster BridgeConfuciusWhat do you know about his ideas?How much do you know about Confucius?Confucius(551479 BC)u Thinkeru Educatoru Statesmanu Philosopheru Founder of the Confucian school and Confucianism u Symbol of Chinese cultureVideo TimeBefore you listen
2、,look at some photos of Qufu.Temple of ConfuciusKong Family Mansion Cemetery of ConfuciusPre-listening Pre-listening(孔庙)(孔府)(孔林)Temple of Confucius 孔庙，即孔子庙，又称孔庙，即孔子庙，又称作文庙，作文庙，是纪念中国伟大是纪念中国伟大思想家、教育家孔子的祠思想家、教育家孔子的祠庙建筑庙建筑，在历代王朝更迭，在历代王朝更迭中又被称作文庙、夫子庙、中又被称作文庙、夫子庙、至圣庙、先师庙、先圣庙、至圣庙、先师庙、先圣庙、文宣王庙，尤以文庙之名文宣王庙，尤以
3、文庙之名更为普遍。更为普遍。孔府，又称衍圣公府，孔府，又称衍圣公府，是是孔子的世袭衍圣公孔子的世袭衍圣公的后代居住的府第的后代居住的府第。Kong Family Mansion孔林孔林,又称至圣林又称至圣林,是是孔子孔子及其后裔的家族墓地及其后裔的家族墓地,与与孔府孔府、孔庙孔庙统称统称“三孔三孔”。Cemetery of Confucius Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confuc
4、ius.while-listening while-listening Fact/Opinion about ConfuciusWilliam 1.Confucius is one of his _;2.He is a _;3.He lived _ years ago.Xiao Kong1.Confucius has over _;2.He was a great _ and had many _ about _3.He was one of the greatest _ in history.favourite philosopherswise manover 25003 million d
5、escendantseducatoreducationideasmindsTask 1 listen and fill in the blanks.reflectingConfucius ideas on educationWiliam:Excuse me,do you speak English?Im looking for the Confucius Temple,but Im not good at maps-theyre my Achilles heel!Xiao Kong:Oh,hello,yes.Come with me-Im going to the temple right n
6、ow.By the way,what does“Achilles heel”mean?William:Oh,it means that something is my weakness-Im really bad with maps!So do you know much about Confucius?Hes one of my favourite philosophers.He was such a wise man.Xiao Kong:Oh,yes.I was born here.In fact,I believe I am a descendant of Confucius himse
7、lf.William:No way,youre pulling my leg,right?So how do you know youre related to Confucius?Didnt he live over 2,500 years ago?Xiao Kong:Yes,but his family tree is well recorded.He has over three million descendants.Sorry again,what does“pulling my leg”mean?William:Oh,sorry,it means to joke with some
8、one.Anyway,so youre actually going to the temple to pay respects to your relative?Xiao Kong:Well,yes.But Im also meeting my study group there.We are doing a research project on Confucius ideas on education.You know,Confucius was a great educator,and he had many great ideas about education.For exampl
9、e,he talked about the relationship between learning and reflecting.He believed that learning without reflecting leads to confusion Oh,look,the temple is just over there.William:Oh,great!Whats that big building over there?Xiao Kong:Oh,thats the famous Dacheng Hall.You know,its so well-respected in Qu
10、fu that no other building in the city can be taller than it.William:Wow,now thats respect.Thats a little bit like my hometown-Stratford-upon-Avon.Xiao Kong:Wait,you mean where Shakespeare was from?What a coincidence-Confucius and Shakespeare,two of the greatest minds in history!I really want to visi
11、t the UK-Im really interested in British history and culture.William:Oh,thats great!So later we can go for a cup of tea and have a chat about it.And it would be great if you could take me somewhere to get my watch fixed.Xiao Kong:OK,no problem!So come and meet my study group-we can tell you all abou
12、t the temple.And how long are you staying in Qufu?I can show you the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion as wellWilliam:Really?Thats so kind!I need all the help I can get-Im like a fish out of water!4.Write down the English idioms that are used in the conversation.Explain their meaning
13、s and think about some Chinese equivalents.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.E
14、nglish idiomMeaningChinese equivalentAchilles heelpull ones legfish out of water如芒在背如芒在背something that is someones weaknessto joke with someoneSomething who feels uncomfortable because they are in an unfamiliar place弱点；要害弱点；要害戏弄戏弄Discuss in paris and guess the Chinese equivalent of the following Eng
15、lish idioms.English idiomChinese equivalentLove me,love my dog.Kill two birds with a stone.a piece of cakeWhen pigs flybreak a leg祝你好运祝你好运爱屋及乌爱屋及乌一石二鸟一石二鸟小菜一碟小菜一碟母猪上树母猪上树Learning without reflecting leads to confusion.学而不思则罔Review the old and learn the new.温故而知新Make no social distinctions in teaching.有教无类To learn and at due time to repeat what one has learnt,isnt that after all a pleasure?学而时习之，不亦说乎？Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.己所不欲勿施于人Post-listening Post-listening THANKS
