高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 History and traditions教学设计

2019新人教高中英语必修二Unit 4 History and Traditions

Listening and Speaking公开课教案

Teaching aims:

1.Enable students to get familiar with the vocabulary of“Confucius,Temple of Confucius,Confucius’ descendants,Confucius’ educational thoughts”.

2.Guide students to understand some English idioms and their related cultural allusions.

3.Help students to talk about Confucius’ ideas on education and introduce the history and importance of a historic site.

Teaching key and difficult points:

1.To help students to get familiar with the vocabulary of“Confucius,Temple of Confucius,Confucius’ descendants,Confucius’ educational thoughts”.

2.To enable students to understand English idioms and the related cultural allusions.

3.To lead students to talk about Confucius’ educational thoughts.

Teaching procedures:

StepⅠLead-in

Look at the Opening Page and have a discussion.

1. How do you understand the quote“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots”by Marcus Garvey?
2. Why is it important to protect historic buildings and cultural traditions?

Suggested answers:

1. In this quote, Garvey is emphasizing the importance of knowledge about the history of your country and people.He uses“people”in the countable form to refer to all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country,race,or other groups. In Garvey’s case, race is especially important.A tree is a good metaphor for a group of people.For example, we talk about“family trees”,which detail our relatives across time.A tree without roots would easily fall down and die.The roots also feed the tree.The roots of a tree cannot usually be seen, but they often spread deep and wide. In this way, a people’s history also has deep roots that spread far and wide.If people do not know about their history, they will not learn from the past and will not be able to develop and progress well into the future.
2. It is important to protect historic buildings and cultural traditions because they are a record of our shared history and tell us a lot about who we are as a country and people.

StepⅡListening

Activity 1 Warming up

Look at some photos of Qufu.What can you say about these places?

Suggested answers:

Activity 1

1.Temple of Confucius:The most famous and largest temple honoring the great sage.It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It covers 16,000 square meters and has 460 rooms.The main part consists of nine courtyards with several gates.Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for offering sacrifices to Confucius.

2.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.

3.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.

Activity 2　Prediction

Predict what the listening text is about by looking at Activity 2 on page 38.

Suggested answer:

The listening text is probably about the introduction of a great educator—Confucius.

Activity 3　First listening

Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confucius.（红色为学生作答）

Activity 4　Second listening

1.Listen again and decide whether these statements are true(T),false(F),or not mentioned (NM).

(1)Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion.(　　)

(2)Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy.(　　)

(3)As one of Confucius’ descendants,Xiao Kong’s name is recorded in the family tree.(　　)

(4)Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu.(　　)

2.Answer the question:Why do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu?

A.There are famous halls in his hometown.

B.There are no tall buildings in his hometown.

C.Both places have a famous person who was born there.

D.His hometown doesn’t allow other buildings to be more noticeable than the historic buildings.

Suggested answers:

1.(1)F　(2)F　(3)NM　(4)T

2.D

Activity 5　Third listening

Write down the English idioms that are used in the conversation.Explain their meanings and think about some Chinese equivalents.（红色为学生作答部分）

StepⅢSpeaking

Activity 1　Draw a mind map to sort out the information about Confucius in this class and list some examples about his ideas on education.

Suggested answer：

Activity 2　Think about a historic site that you have visited,work in groups and give an introduction to its history and importance.

Suggested answer:

I visited the Mogao Caves with my family recently.They are famous for their amazing paintings and statues.They were constructed over many dynasties and are an important record of tradition and belief in China during that time.

StepⅣ Homework

1. Share what you have learned in this class with your friends.
2. Find more well-known English idioms and proverbs.