英语高中牛津译林版选修九Unit4《Behind beliefs》课件

课件30张PPT。Project
Unit4Reporting on a historic religious site By Guo DaquanToday we are going to learn how to
write a report on a historic religious site. Let’s first read a report on a famous religious site The White Horse Temple, the oldest Buddhist temple in China, and find out how this report is written.
Then you are required to work on your own report on a historic religious site.
The oldest Buddhist temple in China The White Horse Temple in LuoyangListening Listen to a report about a historic religious site The White Horse Temple. While listening, please find out what aspects about the White Horse Temple the report mainly covers. What aspects about the White Horse Temple does the report mainly cover? A brief introduction of the temple.
The story behind the temple.
The architecture of the temple.
The importance of the temple.A brief introduction of the temple.
The story behind the temple.
The architecture of the temple.
The importance of the temple.
Which paragraphs of the report mainly cover the above aspects?Para 1 Para 2-5 Para 6 Para 7-9 So what’s the structure of the report?Part 1 (Para 1 )
A brief introduction about the temple.
Part 2 (Para 2-5 )
The story behind the temple.
Part 3 (Para 6 )
The architecture of the temple.
Part 4 (Para 7-9)
The importance of the temple.
Part 1 Para 1 A brief introduction of the temple Read Para 1 again and fill in the blanks. The White Horse Temple is _________ in __________, Henan Province in the
_________ east of China. Being the ______ __________ temple in China, it __________one of the most ________ temples in all of China. locatedLuoyangcentralBuddhist is/remainsimportantfirstPart 2 Para 2-5 Read Para 2-5 again and try to
answer the following questions. The story behind the temple.Answer the following questions.1. What did the story originate in?The story originated in a dream the Emperor
Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty had one
night.2. What did Mingdi dream of that night?He dreamt of a golden man flying over
the palace.5. Why did Mingdi instruct his officials to go
to India on his behalf as agents?The officials thought the Emperor
had dreamt of Buddha, a saint from India.To find more information about Buddha. 4. How did his officials interpret his dream?3. What was the golden man like?He was almost four metres tall, and there
were rays of light coming from his head
that lit the entire palace hall.
6. What did the officials bring back
to Luoyang from India? Two monks , some Buddhist readings and images of Buddha.7. How were the Buddhist readings and
images of Buddha brought back to
Luoyang?They were brought back to Luoyang on
a white horse. At Honglu Si. 8. Where were the Indian monks invited
to stay in Luoyang?9. Why did the Honglu Temple get its present name, the White Horse Temple?To remind people of the white horse
that the Buddhist readings and images had
travelled on.The temple got its present name
because of the White Horse 10. What change did renaming the
temple bring about to the Chinese
language ?The White Horse Temple first brought the
meaning of ‘temple’ to the word ‘si’(寺),
which is no longer used to mean
‘ministry’, and instead only refers to a
temple.Part 3 Para 6Read Para 6 again and try to find out the characteristics of the architecture of the temple.The architecture of the templeThe temple ______
is centered around
a southern-facing _________ that is shaped like a ________. On both sides are different ____ and the rooms where the ______ live.complexcourtyardrectanglehallsmonksDifferent halls and rooms The ______known _________ pagoda in China, Qiyun Pagoda, _____ stories tall, stands in the ___________ corner of the complex. The pagoda ______ the tombs of the two _______ monks who first travelled to China. firstBuddhist13south-easthousesIndianPart 4 Para 7-9Read Para 7-9 again and then do the pair work.Pair work:
Please work in pairs and make a list of things that make the White Horse Temple important to Chinese People and history.Things that make the White Horse Temple important It is not only the oldest Buddhist temple in China, but also the oldest one still in use.
Buddhism spread from here to other parts of China and Asia and the temple remains important today as a holy Buddhist site.
It has seen a lot of history.
The new Indian-style pagoda, located west
of the White Horse Temple, represents the
friendship between India and China.
Buddhism originated from India.
It is one of the first historic buildings the
government listed to receive special state
protection.
It is a famous tourist attraction and will remain a popular sightseeing destination.
Things that make the White Horse Temple important Project I am sure you have known a lot about the famous religious site “The White Horse Temple” after reading the report and know how to write a report like this. It’s your turn to write your own report about a historic religious site. What do you think can be covered in your own report?A brief introduction of the religious site
The story/history behind the religious site
The architecture of the religious site
The importance/uniqueness of the religious site
Etc.
Take out your notes about historic religious sites you took yesterday. Work in groups of four and discuss the following for two minutes.
Group Work Group workDecide which historic religious site your group will write about.
Choose from your notes things to be covered in your report.
Decide how many paragraphs yow will write and make sure each of you has to write at least one paragraph.
Discuss how to organize all the paragraphs in a good order and what will be the structure of your report.
(The structure of the report on the White Horse Temple might be a good sample.)A sample structure of a report about a historic religious sitePart 1 (Para 1 )
A brief introduction about the temple.
Part 2 (Paras 2-? )
The story behind the temple.
Part 3 (Paras ?-? )
The architecture of the temple.
Part 4 (Para ?-?)
The importance of the temple.
Please finish writing your own paragraphs within 2 minutes and then read them to your group members. After that, I will choose some of the groups to give a presentation in the front. Each group member is required to present at least one part of your report when the whole group give your presentation in the front. Write your own reportHomeworkEach of you is expected to write a complete report about the historic religious site your group talked about just now. The groups who haven’t had the chance to give the presentation today will give their presentation in tomorrow’s lesson.
Thanks, goodbye!