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Unit4 History and tradition
Listening &speaking
Confucius
Before listening
1
Confucius lived during the latter part of which ancient dynasty?
Zhou
Qin
What did he do?
An educator
An engineer
He says that education should be:
restricted to privileged minority
for people of all classes
Review the old and learn the new.
Make no social distinctions in teaching
To learn and at due time to repeat what one has learnt, isn’t that after all a pleasure?
Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
温故而知新
己所不欲勿施于人
学而时习之,不亦乐说乎?
有教无类
Confucius
mansion
cemetery
philosophy
descendant
individual
n. 孔子
n. 公馆;宅第
n. 墓地;公墓
n. 哲学
n. 后裔;后代;子孙
adj. 单独的;个别的
n. 个人
Words to know
P38 Exercise 1: What can you say about these places?
Temple of Confucius
Kong Family Mansion
Cemetery of Confucius
It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for offering sacrifices to Confucius.
P38 Exercise 1: What can you say about these places?
Temple of Confucius
Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius, this was the historical home of the descendants of Confucius. Today it is a museum.
Kong Family Mansion
This is where Confucius and his descendants are buried.
Cemetery of Confucius
A British tourist, William, asks a Chinese student, Xiao Kong, for directions when he wants to visit the Confucius Temple. On the way to the Confucius Temple, they talk about Confucius and his ideas.
William
Xiao Kong
2
Whlie listening
2. Listening to a conversation and then write down what they say about Confucius.
Fact/Opinion about Confucius
William 1. Confucius is one of his favorite philosophers.
Xiao Kong
2. He was a wise man .
3. He lived over 2000 years ago.
3. He was one of the greatest minds in history.
2. He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.
1. Confucius has over 3 million descendants.
P38 Exercise 3: Listen again and decide whether these statements are T, F, or NM.
1. Confucius said that