人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 History and traditions教案设计

Unit 4 History and Traditions

  Period 1 ListeningSpeaking＆Talking教学设计

Listening and Speaking introduces the topic of “Take part in a youth project”.

The listening text is an interview about "sharing views on historical sites". Through listening to a dialogue between Chinese and foreign students on the way to the Confucius Temple, students can understand their views on the Confucius Temple, Confucius, Confucius' descendants and Confucius' educational thoughts, so as to realize and think about the profound influence of Confucius and his thoughts on Chinese historical tradition. At the same time, the dialogue naturally integrates English idioms and mentions Shakespeare, the British playwright, so as to provide language materials and context for students to understand English idioms and related cultural allusions, as well as to compare Chinese and foreign cultures, which is helpful for students to understand and express the language such as history, tradition, culture and custom significant impact.

Text analysis: listening text is a dialogue between a British student and a Chinese student when he goes to the Confucius Temple. When William, a British student, visited the Confucius Temple, he asked Xiao Kong, a Chinese student, for directions. Xiao Kong was just going to the Confucius Temple to meet with the members of the research group, so they went together and exchanged their views on the Confucius Temple, Confucius, Confucius' descendants and Confucius' educational thoughts. From the perspective of foreign tourists, this paper describes their thoughts on Confucius, the great son of Confucius, who had a profound impact on Chinese history and cultural tradition, and his education.

Listening and Talking introduces a visit to a historic tourist destination. Tourism is a common way to understand a country's history, culture, and customs and so on. Students listen to the dialogue between Xiao Yan, a youth hostel Usher, and Paul, a backpacker, to learn about Pingyao's famous historical and cultural attractions and Paul's travel experience and experience as a foreign tourist.

1. Guide students to understand the content of listening texts in terms of the whole and key details;

2. Cultivate students' ability to guess the meaning of words in listening; discuss with their peers how to talk about historic spots and great person.

3. Instruct students to use functional sentences of showing one’s excitement, surprise and disappointment.

1. Guide students to understand the content of listening texts in terms of the whole and key details;

2. Cultivate students' ability to discuss with their peers the related topics.

3. Enable students to use the functional items of showing one’s excitement, surprise and disappointment.

Part 1: Listening and Speaking

Step 1: Lead in

Share views on historic sites

Before you listen, look at some photos of Qufu. What can you say about these places?

Temple of Confucius   Kong Family Mansion      Cemetery of Confucius

Step 2: Prediction

After their small talk, the teacher can ask students to predict what the listening text is about by looking at the pictures.

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

Step 3：Listen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu, and then write down what they say about Confucius.

William’s opinions / facts about Confucius：

1. He is one of his favorite __________.

2. He was a __________man.

3. He lived over _____years ago.

Xiao Kong’s opinions / facts about Confucius:

1. Confucius has over ___million descendants.

2. He was a great ______and had many ideas about ________.

3. He was one of the ___________minds in history.

1. philosophers  2. wise  3. 2500  4. 3    5.educator   6.education   7.greatest

Step 4: After finishing the task above, the teacher plays the same material again and after finishing listening, the students need to solve the following task.

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

•  1. Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion.     F

•  2. Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy.    F

•  3. As one of Confucius' descendants, Xiao Kong's name is recorded in the family tree.   NM

•  4. Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu.   T

•  2. Why do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu?

•  His hometown doesn’t allow other __________________to be more ______________________than his historic buildings.

Buildings /noticeable

Step 5: Write down the English idioms that are used in the conversation. Explain their meanings and think about some Chinese equivalents.

Listening tip:

Step 6:Speaking Project

Work in pairs or groups and role play a conversation.

•          Discuss the questions in groups.

•          1. What do you know about Confucius' ideas on education? Think of two or three examples.

•          2. What else do you know about Confucius and his philosophy?

•          3. Think about a historic site that you have visited, and give an introduction to its history and importance.

Part 2: Listening and Talking

Step1：Listen to the tape, which is about Pingyao ancient town for the first time, and then ask the students to solve the following tasks.

Backpacker Paul is talking to a receptionist at an international youth hostel in Pingyao, China. Listen to the conversation and tick the places mentioned.

•  Ming-Qing Street

•  Ancient Government Office

•  Qiao Family Courtyard

•  Wang Family Courtyard

•  Rishengchang Bank

•  Mount Mian

•  the city wall

•  Zhengguosi Temple

•  Shuanglin Temple

Step 2. Listen once more. Complete the sentences to describe how the speakers felt.

•  I had expected something different.

•  Paul sounded_________________________

•  It was like walking into history.

•  Paul sounded_________________________

•  It wasn't as big as I had expected.

•  Paul sounded_________________________

•  Some of the snacks there are amazing.

•  Xiao Yan sounded_________________________

•  I had no idea there would be so many tourists.

•  Paul sounded_________________________

•  Wow, I can't believe you didn't see the wall.

•  Xiao Yan sounded_________________________

Step 3: Speaking Project

Work in groups.

Imagine one of you has just visited Pingyao. Work in pairs and role-play the conversation below. Then continue the conversation using the following expressions.

Expressing excitement, surprise, and disappointment

A: Wow, I've just come back from Pingyao. It was amazing!

B: Oh, I loved Pingyao! So did you see the Ming-Qing Street?

A: Of course, but I didn't expect to see so many tourists.

B: Yeah, I know what you mean, but there are some great snacks there. How about the  ticket?

A. It is not very dear about 125yuan. And the transport is very convenient. You can reach there by flight, car or bus.

B. sounds cool. Anything else to share?

A:Pingyao ancient city is the outstanding example of Chinese Han nationality cities during Ming and Qing Dynasties; remaining all features of such periods,  Pingyao ancient city reveals-a picture of unexpected cultural social,  economic and religious development in Chinese history. If you travel to this place, it will be unforgettable forever.

B: I will absolutely go there.

Homework:

Work in groups.

Take turns telling each other about a historic place that you have been to.