Unit4HistoryandTraditionsListeningandSpeakingDoyouknowQufu?Haveyoueverbeenthere?Whatdoyouknowabouotthat?Pre-listening

Beforeyoulisten,lookatsomephotosofQufu.TempleofConfuciusKongFamilyMansionCemeteryofConfuciusPre-listening(孔廟)(孔府)(孔林)SanKonginQufuTempleofConfuciusKongFamilyMansionCemeteryofConfuciusBeingthebestplacetolearnmoreaboutConfucius,Qufuhasattractedalargenumberoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.Since1994,theyhavebeenpartoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.themostfamousandlargestbuildingwherepeoplecouldpayrespectstothisgreatman.TempleofConfuciusstandsatthecentreandistheprincipalplace.___________________________LocatedtotheeastoftheTempleofConfucius,itwasalargehousewhereConfucius’descendantslive.KongFamilyMansion___________________________anareawhereConfuciusandhisdescendantsareburiedCemeteryofConfucius______________________________________________________Whatdoyouknowfromthepicture?ConfuciusPre-listeningVideoTime

ABritishtourist,William,asksaChinesestudent,XiaoKong,fordirectionswhenhewantstovisittheConfuciusTemple.OnthewaytotheConfuciusTemple,theytalkaboutConfuciusandhisideas.ListeningWilliamXiaoKongListeningtoaconversationandthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.Fact/OpinionaboutConfuciusWilliamXiaoKong2.Hewasa______man.3.Helived________________ago.3.Hewas________________________inhistory.2.Hewasagreat_________andhadmanyideasabout____________.1.Confuciushas_____________descendants.

apersonwhostudiesorwritesaboutphilosophyphilosopher[f??l?s?f?(r)]n.哲學(xué)家philosophy[f??l?s?fi]n.哲學(xué)descendant[d??send?nt]n.后裔；后代wiseover2000yearsover3millionAperson’sdescendantsaretheirchildren,theirchildren’catoroneofthegreatestmindseducation1.

Confuciusisoneof_______________________.hisfavorite

philosophers3.Listenagainanddecidewhetherthesestatementsaretrue(T),

false(F),

or

not

mentioned(NM).Thenanswerthequestion.Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.AsoneofConfucius’descendants,XiaoKong’snameisrecordedinthefamilytree.DachengHallisthetallestbuildinginQufu.TNMFFreflectingeducationW:Oh,great!What’sthatbigbuildingoverthere?X:Oh,that’sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it’sso

well-respected

inQufuthatnootherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanit.W:Oh,that’srespect.That’salittlebitlikemyhometown–Stratford-upon-Avon.

WhydoyouthinkWilliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?Therearefamoushallsinhishometown.Therearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.Bothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.Hishometowndoesn’tallowotherbuildingstobemorenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildings.W:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I'mlookingfortheConfuciusTemple,butI'mnot①_______________—they'remyAchilles'heel!X:Oh,hello,yes.Comewithme—I'mgoingtothetemplerightnow.Bytheway,whatdoes“Achilles'heel”mean?W:Oh,itmeansthatsomethingis②_____________—I'mreallybadwithmaps!SodoyouknowmuchaboutConfucius?He'soneofmyfavouritephilosophers.Hewassuchawiseman.X:Oh,yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIamadescendantofConfuciushimself.W:Noway,you'repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknowyou'rerelatedtoConfucius?Didn'thelive③________________ago?X:Yes,buthisfamilytreeiswellrecorded.Hehasoverthreemilliondescendants.Sorryagain,whatdoes“pullingmyleg”mean?W:Oh,sorry,itmeanstojokewithsomeone.Anyway,soyou'reactuallygoingtothetempletopayrespectstoyourrelative?goodatmapsmyweaknessover2,500years弱點(diǎn)；要害戲弄oneducationX:Well,yes.ButI'malsomeetingmystudygroupthere.WearedoingaresearchprojectonConfucius'ideas④_____________.Youknow,Confuciuswasagreateducator,andhehadmanygreatideasabouteducation.Forexample,hetalkedabouttherelationshipbetweenlearningandreflecting.Hebelievedthatlearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.Oh,look,thetempleisjustoverthere.W:Oh,great!What'sthatbigbuildingoverthere?X:Oh,that'sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it'ssowell-respectedinQufuthatnootherbuildinginthecitycanbe⑤_____________．W:Wow,nowthat'srespect.That'salittlebitlikemyhometown—Stratford-upon-Avon.X:Wait,youmeanwhereShakespearewasfrom?Whatacoincidence—ConfuciusandShakespeare,twoofthegreatestmindsinhistory!IreallywanttovisittheUK—I'mreallyinterestedin⑥_____________________.tallerthanitBritishhistoryandcultureW:Oh,that'sgreat!Solaterwecangoforacupofteaandhaveachataboutit.Anditwouldbegreatifyoucouldtakemesomewheretogetmywatchfixed.X:OK,noproblem！Socomeandmeetmystudygroup—wecantellyouallaboutthetemple.AndhowlongareyoustayinginQufu?IcanshowyoutheCemeteryofConfuciusandtheKongFamilyMansionaswell.W:Really?That'ssokind!IneedallthehelpIcanget—I'mlike⑦_(dá)_______________．a(chǎn)fishoutofwatersomeonewhofeelsuncomfortablebecausetheyareinanunfamiliarplace