1、Unit 4 History and TraditionListening and SpeakingConfuciusHow much do you know about Confucius?Lead-in Lead-in Pre-listeningTranslate the following sentences and think about Confucius ideas on education.1.Learning without reflecting leads to confusion(困惑困惑).学学而不思则罔。而不思则罔。2.Review the old and learn
2、the new.温故而知新。温故而知新。3.Make no social distinctions(差别差别)in teaching.有教无类。有教无类。4.Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.己所不欲勿施于人。己所不欲勿施于人。Confucius(551479 BC)u Educatoru Statesmanu Philosopheru The founder of Confucianism(儒家儒家)u Symbol of Chinese culture u Born in Qufu Shandong P
3、rovince Pre-listening best known as the hometown of Confucius,also the home of his descendants（后代）.more than 2,500 years of history.曲阜曲阜QufuQufuTask1.Before you listen,look at some photos of Qufu.Temple of ConfuciusKong Family Mansion Cemetery of ConfuciusPre-Listening Pre-Listening(孔庙)(孔府)/mnn/semt
4、ri/(孔林)Dacheng HallToday it is a museum.Fact/Opinion about ConfuciusWilliam 1.Confucius is one of his _;2.He is a _ man;3.He lived _ years ago.Xiao Kong1.Confucius has over _descendants;2.He was a great _ and had many ideas about _3.He was one of the greatest _ in history.Task 2.listen and fill in t
5、he blanks.whiLe-Listening whiLe-Listening Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confucius.Fact/Opinion about ConfuciusWilliam 1.Confucius is one of his _;2.He is a _ man;3.He lived _ years ago.Xiao Kong1.Confucius has
6、 over _descendants;2.He was a great _ and had many ideas about _3.He was one of the greatest _ in history.favourite philosopherswise over 25003 million educatoreducationmindsTask 2.Check the answer.whiLe-Listening whiLe-Listening Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese stude
7、nt in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confucius.English idiomMeaningChinese equivalentAchilles heelpull ones legfish out of waterTask3.Listen again and explain the meanings of English and think about some Chinese equivalents.Understand idioms An idiom is an expression which means someth
8、ing 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.W:Excuse me,do you speak English?Im looking for the Confucius Temple,but Im not good at
9、mapstheyre my Achilles heel!X:Oh,hello,yes.Come with meIm going to the temple right now.By the way,what does“Achilles heel”mean?W:Oh,it means that something is _ Im really bad with maps!So do you know much about Confucius?Hes one of my favourite philosophers.He was such a wise man.X:Oh,yes.I was bor
10、n here.In fact,I believe I am a descendant of Confucius himself.my weakness弱点；要害弱点；要害W:No way,youre pulling my leg,right?So how do you know youre related to Confucius?Didnt he live over 2,500 years ago?X:Yes,but his family tree is well recorded.He has over three million descendants.Sorry again,what
11、does“pulling my leg”mean?W:Oh,sorry,it means to _.Anyway,so youre actually going to the temple to pay respects to your relative?戏弄戏弄joke with someoneW: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 fixe
12、d.X:OK,no problem！So come and meet my study groupwe can tell you all about the temple.And how long are you staying in Qufu?I can show you the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion as well.W:Really?Thats so kind!I need all the help I can getIm like _a fish out of watersomeone who feels un
13、comfortable someone who feels uncomfortable because they are in an unfamiliar because they are in an unfamiliar placeplace 如芒刺背如芒刺背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
14、gives a hint as to the meaning.Other idioms can only be understood from the context in which they appear.English idiomMeaningChinese equivalentAchilles heelpull ones legfish out of water如鱼离水如鱼离水如芒在背如芒在背 something is my weakness to joke with someonesomeone who feels uncomfortable because they are in
15、an unfamiliar place弱点；要害弱点；要害戏弄戏弄Task3.Check the answer.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Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.己所不欲勿施于人 Can you give a short introduction(介绍介绍)of Confucius to your foreign friend?(his identity,his idea or his achievement)Speaking&Discussion.Post-Listening Post-Listening Homework1.完成学习笔记P67-P682.预习Unit 4 Reading&ThinkingTHANKS
