2016级综合教程2第一单元教案

New Target College English: Integrated Course

Book II

Unit OneUnderstanding Chinese Culture and Tradition(Part I)

I. Lead-in Class Class Hours: 2hours

II. Teaching Aims and Requirements:

1. Get students to understand Confucianism and its popularity throughout the world;

2. Get Ss to learn words and expressions concerning Confucian ethics characterized by Humanity (仁), Righteousness (义), Propriety (礼) , Wisdom (智), Integrity(信).

3. Get students to know some background information

4. Get Ss to learn the new words of Text A

5. Get students to grasp reading skill: understanding a complicated concept

III. Presenting Procedures

1. Oral practice: Confucianism(25 minutes)

a) Introductory remarks: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, the three most influential Chinese schools of thought, have a huge gathering of followers home and abroad. They are as secular as they are spiritual. Many of the virtues they advocate, say, self-discipline, restraint, social and familial harmony, equality, and gratitude for life in general, have universal applicability. Translated into our own life, the the wisdom of these schools of thought will definitely serve us for the better in ways we have never foreseen.

b) Presentation

Now let’s launch a free presentation concerning Confucian ethics characterized by Humanity (仁), Righteousness (义), Propriety (礼) , Wisdom (智), Integrity(信). : (Ask students to talk in groups)

After discussion, Ask three or four students to give their presentation on the

topics:

Ask students to list stories about Humanity;

Ask students to list stories about Righteousness (义);

Ask students to list stories about Propriety (礼);

Ask students to list stories about Wisdom (智);

Ask students to list stories about Integrity(信);

Tips:

Confucianists advocate:

To know Ming (知天命): to acknowledge the inevitability of the world as it exists, and so to disregard one's external success or failure.

The doctrine of the mean (中庸): all things connected with man should strike the proper, and should not go beyond or fall short of it.

Rectification of Names (正名): things in actual fact should be made to accord with the implication attached to them by names.

2. Listening practice(15 minutes)

Now let’s listen to a passage to get more information about Confucianism,while listening, fill in the blanks with what you

have just heard.

Listening Material

1) The Master said, “To learn _____________ is unavailing. To think _____________ is dangerous.”

2) The Master said, “The superior man is _______ in his speech, but ________ in his actions.”

3) The Master said, “The wise take joy in water; the humane take joy in mountains. ________________; the humane are tranquil. The wise enjoy; ________________.”

4) The Master said, “Walking along with three people, my teacher is sure to be among them. I choose what is good in them and ______ it and what is not good and _______ it.”

5) The Master said, “They ________________ are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those ______________.”

Keys: 1) without thinking, without learning 2) modest, exceeds

3) the wise are active, the human endure4) follow change

5) who know the truth, who delight in it

Back ground information (15minutes)

Confucius: Kong Zi (Confucius), born in 551 B.C. in Qufu, Shandong Province, is a thinker and social philosopher of China whose teachings have for many centuries influenced East Asia. "Confucius" is the Latinized form for Kong Zi that has been widely used in the West.

Analects: The Analects, a collection of notes of Confucius’s discourses, conversations and travels kept by his disciples, is the earliest and most reliable source on the life and teachings of Kong Zi and is regarded as the basic “scripture”of Confucianism.

Confucianism: Confucianism founded by Confucius, is the cornerstone of traditional Chinese culture.

Confucian ethics is characterized by Humanity (仁), Righteousness (义), Propriety (礼) , Wisdom (智), Integrity(信). Humanity is at the core in Confucianism, which consists in loving others.

Christianity: a religion based on the life and oral teaching of Jesus and Nazareth as presented in the New Testament . Christianity is the world’s largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion adherents, know as Christians.

Islam: the Muslim religion based on belief in one God and revealed through Muhammed as the Prephet of Allah. Those whose religion is Islam are called Muslims.

Judaism: the religion, philosophy, and way of life of the Jewish people with the Tarah as its foundational text.

4. New words and expressions(30 minutes )

Words

Alternative: adj 可供替代的Collapse: n 崩溃，瓦解

Diverse: adj 不同的，各种各样的Enrich: v 充实，丰富

Flexible: adj 灵活的，能适应新情况的Fundamental: adj 基本的

Harmony: n 融洽，和谐Ideal: adj 理想的

Inspire: v 赋予灵感，启发Intense: adj 强烈的

Philosopher: n 哲学家Sacrifice: n 舍弃，牺牲

Spiritual: adj 精神的Ultimate: adj 最后的，最终的

Virtue: n 美德Wisdom: n 智慧

Phrases

At the expense of : 以牺牲...为代价At issue: 争论中，不一致

Be attuned to: 习惯，适应Be complicated with: 兼容的，共存的

Equate...with: 将...等同于，Give oneself to: 沉溺于，为...献身

In action: 在运转，在工作中Incorporate sth in/into/within sth: 包含，吸收

Subordinate...to...: 把...置于次要地位

Practice in New Words