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

Unit 4 History and Traditions listening and speaking Listening and Speaking Look at some photos of Qufu. What can you say about these places? Temple of Confucius Kong Family Mansion Cemetery of Confucius 1 Temple of Confucius The most famous and largest temple honouring the great sage, it is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. It covers 16,000 square metres and has 460 rooms. The main part consists of 9 courtyards with several gates. Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for sacrifices. Kong Family Mansion Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius, this was the historical home of the descendants of Confucius from where they managed sites and ceremonies in Qufu. Today it is a museum. Cemetery of Confucius This is where Confucius and his descendants are buried. There are more than 10,000 of them, buried here over 2,000 years. The cemetery has had many renovations and extensions in its history. 1. Look at the pictures above and predict what the content is about. It is about introduction about Confucius and even may be his influence on the Chinese culture and development. 2. New words philosopher n. _________ descendant n. ________ philosophy n. __________ noticeable adj. __________ 哲学家 后裔，后代，后人；子孙 哲学 显著的，显而易见的 Before Listening Fact/ Opinion about Confucius William Confucius is one of his _______ philosophers; He is a ____ man; He lived __________ years ago. Xiao Kong Confucius has over ______ descendants; He was a great ________ and had many ______ about _____ He was one of the greatest ____ in history. favorite wise over 2500 3 million educator education ideas minds 2 Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu, and then write down what they say about Confucius. While-Listening While-Listening Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion. Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy. As one of Confucius’ descendants,