Unit4HISTORYANDTRADITIONSListeningandSpeaking【版本：人教冊(cè)別：必修二】

ThepictureshowsthePalaceofWestminster,hometotheHouseofCommons(英國(guó)議會(huì)下議院)andHouseofLords(英國(guó)議會(huì)上議院),whicharethemainbodiesoftheUK’sgovernment,andalsoaUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織)WorldHeritageSite.RiverThamesDoyouknowthesebuildings?Whichcountrydotheybelongto?I.Lead-inAccordingtotheunittitleandthemepicture,whatdoyouthinkthisunitwillbeabout?1Whattraditionsofthatcity/countrydoyouknowabout?2.Whyisitimportanttoprotecthistoricbuildingsandculturaltraditions?Londonhasafamoustraditioncalled“ChangingoftheGuard”atBuckinghamPalace.Theguardsofthepalacewearspecialreduniformswithtallblackhats.TherearemanyothertraditionsintheUK,suchas….drinkingteaplayingcricketeatingfishandchipsLookanddiscussA

people

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GarveyAtreewithoutrootwouldeasilyfalldownanddie.Therootalsofeedthetree.Therootofatreecan’tusuallybeseen,buttheyoftenspreaddeepandwide.Inthisquote,Garveyisemphasizingeimportanceofbeingfamiliarwiththehistoryandthecultureofyourcountry.theimportanceofbeingfamiliarwiththehistoryandthecultureofone’sowncountry.2.Whyisitimportanttoprotecthistoricbuildingsandculturaltraditions?Becausetheyarearecordof

oursharedhistoryandtellusalotaboutwho

weareasacountryandpeople.canreflecttheuniquefeaturesofacountrycanenhancethenaturalbeautyofcities，makingthemdistinctandattractivecanserveasplacesofhistoricalinterestormuseums,boostingtheeconomyofthecountryarerepresentativeofhistoryremindpeopleoftheiroriginsandthedevelopmentofthecivilizationbeeasierforfuturegenerationstolearnmoreaboutthehistoricbackgroundofagivencountryandmaintainculturalvaluesConfucius

founderofconfucianism(儒家思想）ChinesephilosopherandeducatorintheSpringandAutumnperiod.HisthoughtshaveinfluencedChineseculturerightuptothepresentday.II.ListeningandSpeakingP38Exercise1:Beforeyoulisten,lookatsomephotosofQufu.

Whatcanyousayabouttheseplaces?TempleofConfuciusKongFamilyMansionCemeteryofConfucius孔府孔陵孔廟BEFORELISTENINGP38Exercise1Whatcanyousayabouttheseplaces?Itisthemostfamousandlargesttempleinhonourof

thegreatsage(圣人)anditisalsoaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Itcovers16,000squaremetresandhas460rooms.Themainpartconsistsof

ninecourtyardswithseveralgates.DachengHallstandsatthecenterandistheprincipalplaceforofferingsacrificestoConfucius.LocatedtotheeastoftheTempleofConfucius,KongFamilyMansionwasthehistoricalhomeofthe

descendants(后代)ofConfuciusfromwheretheymanagedsitesandceremoniesinOufu.Todayitisamuseum.ThisiswhereConfuciusandhisdescendantsareburied.Therearemorethan10000ofthem,buriedhereover2,000years.Thecemeteryhashadmanyrenovations(翻修)andextensions(擴(kuò)建)initshistory.WHILELISTENING2ListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudentinQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.1Confuciusisoneofhisfavouritephilosophers.2__________________________________3__________________________________1__________________________________2__________________________________3__________________________________P38Exercise2:William:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I'mlookingforthe_____________,butI'mnotgoodatmaps---they'remyAchilles’____!XiaoKong:Oh,hello,yes,Comewithme-I'mgoingtothetemplerightnow.Bytheway,whatdoes“___________”mean?William:Oh,itmeansthat_______________________--I'mreallybadwithmaps!SodoyouknowmuchaboutConfucius?_______________________________________________________________.ConfuciusTempleheelAchilles'heelsomethingismyweaknessHewassuchawiseman.01WHILELISTENINGHe'soneofmyfavouritephilosophers.XiaoKong:Oh,yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIamadescendantofConfuciushimselfWilliam:Noway,you'repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknowyou'rerelatedtoConfucius?______________________________XiaoKong:Yes,buthisfamilytreeiswellrecorded.___________________________________.Sorryagain,whatdoes"pullingmyleg"mean?William:Oh,sorry,itmeans____________________.Anyway,soyou'reactuallygoingtothetempletopayrespectstoyourrelative?Xiaokong:Well,yes.ButI'malsomeetingmystudygroupthere.WearedoingaresearchprojectonConfucius’ideasoneducation.Youknow,_______________________________,andhe__________________________________.Forexample,hetalkedabouttherelationshipbetweenlearningandreflecting.Hebelievedthatlearningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion...Oh,look,thetempleisjustoverthere.HehasoverthreemilliondescendantstojokewithsomeoneConfuciuswasagreateducatorhadmanygreatideasabouteducation02Didn'theliveover2,500yearsago?WHILELISTENINGWilliam:Oh,great!What’sthatbigbuildingoverthere?XiaoKong:Oh,that'sthefamousDachengHall.Youknow,it'ssowell-respectedinQufuthatnootherbuildinginthecitycanbetallerthanit.William:Wow,nowthat'srespect.That'salittlebitlikemyhometown----Stratford-upon-Avon.XiaoKong:Wait,youmeanwhereShakespearewasfrom?Whatacoincidence---ConfuciusandShakespeare,________________________________!IreallywanttovisittheUK--I’mreallyinterestedinBritishhistoryandculture.William:Oh,that'sgreat!Solaterwecangoforacupofteaandhaveachataboutit.Anditwouldbegreatifyoucouldtakemesomewheretogetmywatchfixed.XiaoKong:OK,noproblem!Socomeandmeetmystudygroup--wecantellyouallaboutthetemple.AndhowlongareyoustayinginQufu?IcanshowyoutheCemeteryofConfuciusandtheKongFamilyMansionaswell...William:Really?That'ssokind!IneedallthehelpIcanget----I'mlikeafishoutofwater!twoofthegreatestmindsinhistory03WHILELISTENINGWHILELISTENING2ListentoaconversationbetweenaBritishtouristandaChinesestudentinQufu,andthenwritedownwhattheysayaboutConfucius.1Confuciusisoneofhisfavouritephilosophers.2Hewasawiseman.3Helivedover2500yearsago.1Confuciushasover3milliondescendants.2Hewasagreateducatorandhadmanyideasabouteducation3Hewasoneofthegreatestmindsinhistory.P38Exercise2:Facts

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opinion?factfactopinionopinionopinionopinionP38Exercise3:ListenagainanddecidewhetherthesestatementsareT,F,orNM.1.Confuciussaidthatlearningwithoutunderstandingleadstoconfusion.

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NM2.XiaoKongisdoingaresearchprojectonConfuciusphilosophy.

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NM3.AsoneofConfucius’descendants,XiaoKong’snameisrecorded

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NM√√√√WHILELISTENINGP38Exercise3:Answerthequestion.WhydoyouthinkWilliamsaidhishometownwassimilartoQufu?A.Therearefamoushallsinhishometown.B.Therearenotallbuildingsinhishometown.C.Bothplaceshaveafamouspersonwhowasbornthere.D.Hishometowndoesn’tallowotherbuildingstobe

morenoticeablethanthehistoricbuildings.ThatisafamousDachenghall.youknow,ItissowellrespectedinQufuthatnootherbuildingsinthecitycanbetallerthanit.Wow,That’srespect.It’salittlebitlikemyhometown.WHILELISTENINGAnidiom

isanexpressionwhichmeanssomethingdifferentthemeaningoftheindividualwords.Someidiomspresentanideaorpaintapicturethatgivesahintastothemeaning.Otheridiomscanonlybeunderstoodfromthecontentinwhichtheyappear.P39Exercise4:WritedowntheEnglishidiomsthatareusedintheconversation.EnglishidiomMeaningChineseequivalentAchilles’heelpullone’slegfishoutofwaterSomethingthatissomeone’sweaknesstojokewithsomeoneSomeonewhofeelsuncomfortablebecausetheyareinanunfamiliarplace弱點(diǎn)；要害戲弄如芒在背W:Excuseme,doyouspeakEnglish?I’mlookingfortheConfuciusTemple,but1._______________________–they’remyAchilles’heel!X:Oh,hello,yes.Comewithme–2._____________________________.Bytheway,whatdoes“Achilles’heel”mean?W:Oh,itmeansthat3.________________________–I’mreallybadwithmaps!SodoyouknowmuchaboutConfucius?He’s4.________________________________.Hewassuchawiseman.X:Oh,

yes.Iwasbornhere.Infact,IbelieveIam5.______________ofConfuciushimself.W:oway,you’repullingmyleg,right?Sohowdoyouknow6.___________________Confucius?Didn’theliveover2500yearsago?X:Yes,but7.____________________________.Hewasoverthreemilliondescendants.Sorryagain,whatdoes“pullingmyleg”mean?W:Oh,sorry,itmeansto8.__________________.Anyway,soyou’reactuallygoingtothetempleto9________________________?I’mgoingtothetemplerightnowI’mnotgoodatmapsyou’rerelatedtoadescendant

somethingismyweaknessoneofmyfavouritephilosopherspayrespectstoyourrelativejokewithsomeonehisfamilytreeiswellrecorded弱點(diǎn)；要害戲弄TalkaboutConfuciusTranslatethefollowingsentencesandthinkaboutConfucius’ideasoneducation.1.Learningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.

學(xué)而不思則罔。2.Reviewtheoldandlearnthenew.

溫故而知新。3.Makenosocialdistinctionsinteaching.

有教無(wú)類(lèi)。4.Tolearnandatduetimetorepeatwhatonehaslearnt,isn’tthatafterallapleasure?

學(xué)而時(shí)習(xí)之，不亦樂(lè)乎？THINKINGWhatdoyouknowaboutConfucius’ideas

oneducation?

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