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A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
--Marcus Garvey
Confucius
Born in 551 BCE, Confucius is an ancient Chinese ___________, ___________, ___________ and founder of Confucianism.
thinker
politician
educator
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.
When seeing a person with high caliber, strive to be this equal.
温故而知新
见贤思齐
己所不欲勿施于人
学而时习之,不亦乐乎?
有教无类
What does the “Three Kong” refer to?
Temple of Confucius is famous for its long history, ________ (独特的) architectural style and high ___________________ (艺术价值). As the most famous and largest temple ___________ (honour) the great sage, it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple ________ (占地) 16,000 square metres.
unique
artistic value
to honour
covers
_______ (locate) to the east of the Temple of Confucious, Kong Family Mansion was the home of the _______________ (后代)of Confucius.
Located
descendants
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Also known as the "Holy Forest", Cemetery of Confucius is _______ Confucius and his descendants are buried.
where
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
Listen and write down what they say about Confucius.
Fact/Opinion about Confucius
William 1. Confucius is one of his favorite philosophers.
2. He was a wise man .
3. He lived over 2000 years ago.
Xiao Kong
1. Confucius has over 3 million descendants.
2. He was a great educator and had many great ideas about education.
3. He was one of the greatest minds in history.
William: Excuse me, do you speak English? I’m looking for the Confucius Temple, but I’m not good at maps—they’re my Achilles’ heel!
Xiao Kong: