Unit 4 History and Traditions Listening and Speaking课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Tradition Listening and Speaking A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. —Marcus Garvey 一个不了解自己历史、起源和文化的民族,就如同一棵无根之树。 To stress the importance of Confucius and his philosophy; To know about the historic sites in Qufu about Confucius; Listen to people talk about historic places and share your own experiences. Teaching Objectives Look at the picture and watch the video, then discuss the quetions on P37. 1.What do you know about the buildings in the photo above? Big Ben the Palace of Westminster the Parliament Buildings the Westminster Bridge the Thames What do you know about the buildings in the photo above? What traditions of that city/ country do you know about? London has a famous tradition called “Changing of the Guard”. This happens at Buckingham Palace, the home of the queen. The guards of the palace are changed for new guards. They wear special red uniforms with tall black hats. There are many other traditions in the UK such as drinking tea, playing cricket, and eating fish and chips. 2. What traditions of that city/ country do you know about? Greeting by talking about the weather Eating fish and chips Drinking afternoon tea Changing of the guard 7 3.Why is it important to protect historic buildings and cultral traditions? “Appreciating one’s own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself. Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.” So does protecting them. 8 Warming Up Do you know Qufu? Have you ever been there? What do you know about it? Qufu, located in southwestern Shandong Province, is the hometown of the great ancient Chinese thinker, educator, founder and Chinese philosopher Confucius (孔子), and also the Holy Land of Confucian culture. The three most famous cultural sites of the city, Kong Family Mansion, Confucius Temple and Confucius Lin, known as “San Kong”, have been liste