内容正文:
Unit 5 China and the World
Topic 2 He is really the pride of China.
Section A
Lead-in
Zu Chongzhi (429 A.D.- 500 A.D.)
公元
Guess who he is.
Wen Tianxiang
(1236 A.D.-1283 A.D.)
Lin Zexu
(1785 A.D.-1850 A.D.)
公元前
Qu Yuan
(340 B.C.- 278 B.C.)
Confucius was born in the year 551 B.C.
Confucius
n. 思想家
adj.明智的
He was a great thinker with many wise ideas.
His main ideas are
about kindness and good manners.
n.仁慈,善良
Confucius
He was also a famous philosopher whose wise sayings have influenced many people in different countries.
n.哲学家
v.影响
Listen, look and say.
“仁” 和“礼”
学而不思则罔,
思而不学则殆。
in the field of
在……领域
定语从句
influence sth./sb.影响某物/人
...的重要性
定语从句
人类本性和行为
1b.Listen to 1a and complete the table.
Confucius
pioneer in the field of ________
thinker many ideas about human ________and behavior, especially his ideas about _______ and good manners
philosopher influencing _____ people in different countries with his ____ sayings
education
nature
kindness
many
wise
n.先锋
Put the following sentences in the correct order. Then tell about Confucius’ life story in groups by adding some information from 1a.
( ) A. But Confucius received a good education when he was young.
( ) B. At the age of 55, Confucius began to travel around China. He
tried to search for good rules of behavior.
( ) C. And when he was 17, his mother died.
( ) D. In his thirties, Confucius began to teach. He spent the rest of
his life teaching.
( ) E. Five years later, he passed away (去世).
( ) F. When he was 68 years old, Confucius returned to Lu, his home
state.
( ) G. Confucius was born in the state of Lu in the year 551 B.C.
( ) H. When he was 3 years old, his father died.
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