Unit4:History and Tradition

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

—Marcus Garvey

1.What do you know about the buildings in this photo？

2.What traditions of that city/ country do you know about?

Contitutional Monarchy

Greeting by talking about the weather

Eating fish chips and beans

Drinking afternoon tea

Guess the meaning of the following sentences：

Teach students in accordance of their aptitude.

Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?

When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teacher.

In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Teach students in accordance of their aptitude.

因材施教。

Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？

When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teacher.

三人行，必有我师焉。

In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.

有教无类。

Learning without thought is labor (劳动) lost; thought without learning is perilous.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则怠。

3.who is this person?What do you know about this person?

Confucius

·Thinker

·Educator

·Statesman

·Philosopher Founder of the Confucian school ·and Confucianism(儒家思想，孔子学说)

·Symbol of Chinese cult

4.Do you know Qufu? Have you ever been there? What do you know about it?

Look at some photos of Qufu and share what you can say about these places.

Temple of Confucius

Kong Family Mansion

Cemetery of Confucius

Temple of Confucius

It is the most famous and largest temple honoring Confucius. Dacheng Hall stands at the center and is the principal place offering sacrifices to Confucius.

Kong Family Mansion

Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius, this is the historical home of the descendants of Confucius. Today this 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.

Listen to the tape and finish the table.

A. Confucius has over 3 million descendants.

B. He was a wise man.

C. He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.

D. He was one of the greatest minds in history.

E. He lived over 2,500 years ago.

Fact / Opinion about Confucius

William

1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.

2.

3.

Xiao Kong

1.

2.

3.

Did you answer correctly?

Fact / Opinion about Confucius

William

1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers.

2. B

3. E

Xiao Kong

1. A

2. C

3. D

What is an idiom?

An idiom is an expression which means something different from the meaning of the individual words. Some idioms represent an idea or paint a picture that gives a hint as to the meaning. Other idioms can only be understood from the context in which they appear.

Match the English idiom with the meaning and Chinese equivalent

English idioms：

Achilles' heel

pull one's leg

fish out of water

Meaning：

feels uncomfortable because they are in an unfamiliar place

someone’s weakness

to joke with someone

Chinese equivalents

弱点；要害

戏弄

如芒在背