1、Unit 2 Chinese CultureTeaching FocusListening Practice students listening skill.Get the general information of rich histroy and culture in China.Speaking How to introduce the temple of Confucius and ConfuciansimKnowledge about architecture and celebrities of the past agesReading The development of C
2、hinese painting, calligraphy, music and literatureThe useful words and expressions related to religions.Writing How to make a notice board Practical TrainingOral presentation and role-play.Outside-class work.Topic Guidance:1. There is rich history and culture in China- calligraphy, painting,folk mus
3、ic and literature.2. Excellent celebrities of the past ages have made great contribution in China history3. A survey of history and culture in China will show a wonderful picture of China tourism resource.Step 1. Warming-up. Read the following questions and discuss with your partner.1: How much do y
4、ou know about the celebrities of the past ages in China?2: Have you ever listened to the folk music? What folk music do you know ?3: Do you know the Chinese painting and calligraphy? Why are they renowed at home and abroad? Look at the pictures on PPT and try to describe it in your own words.Step 2.
5、 Listening.1. Let Ss get to know the words, useful expressions and proper nouns.Useful ExpressionsBe divided into 被分成give rise to 产生In general 通常；大体上Ethnic group 少数民族Eastern Asia 东亚Han Chinese 汉族cultural identity 文化身份aged ginger 老姜hickory nut 山核桃family name 姓氏Proper Nounschenpi 陈皮Linan 临安 2. Let Ss
6、finish the following activities by cooperative Learning and group discussion.Activity 1: Spot Dictation.Activity 2: Decide whether the following statements are True or False while listening to the paragraph again.Activity 3: Choose the correct answer while you are listening.3. Check the answers.Acti
7、vity 1: Keys:(1) Culture , (2) complex , (3) dominant,(4) geographical, (5) customs and traditions, (6) pre-eminent, (7) assimilated, (8) trace, (9) identity,(10) linguistic, (11) notion, (12) nationalism, (13) community, (14) distinguishing(15) territories, (16) ancestral, (17) represented, (18) ha
8、y, (19) proverb, (20) literallyActivity 2: Keys:1 .C 2.C. 3.C 4.B 5. CActivity 3: Keys:1 F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. FStep 3. Speaking.1. Let Ss get to know the words, useful expressions and proper nouns.Useful Expressions given name 名字be honored for 因而获得的赞誉approach to education 教育方法pose questions 提出问题moldi
9、ng of the personality 塑造人格in the way of informal conversations 以非正式交流的方式roughly speaking 大致说来ducal states 诸侯国In addition to 除.之外Proper NounsConfucianism 儒家学说Master Kong 孔圣人Mencius 孟子the Five Classics 五书the Four Books 四经the Yijing ( Classic of Changes) 易经Shujing ( Classic of History) 书Shijing( Classi
10、c of Poetry) 诗经Liji( Classic of Rites) 礼Chunqiu ( The Annals of the Spring and Autumn Period) 春秋China Shandong International Travel Service 山东国旅2. Let Ss finish the following activities by cooperative Learning and group discussion.Activity 1: Group discussion.Activity 2: Make up a dialogue.Activity
11、3: Simulated guiding.3. Students show.4. Knowledge ImprovementWang Xizhi was a famous calligrapher, traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy , who lived during the Jin Dynasty (265420). He is considered by many to be one of the most esteemed Chinese calligraphers of all time, especially
12、during and after the Tang Dynasty, and a master of all forms of Chinese calligraphy, especially the running script.Born in Linyi, Shandong, Wang spent most of his life in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He learned the art of calligraphy from Lady Wei Shuo. He excelled in every script but particularl
13、y in semi-cursive script. His most famous work is the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion, the introduction to a collection of poems written by a number of poets during a gathering at Lanting near the town of Shaoxing for the Spring Purification Festival. The original is lost, but t
14、here are a number of finely traced copies and rubbings in existence.Step 4. Reading.1. Let Ss get to know the words, useful expressions and proper nouns.Useful Expressions Visual art 视觉艺术Chinese characters, 汉字a unique Oriental art 独一无二的东方艺术be rich in content 内容丰富moral integrity 诚实the beauty of image
15、 in painting 绘画形象美the beauty of dynamism in dance 舞蹈动感美the beauty of rhythm in music 音乐节奏美belong to 属于apply to 应用in nature 本质上consisted of 包括rather than 而不是be mounted on scrolls 在卷轴上裱画human figure 肖像as opposed to 与 相反at the dawn of 在来临之际emerging into 融入in view of 考虑到have little bearing on 对作用很小be re
16、sponsible for 对负责in favor of 支持in response to 作为回答Music geners 音乐体裁in the spoken vernacular 用地方方言Proper NounsFive Dynasties period 五代时期Meticulous - Gong-bi 工筆Freehand - Shui-mo 水墨 The Sistine Chapel 西斯廷教堂modern imagist school 现代意象派the Ming era 明朝2. Let Ss finish the following activities by cooperati
17、ve Learning and group discussion.Activity 1: Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.Activity 2: Fill in the table according to what you have learnt.Activity 3: Answer the following open questions in brief.1: Do you know any famous painter/calligrapher/musician/writer in China?
18、 Who are they?2: What features do Chinese painting have?3: What do you know about the modern music?4: What do you know about oral literature?5: What can you learn from the culture of China?3. Check the answers.Activity 1: Keys:1. A 2. C 3.B 4.A 5.BActivity 2: Fill in the table according to what you
19、have learnt.China Culture features style influenceCalligraphy a type of visual artFour wide ranging and deep, forming an important part of Chinese culture, a gem in the worlds art treasure.Painting a mode of expressiontwo dominated by spiritual motifs and ideasMusic inextricably bound to various the
20、 power of music over the mind and emotions and its importance in educationpoliticsLiterature diverged sharply, exceedingly concise， unmatched for its vigor, richness, symmetrytwo Abounded historical and literary allusions Activity 3: 1: Answer: Xu Beihong/Wang Xizhi/ Nie er/ BaJin2: Answer: Chinese
21、painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots, or animals. It was only during the Warring St
22、ates Period (403-221 B.C.) that artists began to represent the world around them. 3: Answer: Pop music, Hip hop and rap, Rock and heavy metal, Punk rock,National music4: Answer: Oral literature refers to oral traditions, which includes different types of epic, poetry and drama, folktales, ballads. W
23、orks of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry illustrated and promoted an understanding of the diversity of the culture and the richness and struggles of its people.5: Answer: We Chinese, when enjoying the sense of pride over our long history and culture, should see clear of our own weakness and tr
24、y to improve our cultural quality that matches our economic development.Step 5. Writing.1. Let Ss get to know the components of a completed notice board.告示就是以书面的形式通知有关人员，告知活动安排等事项，让有关人员知晓 。有不同形式，常见形式包括：通知招领启事，布告，更正，接站牌等。格式安排如下：1 一般在正文上部中间注明招领启事，布告，更正，接站等标题，2 标题下方为通知内容，力求简洁明了，措辞确切。3 发出通知的单位在正文下面略偏右。4
25、 发通知时间既可写在左下角，略低于发通知方，也可写在右下角，发通知方下面。有时时间可以省略。5 旅行社、饭店制作接机牌等通知对象为游客时，通知的称呼写在正文前面， 即：Dear Mr/Mrs. . 或 Dear Mrs.，字面简洁醒目：只要写出最主要的几个字即可，一般是团队领队的名称、标志、徽章或客人的名字。车头纸标明团队的名称或用其标志、徽章即可。空间有限，只在接机牌上写一个人的名字，其他的就省略，手写时，一定要书写规范工整、字迹清楚、易于辨认，突出客人的名字； 复印的团队名称应显得严肃正规，字号尽可能粗大些。有助于迅速找到团队。2. Guide Ss to learn the sample
26、 of a notice board. 3. Let Students accomplish the simulated writing according to the direction.Reference:通知原定于 6 月 10 日参观山东省博物馆，现延期，参观日期另行通知。山东国旅2010.年 6 月 2 日NoticeThe visit to Shandong Museum , orinially scheduled for 4th June, is now put off until further notice.CITS Shandong Branch2nd, June, 20
27、10Step 6. Practical Training.Training item 1: Oral PresentationDirections: You are required to work with your group members to finish the task in this part. Every group should choose a kind of culture you are familiar to give an introduction. After preparation and practice, a group member will be as
28、ked to make an oral presentation; other students may have additional remarks or explanation if necessary. And then teacher gives comments on students performance.Training item 2: Role-play Direction: All the students in the class are divided into several groups, every member in the group choose one
29、role to perform. Students should use the language they have learnt as far as possible.1: Ms. Brown, a tourist from USA, comes to Shandong Province. A local guide Lily is showing him around Mt.Taia very famous Mountain in China. Lily is introducing the knowledge of Chinese Calligraphy like the origin
30、, calligrapher, features and the worship between the words, etc.Situation 2: Ms. Brown is very interested in Painting, and a local guide Lily is giving her brief introduction of Painting. In addition, Lily offers her more knowledge about the difference between Chinese and western painting.Situation
31、3: Lily, a local guide from China Shandong International Travel Service, is preparing placard and sign boards for tourists from USA with meeting service at the airport. Training item 3: Outside-class WorkDirection: Please find some information about other forms of culture in China from books, intern
32、et or some other channels. Try to compare and explain some characteristics of them and then make a brief introduction.Knowledge linksThe Oldest known paintings in the world The oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France, claimed by some historians to be about 32,000 years old. They a
33、re engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and show horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalo, mammoth or humans often hunting. However the earliest evidence of painting has been discovered in two rock-shelters in Arnhem Land, in northern Australia. In the lowest layer of material at these s
34、ites there are used pieces of ochre estimated to be 60,000 years old. Archaeologists have also found a fragment of rock painting preserved in a limestone rock-shelter in the Kimberley region of North-Western Australia, that is dated 40 000 years old. There are examples of cave paintings all over the
35、 worldin France, Spain, Portugal, China, Australia, India etc.In Western cultures oil painting and watercolor painting have rich and complex in style and subject matter. In the East, ink and color ink historically predominated the choice of media with equally rich and complex traditions. Four treasu
36、res of the study Writing Brush The earliest writing brush that has been found is a relic of the Warring States Period (476 BC 221 BC ). From that time onwards, the brush has evolved into many forms. It is important to see that there can be both soft and hard brushes each producing their own particul
37、ar styles. The delicacy gives literators and painters inspiration for creation, and has led to brush shafts being decorated with artistic patterns. Ink Stick A good ink stick should be ground so as to be refined black with luster. With the invention of paper, they were improved accordingly. Since th
38、e Han dynasty ( 206 BC-220), ink sticks have been made from pine soot, using other procedures that include mixing with glue, steaming and molding. In ancient times, emperors such Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) had paid great attention to the production of ink stickes and were expert in the
39、ir appreciation of quality inks. PaperPaper making is among the “four great inventions” and one of the great contribuions that ancient Chinese people made to the world. Before the existence of paper, our ancestors utilized knots in cords to record events. They then carved on bone, ivory, tortoise sh
40、ell and bronzes. For very many years they wrote on pieces of bamboom. It was Cai Lun who made the valuable contribution and his research gave rise to paper. Afterwards, many varieties of paper were produced of different quality and usage. Today the Xuan paper originally made in Anhui Province still
41、shines with its charm. Ink Slab The ink slab is the reputed head of the four treasures, for its sobriety and elegance has endured the passage of time. Through ink slabs, people can sample the artistic charm of sculpting and the ink stones natural tints. Nearly all Chinese calligraphy enthusiasts hol
42、d that the star of ink slab is the Duanyan, ink slab produced in Duanzhou of Guangdong Province. It has its base a purple hue and enjoys the poetic name purple clouds. It was always a tribute to the royal families during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). Performers and roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng: The
43、 Sheng (生) is the main male role in Beijing opera. This role has numerous subtypes. The laosheng is a dignified older role. These characters have a gentle and cultivated disposition and wear sensible costumes. Young male characters are known as xiaosheng. Dan :The Dan (旦) refers to any female role i
44、n Beijing opera. Dan roles were originally divided into five subtypes. Old women were played by laodan, martial women were wudan, young female warriors were daomadan, virtuous and elite women were qingyi, and vivacious and unmarried women were huadan. Jing:The Jing (净) is a painted face male role. D
45、epending on the repertoire of the particular troupe, he will play either primary or secondary roles. This type of role will entail a forceful character, so a Jing must have a strong voice and be able to exaggerate gestures. Chou: The Chou (丑) is a male clown role. The Chou usually plays secondary ro
46、les in a troupe. Indeed, most studies of Beijing opera classify the Chou as a minor role. The name of the role is a homophone of the Mandarin Chinese word chou, meaning “ugly“. This reflects the traditional belief that the clowns combination of ugliness and laughter could drive away evil spirits. Ch
47、ou roles can be divided into Wen Chou, civilian roles such as merchants and jailers, and Wu Chou, minor military roles.Step 7. Summary.Step 8. Assignments. Make a notice. Try to introduce Chinese culture by using the knowledge you have learnt. Find out more information about the various culture in the world
