新人教版高中英语必修2Unit 4 History and Traditions-Listening＆Speaking＆Talking教案二（成品）

Step 2: PredictionAfter 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.greatestStep 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 /noticeableStep 5: Write down the English idioms that are used in the conversation. Explain their meanings and think about some Chinese equivalents.