高中英語人教版必修Unit4Historyandtraditionsliste

Unit4HistoryandTraditionsWhereisit?Whyisthepictureplacedintheopeningpage?thePalaceofWestminster,builtinthe11thcentury

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showhistoryandtraditionsApeoplewithouttheknowledgeoftheirpasthistory,originandcultureislikeatreewithoutrootsMarcusGarvey

Howcanwegettheknowledgeofourpasthistory,originandculture?WhatdoyouknowaboutChinesehistoryandtraditions？BeforelisteningWhoisthepersonofthestatue?Confuciusagreateducator

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philosopher

borninQufuShangdongabout2500yearsagowhohadmanyideasabouteducationsWatchavideotoknowmoreaboutConfucius.TherearesomefamoussayingsfromConfucius.Whatelsedoyouknow?LookatsomephotosofQufuandsharewhatyoucansayabouttheseplaces.TempleofConfuciusKongFamilyMansionItisthemostfamousandlargesttemplehonoringConfucius.LocatedtotheeastoftheTempleofConfucius,thiswasthehistoricalhomeofthedescendantsofConfucius.BeforelisteningCemeteryofConfuciusDachenghallThisiswhereConfuciusandhisdescendantsareburied.NootherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanDachenghallListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudent

inQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.Fact/OpinionaboutConfuciusWilliamXiaoKongThe

differencebetweenFACTandOPINION

Factsarestatementsthatcanbeproven.

Opinions

cannotbeproven.Theyarebasedonsomebody'sthoughts,theirfeelingsandtheirunderstanding.ListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudent

inQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.Fact/OpinionaboutConfuciusWilliamXiaoKong2.Hewasawiseman.3.Helivedover2,500yearsago.1.Confuciushasover3milliondescendants.2.Hewasagreateducatorandhadmanyideasabouteducation.3.Hewasoneofthegreatestmindsinhistory.1.Confuciusisoneofhisfavoritephilosophers.

ListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudent

inQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.Fact/OpinionaboutConfuciusWilliamXiaoKong2.Hewasawiseman.3.Helivedover2,500yearsago.1.Confuciushasover3milliondescendants.2.Hewasagreateducatorandhadmanyideasabouteducation.3.Hewasoneofthegreatestmindsinhistory.1.Confuciusisoneofhisfavoritephilosophers.

1.Confuciusisoneofhisfavoritephilosophers.

2.Hewasawiseman.2.Hewasagreateducatorandhadmanyideasabouteducation.3.Hewasoneofthegreatestmindsinhistory.OpinionaboutConfucius3.Helivedover2,500yearsago.1.Confuciushasover3milliondescendants.factThe

differencebetweenFACTandOPINION

Factsarestatementsthatcanbeproven.

Opinions

cannotbeproven.Theyarebasedonsomebody'sthoughts,theirfeelingsandtheirunderstanding.Listeningandspeaking

W=WilliamX=XiaoKong

W:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I'mlookingfortheConfuciusTemple,butI'mnotgoodatmaps-they'remyAchilles’heel!X:Oh,hello,yes.Comewithme-I'mgoingtothetemplerightnow.Bytheway,whatdoes“Achilles’heelmean?W:Oh,itmeansthatsomethingismyweakness.I'mreallybadwithmaps!SodoyouknowmuchaboutConfucius?He'soneofmyfavoritephilosophers.Hewassuchawiseman.X:Oh,yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIamadescendantofConfuciushimself.W:Noway,you'repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknowyou’rerelatedtoConfucius?Didn’theliveover2.500yearsago?

X:Yes,buthisfamilytreeiswellrecorded.Hehasoverthreemilliondescendants.Sorryagain,whatdoes"pullingmyleg”mean?

W:Oh,sorry,itmeanstojokewithsomeone.Anyway,soyou’reactuallygoingtothetempletopayrespectstoyourrelative?

X:Well,yes.ButI‘malsomeetingmystudygroupthere.WearedoingaresearchprojectonConfucius’ideasoneducation.

Youknow,Confuciuswasagreateducator,andhehadmanygreatideasabouteducation.Forexample,hetalkedabouttherelationshipbetweenlearningandreflecting.Hebelievedthatlearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.Oh,look,thetempleisjustoverthere.W:Oh,great!What’sthatbigbuildingoverthere?X:Oh,that'sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it'ssowell-respectedinQufuthatnootherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanit.W:Wow,nowthat’srespect.That’salittlebitlikemyhometown-Stratford-upon-Avon.X:

wait,youmeanwhereShakespearewasfrom?Whatacoincidence-ConfuciusandShakespeare,twoofthegreatestmindsinhistory!IreallywanttovisittheUK-I’mreallyinterestedinBritishhistoryandculture.

W:Oh,that’sgreat!Solaterwecangoforacupofteaandhaveachataboutit.Anditwouldbegreatifyoucouldtakemesomewheretogetmywatchfixed.

X:

OK,noproblem!Socomeandmeetmystudygroup-wecantellyouallaboutthetemple.AndhowlongareyoustayinginQufu?IcanshowyoutheCemeteryofConfuciusandtheKongFamilyMansionaswell...W:Really?That'ssokind!IneedallthehelpIcanget-I'mlikeafishoutofwater!3rdlisteningfordetailsListenagainanddecidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(T),false(F)ornotmentioned(NM).Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.2.XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.3.AsoneofConfucius’descendants,XiaoKong’snameisrecordedinthefamilytree.4.DachengHallisthetallestbuildinginQufu.reflectingConfucius’ideasoneducation.FFNMTThinkaboutthequestionWhydoyouthinkWilliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?A.Therearefamoushallsinhishometown.B.Therearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.C.Bothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.D.Hishometowndoesn’tallowotherbuildingstobemorenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildings.Whatisanidiom?

Anidiomisanexpressionwhichmeanssomethingdifferentfromthemeaningoftheindividualwords.Someidiomsrepresentanideaorpaintapicturethatgivesahintastothemeaning.Otheridiomscanonlybeunderstoodfromthecontextinwhichtheyappear.(saying/proverbs)

WritedowntheEnglishidiomsintheconversation,explaintheirmeaningsandthinkaboutsomeChineseequivalents.EnglishidiommeaningChineseequivalentAchilles'hillpullone'slegfishoutofwaterTheyoftenmakesomeculturalreferenceandunderstandingthemcanhelpwithunderstandingaculture.somethingthatissomeone'sweaknesstojokewithsomeonesomeonewhofeelsuncomfortablebecausetheyareinunfamiliarplace弱點(diǎn),要害戲弄如芒在背Whatdoyouknowabout

Confucius'ideasoneducation?Thinkoftwoorthreeexamples.Possibleanswer:

EducationwasoneofConfucius'corevalues.Reviewtheoldandlearnthenew.(溫故而知新)Makenosocialdistinctionsinteaching.(有教無類)Tolearnandatduetimetorepeatwhatonehaslearnt,isn'tthatafterallapleasure?

(學(xué)而時(shí)習(xí)之,不亦樂乎？)WhatelsedoyouknowaboutConfuciusandhisphilosophy?

Confuciuswasagreatthinker,educator,and

philosopher.

HisprincipleshadagreatinfluenceonChinesetraditionsandbeliefs.Hebelievedstronglyinstrongf