1、Listening and speaking1.Know about the historic sites in Qufu about Confucius;2.Listen to people talk about historic places;3.Understand English idioms and accumulate some common English idioms.How much do you know about Confucius?Review the old and learn the new.Lead-inLearning without reflecting l
2、eads to confusion.学而不思则罔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Lead-inConfuciusuThinkeruEducatoruStatesmanuPhilosopheruFounder of
3、 the ConfucianismuSymbol of Chinese cultureLead-inLead-inDo you know Qufu?Have you ever been there?What do you know about it?Pre-listening The hometown of the well-known Chinese philosopher Confucius.The three most famous cultural sites of the city,known as“San Kong”,have been listed as a UNESCO Wor
4、ld Heritage Site since 1994.Qufu 曲阜曲阜Pre-listeningWhat can you say about these places?Temple of Confucius孔庙孔庙 the most famous and largest temple honouring Confucius a UNESCO World Heritage Site covers 16,000 square metres and has 460 rooms Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place
5、 for offering sacrifices to ConfuciusPre-listeningWhat can you say about these places?Kong Family Mansion/mnn/孔府孔府 located to the east of the Temple of Confucius the historical home of the descendants of Confucius from where they managed sites and ceremonies in Qufu today it is a museum.Pre-listenin
6、gWhat can you say about these places?Cemetery of Confucius/semtri/孔林孔林 this is where Confucius and his descendants are buried there are more than 10,000 of them，buried here over 2,000 years.While-listeningListen again and write down what they say about Confucius.Fact/Opinion about ConfuciusWilliam1.
7、Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.2.He was a _ man3.He lived over _ years ago.Xiao Kong1.Confucius has over _ descendants.2.He was a great _ and had many ideas about_.3.He was one of _in history.wise 2,500 3 million educator education.the greatest minds While-listeningListen to a conver
8、sation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,decide whether these statements are true(T),false(F)or not mentioned(NM).1 Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion.T F NM 2 Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy.T F NM 3 As one of Co
9、nfucius descendants,Xiao Kongs name is recorded in the family tree.T F NM 4Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu.T F NM reflectingeducationWhile-listeningChoose the best answerWhy do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu?A.There are famous halls in his hometown.B.There are n
10、o tall buildings in his hometown.C.Both places have a famous person who was born there.D.His hometown doesnt allow other buildings to be more noticeable than the historic buildings.Post-listeningRead the script and find out the meanings of the idiomsEnglish idiomMeaningChinese equivalentAchilles hee
11、lpull ones legfish out of waterW:Excuse me,do you speak English?Im looking for the Confucius Temple,but Im not good at 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
12、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 born here.In fact,I believe I am a descendant of Confucius himself.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?
13、X:Yes,but his family tree is well recorded.He has over three million descendants.Sorry again,what 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?my weakness弱点；要害弱点；要害戏弄戏弄joke with someoneW:Oh,thats great!So later we can
14、 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.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 Fami
15、ly Mansion as well.W:Really?Thats so kind!I need all the help I can getIm like _a fish out of watersomeone who feels uncomfortable 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
16、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.Post-listeningRead the script and find out the meanings of the idiomsEnglish
17、 idiomMeaningChinese equivalentAchilles heelpull ones legfish out of watersomething that is someones weaknessto joke with someonesomething who feels uncomfortable because they are in an unfamiliar place弱点；要害弱点；要害戏弄戏弄如芒在背如芒在背Love 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(永不可能永不可能)Discuss in paris and guess the Chinese equivalent of the following English idioms.Post-listening
