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Unit 4 History and Traditions
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture
is like a tree without roots.
—Marcus Garvey
What do you know about the buildings?
Big Ben
the Palace of Westminster
the Parliament Buildings
the Westminster
Bridge
the Thames
威斯敏斯特宫
What traditions of the country do you know?
Greeting by talking about the weather
Eating fish and chips
Drinking afternoon tea
Changing of the guard
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Learning Objectives
In this class, you will:
1. Learn some facts and opinions about Confucius.
2. Learn some English idioms.
Listening and Speaking
Who is the person of the statue?
Confucius
great educator
philosopher
great minds
Look at some photos of Qufu and share what you can say about these places.
Before listening
Temple of Confucius
Kong Family Mansion
It is the most famous and
largest temple honoring Confucius.
People go to the temple to pay respect to
Confucius.
Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius, this was the historical home of the descendants of Confucius.
n.官邸;住所
Before listening
Cemetery of Confucius
Dacheng hall
This is where Confucius and his descendants are buried.
No other building in the city can be taller than Dacheng hall.
n.坟地;墓地
Fact / Opinion about Confucius
William
Xiao Kong
Listen for fact and opinion
Listen to the conversation and write down what they say about Confucius.
Tip 1: write down(short hand) the key words, especially verbs, nouns, adjectives, numbers...
1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.
Fact / Opinion about Confucius
William 2 He was .
3 He lived .
Xiao Kong 1 Confucius has .
2 He was and had
.
3 He was in history.
Listen to the conversation a